This powerpoint presents school subjects in both Spanish and English with supporting graphics. Great review for beginning students.

The first unit in the ¡Para trabajar! series includes teacher lesson plans, school vocabulary graphics, greetings, classroom expressions, definite and indefinite articles, alphabet, sounds, gender, plurals and general rules to start a level one course. Supporting exercises and rubrics are included. It includes 28 pages of activities and text materials, a 12 class period unit.

¡Para trabajar! Unit 10 centers on the topic of transportation. It includes dialogue for riding a bus, subway, train, and purchasing an airline ticket. The graphics include modes of transportation. The grammar topics are "ir" and an introduction to "por" and "para." Teacher plans, graphics, readings, grammar explanations, student exercises, a game, and rubrics are included.

Unit 11 includes the graphics for parts of the body, common medicines and daily activities (reflexives). Reflexive verbs, doler and commands are introduced. It includes sample dialogues for accidents, doctor visits and daily routine. It contains lessons with learning modification options, graphics, games, exercises, rubrics and many visuals. Also available for sale are flashcards.

Unit 12 includes the graphics for rooms, furniture, chores and prepositions, readings comparing American and Latin homes, text materials, review exercises and rubrics. Double object pronouns, deber, necesitar, tener que and hay que are introduced. Ser and estar, ordinal numbers and commands are reviewed. It includes sample dialogues and readings about the house and dialogue using the commands and prepositions. The lesson plans offer learning modification options. Also available for sale are flashcards and a PowerPoint related to the house and furniture.

Unit 13, los animales, has graphics of farm and zoo animals. It includes chores done on the farm, a trip to the zoo, a reading on the Mexico City zoo and the progressive tense. Teacher lesson plans, readings, conversations, activities, projects, rubrics and more are included. There are separate plans for learning modifications. It's a fun unit!

¡Para trabajar! Unit 2 - Actividades includes graphics for common activities, focusing on "AR" verbs, the numbers 1 - 20, "me gusta" + activity, interrogative words, and usable dialogues. It contains the teacher lesson plans, graphics, text materials, practice exercises, and a project rubric.

¡Para trabajar! Unit 3 - The city includes colors, city buildings, city streets, numbers, arithmetic expressions, "ER" and "IR" verbs, and giving directions. It contains the teacher lesson plans, vocabulary graphics, a city map, text materials including sample dialogues, practice exercises, and a project rubric.

¡Para trabajar! Unit 4 focuses on the family, domestic animals, professions, "ser" and "estar," descriptive adjectives, and review. It contains the teacher lesson plans, vocabulary graphics, text materials with dialogues, practice exercises, a game, and a project rubric.

¡Para trabajar! Unit 5 includes the weather expressions, tener idioms, months, days of the week, seasons, and dates. There are many graphics. Also included is a teacher plan, text materials, practice exercises, a long term project, and a conversation project with rubric. The grammar topics are: tener, hacer, possessive adjectives, de, and review.

¡Para trabajar! Unit 6 - La ropa includes the teacher lesson plans for both academic and learning modified students, vocabulary graphics, text materials, exercises, readings, and rubrics. Topics are shopping for clothes, reflexive verbs, converting money, stem changing verbs, ordinal numbers, and special clothing from Hispanic countries. Review topics are time and numbers.

¡Para trabajar! Unit 7 contains graphics for sports, musical instruments and related vocabulary. The unit plan includes teacher lesson plans, both for academic classes and those with learning modifications, text materials, exercises, and project rubrics. Gramatical structures include jugar / tocar and stem changing verbs (ue) with emphasis on poder and jugar. Readings discuss soccer, bullfighting, Latin music, and tunas.

¡Para trabajar! Unit 8 consists of 40 pages of great activities about shopping. It includes the teacher lesson plan (for academic and non-academic students), vocabulary graphics on food, text materials, exercises, readings, conversations, a recipe, rubric, and game. The materials deal with shopping, negotiating, food vocabulary, conocer, saber, costar, saint's day, and paella.

Ir a comer includes additional graphics of foods, meals, place settings, an extension of Unit 8. The vocabulary involves reading menus, restaurant conversation and food ordering. The verbs "traer," "poner," "servir," and "querer" are featured along with the expression "me gustaría." Indirect object pronouns are included, especially as related to "me encanta" and "me falta." A few common prepositions and prepositional pronouns are included. You will find teacher lesson plans with modified plans to accomodate different learning styles, text materials, exercises, games, readings, and rubrics.

