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Catalina Hanckes - @catahanckes

Catalina Hanckes

Profesora bilingüe de primer ciclo con diez años de experiencia trabajando en colegio. Tengo un gran interés en crear material didáctico, interesante, entretenido y motivador para los alumnos. 
Acompáñame en esta aventura de compartir con la comunidad lo que más me gusta hacer. 
Nos vemos!! 
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Amazing animals Minibook Amazing animals Minibook Amazing animals Minibook Amazing animals Minibook Amazing animals Minibook
ProfeCoins 8
Resource type Activity
Recommended age 6 - 12 years
File information pptx, 11 pages, 11.7 MB
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Amazing Animals: Super Powers! | Fun Fact PPT for Young Learners

Get your students excited about the animal kingdom with this interactive and visually engaging PowerPoint presentation! Perfect for science, reading, or speaking activities, each slide introduces a different animal with a WOW-worthy “superpower” — from the cheetah’s blazing speed to the octopus’s incredible camouflage skills.

What’s inside:
  • 9 vibrant slides featuring animals like the cheetah, elephant, dolphin, eagle, frog, and more
  • Simple, student-friendly text ideal for ESL, early readers, or young scientists
  • A final slide with a writing prompt encouraging students to create their own “I am… I can…” animal sentence
Perfect for:
  • Whole-class presentations
  • Speaking and listening practice
  • Animal units or science centers
  • ESL and bilingual classrooms
Bring animal facts to life and spark your students’ curiosity with this fun, fact-packed resource!


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Icebreaker questions Icebreaker questions Icebreaker questions Icebreaker questions Icebreaker questions
ProfeCoins 10
Resource type Socialemotional development
Recommended age 8 - 15 years
File information pdf, 11 pages, 2.19 MB
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This resource offers a fun set of icebreaker questions designed to create a positive, trusting, and engaging classroom environment. Ideal for starting lessons, building connections, and supporting social-emotional learning in a playful way.

Includes usage instructions, printable question cards, and tips for incorporating the activity into your daily routine. Perfect for elementary classrooms, especially during the first weeks of school or morning meetings.


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Cuadro de emociones tipo Mood Meter para el aula Cuadro de emociones tipo Mood Meter para el aula
ProfeCoins 8
Resource type Socialemotional development
Recommended age 4 - 10 years
File information pdf, 3 pages, 2.93 MB
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Este recurso visual está diseñado para que los estudiantes identifiquen y expresen sus emociones de manera sencilla y divertida. Inspirado en el Mood Meter de RULER (Yale), incluye un cuadro con colores vibrantes y expresiones faciales amigables para niños pequeños. Ideal para fomentar el autocontrol emocional, la autorreflexión y el desarrollo de habilidades socioemocionales en el aula.

Perfecto para usar en rutinas diarias de entrada, rincones emocionales o actividades de auto-monitoreo.


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Preguntas Rompe Hielo Preguntas Rompe Hielo Preguntas Rompe Hielo Preguntas Rompe Hielo Preguntas Rompe Hielo
ProfeCoins 10
Resource type Activity
Recommended age 8 - 18 years
File information pdf, 11 pages, 2.16 MB
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Preguntas Rompehielo - Actividad para el Aula


¡Rompe el hielo y crea un ambiente acogedor en tu sala de clases con esta divertida colección de preguntas rompehielo! Este recurso incluye tarjetas listas para imprimir con preguntas originales, creativas y entretenidas que fomentan la participación, el pensamiento creativo y el desarrollo del lenguaje oral.


Ideal para los primeros días de clase, momentos de transición, tutorías o dinámicas grupales. Perfecto para estudiantes de educación básica, especialmente en clases de Lenguaje o habilidades socioemocionales.


Incluye:
  • Tarjetas con preguntas listas para recortar
  • Formato PDF, fácil de imprimir y usar
  • Actividades aptas para nivel primario y grupos de distintas edades


Ejemplo de pregunta:

“Si fueras un animal, ¿cuál serías y por qué?”


Despierta la curiosidad, refuerza la confianza y mejora la comunicación en tu aula. ¡Haz que cada estudiante tenga voz desde el primer día!




