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Spanish Cognates Lesson Plans 1st Day of Spanish Class & First Week of School

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Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! Implement these fun lesson plans and activities for beginning Spanish students to help them feel a sense of accomplishment and confidence as they start their first year of Spanish!

120 pages – 90 MB – Zip

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Spanish Cognates ¡Corre en Círculos! Activity with DIGITAL Option

Get your students moving with this activity! Students answer the prompt using the image on the bottom half, then find the answer around the room. When they find the answer, they go to it, and complete the next prompt, repeating until they have completed the circle!

32 pages - 2 MB - PDF
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Printable Word Search in Spanish for Cognates

Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! Fun activity for beginning Spanish students or a great review for an intermediate student.

7 pages - 7 MB - PDF
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Spanish Cognates Reading Activities with Digital Version

Help your students be successful by teaching them about cognates as a comprehension tool! Two different readings and activities are included to introduce your students to cognates.

21 pages - 14 MB - PDF
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Spanish Cognates Listening Activities with Google Form option included!

Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! Fun activity for beginning Spanish students or a great review for an intermediate student. This includes seven listening activities focused on listening for cognates, ranging in difficulty.

6 + listening files - 13 MB - Zip
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Spanish Cognates Games and Activities

Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! Fun activity for beginning Spanish students or a great review for an intermediate student. This includes two different games to practice using, reading, and listening for cognates!

9 pages - 5 MB - PDF
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Spanish Cognates Quiz with Google Form Option

Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! This short assessment is great to wrap up a mini-unit on cognates! It works great for a quick assessment of student understanding and use of cognates as a language strategy.

3 pages - 1 MB - PDF
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Spanish Cognates ¡Corre en Círculos! Activity with DIGITAL Option

Get your students moving with this activity! Students answer the prompt using the image on the bottom half, then find the answer around the room. When they find the answer, they go to it, and complete the next prompt, repeating until they have completed the circle!

32 pages - 2 MB - PDF
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Printable Word Search in Spanish for Cognates

Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! Fun activity for beginning Spanish students or a great review for an intermediate student.

7 pages - 7 MB - PDF
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Spanish Cognates Reading Activities with Digital Version

Help your students be successful by teaching them about cognates as a comprehension tool! Two different readings and activities are included to introduce your students to cognates.

21 pages - 14 MB - PDF
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Spanish Cognates Listening Activities with Google Form option included!

Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! Fun activity for beginning Spanish students or a great review for an intermediate student. This includes seven listening activities focused on listening for cognates, ranging in difficulty.

6 + listening files - 13 MB - Zip
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Spanish Cognates Games and Activities

Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! Fun activity for beginning Spanish students or a great review for an intermediate student. This includes two different games to practice using, reading, and listening for cognates!

9 pages - 5 MB - PDF
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Spanish Cognates Quiz with Google Form Option

Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! This short assessment is great to wrap up a mini-unit on cognates! It works great for a quick assessment of student understanding and use of cognates as a language strategy.

3 pages - 1 MB - PDF
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Welcome your students to Spanish with los cognados! Implement these fun lesson plans and activities for beginning Spanish students to help them feel a sense of accomplishment and confidence as they start their first year of Spanish! Use these as a five-day unit of lesson plans, or just pick and choose from the included activities to fit your classroom and your needs!

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Included:

  • Presentation for use in Google Slides or PowerPoint to guide your students through the activities and lessons
  • Two different readings and activities to introduce your students to cognates. One reading is shorter than the other so you could use them as differentiation options, or just save one for a different point of the year!
  • Listening activities practice a range of different skills, from recognition to comprehension! Great for novice learners!
  • Use the ¡Corre en Círculos! activity to have some fun movement-based practice with a variety of cognates.
  • Games to engage your students in a variety of ways while applying their understanding!
  • Use word search pages as homework, an after test activity, for fast finishers, as sub plans, or with some of my other seasonal activities to complete your lesson!
  • A quick quiz that’s perfect to assess your students’ understanding and application of cognates in their language learning.
  • ALL student activities include DIGITAL VERSIONS for use with Google Slides or Google Forms!

The bonus file is five-day lesson plans including everything you need to teach a mini-unit using COGNATES at the beginning of Spanish 1! From the introduction to reading, writing, listening, and more, students will learn to look for and use cognates as a tool to help them be successful in your language classroom! I designed this unit with daily 50 minute lessons in mind, but the presentation is editable so you can tweak things to fit your classroom and schedule!

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254 reviews for Spanish Cognates Lesson Plans 1st Day of Spanish Class & First Week of School

  1. Sarah A. –

    I LOVED THIS RESOURCE. It was so incredibly helpful when teaching cognates to 7th graders

  2. Heather R. –

    So many resources to choose from!! I use different activities each semester, and there’s always something good to choose from!

  3. Ann A. –

    Great resource for a first-time Spanish teacher. Engaging for my students.

  4. Catherine Jaspal –

    I appreciate how well this unit is organized and the abundant resources provided for the price. Thank you! Also love your surprise freebies!

  5. Johanne M. –

    The students enjoyed this activity and it made them feel successful.

  6. Priscilla Noble –

    So far I have only had a chance to use the Stories with cognates. The lesson took a few days to complete. The students really enjoyed the stories and were able to understand it right away.

  7. Spanish4Life –

    I always enjoy getting her resources because they are thorough and well done with more than what you ask for or expect. I used this resource last year to teach on cognates. Gracias.

