Looking for meaningful summer writing prompts in Spanish that your students will actually enjoy? Whether you’re wrapping up the school year or teaching summer school, it can be hard to find Spanish-language resources that are both rigorous and fun. That’s exactly why I created this set of 30 “¿Qué prefieres?” prompts—designed for bilingual and dual language classrooms to get your students thinking, speaking, and writing in Spanish, all while keeping the mood light and playful.
These summer writing prompts in Spanish are ready to go on Google Slides and make a perfect addition to your end-of-year routines or summer learning plans. Each prompt is designed to spark conversation and help students practice forming opinions, explaining their reasoning, and using complete sentences—all connected to the theme of el verano.
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How to Use These Summer Writing Prompts in Spanish in Your Classroom
There are so many ways to use these summer activities in Spanish depending on your goals and your students’ needs. Here are a few of my favorite classroom-tested ideas:
1. Writing Warm-Ups
Use one slide each day as a quick daily writing prompt. Your students can respond in their journals or on a half-page graphic organizer. This routine builds fluency and helps students practice organizing their ideas in Spanish.
2. Speaking Practice
Have students turn to a partner and discuss their answers. Encourage full sentences like: “Yo prefiero ir al zoológico porque me gustan los animales.” You can even have students ask each other follow-up questions to extend the conversation.
3. Movement-Based Brain Break
Assign one side of the room to each option. Read the prompt aloud, and have students walk to the side they agree with. Then pair them up with someone who made the same choice and let them explain their reasoning. It’s a great way to break up the day while still using academic language.
4. Classroom Debates
Use a high-interest prompt to divide the class into two teams. Give each side time to brainstorm reasons for their choice, then let them share their arguments in Spanish. This is an excellent way to practice persuasive language in a low-stakes environment.
5. Bulletin Board Writing
Pick one prompt a week and turn student responses into a display. You can even pair the writing with student drawings to create a colorful and personalized el verano bulletin board.
Try 5 of These Summer Writing Prompts in Spanish
Here’s a peek at five of the 30 prompts included in the full resource:
- ¿Prefieres nadar en un lago o en una piscina?
- ¿Prefieres comer sandía todos los días o elote todos los días?
- ¿Prefieres ir a un campamento de verano o quedarte en casa a relajarte?
- ¿Prefieres pasar el verano en una isla tropical o en una casa del árbol en el bosque?
- ¿Prefieres ver fuegos artificiales o atrapar luciérnagas?
Each prompt is written in simple, student-friendly Spanish, making them perfect for intermediate bilingual learners and upper elementary immersion students. These types of questions make students pause, think, and explain—while also giving them a chance to laugh and share personal preferences.
Support Your Students with Sentence Frames and Visuals
To help your students express themselves with confidence, the full resource includes printable sentence starts and a Spanish graphic organizer. These supports give students sentence starters like:
- Las dos opciones son divertidas, pero yo elegiría _______ porque _______.
- Recuerdo una vez que _______. Por eso elegiría _______.
- Nunca he probado _______, pero creo que sería _______ porque _______.
- _______ me recuerda a _______ y por eso lo elegiría.
By giving students these tools, you help them focus on their ideas instead of getting stuck on how to say something. That means more success, more participation, and more language growth.
Get All 30 Prompts and More
If you’re loving these ideas and want the full set, you can click here to grab the complete summer writing prompts in Spanish in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. The resource includes:
- 30 editable Google Slides with one prompt per slide
- Sentence frames in Spanish
- Spanish writing graphic organizer
- Editable rubrics for writing and speaking
- A Google Drive folder to keep everything organized and easy to access
These summer activities in Spanish are a great way to wrap up the school year or enrich your Spanish summer school curriculum. Whether you’re focused on writing, speaking, or just having fun with language, this resource gives you everything you need to keep learning going strong during el verano.
