Curated OER
At Home on the Range
Students discuss the American bison. In this social studies lesson, students discuss the history of the American bison and graph the decline of the bison population.
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Celebrating the Harvest
Students complete a webquest of how people celebrate the harvest around the world. In this harvest lesson plan, students present their research to the class.
Orange County Department of Education
Pepita Talks Twice
Third graders read Pepita Talks Twice and define the character traits of respect and responsibility. They write their examples of the characters traits on a character trait doll. Students recognize the character traits of respect and...
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Mexican Food
Fifth graders, following a lecture on the history of Mexican food, recognize and order Mexican cuisine, at a restaurant.
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Journey North
Third graders study butterflies and their migration habits. They track butterfly migration and communicate via e-mail with students in Mexico where the butterflies migrate. They write letters to the students in Mexico, as well.
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Kwanzaa
Students create a "mkeka" (place mat). They explain how particular symbols and associated colors are used to focus attention to the meaning of an African-American celebration called Kwanzaa.
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Visit My Class Wikis
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration instructional activity, students visit the links to view class wikis.
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Hogs on a Diet
Students discuss the meaning of "hogging" something, and speculate on the origin of this phrase. They attempt to guess the contents of a shoe box (without looking inside). Students view feed grains and discuss animals that eat these...
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TLC--Lesson Plans
Students in the grades kindergarten and 2nd grade interact with each other. They (2nd graders) faciliate one on one tutoring in the areas of reading and writing with the kindergartens. Students in the 2nd grade promote mentoring skills.
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The Irish Potato Famine and Immigration
Fifth graders study how the potato famine affected the Irish population. They speculate on how the Irish were viewed by the English and the new Americans. They examine why the Irish immigrated to the new colonies. and evaluate how new...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Family (La Familia): Possessives
A site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners, this section of Ingles Mundial focuses on possessives and the inverted word order used when asking questions. Possessive adjectives are introduced, and a number of excellent...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Interrogative Words #1
This site has practice with interrogatives. Get a complete list of interrogative words and choose the correct one to complete each question. The answer to each question provides the cue to the student for making the selection. Many of...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Interrogative Words #2
Great practice with interrogatives! Get a complete list of interrogative words and choose the correct one to complete each question. The answer to each question provides the cue to the student for making the selection. Many of these...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Interrogative Words #3
Great practice with interrogatives! Look at a question and its answer, and complete the question by typing in the missing interrogative. Many of these interrogatives are used with prepositions. This site has a self-grading online...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Interrogative Words Que O Cual
Great practice with the interrogatives "que," "cual," or "cuales,"! Look at a question and its answer, and complete the question by typing in the missing interrogative. Some of these interrogatives are used with prepositions. This site...
123 Teach Me
123 Teach Me: Spanish Family
Spanish questions about family are included in this exercise. Students will learn Spanish words for family members. While using Spanish, students will also learn how to answer questions about their families.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Present Perfect Subjunctive
Online exercises that test your knowledge in the present perfect subjunctive tense versus the indicative. Click on the question mark if you're having difficulty filling in the blank. Click on the underlined words to get a photo...
Language Guide
Language Guide: Las Preguntas Iii
A continuation of the previous grammar tutorial on Spanish grammar interrogative words that focus on the question words when, at what time, why, who, where, how much, and how many. Examples include interactive audio to model correct...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Intermediate Level
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish-speaking students. It is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension,...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Beginning Level
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish speaking students. This section is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening...
BusinessSpanish.com
Business Spanish: Requests and Questions
This site has a list of questions that can be utilized in very common situations when traveling and checking into hotels. Click on the underlined Spanish words to hear how they're pronounced.
BusinessSpanish.com
Asking Questions: Haciendo Preguntas
This site will help you prepare for lodging accommodations. Learn the pertinent questions to ask when checking into a hotel. Click on the underlined Spanish words to hear how they're pronounced.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Planning a Vacation
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs and view a written dialog in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Animals (Animales)
Extensive site for teaching Spanish-speaking ELL. The theme of this unit is animals. Exercise follows short reading. Instructions are in Spanish; exercise in English.