Description
Use this year long bundle for calendar talk to expose students to some interesting national days AND provide them with daily comprehensible input in the target language.
Calendar Talk is a great way to provide students with comprehensible input while talking about the date, weather, emotions, and birthdays in the target language.
Did you know there are National Days for every day of the year? This resource highlights a national day for every day of the year and includes additional days. Use this calendar day resource to get more mileage out of calendar talk by chatting with students in comprehensible Spanish about a new national day every day.
Included:
- Interactive Google Slides Presentation
- Daily Routine
- Date Talk Slide
- Weather Talk Slide
- Birthday Talk
- Emotions
- Advanced Emotions
- 30+ Mini Passages about National Days
- 5 Personal Questions for Class Discussions for each National Day
- Daily Student Form – Students will record the national days and the opinions about the day. PRINT + DIGITAL
- National Day Project Activity
- 3 National Day Gallery Walk / Scavenger Hunt Activities
- National Day Calendar Talk Resource Guide
Take a closer look at this resource by clicking the preview so you can make sure this resource will work for you and your students.
Great for:
- Sub plans
- Review
- Stations activities or centers
- Classwork
- Homework
- Choice boards
What do I need?
- Access to the internet
- A Google Drive account
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Rachel Frizzell –
Helps me have a regular opening routine & I can adapt the readings for different levels easily
Michelle L. –
I like the variety, the comprehensibility, and the format. The font, however, is really difficult for my students to read, especially when shared at the front of the class — students aren’t able to tell the difference between the “a” and the “o”. I would also REALLY like if the days were from Spanish-speaking countries and for the countries to be shared on the slides in the information so that this would not only be a great reading/speaking activity but also an opportunity to learn cultural things.
La Secundaria –
Hi Michelle,
Thank you for your feedback. I’m glad you’re enjoying the variety, comprehensibility, and format of the resource.
I did want to clarify a couple of things for anyone considering the resource. This product is specifically a National Day Calendar Talk resource, and the product description outlines that the prompts are based on national and themed days throughout the year. It is not designed as a Spanish-speaking countries culture calendar.
That said, culture is not limited only to Spanish-speaking countries. These national days can still provide opportunities for students to discuss traditions, food, interests, celebrations, and everyday culture while using Spanish communicatively.
As for the font, the presentation itself is editable, so you’re welcome to change the font, size, or formatting to better meet the specific needs of your students.
I always appreciate suggestions for future resources, but I also encourage buyers to review the product based on what is included and described in the listing.
Thanks again for your feedback and support!
Jade
Sarah F. –
Knowing that this was the way I was going to start every class and the students had a clear expectation of what they needed to do on the sheets provided all through the year was GOLD to me as I was returning to Spanish this year. The students love reading and getting learning del día nacional. I also loved the levels of the exercises so that I could up the expectation each term. Amazing resource! I cannot wait to teach Spanish 1 again to come back to this.
Melissa B. –
I have used this product almost everyday in October with my Spanish 2 students. They have enjoyed it! I like that it is editable- I highlighted the glossary words. I purchased it as a fun way to practice conversation and am pleased with the results.
annie P. –
Bell work this year became much more meaningful and students are having to really put into practice the Spanish from last year they learn.
Christina Sepe –
This is a great resource for recycling the days of the week and getting kids interested in the dates and events that happen during the year.
Leigh M. –
I love this resource!!! I use it everyday. The calendar is nice to have a week/month at a glance to talk about what is coming up. The discussion slides are helpful to talk about different things at the beginning of class. I have kept using it year after year, I just update the calendar.
Holland C. –
My students LOVE this form of calendar talk. They get very excited to learn what national holiday it is and it makes each class more special and unique.
Jane C. –
I teach in a small school and teach multiple levels, often at the same time. I use this at the beginning of the hour as a large group conversation activity. The Spanish is accurate. I use it with levels 2-5.
Theresa F. –
I am so excited to have this! Our librarian has the national day posted in the library, but it is in English, and there are multiple options for one day. Now I can have the national day in Spanish and discuss in the target language.
Kristy S. –
My students loved figuring out what is special about each day. They were able to pick out cognates and make inferences while learning about what national day it was. They found this interesting and looked forward to reading these at the start of every class.
Lena M. –
This was a great tool for promoting conversation. At the start of the school year I used it with SP3 but after a couple of months of school, I was able to use it with SP1. Thank you for this calendar. I look forward to 2024.
Christine S. –
This resource is well put-together and provides lots of opportunities for discussion and input. I tried using it with my Spanish 1 classes, but some of it was a little out of reach for them. Still a great product and will use with my higher levels later! ¡Gracias!
Nichol Einsiedel –
This is an AMAZING resource! I have been doing calendar talking with kids since day 1 of Spanish 1. I needed to add/spice it up for Spanish 2 & 3. THANK YOU SO MUCH for ALL of your hardwork!
Shawn W. –
Oh my goodness! What a treasure trove! I love this so much. I am working to transition to be a teacher who provides tons of comprehensible input, and was struggling with where to start. Well…here it is! It’s got SO MUCH…but it’s also modular; if I need to skip a day, the students aren’t out-of-place. Gallery walk and sub plans are two amazing additional (included) resources. EASILY work the investment!
VERONICA C. –
Wow! This looks amazing! I’m going to use it with my JH students. Since I don’t see them everyday, I will use it only on the days that I teach them. Thanks for creating this!
Susan D. –
I love the National Day Calendar and have been using it as part of my calendar talk for years. This resource gives me scaffolded readings in Spanish and activities for the class.