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TEACHERS/PARENTS
Activities or resources for home /class
http://www.miscositas.com/materials.html teacher resources to download/copy. Some
activities/resources useful for parents.
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Dichos Dinamicos: Large print format posters of common sayings in Spanish.
Fun perhaps in grades 2 and up but could be used in K if read to students. They
might also be useful as an icebreaker at a parent meeting.
Sancocho Didactico: “Worksheets and templates”- not all are worksheets in the
traditional sense but guides to some fairly engaging activities. . Many are
“culturally appropriate”, for example, the “ofrendas” activity. Appropriate for a
variety of ages. Many activities would be useful for English-speaking parents
attempting to support their children learning Spanish.
Passwords Perfectos: nice mini-posters of key vocabulary for beginning Spanish
speakers:
Songs in Spanish: Not for primary.
Mi Abuela Ya No Esta: picture book related to Dia de los Muertos.
Celebrations: some good information but focus is USA or Europe. Sin embargo,
each celebration has a link to activities that could be used for other purposes.
Links to stories are disappointing: not interactive and some have no pictures.
http://www.kidlink.org/spanish/general/abstract.html looks promising did not have time
to explore much. May not be appropriate for K or 1 although some activities like: amigos
y familias could be done with assistance or used as springboard for creating an activity
for the class. All activities are interactive online. One very useful link from this site is:
www.elhuevodechocolate.com For example
 www.elhuevodechocolate.com/geograf/geograf2.htm:link to a site about
geography that includes the continent song en espanol, facts such as the
rainiest place, the driest place area of various lakes, oceans, heights of famous
water falls…a good place to have kids find information – in Spanish- for a
compare contrast unit in social studies/geography
 poesia para los ninos: poems by Spanish authors that are appropriate for kids
plus poems divided in thematic groups: the sea, mothers, curious poems,
sonnets…could be useful as an alternative or addition to teacher created
chants .
 buscadores para ninos: provides an opportunity to help even very young kids
find information they need or want en espanol. For example on
buscadorinfantil.com I found the link
www.todopapas.com/cuentos/cuento/LA-AVENTURA-DE-LOSANIMALES-DE-LA-SELVA-75.html by typing in “animales en la selva”.
However many of the “busquedas” only resulted in pages to color on the
topic so there is obviously the same issue as with any search engine.
Nevertheless all of these sites are en espanol.
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 educared.net: The same search “animales en la selva” led to
http://www.salonhogar.com/ciencias/animales/index.htm
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/spanish/. Multiple graphic organizers in
Spanish. Timelines, word webs, observation charts …
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/span_htm/world.htm. Maps with Spanish names for continents,
countries…
http://seeds.coedu.usf.edu/index2.htm
 Theme/temas: brief lesson plans organized around temas such as 100 days of
school, animals …Not for use “as is” but often include a good poem,
vocabulary list, pictures and links to related websites.
 Instructional activities: structured in the same manner as “temas” but first you
have to select the type of activity, for example, cloze, classification, jigsaw.
Preview carefully to avoid meaningless drill. Activities I have previewed in
both sections appear appropriate for primary.
 Grade level: variety of activities by grade level (some overlap with categories
above). In curriculum you can select, for example, SS or science activities (the
science does not necessarily align well with our kits)
 Macro skill: choose activities focused on a skill such as “listening”.
TEACHERS/ ADMINISTRATORS
Sites Related To Language Teaching/Learning, FL Resources. Some have useful
classroom or student links.
http://www.nnell.org/resources.php National early language learning network: book
recommendations for FLES teachers, resources, quotes….
http://nclrc.org/teaching_materials/links_to_fl_materials/last_finds.html Mostly targeted
to teachers of “foreign languages” at various levels. However, there are some
potentially useful materials for “enrichment” in a variety of languages and the “culture
club” section provides some ideas that may spark thinking about appropriate activities to
help a school become more multicultural.
http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html#games. Billed as “the best Spanish website"
with links to hundreds of other sites. Not very well organized. I have included some of
the best links above but did not have time to check out more than a few.
 Spanish pen pal: for secondary school or adults.