  8. catherine P. –

    I love using this expecially with the 7th grade students. It is a good resource to show students how much they know and introduce them to cognates.

  9. Matthew M. –

    There’s a nice mix of traditional methods with a bit of ADI thrown in using two different stories to get students reading right away. Lots of great ideas presented in here.

  10. Monica G. –

    Loved the variety in this bundle. All of my students enjoyed each of the activities and felt that they understood cognates better!

  11. Sher H. –

    Great Resource; well designed. I will enjoy using this with my classes.

  12. Rachel W. –

    I’m addicted to Srta Spanish resources no doubt. I use this to fill in the curriculum bought by the school. Love the cognates activities and way to build confidence those first weeks.

  13. Therese C. –

    I have purchased a lot from this page, and the bundles are great deals! It saves so much planning time for me, and my students really like all of the activities.

  14. Sarah K. –

    These cognates lessons make students feel empowered because they can quickly understand chunks of language. Another great resource from Srta. Spanish!

  15. Belen P. –

    Actividad perfecta para introducir el idioma… los alumnos son conscientes de que ‘algo’ saben y se motivan a seguir aprendiendo.

  16. Amelia A V. –

    Very helpful for my English learners who were just learning the concept!

  17. 3 Little Owls –

    Quick and easy resource to use in the classroom. Students enjoyed it.

  18. Melissa Batarse –

    I used it as sub plans and I have used it in class as well. I like that their is a digital version so I can just put it on google classroom and they can just do it on thier ipads or at home for homework.

  19. Christina Sepe –

    A wonderful way for my students to learn cognates in Spanish with a fun twist.

  20. Cynthia L. –

    Thank you. This is easy to use and a good addition to my lessons.

  21. Laura P. –

    I loved using this resource at the beginning semester.

  22. Laura C. –

    I used this with my 6th grades as their intro to Spanish. They loved reading actual sentences and not just doing days, number, and other typical intro stuff. Great way to get kids reading real Spanish right away.

  23. Virginia S. –

    I used this lesson plan the first week of Spanish 1 and it immediately put many students at ease. Learning about cognates early in the year gave them hope to learn the language.

  24. Patricia N. –

    Excellent introductory resource for beginners Spanish. The unit is full of cognates that give the students confidence in learning the language.

  25. Hannah I. –

    Cognates are always a hit and helpful to make students confident.

  26. Jackie N. –

    This resource gave my students confidence in recognizing cognates as well as introducing learning games we will use during the year.

  27. Karen P. –

    Great for beginners or a fun review for intermediates.

  28. Janet B. –

    I used the readings and listening activities with my 6th graders at the beginning of the year, and they were great! They liked that they were able to understand Spanish from the beginning. The other activities look great too; hope to use more of them next time!

  29. SraDebbieB –

    These activities really built student confidence. I was impressed.

  30. Sandra C. –

    It was easy to follow and very interactive. The students enjoyed learning about cognates.

  31. Pastel Profe –

    I used this for my Exploratory Spanish class for 7th grades. I needed sub work at the beginning of the year and this was perfect.

  32. Signora d’Italiano –

    I really enjoyed the using it in class. The class is excited to include more resources like this!

  33. We CAN Speak Spanish –

    me gusto para los primeros días de escuela! Muy facil de seguir

  34. William G. –

    This is a very quality and useful resource for my Spanish class.

  35. wanda V. –

    I bought this and thought it was great, and this is not worthy, it feels like more is for a kindergarten level, not for middle or high school.

  36. Jen W. –

    I don’t like reconfiguring my current plans, but this unit slid effortlessly into my first two weeks of school! The students feel confident recognizing cognates and with understanding Spanish before they even learned anything.

  37. Crystal A. –

    I always begin the year with cognates. I used some of this resource for Spanish 1 and other parts for Spanish 2. Some of the sentences I thought would be hard for my Spanish 1 sentences. Great resource altogether.

  38. Yasiris H. –

    It was easy to follow and concise. It made teaching cognates fun and interactive.

  39. Maia B. –

    This is my 3rd year teaching Spanish and my first year starting with Cognates. It was incredible. I love Srta Spanish materials but this is just amazing. Easy to follow, engaging, started with a fun but academic tone. I can’t say enough!!

  40. Luke A. –

    I LOVE this bundle. It was exactly how I wanted to start my year, and I think it has made a world of difference for the students and their confidence levels in Spanish. We’re only in week three, but they’re already speaking Spanish to me and each other – and I truly believe I owe it to this! Thank you so much for this well-made and easy to use resource.

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      YAY!! I am so happy to hear that. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave feedback and let me know. I hope you have a great rest of the year, too!

  41. Erika B. –

    This is a time saver and includes a variation of activities to cover los cognados

  42. Amanda M. –

    Great resource to mix in with my beginning of the year activities. Students often come back from summer declaring that they remember no Spanish at all, and cognates are a great way to ease them back into it and rebuild confidence.

  43. Ashleigh Lee –

    My students really loved the various activities, and it gave them even more confidence as we were doing this fairly early into the semester, and I look forward to revisiting it.

  44. Sarah N. –

    I used this resource with my Spanish classes at my homeschool co-op. I got so much use out of this, and my students really learned from it! I used it primarily with 5th – 7th grade class, but I was also able to adapt it for my 3rd and 4th grade class. This was an excellent resource for the beginning of the year. A great value!

