El Coquí — Spanish Heritage Learner Activity Guide | Dual-Language & Native Speakers (Printable)
El coquí puertorriqueño — Activity Guide for Heritage Spanish Learners (Dual-Language / Native Speakers)
A print-and-go, all-Spanish activity unit for heritage learners. 🐸
For the students who already carry Spanish at home. This Spanish activity guide is designed especially for heritage and native speakers and dual-language / bilingual programs — honoring the Spanish students bring from home while strengthening their reading comprehension, spelling and accents (tildes), literary analysis, and cultural pride. Completely in Spanish, with a focus on identity, family, and voice.
Qué incluye / What's inside:
- Antes de leer — conexión personal
- Vocabulario y ortografía — Spanish definitions, división en sílabas,
and práctica de acentos (tildes)
- Comprensión de lectura (open-ended)
- Análisis literario — personificación y lenguaje sensorial
- Conexión cultural y familiar — interview a family member
- Escritura creativa: "El sonido de mi casa"
- Tarjetas de conversación: identidad y memoria
- Mini-investigación — El Yunque & national symbols
Great for:
- Spanish heritage and native-speaker classrooms
- Dual-language and immersion programs
- Building reading, spelling (acentos/tildes), and writing in Spanish
- Celebrating Puerto Rican and Latino culture (Hispanic Heritage Month!)
- Elementary heritage learners
A meaningful, print-and-go Spanish unit that lets heritage learners see their own stories in the classroom. Pairs with the storybook El coquí puertorriqueño. Grab the full Colección Completa to save.