Description
Bring movement and communication into your classroom with this Spanish La Tomatina Running Dictation Activity. Students practice reading, writing, speaking, and listening in Spanish while learning about the famous La Tomatina festival in Buñol, Spain.
This interactive activity gets students out of their seats and communicating in Spanish as they work together to read, remember, and record sentences. Running dictations are a great way to build comprehension and collaboration while reinforcing high-frequency structures in the target language.
The sentences included are written in comprehensible Spanish and introduce students to the cultural celebration of La Tomatina, making it a perfect addition to a Spain culture lesson, festival unit, or sub plan.
This resource is low prep — just print, cut, and go!
What’s Included
- ✅ 15 comprehensible sentences about La Tomatina
- ✅ Running dictation sentence cards for classroom movement
- ✅ 5 different student recording sheet versions for differentiation
- ✅ Student worksheets with space to record sentences
- ✅ Visual-based versions for additional comprehension support
- ✅ High-frequency Spanish verbs and structures such as:
- ⭐ es
- ⭐ ocurre
- ⭐ usa
- ⭐ tiran
- ⭐ llevan
- ⭐ hay
- ⭐ fue
- ⭐ limpian
- ⭐ dura
- ⭐ tienen
Why Teachers Love It
- ⭐ Gets students moving and engaged
- ⭐ Reinforces reading, listening, writing, and speaking
- ⭐ Introduces Spanish culture through La Tomatina festival
- ⭐ Encourages teamwork and communication
- ⭐ Easy to implement with low prep materials
Great For
- ✔ speaking activities
- ✔ cultural lessons about Spain
- ✔ stations
- ✔ fast finishers
- ✔ review days
- ✔ sub plans
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