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I'm Jon. I've taught high school Spanish in Kinnelon, New Jersey for twenty years. Everything here is something I hand my own students. Print it tonight, teach it tomorrow.
built for the morning you wake up sick at 6am
Press play: El partido de Messi
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22 things fit.
Novice Mid–High
GratisDramatización en parejaA sub plan kids run themselves, using the vocab already in their binder. Zero prep.Sub Plan6 pagesNovice Mid
$7Me Gusta con MessiOne class period on gustar. Kids who don't care about Spanish suddenly care about Messi.Single Lesson7 pagesIntermediate Mid–High
$22La NomofobiaFour days on phone addiction: a real article, the subjunctive, and a campaign they design.Mini-Unit14 pagesIntermediate Mid–High
$12Los MandatosTú, usted and negative commands in 6 to 10 days. Pacing and rubrics are done, the activities are yours.Grammar Pack24 pagesIntermediate Low
$14DOPs + IOPsDirect and indirect object pronouns taught as one system instead of two disconnected chapters.Grammar Pack28 pagesNovice High
$18Argentina Country PackTango, Messi, Cortázar, asado, voseo. An Argentina thread you pull all year.Country Pack32 pagesNovice High
$12Autoevaluación, in SpanishCan-do self-checks and project debriefs, all in Spanish. Use them once or twice a unit.Methodology Pack22 pagesAdvanced
$16AI Ethics in SpanishFive days of AP-level talk about ChatGPT, bias and academic integrity. All in Spanish.Mini-Unit18 pagesNovice Low
$14Back-to-School Night PackParent-night handouts and slides for Spanish 1 through AP, ready for September.Methodology Pack26 pagesNovice Mid
$24Backward Design for World LanguagesThe textbook chapter is not the unit. Six unit templates, one for every ACTFL level.Methodology Pack17 pagesNovice Mid
$30Integrated Performance AssessmentSix ready-to-give IPAs from Novice Mid up, with four rubrics.Methodology Pack22 pagesNovice Mid
$24Error Correction PackSeven correction sheets and a journal-corrections system that fits in 30 minutes.Methodology Pack22 pagesAP
$35Las familias y las comunidadesTwenty days on family across México, Argentina and Spain, in all three modes.Unit28 pagesAP
$22AP Free Response PackAll four AP free-response tasks. 12 prompts, 4 rubrics, 4 model responses.Assessment22 pagesAP
$20AP / IB Listening PackSix AP listening worksheets, one per theme, plus IB Individual Oral templates.Assessment18 pagesAP
$35La ciencia y la tecnologíaTwenty days on sustainability, social media and nomofobia, ending in a campaña viral.Unit28 pagesAP
$20AP Cultural Comparison PackAP Task 4 drill. Eight prompts, two 5/5 model responses, 12 sentence frames.Assessment18 pagesNovice Mid
$28Hispanic Heritage MonthFive days for Sept 15 to Oct 15. Famous figures, music, food and traditions, led by student questions.Unit28 pagesNovice Mid
$18Día de los MuertosThree days on Mexico's most misunderstood holiday. Ofrenda project, no Halloween conflation.Mini-Unit18 pagesAP
$15IB & AP Rubric PackEditable IB and AP rubrics for speaking and writing. Drop into Google Classroom and grade.Rubric Pack12 pagesAP
$197AP Spanish StarterA full year of AP Spanish. 36 weekly micro-units across all six themes.Year-Long220 pagesNovice High
$12Coco Movie GuideTasks for before, during and after Coco, built around student inquiry.Movie Guide16 pages
GratisDramatización en parejaA sub plan kids run themselves, using the vocab already in their binder. Zero prep.Sub Plan6 pagesNovice Mid$7Me Gusta con MessiOne class period on gustar. Kids who don't care about Spanish suddenly care about Messi.Single Lesson7 pagesIntermediate Mid–High$22La NomofobiaFour days on phone addiction: a real article, the subjunctive, and a campaign they design.Mini-Unit14 pagesIntermediate Mid–High$12Los MandatosTú, usted and negative commands in 6 to 10 days. Pacing and rubrics are done, the activities are yours.Grammar Pack24 pagesIntermediate Low$14DOPs + IOPsDirect and indirect object pronouns taught as one system instead of two disconnected chapters.Grammar Pack28 pagesNovice High$18Argentina Country PackTango, Messi, Cortázar, asado, voseo. An Argentina thread you pull all year.Country Pack32 pagesNovice High$12Autoevaluación, in SpanishCan-do self-checks and project debriefs, all in Spanish. Use them once or twice a unit.Methodology Pack22 pagesAdvanced$16AI Ethics in SpanishFive days of AP-level talk about ChatGPT, bias and academic integrity. All in Spanish.Mini-Unit18 pagesNovice Low$14Back-to-School Night PackParent-night handouts and slides for Spanish 1 through AP, ready for September.Methodology Pack26 pagesNovice Mid$24Backward Design for World LanguagesThe textbook chapter is not the unit. Six unit templates, one for every ACTFL level.Methodology Pack17 pagesNovice Mid$30Integrated Performance AssessmentSix ready-to-give IPAs from Novice Mid up, with four rubrics.Methodology Pack22 pagesNovice Mid$24Error Correction PackSeven correction sheets and a journal-corrections system that fits in 30 minutes.Methodology Pack22 pagesAP$35Las familias y las comunidadesTwenty days on family across México, Argentina and Spain, in all three modes.Unit28 pagesAP$22AP Free Response PackAll four AP free-response tasks. 12 prompts, 4 rubrics, 4 model responses.Assessment22 pagesAP$20AP / IB Listening PackSix AP listening worksheets, one per theme, plus IB Individual Oral templates.Assessment18 pagesAP$35La ciencia y la tecnologíaTwenty days on sustainability, social media and nomofobia, ending in a campaña viral.Unit28 pagesAP$20AP Cultural Comparison PackAP Task 4 drill. Eight prompts, two 5/5 model responses, 12 sentence frames.Assessment18 pagesNovice Mid$28Hispanic Heritage MonthFive days for Sept 15 to Oct 15. Famous figures, music, food and traditions, led by student questions.Unit28 pagesNovice Mid$18Día de los MuertosThree days on Mexico's most misunderstood holiday. Ofrenda project, no Halloween conflation.Mini-Unit18 pagesAP$15IB & AP Rubric PackEditable IB and AP rubrics for speaking and writing. Drop into Google Classroom and grade.Rubric Pack12 pagesAP$197AP Spanish StarterA full year of AP Spanish. 36 weekly micro-units across all six themes.Year-Long220 pagesNovice High$12Coco Movie GuideTasks for before, during and after Coco, built around student inquiry.Movie Guide16 pagesescucha
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El partido de Messi
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La llamada de la abuela
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Mi primer día
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