  45. Vivienne D. –

    This is such a great resource to do with my Spanish classes. I love the introduction the cognates because it really helps students who are nervous and anxious about learning Spanish, since they are able to relate it to English words. After I did the introduction and practice more with cognates we did the activity where they move around the room looking at these Spanish words again and writing the cognates in English. In 5th grade its nice they get the chance to do an activity that requires them to move around.

  46. Sra Dentlinger –

    I used this resource with students in upper levels whose proficiency doesn’t match their peers’ abilities at the beginning of the year. Time saver!

  47. Aranza Itzel E. –

    Highly recommend for tutors or online educators. The resource is visually attractive and students find it useful.

  48. Michelle K. –

    The activities were very engaging and most could be adapted to distance learning classes. The instructions were not very clear on which resource to use when. I used this resource at the very beginning of the year and it was a great resource to use to start the year off in Spanish!

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      Hi Michelle! Were you able to open the Teacher’s Guide with the step by step plan for each day? Please reach out if you had any issues with that – it includes which page to use on which day, with every handout organized under headings that say “Day 1”, “Day 2”, and so on. Just drop me a Q&A or send me an email if you need help!

  49. Sra Melendez –

    This is the first time that I use cognates in my classroom and this resource was very helpful. Students were engaged and loved the activities because cognates makes it easier for students to understand the target language. No prep needed, just post it or printed and you are ready to go. The listening activities were okay. It was just a repetition of the text that was previously given to students.

  50. SenoraBlanca –

    I always use this resource when teaching cognates. I love this because they realize they can actually read more Spanish than they think. It’s a great way to build their confidence.

  51. Señora Anna –

    I loved this beginning of the year unit! I used it with 4th and 5th grade students who’ve had Spanish classes throughout elementary school and who are at a grade-level appropriate reading level (since there is a lot of reading activities). The students loved that they could read and understand whole paragraphs and stories right away. It really increased their confidence going into a new school year. They also enjoyed the sentence matching game and the tócalo game. I loved that it was easy for me to prep, especially since the start of the year is so busy! Since I don’t assign homework at the elementary level, I was able to stretch this unit over 10 classes.

  52. Holly D. –

    My Spanish 1 students enjoyed this practice. They loved that they could read a story and understand almost everything after only a few days of class. Thank you.

  53. K Porter –

    EXCELENT resource with a variety of activities and great google slides presentation. I will definitely be using this again next year. Great and efficient way to start off the year!

  54. Anne G. –

    I use this across the grade levels in my middle school!

  55. Jessica R –

    Really excited to use this! Just what I was looking for.

  56. Spanish with Leslie –

    I loved using these materials for the first week of Spanish 1. I didn’t use everything because I plan on putting some of them worksheets in my emergency sub binder and/or using as a review.

  57. Esai V. –

    My students loved talking and learning about cognados! Se les hace mas facil aprender mediante cognados y completando las oraciones. Gracias

  58. Sarah Gaffney –

    This unit worked out great for maternity leave for my SPN 1 class! There are lots of great activities that are easy for even a non-Spanish speaking sub to figure out.

  59. Ruth N. –

    My students love the “Corre en Círculos” activities and this was great and easy way to close out the cognates unit. My students found the resources engaging. I used the materials to supplement my own cognates curriculum and I liked having different options to use with different levels. I printed the “Corre en Círculos” cards in card stock and laminated them for future use. I highly recommend this resource. It made the first few few days of school much easier.

  60. Dawn M. –

    Wow! This was a GREAT way to start the year. I love that it has made my students feel successful in Spanish class from Day 1. Thank you so much for creating this resource. I highly recommend it.

  61. Linguae Instructor –

    practical and useful. Appropriate for the level and age group

  62. Barbara L Clark –

    I haven’t used this yet but just printing out these activities made me excited to start next week! So many ways to get students using the .language actively right from the first moments!

  63. Altagracia P. –

    Fantastic resources especially for the first day of school. They are incredibly helpful and will make a positive impact on our students.
    Thank you

  64. Cecilia V. –

    My students loved this activity and felt confident knowing they could recognize the words and be able to translate.

  65. Mrs Kisby travels the world –

    This took care of my whole first week of Spanish 2.
    I started with all the activities and games and it helped start the new School Year feeling like they know a lot of Spanish.

  66. Spanish Teaching Resources By Ali –

    Thank you for sharing this great resource. I absolutely loved using it in class. Students enjoyed it very much.

  67. Selina V. –

    I have assigned many of the activities in this bundle to my novice level students. Each activity has a purpose and well-constructed so it can be assigned to different student populations. The students were engaged and loved doing the comic strips. I will definitely keep using this in the future.

  68. Emily P. –

    I love the corre en circulos activities and this was no exception. I love to start the year off with cognates to make the kids feel so confident about the language!

  69. Anas K –

    Incredible resource! Engaging content, clear instructions, boosted student learning. Highly recommended for teachers looking to enhance their classroom experience.

  70. Carla M. –

    Excelente recurso para mis estudiantes. Lo recomiendo!

  71. Discovering Espanol –

    Super excited to use this with my students! Thanks

  72. Nallerdy Ramirez Serrano –

    Excelente material para utilizar al inicio del curso escolar.

