Classroom Library List for Spanish Class

Are you working on building your classroom library for your Spanish students? Beginners, intermediate, and advanced – there are SO many options out there to choose from. Let me cut out some of the leg work for you. Here is my classroom library list for Spanish class!

It’s important to note that I teach Spanish I and II, so the majority of the novels on my list are for those levels, and not so many advanced students. There are a few more challenging novels included for later in the year, but not a ton.

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Learn more about books in Spanish:

• Free Voluntary Reading
• Where to find reading materials for Spanish class
• Books Your Novice Students Will Love
• Author Spotlight series – check out books from my favorite authors!
• Recommendations for Readers in Spanish Class Levels 1-AP
• How to Read a Novel with your Spanish Class

How to Build your Classroom Library for Free

Sometimes funds are tight! Here are five resources to build your classroom library for free:

1. Revista Literal
2. CI Non-Fiction Library
3. Noticias from Maris Hawkins
4. TeachersPayTeachers – use the free filter! Here is one from me.
5. Classroom Stories – any stories that you create with your students you can type up and add to your library for them to revisit. They also enjoy seeing what the other class periods have come up with!

Learn more about these options in my blog post here.

How to Choose Books for your Spanish Classroom Library

When building your classroom library list for Spanish class, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. There are so many options, how do you pick the right books for your students?

If you’re looking for how to choose a book for your students, you might enjoy this playlist I’ve created! Sometimes it feels like just clicking on the thumbnails on a website doesn’t give you the same experience as picking up a book in a store or at a conference.

I have a series on my YouTube channel where I grab a book off my shelf and flip through it. My hope is that you get a sense for what the book looks like, the language inside, and the support(s) it offers your students. This way you can hopefully decide if it’s a good fit for your classroom library!

Click here to watch the series!

Free Classroom Library List for Spanish Class

I’ve gotten several requests for suggestions for books for a classroom library list for Spanish class, so I thought I’d share my list!

Feel free to make a copy and use for your own dreaming and organizational purposes. I love a good spreadsheet (although a recent Instagram poll suggests I’m in the minority for that. C’mon you guys!). I intend to add to the list as I discover more options, and as more books get published, so stay tuned!

Cite Your Sources!

These definitely are not all of the books out there, and I used a lot of different lists to help me build mine! Here are some more resources for your classroom library list for Spanish class:

Bryce Hedstrom High-Interest Easy Reader
Fluency Matters
TPRS Books
Martina Bex – Post on Determining Text Complexity

What’s on your Classroom Library List for Spanish Class?

What’s on your classroom wishlist? Anything you would add? Again, feel free to make a copy of the list I started and use it for your own!