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Prepositions of place Prepositions of place Prepositions of place Prepositions of place Prepositions of place
ProfeCoins 10
Resource type Activity
Recommended age 6 - 13 years
File information Private link to www.canva.com
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This engaging and interactive PowerPoint presentation is designed to teach prepositions of place to young ESL students in a clear and playful way. With colorful slides and illustrated examples (e.g., “The food is on the table”), learners are encouraged to observe, respond, and practice using spatial language in context. The resource includes multiple examples for each preposition and a “Now it’s your turn” section where students complete sentences using visual prompts. Perfect for classroom instruction, online teaching, or independent practice. Ideal for preschool, kindergarten, or early elementary ESL learners.


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Trabajadores de la comunidad Trabajadores de la comunidad Trabajadores de la comunidad Trabajadores de la comunidad Trabajadores de la comunidad
ProfeCoins 8
Downloads count 1
Resource type Activity
Recommended age 4 - 10 years
File information pdf, 15 pages, 1.35 MB
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Este recurso incluye una colorida colección de imágenes tipo clip art de distintas profesiones como bomberos, policías, médicos, maestros, veterinarios, constructores y más. Incluye personajes masculinos y femeninos, con elementos característicos de cada ocupación, ideal para apoyar unidades temáticas, juegos de roles y el desarrollo de vocabulario.


Perfecto para:

  • Murales y decoración del aula
  • Actividades de lectura y escritura
  • Unidades temáticas sobre los oficios y la comunidad (preescolar y primeros grados)
  • Juegos de clasificación, asociación o dramatización


Este recurso está pensado para niños de Prekínder a 2ºBásico, y es ideal tanto para hablantes nativos como para estudiantes de español como segunda lengua.


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Coloring Community Helpers Coloring Community Helpers Coloring Community Helpers Coloring Community Helpers Coloring Community Helpers
ProfeCoins 8
Resource type Activity
Recommended age 4 - 10 years
File information pdf, 15 pages, 1.34 MB
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This versatile resource includes a colorful collection of community helper clip art featuring a variety of professions such as firefighters, police officers, doctors, teachers, vets, builders, and more. It also includes male and female characters, with diverse representations and job-specific accessories to support role-play, social studies lessons, and vocabulary development.

Perfect for:
  • Bulletin boards and classroom displays
  • Literacy and writing prompts
  • Community helpers units in preschool and early elementary
  • Storytelling, sorting, and matching games


This pack is ideal for Preschool to 1st Grade and designed to support both ESL and native speakers in understanding important roles in our communities.


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Present Perfect Present Perfect
ProfeCoins 8
Resource type Worksheet
Recommended age 10 - 18 years
File information pdf, 3 pages, 385 KB
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This engaging resource is perfect for ESL or EFL students learning the Present Perfect tense. It includes structured grammar explanations, fill-in-the-blank exercises, sentence ordering tasks, and interactive prompts designed to reinforce understanding in a clear and student-friendly way. Ideal for online or in-person lessons, this pack supports visual and kinesthetic learning styles and is especially effective for middle school, high school, or adult ESL learners.

Includes:

 • Clear Present Perfect structure breakdown

 • Fill-in-the-blank and sentence reordering activities

 • Practice using “have/has” and past participles


Use this pack for independent work, homework, or guided instruction!

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Easter Bunny Maths Easter Bunny Maths
ProfeCoins 5
Resource type Worksheet
Recommended age 10 - 15 years
File information pdf, 4 pages, 1.41 MB
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In this activity students are able to practice addition and subtraction within 1.000  It is perfect to use during the days around Easter days. 
You can use them I classes, or maybe in stations or individual work for those who need to reinforce some concepts. 
Good luck!! 

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Adición y sustracción con el conejito de pascua Adición y sustracción con el conejito de pascua
ProfeCoins 5
Downloads count 1
Resource type Worksheet
Recommended age 7 - 13 years
File information pdf, 4 pages, 2.56 MB
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En este recurso encontrarás guías de suma y resta hasta el 1000 con temática de pascua de resurrección. 
Perfecto para trabajar como ejercitación en clases con el grupo completo o en grupos más pequeños como centros de trabajo o estaciones. 

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