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Pasatiempos en Venezuela
Students discuss pastimes in our country and Spanish speaking countries. They listen to a cassette of interviews; identify and explain pastimes of native speakers and create or find material outside of the classroom related to pastimes.
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Let's Get Physical
Explore the benefits of physical activity and how it will affect your learners' health. Students track their physical activities for one week and then compare their results. Collaboration with a math teacher woould be useful as it...
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César Chávez: Migrant Farm Workers and Their Leader
During the first week of instruction, middle schoolers research biographies on Cesar Chavez and make a pictorial collage of his life. For the second and third week, they maintain a seven-day diary of a farmworker and write a poem. For...
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Tiny Tortillas
Students read the rhyme "Tiny Tortillas" and then explain what the poem is about. They create a list of rhyming words from the poem. They compare and contrast the poem "Tiny Tortillas" with the poem "Patty Cake". They clap out the beat...
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Factions
Young scholars investigate factions in society. In this factions lesson plan, students learn the definition of factions before breaking into groups. They listen to a read aloud of The Butter Battle Book and describe what happens to the...
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Rebus Writing Using Nursery Rhymes and a Book
Students write nursery rhyme rebus songs. In this music lesson, students practice writing rebuses as a class. Students then create their own rebus based upon "The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's".
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Study Spanish
An excellent site that spells out grammar in simple-to-understand terms. Currently targets beginner level high school Spanish. Includes exercises, vocabulary, idioms, culture and even a simple translation link!
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Study Spanish: Gender of Nouns Part Ii
Outstanding lesson plan that presents most of the word endings that determine gender. It also considers common exceptions to the rule. Without a doubt, this lesson plan shines above all others in teaching students how to determine the...
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Study Spanish: Definite and Indefinite Articles
This site has an introduction on definite and indefinite articles. Examples in Spanish and English illustrate the difference between a definite and an indefinite article. Singular and plural forms are presented. Students may test their...
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Study Spanish: Days of the Week
Thorough explanation of days of the week, their plural forms, and their use with definite articles. Ample examples demonstrate this concept. A short test at the end of the instructional activity tests the student's mastery of this...
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Study Spanish: Regular Verbs Part Iii
The third in a series of three lessons,that focus on regular verbs in the present tense. Fantastic summary of regular present tense conjugations and the use of subject pronouns. The explanation is thorough and easy to understand. The...
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Study Spanish: Cardinal Numbers: 1 10
This site is a lesson on the cardinal numbers 1-10 with an explanation of how to change the number one to match the nouns it modifies. A quiz follows the lesson to test the student's comprehension of these cardinal numbers.
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Study Spanish: Ordinal Numbers
This online lesson is on the use of the ordinal numbers 1st through 10th with an explanation of how they change to match the nouns they modify. A quiz follows the lesson to test the student's comprehension of ordinal numbers.
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Study Spanish: Regular Verbs Part I
This introduction to conjugating verbs is the first in a series of three lessons,that focus on regular verbs in the present tense. This lesson teaches conjugations that correspond to the pronouns "yo", "nosotros", "usted", and "ustedes"....
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Study Spanish: Regular Verbs Part Ii
The second in a series of three lessons,that focus on regular verbs in the present tense. This lesson teaches conjugations that correspond to the pronouns "tu", "el", "ella","ellos", "ellas", and "vosotros". The explanation is thorough...
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Language Guide: La Electronica
Televisions, stereos, CDs, cameras, etc. come alive with colorful graphics and audio. Move your mouse over each image to hear the correct Spanish pronunciation.