  73. Hillary H. –

    Great activities for beginning Spanish students! Students were engaged and excited to see all of the words that they already could understand.

  74. Veronica S. –

    My students thoroughly enjoyed this resource. Thank you!

  75. Kristy S. –

    My students loved starting the year with this resource because it showed them that they already knew a ton of Spanish words. I loved this resource because I could easily differentiate for my many different learners and got the students to buy in from day 1!

  76. Chris L. –

    My students enjoyed the format of this unit. These lessons are created and done so well that my kids can basically teach themselves!

  77. La clase de Profe Berg –

    Really love these additions to my introductory cognate unit. It helps kids feel confident before we dive into more complex stuff.

  78. Lindsey M. –

    A great way to start off Spanish I to build students’ confidence with cognates.

  79. Señor L. –

    Thank you for making my life easier with this resource!

  80. Evelyne Y. –

    Great resource! My students loved it and I am glad I purchased it.

  81. Lina C. –

    Excellent resource! My students love the games and stories. Best sub plans ever! easy to follow and low prep! A+ resource.

  82. Militza R. –

    This was a wonderful resource to get students working with cognates. Excellent! Thank you.

  83. SraFranSwan –

    Going well so far! Students are engaged & making great connections with the language- I am so happy I bought into this bundle so I would not have to stress on how to deliver this to them! Easy and worth it!!!

  84. Shannon H. –

    I used this with students first learning the language that were hesitant and nervous, afterwards they had such confidence!

  85. Señora Moreyra –

    Great resource to build confidence in students at the start of the school year. Loved it!

  86. Siempre Senorita –

    This was a great resource to start off the year in Spanish 1, showing students that they can understand Spanish, and helping me stay in Spanish while working with them. The listening assignments were great to challenge students to practice their listening skills. The word search was a great activity for when I had to take a day off early in the year.

  87. Profe Lady –

    BEST WAY TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH FRESHMEN!!!
    They feel empowered and encouraged right from the get go that they know more than they thought! 🙂

  88. Marisol Nieto –

    This resource helped me to complement my lesson and activities related to this subject. In addition, I recommend it.

  89. Kristen P. –

    Great resource. My students did very well with this

  90. La Clase Curiosa –

    Very engaging and a great resource for my Spanish 1 students!

  91. Lindsey F. –

    This has been the best resource to start out the year. Showing my students in levels 1 and 2 that they can speak Spanish is invaluable.

  92. Katherine N. –

    Great start of the cool year activity. I used it with my spanish 1s in the beginning of the year. It wasn’t too challenging where they were overwhelmed but not too easy either. They enjoyed the activities and where really connecting and learning how many cognates there really are.

  93. Meaghan H. –

    This was a great way to start the year! The kids loved it and it gave them confidence going into a new language.

  94. Natalie M. –

    gracias

  95. Lingua Academy –

    I started the year with this and it made the transition into a new year much easier for my students!

  96. Sara R. –

    I’ve used this with Spanish I and my exploratory classes to get them using Spanish right away. It is such a confidence boost for most students. Thank you!

  97. Brenda K. –

    I really enjoyed the various resources. They were good practice for my students.

  98. Jimma Aikman –

    This year, I decided to start the school year with cognates lesson. It was a great review and a reminder to my students that they can understand tons of words in Spanish and also cognates help them understand chunks of words in context when reading. Gracias.

  99. Lucia W. –

    My textbook does not provide enough activities in order to reinforce vocabulary and grammar concepts. This was a perfect activity to supplement the textbook.

  100. Deanna M. –

    Great tools for teaching cognates – and many are useful for comprehensible input on days I need to be out of the classroom or don’t feel up to being “on stage” the whole day. 🙂

  101. No Fuss Spanish –

    I used these activities both in person and virtually, and the students loved being able to understand more Spanish than they thought they would! I use them spaced out over the year as a brain break for them while not sacrificing learning time.

  102. Lane M. –

    I’ve used this bundle twice now with my 7th and 8th grade Spanish classes! The students are engaged each trimester and LOVE how interactive it is. I used elements from the bundle and my own resources during a formal observation with my principal, and he was blown away! I particularly enjoy the smiles on students’ faces when they use cognates as context and can translate the different sentences/paragraphs they didn’t believe they could. It’s amazing to see their confidence grow and love for Spanish! This bundle is definitely worth it, and WILL engage your students. Srta Spanish creates the best resources!

  103. Martha S. –

    A wonderful activity to introduce cognates to my novice level students.

  104. Illiana A. –

    I used this with my non-native Spanish class and it really helped strengthen their vocabulary skills!

  105. Lauren M. –

    A great way to start Spanish 1 to build confidence for the students!

  106. Staci B. –

    I love this resource. I plant to use this resource at the beginning of the term to help build my students’ confidence to learn Spanish.

  107. Madame Potter –

    This was a lifesaver when out suddenly with covid early in the year. It is hard to find meaningful activities so early in the year that students can do when the sub (or core teachers covering classes) don’t speak the language.

  108. Karen E. –

    I’ve read the blogs about teaching a cognate lesson in the beginning of the year but I was afraid to try something different. Not only am I glad I ventured out of my comfort zone, but I am SO happy that I purchased this unit. IT WAS SO EASY to follow. Everything is prepared, from daily presentation slides to paper and digital copies of all the activities. I spent a week on this unit but easily could’ve spent two weeks because there are so many things included in this unit. My students were energized and felt so confident during this unit. They couldn’t believe how many Spanish words they actually knew! I’ve never purchased a unit from Srta Spanish before but after this purchase I plan on buying many more. Made my life MUCH easier.

