A colourful and engaging independent research project for KS3 or KS4 Spanish, designed to develop students’ knowledge of Spanish-speaking cultures.

Students investigate a famous festival from Spain or Latin America (including La Tomatina, Las Fallas, Día de los Muertos, Inti Raymi and more) before creating a digital presentation, poster or booklet to share their findings.
The project includes:

Clear research tasks and guiding questions
Festival history, traditions and food investigations
A personal opinion section in Spanish
Spanish vocabulary challenge
UK festival comparison task
Suitable for mixed-ability classes

Skills developed:

Cultural understanding
Research and enquiry
Reading comprehension
Writing in Spanish
Presentation skills

This resource is ideal as:

An end-of-unit project
Cover work
Homework project
Independent learning task
Cultural enrichment activity
Assessment piece

Age range: 11-14 (KS3) or 14-16 (KS4)
Subject: Spanish / MFL
Resource type: Research project / Independent learning / Cultural investigation