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Clothes World: Beginning ESL lesson

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Take a tour around the world with this ESL presentation about international clothes. From South African tribal wear to Scottish kilts, your English learners will appreciate the vivid pictures and clear country labels for each slide. The...
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The Weather in South America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on weather and weather conditions in South America. They read a weather report in Spanish, and answer worksheet questions on South American countries and their weather conditions.
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Travel Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in groups, researching, planning and presenting a 7-10 day excursion to a Spanish speaking country. This lesson emphasizes internet research culminating in an oral presentation of each trip.
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El Mundo Hispano

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Colorful maps are clearly labeled in this PowerPoint to show viewers where different Hispanic countries are located within Central and South America. Each country is listed on its own slide with a title, the capital, close-up map, flag,...
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News in Spanish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write stories, take photographs, and put together two newspapers-?Que Tal? in Spanish for Spanish I and II students and ?Para Ninos? in English for first through fourth graders.
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Spanish Made Easy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in different activities to practice Spanish words and phrases. They discover how to speak different verbs, days of the week and numbers. They finally participate in dialogs in formal Spanish.
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Spanish 1 Chapter 3

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the pronouns ir, estar, ser, tener, querer, poder, and jugar. They do a word scramble using 8 words from chapter, and clues needed to be in the Spanish sentences. Students design concept poster from using 10...
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Hispanic World - South America Field Trip

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students research a South American Spanish speaking country, analyze and organize the information that they collect and present their findings to the class.
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Weather Report

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students present the weather report in Spanish. In this weather instructional activity, students use weather vocabulary in Spanish. Students work in groups to present the local weather report in Spanish. Students film their...
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Design a Latin American Restaurant

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners investigate the culture of a Latin American country to design a new restaurant. In this Latin American lesson, students identify social classes, geographical locations, cultural practices, and monetary systems of a Latin...
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Becoming a "Gringo" Immigrants, Language Learning and Acculturation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the experience by immigrants coming to America who are Spanish-speaking. As a class, they define "Gringo" and read poems whose authors first language is Spanish. In groups, they participate in different sections in...
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Vamos al Cine

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research movies originally made in Spanish. Using the Internet, they complete a worksheet with questions in Spanish. They focus on movies in Spain or Mexico and discuss their findings. They watch appropriate films in Spanish as...
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Gobal Oneness Project

Building a Community of Trust

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Barrio de Paz is the story of Nelsa Libertad Curbelo, a nun, who works with the gang youth of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The 17-minute documentary focuses on her explanations for the rise of gangs and for how gang culture reflects...
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Looking At A Department Store

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the types of department stores they have visited. Using the internet, they take a virtual tour of a spanish department store and answer related questions. They practice using new vocabulary and navigating through the...
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The Imperfect (Past) Subjunctive: How?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Teach your class how to form the imperfect subjunctive. Included here is information on and examples of regular imperfect subjunctive verbs, irregular imperfect subjunctive verbs, and imperfect subjunctive -se endings displayed in long...
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Mexico Field Trip

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Explore how the library or Internet resources function as textual information. Young writers research a chosen topic then read and comprehend the collected information. They structure the information with texts and graphics for a...
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After the Garbage Can: Where Does Our Trash Go?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore how waste disposal has changed over time and what the current issues are.  In this disposal lesson students collect data and create graphs.
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Little Kids Rock

The Influence of Latin Music in Postwar New York City

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Music has often been called the international language that transcends cultures and regions. Scholars analyze the impact of Latin American music on New York City culture in the years following World War II. They research music, video,...
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The Language Bank

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars work on the Internet to listen, read, and practice writing in a foreign language. They focus on the use of idiom and humor in other languages.
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Exploring the Poetry of Pablo Nueruda

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read selected poems by Pablo Neruda. They also read short biographies of the author online to gain a better knowledge of the types of adversity Neruda faced throughout his lifetime. They begin to explore the concept of imagery...
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Picture This - Stars Over Hoke

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
The classroom becomes a safe and inclusive place for your ELLs as they create documents about their lives. Learners create, read, and present story books based on their own personal experiences. They use digital cameras to take...
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NPR

This Isn't Right: A History of Women in Industry

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Women were in the workplace long before Rosie the Riveter pushed up her sleeve. Learn about the working options available to women during the Industrial Revolution, the Progressive Era, and the Great Depression with a lesson plan...
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International Communication: Why English?

For Students 7th - 10th
In this international communication of why English worksheet, students participate in four activities including why important sites are relevant to the history of communication, matching explanations with sites and conversation starters...
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Latin America: 1500-Present

For Students 6th - 11th
In this Latin American history study guide worksheet, learners read a brief overview pertaining to the history of Latin America from 1500 to the present and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Students also respond to 23 short...