This site has an explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Cervantes. Additional links are provided for more information on this topic. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish...

This site has an explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about El Greco. Additional links are provided for more information on Spanish art. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish...

This site has a lesson about the ranching industry, creation of California towns and the changes over time. Contains information, inquiry question, historical context, maps, readings, and images.

Good introduction to telling time in Spanish. Includes a list of other useful time expressions. The lesson is easy to understand, with ample examples. A short quiz, oral activity and test at the end of the lesson checks the student's...

Students will learn how to describe what and where they study with this learning module. Video clips of native Spanish speakers provide context for each question and statement about each of their families.

This award-winning site has everything you need for online lessons or independent study about the Spanish-American War. Uses an inquiry-based approach with lots of primary sources, and the material can be used in conjunction with almost...

Great explanation of the verb GUSTAR.Especially useful is a list of verbs and expressions that use the indirect object. The lesson is easy to understand, with ample examples. A quiz, oral activity, and test at the end of the lesson...

This online grammar tutorial explains the gender of nouns and provides interactive practice activities, including audio practice. If you click on printer friendly page, you will get a beautifully formatted grammar page which can be used...

This is an excellent grammar lesson on the past participle for regular and irregular verbs, including a few compound verbs. It also explains how the participle can play the role of the passive voice and the adjective. The tutorial...

Great explanation of the verb form "hay". Ample examples illustrate the use of "hay". A quiz, oral exercise and a test after the lesson evaluate the student's understanding of how to use "hay". A printer-friendly page summarizes the...

A straightforward explanation of how the present perfect tense is formed with a printer-friendly page that is great for note keeping. One free online quiz and test evaluate mastery.

This introductory lesson on forming questions and using interrogatives includes a sufficient number of examples. The student can test mastery of the grammar principle with a short quiz, oral exercise and end-of-lesson test.

Great introduction to reflexive and nonreflexive verb constructions. Contrasting examples illustrate the proper use of reflexive verbs. Students may test their mastery of this principle with a quiz, an oral activity, and test that follow...

This site has an explanation of reflexive verbs, which focuses on their use with double verbs and in intransitive constructions. Also useful, is a list of verbs that have different meanings when used reflexively, and a list of common...

Great introduction to the use of "saber" and "conocer", "pedir" and "preguntar". The lesson is easy to understand, with ample examples. A short quiz, oral exercise and test at the end of the lesson checks the student's mastery of this...

Excellent explanation of the uses of "ser." The lesson is easy to understand, with ample examples. A short quiz, oral exercise, and test at the end of the lesson evaluates the student's mastery of this grammar principle. Teachers can set...

Fantastic explanation of idioms which focuses on the use of idiomatic expressions with the verb tener. This comprehensive lesson does an outstanding job of presenting idioms which use the verb tener. A short quiz, oral exercise and test...

Excellent examples of the preterite tense for regular verbs. You can also generate a quiz where you can select 10 to 25 sample questions to help test your knowledge of regular verb conjugations in the preterite tense.

Good introductory lesson to the use of "ir a" to indicate future events. A list of adverbs that denote future time periods may also prove useful. "Poder", "acabar de", and "volver a" are introduced as other double verb constructions. A...

This resource on Spanish conquistadors focuses on Cortes, Alvarado and Pizarro. Additional links are provided for more information on this topic. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.

Brief cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about paella,considered by many to be the national dish of Spain. Additional links are provided for more information on this culinary delight. Great...

This site has an explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Lima, Peru. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.

This site has a cultural explanation in Spanish or English with a few comprehension questions aboutthe giant domed tortoises living on Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.

Study details of the Spanish-American War in 1898. Identify battles which took place over the year, important people, and more.