15 speaking rubrics for beginners include a variety of topics, a conversion chart, clear directions, flexibility, and can be reproduced instantly. Topics, such as weather, clothing, health, sports, activities, eating out, and many more, can be used with any textbook.

La Familia unit plan for beginners includes the lesson plan, graphics for overhead transparencies or flashcards, rubrics, and exercises. Grammar topics include: tener, ser, regular verbs, possessive adjectives, descriptive adjectives, and gustar.

¡Para viajar! La educación Unidad 1 includes classroom graphics and expressions to help you review and keep your class immersed in Spanish. It starts with a review of level one: articles, gender, making plurals, subject pronouns and classroom expressions and objects. Then it expands into a comparison of the American and Spanish schools and schedules. It includes a long list of school subjects. There are readings, dialogues and comprehension questions. The unit culminates in a cultural reading on Spain with maps and rubrics. Exercises, projects and a board game round out the 40 page unit. Suggestions for learning differences are made in the dual-lesson plan format. This is the first unit of the intermediate ¡Para viajar! online textbook.

¡Para viajar! "El aeropuerto Unidad 3" includes air travel graphics and expressions to help you review and increase useable vocabulary. It starts with a review of level one vocabulary, the personal "a," "ir," stem changing verbs and reflexsive verbs. It includes a presentation of exchanging money, immigration and customs. There are readings, dialogues, rubrics and comprehension questions. The unit culminates in a cultural reading on the Dominican Republic with maps, flag, recipe and a reading on music. Exercises and projects round out the 40 page unit. Suggestions for learning differences are made in the dual-lesson plan format. This is the third unit of the intermediate ¡Para viajar! online textbook.

This unit includes travel vocabulary, travel agency dialogues, future and conditional tenses, cultural information and more. A project rubric in included for speaking and writing practice.

The Subjunctive and Household Chores An introductory look at the subjunctive in noun clauses helps the student understand this basic usage. It gives thorough explanation, exercises, and vocabulary related to household chores. Students practice giving directions using the subjunctive and chores.

The Education unit reviews classroom objects and contains the graphics. It includes an article by an English teacher in Spain that compares high school in the United States and Spain. Students fill out a comparison chart in Spanish. A typical school schedule is featured and a list of school subjects. This is a great review of beginning units as well as expanding the topic for the intermediate level.

An intermediate unit plan, GEOGRAPHY AND WEATHER includes a reading and maps on Spain, weather expressions and symbols, sample weather maps from Spain with exercises, quizzes, and a weather report project with rubric. Graphics can be used for flashcards, overhead transparencies, and games.

Diccionario (Learning to use the dictionary) This unit provides practice in using the abbreviations and grammatical distinctions for using the Spanish-English dictionary correctly. This helps the students eliminate the practice of "chosing the first word listed." They will learn to look for the part of speech before selecting the word.

The unit is a collection of daily activities and exercises to help the student learn and understand commands. It includes detailed explanations and a culminating project rubric.

"El Norte" is a comprehensive study unit based on the movie, "El norte." It contains lesson plans, vocabulary lists, questions, projects with rubrics, and a unit exam. The movie is a fantastic look at the Central American political upheaval as well as the difficulties illegals have crossing into the US. It offers many issues to ponder on the immigration policies.

"Como agua para chocolate" is an advanced unit plan based upon the movie. It includes comprehensive question sheets, vocabulary lists, a project rubric, a composition rubric, a unit exam and a lesson plan guide.

"Motorcycle Diaries" is a unit plan to be used with the Spanish edition of the film. It includes a teacher lesson plan, comprehensive vocabulary list, extensive interpretative questions, a writing project with rubric and a debate project with rubric. Questions are set up to aid student understanding of native speakers. The movie is a super study of Che Guevara. Resources include great references about Che and the Cuban revolution. (You will need to purchase the film. It is also recommended to purchase the film "Fidel.") This file is very large, if you cannot download it, contact us at mescharf@companerascreativas.com.

"Con ganas de triunfar" is an advanced unit plan based upon the Spanish version of the film, "Stand and Deliver." It is a great way to start the year off with an AP class and offers dubbed native speakers for students to hone their listening skills. It includes teacher lesson plans, extensive vocabulary lists, comprehensive questions, a speaking rubric, and an AP style composition rubric.

"Historia de una escalera" is a unit plan based upon Buero Vallejo's play. It includes a teacher lesson plan, detailed vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, a writing rubric and an exam. Students enjoy this play, it's short and deals with themes that are familiar to them.

"Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios" is a unit plan based upon the Pedro Almodóvar film by the same title. The unit includes teacher lesson plans, a comprehensive list of vocabulary words, listening comprehension questions, a rubric for a composition with an organizational web, a rubric for a round table debate and an exam. It's a fun movie for advanced students.

The preterite and imperfect is a cooperative learning unit plan that leads the students through a series of projects and exercises of discovery. Through group practice, discussion, and teaching they will gain insight into the differences. It includes a fun project with rubrics and a test.

"Milagro Beanfield War" is a unit plan to be used with the Spanish edition of the film. It includes a teacher lesson plan, comprehensive vocabulary list, extensive interpretative questions, and an exam. Questions are set up to aid student understanding of native speakers. The movie is a great study of the problems faced by Chicanos in the Southwest. (You will need to purchase the film.)

Día de los Muertos (Oct issues Lecciones Inst.) This is a collection of projects, games, lesson plans, readings, exercises and vocabulary masters for el Día de los Muertos. You will find 41 pages of unique and varied activities to liven up all levels of Spanish classes.

An intermediate cultural unit, Cuba includes the lesson plans, a reading on Cuba's history, a reading on José Martí, a recipe, map with rubric, questions on the readings, vocabulary lists, flag, a poem, project, several pictures, and an interdiciplinary listening comprehension activity.

The sports flashcards include 24 graphics of the major sports. It follows the vocabulary of ¡Para trabajar! Unidad 7, but will go with any unit on sports in any textbook. Use a color printer for the best results.

These flashcards include musical instruments, musical groups and typical Hispanic instruments, 24 in all. This vocabulary goes with ¡Para trabajar! Unidad 7 or use them with other textbooks. Simply copy them with a color printer and glue them on construction paper.

Make your own flashcards from 5 x 8 colored graphics of common Christmas objects. They include decorations for the house and tree, Santa's world and religious objects . Use the graphics for games too. Simply copy them on cardstock or on plain paper (glue them to large index cards or construction paper.)

Flashcards ¡Para trabajar! Unit 1 consist of classroom commands. Create the language necessary for your class to use Spanish only. Use them as flashards or hang them on the wall or as mobiles in your classroom as a reminder "no inglés"! Copy them with a good printer, cut in strips and glue to cardstock or construction paper. Instant flashcards!

Flashcards ¡Para trabajar! Unit 10 consist of pictures of modes of transportation. They include busses, subway, train, car, horse, etc. The graphics are the same as in Unit 10 El transporte. Copy them with a color printer, cut in half and glue to cardstock or construction paper. Instant flashcards!

Flashcards ¡Para trabajar! Unit 11 consist of pictures of the parts of the body and medicines. They include parts of the body, pills, doctor, thermometers, etc. The graphics are the same as in Unit 11 La salud. Copy them with a color printer, cut in half and glue to cardstock or construction paper. Instant flashcards!

Flashcards ¡Para trabajar! Unit 12 consist of pictures related to the house.They include the rooms and the furniture of the bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, dining room, office and living room. The graphics are the same as in Unit 12 La casa. Copy them with a color printer, cut in half and glue to cardstock or construction paper. Instant flashcards! Additional backup is the PowerPoint, La casa.

5x8 color graphics of common domestic animals and farm articles. A barn, corral, wheelbarrow, to milk, pig are a few of the many graphics in this packet. Items match the master graphics in ¡Para trabajar! Unidad 13, Los animales. The teacher simply prints them on a color printer, cuts them in half and glues them to cardstock of 5x8 index cards.

This packet of flashcards includes common African and North American wild animals. Graphics fit on 5x8 index cards or cardstock and are in full color. Simply cut the sheets in half and glue to the cardstock. These flashcards go with the zoo graphics in ¡Para trabajar! Unidad 13 Los animales.

Flashcards ¡Para trabajar! Unit 8 consist of pictures of food. They include selected fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, pastries, bread, beverages and tableware. The graphics are the same as in Unit 8 Ir de compras. Copy them with a color printer, cut in half and glue to cardstock or construction paper. Instant flashcards!

Flashcards ¡Para trabajar! Unit 8 consist of pictures of stores. They include fruit, meat, seafood, pastries, bread, jewelery, bookstore, etc. There are blank pages for you to customize your set to your textbook. The graphics are the same as in Unit 8 Ir de compras. Copy them with a color printer, cut in half and glue to cardstock or construction paper. Instant flashcards!

