A recent survey found that for every hour of teaching, we spend another hour planning and grading. To help you save time and energy on planning your Spanish classes, I’ve rounded up 13 amazing resources—most of them free to use.
With these Spanish teaching resources, preparing engaging classes will be a breeze.
This website has so many interesting resources and tools for teaching. It’s worth spending some time discovering all it has to offer.
It’s really well organized, with everything linked together. For example, if you choose to browse PowerPoints on Spanish adjectives, it will also take you to lesson plans, worksheets and handouts that you could use in that same lesson.
This website has loads of resources linked to the most common textbooks and exam boards. Just search the full collection of resources by entering the keyword “Spanish,” or choose the level first and then search for Spanish resources for that level.
My favorite feature is that the website works like a social network, so if you find someone whose resources you really like, you can follow them and keep an eye on their new resources.
Light Bulb Languages has a great compilation of activities and combines different topics with language learning. For example, students can learn about the planets while practicing their Spanish.
The website has been smartly organized so you can find whatever you’re looking for, from audio files for listening practice to puzzles and games for vocabulary.
TodoELE is another one of those websites that offers a bit of everything. You can find lessons based on cinema and literature, spelling exercises, grammar activities and much more.
Many of the resources include a level indicator plus ready-to-use lesson plans and materials, making your job easier and providing variety for your students.
This website offers grammar worksheets that are well-organized, and attractive and include a clear explanation at the beginning.
You’ll no longer have to spend hours creating your own worksheets for class. Just find one on the topic you’re teaching, download and print it and you’re ready to go!
This site has activities on many topics, organized by different abilities. It’s really useful for teaching vocabulary and includes games and audio to practice pronunciation.
You can print the tests or worksheets and have students complete them at home, then go over them together in class. You can also have them watch videos or play games for more practice outside the classroom.
FluentU is a unique language-learning platform that uses authentic Spanish videos to teach different aspects of the language in an engaging, immersive way.
FluentU takes authentic videos—like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks—and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.
You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download the iOS app or Android app.
While you could easily build an in-class lesson around a FluentU video, the online Spanish immersion platform provides students with engaging at-home practice, with new videos being added all the time!
I love to use this website in my Spanish Culture Club. Articles are in both English and Spanish, which proves very useful when preparing differentiated reading activities.
It covers many aspects of Spanish culture such as Spanish food, sports, music, artists and films. It also has a handy calendar with all the different fiestas for each month, so you can celebrate with your students!
This comprehensive digital library is dedicated to Spanish-language literature, culture, and heritage. It offers an extensive collection of books, articles, essays and multimedia resources, showcasing the richness and diversity of Spanish and Latin American literature.
Many texts are available in PDF, so you can print and use them in class. It has a great section of poems and stories for kids, and some of the masterpieces of Spanish literature for adults.
Ciudad Seva is another online library that I find really useful when looking for resources for adults or secondary students. It’s my go-to place for finding poems, but it also has a vast collection of plays, essays, novels and short stories.
With its user-friendly interface and diverse literary content, this is a valuable resource if you want to immerse your students in Spanish literature and use the works of renowned authors to inspire them.
BBC’s free Spanish language resources are great for beginner to intermediate students.
The site includes activities for a wide range of language skills, including phonics for pronunciation, videos that teach about Spanish culture and games to reinforce vocabulary. The activities are interactive and engaging and are sure to add more excitement to your Spanish lessons.
Primary Resources is simple to use and provides great PowerPoint presentations and activities for a wide range of topics. The resources on the website are organized by topic, so it’s easy to find what you need.
It also includes the name of the teachers that shared the documents. This saves time because once you find some resources you like, you can check out other resources created by the same person.
This resource offers a variety of printable activities and worksheets, free of charge and well organized!
Take a look at the resources on the story “Dear Zoo.” Primary kids love storytelling, and this one is great for six to eight-year-olds with lots of interesting activities to go with it. I tried this last year and my students even wrote and illustrated their own version of the story!
Use these resources as a base, and then build up a solid bank of ideas and activities you can adapt to different topics or lessons.
This will save time in lesson planning and during class, as you’ll have premade materials and activities with clear instructions.
Enjoy your newfound free time!
And One More Thing…
If you've made it this far that means you probably enjoy learning Spanish with engaging material and will then love FluentU.
Other sites use scripted content. FluentU uses a natural approach that helps you ease into the Spanish language and culture over time. You’ll learn Spanish as it’s actually spoken by real people.
FluentU has a wide variety of videos, as you can see here:
FluentU brings native videos within reach with interactive transcripts. You can tap on any word to look it up instantly. Every definition has examples that have been written to help you understand how the word is used. If you see an interesting word you don’t know, you can add it to a vocab list.
Review a complete interactive transcript under the Dialogue tab, and find words and phrases listed under Vocab.
Learn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentU’s robust learning engine. Swipe left or right to see more examples of the word you’re on.
The best part is that FluentU keeps track of the vocabulary that you’re learning, and gives you extra practice with difficult words. It'll even remind you when it’s time to review what you’ve learned. Every learner has a truly personalized experience, even if they’re learning with the same video.
