The Comprehensible Classroom | 20 latinos notables

This product contains very simple biographies in Spanish of 23 notable latinos in the US (originally, 20- but 3 have been added). Each biography lists:

the profession of the person,
where they are from (state if from the US or country if born outside the US),
and to which Spanish-speaking country the person or their family is from.

In the case that the person’s profession is not a Spanish-English cognate, a translation of the profession is provided on the slide (ex: abogado - lawyer).

How to use this resource

The product contains suggested uses. My personal recommendation is to post the biographies throughout the school and use as a school-wide BINGO game. Using it as a school-wide activity will draw attention to Hispanic Heritage Month and serve as a recruiting tool for your program. Students that are not already in your classes will be amazed at how much they can understand in Spanish without ever having taken a class because the short readings are almost entirely written with cognates and proper nouns!

What is included

The product also contains 40 unique 5x5 BINGO cards with descriptions in English that match the biographies.

Both full-color and Blackline versions of each biography are included. The product is a downloadable PDF that contains a clickable link to a Google Drive folder that houses Slides versions of all biographies as well as fixed PDFs, plus all resources for the Bingo game.