With a pair of scissors, file folder, glue stick, you can put this board game together and it fits in your filing cabinet! It includes the board and card orignials in vivid color. Graphics include food, stores, and "desafíos." Questions relate to shopping and food items. Make four copies so your class can be divided up into groups. Use colored pen caps and one die to complete the game. It goes perfectly with ¡Para trabajar! Unidad 8 Ir de compras.

A collection of December issues of Lecciones Instantáneas, there are 5 lessons for beginners: The Angel, The Stocking, A Scavenger Hunt and Tree, The Piñata, and a bulletin board. There are 5 intermediate lessons: The Virgen of Guadalupe, Christmas in Mexico, El Aguinaldo, a skit, and New Toys of the Year. There are 5 advanced lessons: Rosca de Reyes, Christmas in Mexico, The Origen of the Piñata, Differences in Christmas in Hispanic nations, and Holiday food. There are 4 pages of Holiday graphics and directions to make your own piñata. 42 pages of lessons! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: $20.00

La casa presents vocabulary related to rooms of the house, the furniture and chores. It includes model sentences using appropriate verbs and verb conjugations. Included are exercises and a game. The presentation is supported by clear and interesting graphics. This PowerPoint supports a typical unit at any level, especially ¡Para trabajar! Unidad 12.

This power point presentation on Sports is very colorful and uses great instructional technique to review sports and sports equipment. It not only adds extra to your classroom presentation, but gives a great review to the important vocabulary students want to know about sports.

This PowerPoint presentation presents personal products in both English and Spanish with graphics. Then there is a complete explanation of how to form reflexive verbs with examples using the common personal verbs. There is also a review of forming stem-changing verbs. There is a brief quiz at the end of the presentation.

La ropa presents women's, men's, children's, and general clothing. It includes model sentences using appropriate verbs and verb conjugations. A list of adjectives and related vocabulary is included. A small quiz finishes this power point unit. It is supported by clear graphics.

La salud presents vocabulary related to the medical field and parts of the body. It includes model sentences using appropriate verbs and verb conjugations, including doler, reflexives and tener. The use of indirect object pronouns are included with doler. Lists of medical professions, medicines, medical places, symptoms and illnesses are integrated and illustrated. Included is an exercise with another slide of answers. The presentation is supported by clear and interesting graphics. This PowerPoint supports a typical unit at any level, especially ¡Para trabajar! Unidad 11.

A beginning and/or intermediate presentation of vocabulary relating to modes of transportation and relevant verbs is a great addition to your transportation unit. It also includes city/town vocabulary related to travel. There are some great pictures from the Hispanic world that reinforce the new vocabulary.

LA CORRIDA DE TOROS Y SAN FERMIN is a powerpoint presentation of bullfighting and the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Students will learn the vocabulary related to bullfighting supported by slides of the stages of a typical bullfight. Included are slides from LA FIESTA DE SAN FERMIN showing the different activities of the weeklong festival. They include scenes of Pamplona, the running of the bulls, the "encierro", the "peñas", parades, the "gigantes", dancers, food vendors and fireworks. In the unit, "España, cultura y más", you will find a reading on bullfighting that goes along with this powerpoint. Due to the size of this file, it will be mailed to you on disk.

This power point presentation parallels the unit plan, "España, cultura y más" and "Lecciones Instantáneas, Volumen 7 Número 1." It shows pictures from Madrid and major cities, art, dance, bullfighting, history and other interesting sites. Explanations are in Spanish. Due to the size of this file, it will be mailed to you on disk.

The power point descriptions are in Spanish. The pictures include slides from Santo Domingo, the Columbus lighthouse, a sugar mill, and nature scenes. It is a great additon to the Unit Plan on the Dominican. Due to the size of this file, it will be mailed to you on disk.

La República Dominican unit plan includes a brief cultural reading in Spanish on the DR with a vocabulary list, maps, map rubric, a recipe, the National Anthem, vocabulary graphics, a flag to color, pictures, and an article on music. A separate power point presentation of slides from the Dominican is also available.

España, cultura y más offers maps, flags, recipes, readings and pictures. Topics include a brief history, artists, music, dance, bullfighting, product graphics, exercises and vocabulary. This unit offers a general introduction to Spain with an interesting and stimulating group of activities.

Puerto Rico, cultura y más offers maps, flags, recipes, readings and pictures. Topics include a brief history, el coquí, music, beach graphics, exercises, vocabulary, pictures, a reading on Vieques and a project with rubric. This unit offers a general introduction to Puerto Rico with an interesting and stimulating group of activities.