  109. Marcia Grimm –

    Really great resource to start Spanish 1 with.

  110. Sandra F. –

    I started the year with this and it saved me so much time from creating my own. For some students it was brand new and other it helped them review. Thank you for always creating some great resources! 🙂

  111. Maloney’s Language Lounge –

    This will be my second year using these cognates activities for my middle-school classes and they are exactly what I need! There are a variety of activities included that keep my students engaged and provide plenty of input for students as they begin to learn the Spanish language. Great resource!

  112. Gisela G. –

    This bundle is great to use in class! I just wish there would have been an option for google slides. I spent a lot of time extracting it from zip and uploading to google slides for more interactive work.

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      Hi Gisela! I am confused by your feedback. There are Google Slides for every day of lessons as well as digital versions of every student activity, all premade and linked for you in the download. Was there something else you felt was missing from the lessons? I’d love to hear from you to clarify! Feel free to shoot me an email at ashley@srtaspanish.com. Thanks!

  113. Jennifer McClaflin –

    Highly recommend starting the year off with this cognate bundle or something similar. I feel like my students are further along and more comfortable than the students I have had in years past. I especially enjoyed the readings as they were comprehensible and built a lot of confidence.

  114. Senora McCann –

    amazing bundle to help my students feel confident in tackling reading and understanding Spanish!

  115. Katie Blackford –

    Used this within the first week of school and the students loved seeing how much they already knew.

  116. Katie H. –

    This is a great resource for my class!

  117. Un poquito de todo –

    This was a great way to start off the year. It made the students feel confident in their Spanish skills. This was a great way to kick off our Free Voluntary Reading program. SO many times, the kids will say “But I don’t know how to read Spanish” or “I don’t know Spanish”. This activity helped break down that notion. Our favorite activities were ¡Corre en círculos! and “Tócala”. Gracias.

  118. FCS with MrsEmley –

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this bundle! My Spanish 2 students and I used these activities/lessons our first 3 – 90 minute block days as a review and so I could teach them routines and procedures while being in the target language. I will also use these materials when I teach Spanish 1 next semester. A great way to build confidence in your students.

  119. Erin Sanislo –

    This took care of my whole first week and empowered students – great value!

  120. Trisha P. –

    Very well organized with directions for all activities. My students were engaged and got tons of practice using cognates.

  121. Alondra G. –

    Love teaching cognados. My students do feel empowered with these lessons, they gave them confidence and lowered their affective filter. Thank you for resource : )

  122. Salvada por la Campana –

    This was incredible. Well organized and easy to use. It kept me students busy, learning & engaged for the entire first week of school and they really seemed to catch on quickly because its structured so well. Thank you!

  123. VeryVigil Resources –

    Excellent way to ease students (any myself) into the new school year! Love this resource.

  124. Marian D. –

    It was a fun and easy way to show students how much Spanish they already knew.

  125. Hannah B. –

    It is amazing what a difference an engaging unit can have on building student interest and confidence. I will be using this unit to start my Spanish 1 classes every year from now on!

  126. Angela S. –

    Enjoyed teaching this unit!

  127. Vanessa Drackett –

    This was a incredible bundle deal for the 1st week of school. My students enjoyed the games !Corre en circulos! and Matching that were included. Everything was completely done and covered all the bases all the way up to the assessment. You could even use some of the components as sub plans . Muchas gracias.

  128. Dina A. –

    Perfect for starting the school year! Gave my students so much confidence!

  129. Haley H. –

    This was a game changer for week 1! This bundle has SO many resources and activities! I teach on a block schedule and there were plenty of activities to do! I will definitely be using this every year as my first week of school lesson plan! Thank you!

  130. Catherine T. –

    great resource with lots of practice activities. I loved all of the Digital Options that were included.

  131. Nicole S. –

    Gracias – so many activities to pick and choose from! Great for beginning of the school year to help students develop their confidence.

  132. Dale T W. –

    Can’t wait to use all of your chapter units for this book! Great ideas and fun activities! Thank you for sharing your resource! I love your videos on your page!

  133. Jill E. –

    This is a great confidence builder to begin the school year! I am such a fan of your resources. Thank you!

  134. Rosa R. –

    This is such a fun and engaging activity!

  135. SraEckmanSpanish –

    I used this as the very first unit of the year with my Spanish 1s to build some confidence and get them going in Spanish. It was so great to have everything from slides to worksheets and quizzes ready to go, especially at the beginning of the year!

  136. Lisa J. –

    Cognates are the first things we practice and students show such pride throughout the year when they discover how often cognates help them understand and use the language. Thank you for this comprehensive resource!

  137. Mayiri R. –

    My students were engaged with these resources. I used most of the material. Thanks

  138. alita G. –

    There are so many activities provided and the students LOVE starting the semester off with this bundle! From the matamoscas game to the corre en círculos, there is something for everyone!

  139. Shelly H. –

    Love, love, love this unit. This was my first unit of the year for the past 2 years. I will continue to use it each year.

  140. MARCIA V. –

    Excellent activity to use at the beginning of the year!

