Description
Introduce your students to culture through reading! This print and go resource is clear and accessible for your students, and easy for you to use! Students read and discuss holiday traditions in Spain regarding La Tomatina festival. The reading is provided in both color & black and white. There is a graphic organizer with comprehension questions to go with the reading.
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Both the reading and the comprehension questions have English versions and Spanish versions so you can decide what best fits your class! This file now includes digital versions of the pages for you to use with Google Slides!
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Spanish4Life –
This was a helpful backup sub plan to have for a sub who didn’t speak Spanish!
Maria Seitz –
This was a high-quality and very useful resource. The materials were well-organized, easy to follow, and engaging for students. It saved me time on planning and worked seamlessly in my classroom. I would definitely recommend this product to other teachers!
Monica J. –
Left this as a sub plan and my students really enjoyed learning about this unusual Spanish festival
Catherine L. –
This was a good small intro to La Tomatina and perfect to pair with videos/photos to share about the festival.
A Long Way From Chile –
This was easy to use and very straightforward. It was a fairly quick activity for my heritage Spanish students.
Felicitas G. –
This was my first year highlighting LA TOMATINA for my students. They loved the reading and they didn’t even mind that it was in Spanish ;).
Ignite Learning Studio –
Students always enjoy learning about La Tomatina. This was a great resource to use with them. Thanks.
Búhos literarios –
Excellent practice for my students! So great to have ready to go materials!
Sandra R. –
Was such a time-saver! Appreciate the work that went into creating this resource so it was differentiated for the levels.
Joanna R. –
Great for sub plans! My students enjoyed learning about this last year so I’m using this resource this year.
Heather N. –
The students enjoyed the photos included and led to some good discussion!
Jennifer McKay –
I work with students with emotional and behavioral disabilities and the more interactive I can make a lesson, the more successful it will be. Thanks so much for your hard work!
Valerie Tejera –
This is a great resource and it was useful for my students. They enjoyed it!
Meaghan H. –
This was a good, quick reading for my students to do after we watched a youtube video about la tomatina
Erin G. –
A quick and easy way to teach about the festival!
Katie L. –
I really like the layout — more like a magazine article than just information on a page. Spanish and English versions are included as well as color and black and white. The tomatoes make a cute, on-theme worksheet. I would have given it 5 stars if it included a lesson plan or suggestions for how to use it.
Stacy G. –
Used in August with my AP class as a beginning activity for the year. Good way to ease back in to class, but still learn something cultural and practice answering questions. ¡Gracias!
Spanish Junkie –
This might be the all time favorite activity amongst my classes. We made tomatillos out of red paper with vocabulary on them and then went and threw them around for a minute and then matched the tomatillos up. The reading and activities this resource provides are great and the students LOVED it!
Cat Matens –
This was such a great activity! Thank you so much!
Kathryn W. –
I paired this text with some videos about La Tomatina and my students loved it. I particularly like the magazine article type style of this text (pictures with captions, graphics, etc) as compared to just a paragraph about La Tomatina. The comprehension questions are really cute and my students enjoyed answering whether or not they would participate in the festival if given the chance. I will be using this again next year.
Laura O. –
My students really enjoyed this and it was a great way to introduce culture at the beginning of the year.
Belen R. –
This was an excellent reading and activity to do with all levels of Spanish!
Jenna B. –
This is very comprehensive and provides great information! Great activity!
ANA SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ –
Actividad super interactiva! Muchas gracias !
Maribelys S. –
My students found this resource very interesting. They enjoyed learning about La Tomatina with this reading.
Julie Pittas –
My students really enjoyed this!
Faith & Fluency –
Great resource to have students explore la tomatina!
SavannaArevalo –
My students thought this activity was interesting. I did pair this with a video and a little more explanation as well as a pretend “la tomatina” fight with red paper (:
Erin Sanislo –
La Tomatina was an interesting topic for students and the worksheet saved me time!
Kristen P. –
Went really well
Señora Vazquez –
This was a handy resource to have as a sub plan during distance learning.
Yasiris T. –
Great for advanced Spanish.
TeachLoveSpanish –
Great resource.
Jeanette A. –
Great!
Dana K. –
My students enjoyed this!
Nicole AlbericoFarr –
very comprehensible and engaging. The graphics were great and it was just what we needed.
Maria G. –
I used this product to teach students about this festival, it has inspired me to teach students about different festivals and having them research and report on a festival that each student finds interesting.
Latin Locura –
This was a great worksheet to summarize what we learned about in our lesson on La Tomatina. I paired it with Dreaming Spanish’s CI video on La Tomatina on YouTube. Students were fascinated!
