Spanish · Grades 9 to 12

Spanish 2 SEL activities

36 ready to use activities that teach Spanish 2 content and build one Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skill, about 20 minutes each.

Matched to textbook chapters: Auténtico 2, Realidades 2, Senderos 2, EntreCulturas 2.

Mi escuela, mi rutina

• ¿Quién soy este año? Self-awareness · Week 1Students reintroduce themselves with stem changing verbs and write one thing they want from this year.
• Nunca, siempre, a veces Self-management · Week 2Using "siempre" and "nunca", students notice all or nothing thinking about school and soften it with "a veces".
• Las reglas que nos cuidan Responsible decision-making · Week 3Students compare school rules in Mexico and California and decide which class agreements protect everyone fairly.
• Tan fuerte como tú Self-awareness · Week 4Students compare their activities without comparing their worth, using "tan como" to see strengths side by side.
• ¿A quién conoces? Relationship skills · Week 5Students use "conocer" for people and "saber" for skills to interview a classmate about a talent they did not know.
• Mi rutina, mi energía Self-management · Week 6Students narrate their morning routine with reflexive verbs and add one small habit that helps them start the day calm.
• Lo que soy y cómo estoy Self-awareness · Week 7"Ser" and "estar" show students that a hard day, "estoy triste", is a state and not who they are, "soy fuerte".
• Lo nuestro Relationship skills · Week 8Students use "nuestro" to describe shared classroom spaces and agree on how to care for what belongs to everyone.
• ¿Qué compraste y por qué? Responsible decision-making · Week 9Students narrate a past purchase in the preterite and reflect on whether a feeling or a need made the decision.

Mi comunidad y mi niñez

• Este estilo es mío Social awareness · Week 10In "a mercado" role play, students notice how clothing expresses identity and comment on each other's style with respect.
• ¿Adónde fuiste ayer? Self-awareness · Week 11Students tell where they went yesterday with "fui" and name one moment when they felt good.
• Lo hice por ti Relationship skills · Week 12Students use direct object pronouns to describe favors they did for family, "lo hice", and practice thanking people out loud.
• ¿Cómo se va? Social awareness · Week 13Giving and following directions around Indio, students practice checking that the listener understood before moving on.
• ¡Ten cuidado! Responsible decision-making · Week 14Students write irregular "tú" commands for walking and driving safety and decide which advice they would actually follow.
• Estoy aprendiendo Self-management · Week 15The present progressive lets students describe skills they are still building, "estoy aprendiendo", instead of skills they lack.
• Cuando era niño Self-awareness · Week 16Students describe what they were like as children in the imperfect and notice which parts of that child still live in them.
• Las historias de mis abuelos Social awareness · Week 17Students imagine childhood in the old Coachella Valley from an elder's point of view and write interview questions with le for a grandparent.
• Reflexión del semestre Self-awareness · Week 18Students use the preterite and imperfect to look back on the semester and name how they have grown as learners.

Celebraciones, héroes y emociones

• Nos ayudábamos Relationship skills · Week 19Students use reciprocal "nos" to describe how friends and family used to help each other and name who they can count on now.
• Celebramos juntos Social awareness · Week 20Comparing "Las Posadas", "Día de los Reyes", and Coachella Valley celebrations, students learn how others make meaning of holidays.
• Nos saludábamos con un abrazo Relationship skills · Week 21Students compare greeting customs across Latin America and practice asking what kind of greeting someone is comfortable with.
• Un acto heroico Social awareness · Week 22Students narrate a real or imagined rescue story and recognize that everyday heroes often feel afraid and act anyway.
• Oí, leí, creí Responsible decision-making · Week 23Students contrast "creí" and "leí" to separate what they believed from what they actually read in a news report.
• Un accidente Self-management · Week 24Students role play a clinic visit after an accident and practice calm breathing before explaining what happened.
• ¿Qué estabas haciendo? Self-awareness · Week 25Students describe what they were doing when a strong emotion arrived and notice what that emotion was telling them.
• El partido Self-management · Week 26Retelling "a fútbol" match, students describe how players "se enojaron" or "se calmaron" and plan their own reset after a loss.
• Me puse nervioso Self-management · Week 27Students use "ponerse" to name how emotions show up in the body and pair each warning sign with one calming step.

Comida, viajes y deseos

• Me interesa, me molesta Social awareness · Week 28Students share what interests and bothers them in movies and practice respecting opinions that differ from their own.
• ¿Qué has logrado? Self-management · Week 29Students list what they have already achieved in Spanish with the present perfect and set one goal they have not reached yet.
• En la cocina Relationship skills · Week 30Following a family recipe in pairs, students give kind negative commands and fix misunderstandings without blame.
• Se prepara con cariño Social awareness · Week 31Learning how "dátiles", tamales, and mole "se preparan" in the valley and in Mexico, students honor the hands behind the food.
• Al aire libre Responsible decision-making · Week 32Students write "ustedes" commands for a Joshua Tree hike that keep the group safe and protect the desert.
• Por la comunidad Responsible decision-making · Week 33Using "por" to explain reasons, students choose one action they will take "por la comunidad" and explain why it matters to them.
• Espero que tengas un buen viaje Relationship skills · Week 34Students write wishes for a classmate with "espero que" and practice giving encouragement in Spanish.
• Es importante que te cuides Responsible decision-making · Week 35Students give advice for a trip to Oaxaca with "es importante que" and weigh which choices protect their wellbeing.
• Hasta luego, no adiós Relationship skills · Week 36Students write thank you notes in Spanish to classmates and wish them well with "quiero que" for next year.

RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.