  141. Heather B. –

    This is a great bundle! I love starting the year with cognates because it helps students build confidence in the target language! Thank you for the resources!

  142. Kylie S. –

    Helped students become confident in using Spanish in their first weeks of school.

  143. Indira A. –

    Great resource

  144. Keila H. –

    Great resource! Thank you!

  145. Noemi S. –

    My students liked using this resource!. Thank you !!

  146. HolaSpeakeasy –

    My students love this activity. They are doing work but socializing too. Its a great fun activity

  147. Vicki F. –

    I needed to change things up from what I have been doing for a few years and this resource gave me new and fresh ideas. Very well put together and easy to adapt to the needs of the students.

  148. Cior D. –

    Awesome resource. Very simple to work with and understand.

  149. Kimberly D. –

    This is great for getting back to in person learning and building student confidence. Used it as a review for all of my classes! 🙂

  150. Amanda Leipman –

    Great resource! Thanks for sharing!

  151. Catherine W. –

    Great way to get my exploratory Spanish started with the language.

  152. sheralyn P. –

    Great resource

  153. Emily K. –

    Just what I needed! Gracias 🙂

  154. Terri Z. –

    I used these activities for my first day of classes last year. It was an engaging and fun way to get students on board with learning a new language. They were surprised and proud of themselves when I told them that they read stories all in Spanish with very little help from me

  155. Kristen L. –

    5 Stars!
    Day 1: I inserted some find-the-cognates exercises into the explicit instruction, and I assigned the word search as independent work (HW if a student didn’t finish during class).
    Day 2: Students completed the Mateo Va al Zoologico exercise as the bell-ringer, I inserted some find-the-cognates exercises into the explicit instruction, and students completed the find-the-cognates translation worksheet for independent work (HW if a student didn’t finish during class).
    The Scavenger Hunt doesn’t seem very useful in a public school setting, unless you have really well-behaved students.
    I haven’t looked at the rest of the materials yet, so I don’t know what else I will use, but before I bought this I was panicked about what to do to teach cognates in a way that would fill enough time, and after purchasing this, I was able to use this for 2 full class periods!

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      I’m so glad you were able to personalize the lessons! As far as the scavenger hunt activity goes, I personally have only ever taught in a public school setting and I’ve found it successful with every age group that I’ve taught! 🙂 I hope that in the future you’ll be able to check out the other days of the unit (if you need ’em)!

  156. Ann G. –

    I used this resource as a confidence builder in the very first days of school. They were so proud of themselves to understand the material right away… almost like they thought Spanish was easy.. Completely successful, they looked for cognates for the rest of the year, and when they were learning (or forgot) their taught vocabulary, they were less likely to give up. So many textbooks give such a basic lesson, this was fully useable and stayed with them.

  157. John P. –

    I especially found the “cognate” material useful for opening my students minds to the number of Spanish words that are similar to their own English vocabulary.

  158. Kennedy S. –

    Great resource!

  159. Nicholas A. –

    My students loved the different activities. Definitely helped as I was teaching both online and in person.

  160. Michelle Foster –

    I purchased one of your bundles. I used the “Corre en Circulos” activity for cognates and for another topic. Great resource and FUN activity. Many students thouroughly enjoyed the format. Directions were easy to follow. It took some students additional ‘live’ assistance to catch on how to move the slides, even with clear directions. I suggest the first time one uses the “Corre en Circulos” you do so when you are available versus with a substitute. But once they understand the format, the students are able to use independently to identify the vocabulary topic. Thanks for time put in to create the slides!!!

  161. Bailey S. –

    My students love the scavenger hunt and how great they feel when they are able to look at words and know what they mean because of them being cognates! Thank you!

  162. Maggie A. –

    This is a great set of activities to build confidence during the first few weeks of Spanish 1. My students were amazed at how much they could already understand. I’ll continue to use these activities for years to come!

  163. Cassidy R. –

    The best way to start out the school year with Spanish 1 and review for Spanish 2!

  164. Fun with Spanish –

    This was truly excellent! Definitely worth the investment. Thank you for making a distance learning version, too. I love when you create bundles like this. Thank you for your high quality resources!

  165. Erika Martinez –

    AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING!!! I use ALL of these resources and my 7th-8th grade students are READING in SPANISH! They get super excited!! THANK YOU!!!

  166. Mrs JonesSpanish –

    My students enjoyed this activity

  167. Samantha Raymond –

    This is such an amazing bundle. I use these cognate activities every year. Thank you!

  168. Sarah Fowler –

    There is a lot more here than you can use. I plan on using some of the resources I didn’t get to next year with my Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 students at the beginning of the year. I hadn’t ever thought about having a lesson on cognates. They seemed obvious to me, but for students not so much. 🙂

  169. avancemos123 –

    There is so much to work with in this bundle.
    This material really helped my students build confidence before starting our Spanish 2 content as they realized they know more than they think.

  170. Melinda B. –

    This is a wonderful resource to use for teaching cognates in the Spanish classroom. It includes multiple resources that were very interesting and engaging for the students.

  171. Joubethzy R. –

    Great activities. My only wish is that there was a PPT version.

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      Did you know you can download Google Slides as PPT? File>Download As>PPT.

      It might mess with the formatting a tish, but if that’s the program you prefer, that’s the way to make it happen.

      I hope that helps!