Angela F. –
Thank you!
Carlos N. –
Good material
Marisol Nieto –
Great activities to keep students engaged!
Srta Da Silva –
Great culture activity!
Alex Garcia –
Great resource!
Isabel V. –
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My students love learning about La Tomatina:)
Kayla A. –
Great beginning of the year reading activity. It’s also very pleasing to the eye!
Sra B –
Thank you! My students loved it!
Nora G. –
Great resource!!
Kayty R. –
Great sub plan for Tomatina!
Charissa F. –
Great resource that gives students a chance to learn a little more about this festival. Clear graphics and I love the tomato organizer!
Lisa M. –
so easy to use!!!
Beatriz Coronado –
Nice to present quick accurate facts about this celebration
Susan M. –
Thank you!
Yelitza Cruz –
Thank you!
jessica amburgey –
It can be used to accommodate different levels of abilities.
Lisa B. –
I liked using this with my Spanish 2 class. Great to use to see what they remember from Spanish 1.
Lindsey G. –
Good cultural read!
La Clase de Kassy –
Thanks!
Terri M. –
Exactly what I was looking for! Gracias!
SPED with Sra Hartman –
The perfect resource which cleared up a bit of my summer planning! I loved how there are both color/black and white, Spanish/English versions!
Jon Huber –
Great resource!
Williams Sisters –
Fun for the students. Thank you.
Senora Seuring –
I love that this resource came with a color AND black and white copy of the Spanish AND English readings and that the questions came in English and Spanish. I also love the layout- having the students answer in tomatoes is so much more fun than just answering questions on a worksheet!
Ashley Mikkelsen –
Hurray!! I’m glad you loved the options I included – and I definitely thought the tomatoes were more fun! Thanks so much for your feedback!
Espanol Creativo –
Can’t wait to use! Gracias! 🙂
Terri N. –
Great cultural resource!
Cynthia L. –
fun!
Paola P. –
Love the 2 versions, excited to introduce my spanish 1 students to this cultural practice.
Linda S. –
Good resource! Can’t wait to use with my class. Thank you.
Jane N. –
Thanks!
Lindsey M. –
Perfect. Worked great for our school wide literacy initiative.
Kelly R. –
Great resource! The ticket price for La Tomatina recently went up. So, it would have been nice to be able to edit the document, but that is a minor detail and the students wouldn’t know unless they looked online. I enjoyed using this whole product!
Brittany N. –
Looking forward to using this resource!
Fabiola Hernandez –
It was a great introduction to cultural holidays, perfect timing too!
V E Canfer –
Thanks
Profesora Conchita –
Good simple reading.
Denise L. –
Great activity.
Cositas de Cristina –
Thanks!
Creative Language Acquisition –
One of my favorites to teach. Great addition to my unit!
Ashley Mikkelsen –
So glad to hear that! Thanks for the feedback!
Heather B. –
Great resource thanks 🙂
Mis Clases Locas –
I love teaching about La Tomatina!
yadira A. –
Great reading resource. I found a couple of videos on YouTube that I plan to use to explain the festival and then read the activity.
Tara Brown –
I love teaching about Tomatina because kids are so engaged in the whole idea of it. I really appreciate you including a graphic organizer with the reading…no prep! I love this! Thank you so much! 🙂
Exploring el mundo –
Made for a great first culture lesson of the school year!
LaSrta –
Gracias
Kelly M. –
Good follow up activity!!
Ashley Mikkelsen –
Thanks so much for your feedback!
karen C. –
I used this during our Apple Festival to take a look at another festival. The students liked it. Because I wanted to do it in one day, we used the English version in Sp2 (we don’t start Spanish till 9th grade). The students were confused because the text says it takes place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., but then says the fight lasts only 1 hour. Other than that this is a great teaching tool especially with the activity available in both English and Spanish. A steal for the price!
Ashley Mikkelsen –
Oh I love the idea of doing the comparison! That’s great. Thanks for your feedback!
Jackie Jemmott –
Great resource to give students some background on La Tomatina. I used it for a student who was in in-school suspension for the day and would not have been able to read a Spanish version on his own.
Ashley Mikkelsen –
I’m glad this resource was helpful for you!
Madeline G. –
This resource (reading/graphic organizer) was exactly what I needed to complement a video clip found online. Thanks!
Ashley Mikkelsen –
You’re welcome! Thanks for the feedback!
Jennifer H. –
Simple and clear reading with graphic organizer
Ashley Mikkelsen –
Thanks for the feedback!