Spanish 1 - Gender and Definite & Indefinite Articles - Worksheets and Notes

🇪🇸 Spanish Gender and Articles | Definite & Indefinite Articles Notes, Worksheets & Activities

Help your students master gender and definite/indefinite articles in Spanish with this complete collection of notes, worksheets, and hands-on activities! Perfect for Spanish 1, this bundle introduces your students to the concept of grammatical gender and article agreement in a clear, structured, and engaging way.

This resource includes editable notes, guided practice worksheets, and interactive sorting activities, making it easy to differentiate instruction and reinforce learning for every student in your classroom.

✅ What’s Included

⭐ Notes (in 3 formats):

• PowerPoint: ready-to-teach slides for classroom instruction
• Fill-in-the-Blank Notes (PDF): guided notetaking format for students to follow along as you teach
• Completed Notes (PDF): perfect for absent students or for accommodations

Topics covered:

• What gender is in Spanish grammar
• How to determine a noun’s gender
• Rules and exceptions for masculine and feminine nouns
• Definite and indefinite articles (el, la, los, las / un, una, unos, unas)
• Matching articles to nouns in gender and number

⭐ 7 Practice Worksheets:

A progression of scaffolded practice to move students from basic recognition to mastery:

1. Gender Identification: Identify patterns in noun endings and determine gender (regular, irregular, and rule-breaking nouns).
2. 2–4. Article Matching: Three levels of difficulty for choosing the correct article (from regular endings to irregular and exception nouns).
3. Article Chart Practice: Fill in article charts and apply rules to real examples.
4. Mixed Review: Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and noun categorization.
5. Guided Reasoning Practice: Step-by-step activity where students decide the correct article by identifying gender and number.

⭐ 2 Interactive Matching Activities:

• Activity 1: Sort 24 nouns into masculine and feminine categories.
• Activity 2: Sort 24 nouns into boxes based on gender and number (singular/plural).
• Fun, tactile practice ideal for partners, stations, or interactive notebooks!

💡 Answer Keys Included

Every worksheet and activity includes a complete answer key for easy grading and reference.

🧠 Perfect For

• Spanish 1 or middle school Spanish
• Interactive notebooks
• Grammar introduction and review
• Sub plans, independent practice, or homework
• Differentiation and scaffolding

Format: Printable PDF + PowerPoint

Level: Novice-Low to Novice-Mid (Spanish 1)

Pages: 40+ printable and editable resources