  172. Amy K. –

    I planned to use this resource at the start of 7th grade, but ran out of time with the new schedule and hybrid learning. I definitely plan to use it in the future or as a supplement throughout the year.

  173. Profe Cafe –

    There is so much variety here! This is a must have for any cognate lesson or unit. I have also used part of this bundle for a sub lesson. Corre en circulos digital version was great!

  174. Sra Jayma –

    Excellent confidence booster for my level 1 kids!! Thank you.

  175. Arana F. –

    All of these resources were well made and helped to keep my students fully engaged in learning cogates!

  176. Claire G. –

    Wonderful as always! I had a lot of fun teaching this.

  177. Laura E. –

    This is a great interactive activity for my hybrid and virtual learners. Such a quality time saving product! very engaging and the feedback I got from students was great!
    Thank you!

  178. Xiomara T. –

    Such a good resource! Thank you!

  179. Aileen F. –

    I liked that it came with a bonus PPT, which save me a lot of time. I’m using it as filler during our last week of the semester and it is working out very well. I’ve mentioned cognates to my students during other lessons, but now they are understanding more what I was talking about. The lessons fit well for my 45-minute classes.

  180. Erin C. –

    Great resource!

  181. MARGARET R. –

    I used some of these activities for my first day of classes this year. It was an engaging and fun way to get students on board with learning a new language. They were surprised and proud of themselves when I pointed out that they had read and interpreted stories entirely in Spanish! These activities are very well put together and the directions are easy to follow. Will be purchasing more from Srta Spanish in the future!

  182. La Maestra A –

    thank you!!! great product 🙂

  183. Megan D. –

    This bundle is above and beyond! I started the year with this unit in my 6th grade beginner class and they are off to a fantastic start. I was nervous about how to best accommodate this intro class with all the restrictions of in-school learning while live streaming to students at home. The sequence of this unit is so well thought out and organized. These lessons beautifully eased my students (and me!) into the school year. VERY grateful for the new digital components! It is EXACTLY what I needed in terms of class content and set-up/formatting. My students found their footing in Spanish with cognates, and they learned some useful tech tips from Google Slides and Forms!

  184. Leah A. –

    These was great for the first week of school! I purchased one license and liked it so much I purchased another for a colleague. We loved giving our students so much CI during the first week, and really just boosting their confidence in Spanish as for many it was their first experience with the language, and during COVID, a pretty intimidating return to school. Great product! Students were engaged and participated. They were really excited about how much they understood. I also LOVED that digital game options were included (Quizlet/Boom Cards). This was my first experience with Boom Cards and they are AMAZING! These particular ones include a great variety of activities including matching, word identification, reading, etc. My students really enjoyed those. My only suggestion would be to dress up the listening recordings a bit. Overall, highly recommended product! Thank you!

  185. Sra Lopez –

    This bundle is great for beginners, students start recognizing words and end up reading texts. They feel they can learn the language after this unit. Truly it has open the minds of my students, even the ones that don’t understand why they have to learn a language.

  186. Maria C. –

    This bundle is GOLD. It is so well thought out and explained. Thank you for organizing in such a way that it is easy to see and edit teacher resources and easy to assign the student tasks/work. This is a life-saver during distance learning. So glad students have a way to do Corre… activity digitally. Thank you for making this thorough and easy to use as well as effective for student learning.

  187. Miranda S. –

    This has been a great resource to start off the semester with my Spanish 1 students!

  188. Srta Andersen –

    I love this resource! I have had my eyes on if for a while and now it’s one of my favorite things to teach.

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      That makes me SO happy to hear! Thanks so much for your feedback!

  189. Profe J –

    This is well designed and such a time saver! It was exactly what I was looking for in a cognates lesson. It’s easy enough for my Spanish 1 kids to understand in their first week and help them build confidence, and it’s a good review for Spanish 2 as well.
    For the people like me, who always want to know exactly what the bundle is like, it includes step by step lesson plans, which I always appreciate. The slides and forms are editable, so I can customize it for my classes. Almost everything is done for you, which makes this stressful year a little bit easier.

  190. schooldayswithdaisy –

    I used this with 4-8th graders. It was a really good unit for cognates and the beginning of the school year. I highly recommend this product.

  191. Caitlin G. –

    This is such an excellent activity for using with beginning students!

  192. Alexis B. –

    This resource is AMAZING! Such great activities and really made planning a breeze! So many awesome and creative activities.

  193. ElProfeLocoProfeRogers –

    This was a great unit to start the school year with and I know it will be great for this year whether we are in person or online!!

  194. Rebecca C. –

    Great resource

  195. Kathy K. –

    Wonderful practice that made the students realize they know some Spanish and can figure some things out! I especially loved the listening and reading passages.

  196. Olivia W. –

    I have only used the cognate reading activity, but it was a good resource to use the first week back with my Spanish 2 students. It reminded them of cognates, and it allowed them to start easing their way back into reading and pronouncing Spanish.

  197. RosaMaria G. –

    Great resource to practice cognates!

  198. Janna D. –

    Terrific way to start Spanish 1 (or even a fun start to the year for Spanish 2) to front load vocabulary and to use with super 7 verbs!

  199. Gabriela Espinosa –

    This resource was so easy to use and a great way for me to introduce my beginners to Spanish and for my ELL’s to make connections while learning English.

  200. kimberly saculla –

    Great resource!

