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Dos Fiestas
Young scholars research holidays of Spanish-speaking countries and use their knowledge of the Spanish language to write and send email.
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South America Map Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes all of South America's countries. Students identify the 13 countries in 2 minutes.
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South America Challenge
For this South America facts worksheet, students read the statements about South America and select the best choice to complete the 10 statements.
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Dia de la Independencia
Young scholars learn about Mexican Independence Day. For this Hispanic Heritage lesson, students learn about holidays in Hispanic countries specifically looking at their days of independence. Young scholars read information...
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Trading Up?
Young scholars explore the benefits and drawbacks of free trade from the perspective of the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile and Mexico. For homework, they each write a letter to the editor expressing their...
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Welcome to the Americas
Students research and map the North and South American continents. In this geography lesson on the Americas, students can locate North, Central and South American countries and states. Students choose a location to research and prepare a...
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Meso-America
Students will identify and locate Central and South America and their countries and features, as well as Meso-American civilizations. Students will compare civilizations and discuss voyages of relevant explorers.
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Geography Words
This worksheet uses maps of South America and Canada to combine basic geography vocabulary and using prepositions. Students use the maps to answer questions about the locations of various countries on the two maps. This would be a good...
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Rounding to the Nearest Million
In this rounding off worksheet, students round off 7 South American countries to nearest million people and answer 4 word problems.
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Immigration in the United States
Pupils examine the reasons why people leave their country to live in another. In groups, they use print and electronic resources to answer questions about where immigrants came from during different time periods and advice given to...
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El Medio Ambiente, An Environmental Awareness Project
Students investigate environmental issue in Hispanic country, use readings from textbooks or other sources, prepare environmental awareness poster that focuses on issue of investigation, and create poster by cutting and pasting photos...
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South America Commercials
Students create commercials that promote travel to South American countries in this middle-level instructional activity for the Social Studies classroom. The instructional activity suggests using educational software including MS Word,...
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Test Your Research Skills: World Wide Web 1
In this research skills worksheet, students match web address extensions with the country represented by researching on the Internet.
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Currencies of the World 1
In this social studies worksheet, students examine a word bank with the names of 15 world currencies. Students match the currency with the country where it is used.
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Nationalities & Languages
In this nationalities and languages worksheet, students choose which country or nationality people are based on the description. Students complete 10 problems.
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Travel by Train: South American DVD Assignment
In this geography skills worksheet, students watch the National Geographic video "Travel by Train." Students then respond to 18 short answer questions about content in the video about South America.
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Latin America and the Caribbean in the Classroom: The Economy and Trade
Learners use the internet to gather information on daily exchange rates. They calculate the exchange rates between two countries by role playing they are going on vacation to these destinations.
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South American Wordsearch
In this social studies instructional activity, students search for 25 words relating to South America. Words in the word search include names of current countries as well as those of ancient cultures of the area.
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Simple Texts for Primary Pupils
Can literacy get any more fun than this? Learners not only have fun, but gain confidence as well when presented with familiar text in another language. Select books, songs, poems, even recipes written in another language, and using the...
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Teaching Numbers with Primary Pupils
One, two, three. Un, deux, trois. Eins, zwei, drei. Primary learners love to count and this activity contains a series of games that encourage learners to count in English, French, German, and Spanish. The exercises develop literacy and...
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Memory Games
Researchers say that we need to hear and see new language 12 times before we remember it! Here's a plan that details a series of games that can be used as memory exercises. Bingo, Noughts and Crosses, Pelmanism, and repetitive speaking...
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Mountains
An informative and well-designed presentation on mountains awaits your geographers. Excellent photographs from mountain ranges around the world are includedin this terrific PowerPoint. The last slide effectively sums up what pupils have...
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Cristina Kirchner: Famous People (ELL Assignment)
This lengthy assignment for English language learners includes a one-page reading on the Argentinian president, Cristina Kirchner, and numerous activities/exercises that address listening and reading comprehension, speaking, vocabulary...
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American Sabor Crossword
How much do you know about Latin American music? A crossword puzzle challenges learners to answer 24 questions about the history, genres, performers, and instruments of Latin American music.