  201. Jennifer M. –

    LOVED THIS!!! my students did as well! Great resource with so many worksheets and activities

  202. Delane S. –

    Gets students going with cognates!

  203. Jessica Cattell –

    Great unit- I used it the first week of the semester to help instill confidence in my kiddos!

  204. Jesse M. –

    I used this with my middle schools classes as sub plans. The students enjoyed it as did my non-Spanish speaking sub.

  205. Nicole Roberts –

    Awesome resource. Thank you!

  206. Guillermina Campos –

    My students enjoyed these activities!

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for the feedback!

  207. Sandra C. –

    Corre en círculos was a fantastic game to play and really empowered students as they were competing to find cognates. Really fun and valuable resource!

  208. Natalia R. –

    Great resource!

  209. Alejandra C. –

    Fun and easy to use!

  210. Language Life –

    I loved being able to pick and choose since we had already covered many cognates. It helped my non-native-English speakers get some much-needed practice seeing and hearing cognates in a different way than I had imagined so far. It seemed to help them a lot!

  211. Yelitza Cruz –

    Great resource for beginning of the school year!

  212. Rosalva A. –

    Great resource, just wish the word search would have the words in both english and spanish.

  213. Amy C. –

    This is awesome especially for my ESL students

  214. Stephanie Portillo –

    This is a great resource and I cannot wait to share it with my students! Muchas Gracias!

  215. Persida C. –

    Very Good Resource! Thank you !

  216. Alexandra K. –

    I love these! I plan to use the readings as emergency sub plans and the notes and listening activities to familiarize my class with cognates

  217. Easy Español –

    Thank you!

  218. Lisa M. –

    looking forward to using some of these activities for sub work!!! THANK YOU!!!

  219. Jordan M. –

    Thank you, thank you, thank you! What an awesome way to navigate those first few days with middle schoolers. Plus, we have a couple days where some of the students are in our classes longer than other students (inconvenient) but this way they aren’t really missing new instruction and they should be able to hop right in. ¡MIL GRACIAS!

  220. La clase de Sra D –

    Perfect for the beginning of 7th grade! I love your lessons because are so similar to how I teach and they are such time savers!

  221. Elizabeth B. –

    Great way to get my 7th graders to start using the target language.

  222. Garcia’s Electives –

    Excellent resource!!! I know I will use this every year.

  223. Brock S. –

    A great way to start the year and build confidence for complete beginners. Thanks!

  224. Beatriz Coronado –

    I am happy I got this bundle! It includes variety of activities that will be enough for more than one class session and provides comprehensible readings 🙂

  225. Maria Mercedes Ortola Ramon –

    Love it! Such a wonderful resource with a variety of activities!!!

  226. Mi tiendita hispana –

    Excited to use this with my students!

  227. Yvette M. –

    This unit is amazing. It guides you step by step on what to day every day and the students love the activity. Such a life saver!

  228. Joshua T. –

    Can’t wait to use this with Spanish 1!

  229. Feliz Language Learning –

    Great resource

  230. DARA R. –

    I am planning on using this fantastic bundle on my first week back to school. Thanks for putting this together!!

  231. Terri N. –

    Hoping to use this great set of activities the first weeks of school. Thanks for your products!

  232. Brittnee G. –

    One week of pre planned lessons to teach Cognates

  233. Karina C. –

    This will be my first unit of MS this year! Gracias!!

  234. gizelle A. –

    Love this. Will use for the first week of school

  235. Guadalupe C. –

    I’m excited to use this for my 1st year teaching Spanish.

  236. Marina B. –

    I am excited to use this at the beginning of the school year to boost my students’ confidence in learning another language.

    • Ashley Mikkelsen –

      Woohoo! It is perfect for that confidence building and a great way to start the year. I’m really glad you like it!

  237. Sr de Zaragoza –

    I love that it is ready to use!

  238. Maritza Howland –

    LOVE this packet. The corre en circulos is a great tool because it is easy for beginners and that motivates them to try harder. The readings were also perfect for beginners.

  239. Srta Da Silva –

    Great back to school activity especially for students just starting out in Spanish!

  240. Elizabeth B. –

    First week of school managed! Thank you for a great resource that will be useful for levels 1 and 2!

  241. Tabbatha Higginbotham –

    AWESOMENESS! Can’t wait to use this next year!!!

  242. Brittany N. –

    Nice little intro to cognates.

  243. Sam Matherson –

    Thank you!

  244. gina R. –

    Great material to start cognates!

  245. Cameron B. –

    I loved the different types of activities that you provided!

  246. Mercedes C. –

    IT WAS NICE.

  247. Cherin G. –

    This was great for the first few days of school.

  248. Jennifer H. –

    These were excellent activities to start off first year students. Love them!

  249. Casey G. –

    Great resource! Thank you! The students are less nervous after see similar words!

  250. Theresa F. –

    Whenever I give my students a reading activity, the first thing I tell them to do is to highlight the cognates. These are great activities for the students to see how many words are so similar between Spanish and English.

  251. Jennifer Babbitt –

    This was a great resource to start the year with my Spanish 1 kids! Showing them that they already know some Spanish gave them confidence to learn even more. Thanks!

  252. ESL Village –

    thank you

  253. Christina C. –

    Several engaging activities that helped make my Spanish 1 students feel successful in the first week!

  254. mi querencia –

    Thank you!

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