 Mexico: free electronic magazine that covers a variety of topics (for teacher or
parents for background information), some good maps, links to photos of places
in Mexico.
 America del sur: links to maps of various other countries
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http://www.anacleta.com/curriculumdocuments.html L2 curriculum docs
http://www.foreignlanguage.org/languageresources/spanish/index.htm focus on Spanish
enrichment programs e.g. Spanish classes after school for kids not in DL program.
http://www.anacleta.com/curriculumdocuments.html- language standards from various
states
http://www.cal.org/resources/archive/rgos/flescurricula.html CAL bibliography of
various FLES programs with annotations
http://nflrc.iastate.edu/ national FLE institute – National Foreign Language Research
Center. Publications that can be purchased (pricing is minimal) on various
topics/languages. Very academically oriented not a useful site for elementary teachers.
http://nflrc.iastate.edu/TWI/resources.html resources for TWI program from National
foreign language resource center. Under curriculum there are some good suggestions for
books for study groups, a list of vendors of Spanish materials and links to the CAL
website related to TWI.
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/nvhodgm/SpanishWebsites.htm: a link to a plethora of
websites that I have not explored. Many are proprietary but some seem than they would
be worth exploring. Some direct you to “site not found”.
http://www.cal.org/earlylang/teaching/materials_and_curricula.html
National Spanish curriculum project- lesson plans. K-4 but for FLES not DL. Useful
after school program but teacher would have to be fluent in Spanish.
http://www.clta.net/lessons/ lessons for “foreign language” designed to promote
interaction with web. Secondary level but might provide some useful background info on
specific topics.
http://db.carla.umn.edu/cobaltt/lessonplans/FMPro content based language lessons 2 in
Spanish “insects” and “water” may bed useful supplements to science kit activities. All
lessons were created by teachers in a project to integrate language and content. Site also
contains a template for creating integrated language /content lessons.
http://seeds.coedu.usf.edu/index.htm the Spanish enrichment unit is based on web quests
that often have links to sites of general interest when teaching language and culture.
Activities are for older students/adults.
Sites with multiple links: need more exploration
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http://members.tripod.com/~hamminkj/bilingue.html another site with multiple links
which need to be explored.
http://www.iteachilearn.com/teach/tech/library.htm links to various sites some better than
others. http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/guadarrama/sociopsycho/paper.htm paper about
Bilingual education and the Internet that has links embedded to various sites- some are
already listed.
http://www.cal.org/earlylang/ CALs early language learning site. Many links, some are
already listed.
http://www.nnell.org/resources.php#websites national network for early language
learning. Links to many sites some of which are already listed.
http://www.lcfclubs.com/babelzoneNEW/index.asp Looks promising. British English.
Need to subscribe but they suggest using the program in a school computer lab
Great Web Sites in Spanish para Niños
Children’s & Young Adults Services Committee of REFORMA
May 2008
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ALA/ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids - http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alsc.htm
Visit ALSC’s Great Web Sites for Kids. Under “Literature and Languages” click on
“Lugares en Espanol para Ninos.”
Visite el Sitio en inglés de la Asociación de Servicios de Biblioteca para Niños (Association
for Library Services to Children). Vaya a la sección “Literatura and Languages” y haga clic
en “Lugares en Español para niños.”
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Capitannet- http://www.capitannet.com/consola001.swf
Interactive Site offers on line short stories, audio, video and animation.
Sitio interactivo con audio, video y animación de cuentos en linea.
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DC Latino- http://www.dclatino.com/ninos/
Links to various web sites for children, including virtual libraries and museums. Short
stories and activities. Similar to http://www.usalatino.net/ninos/
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Enlaces a varios sitios en la internet para niños, algunas bibliotecas virtuales y museos.
Cuentos y actividades.
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Enchanted Learning – Bilingual
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/spanish.shtml
Some activities require membership. Activity books, coloring pages, short stories.
Algunas actividades requieren membresía. Actividades con libros, páginas para colorear y
cuentos.
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Hennepin County Library- http://www.hclib.org/BirthTo6/Espanol.cfm
Site supports parents and teachers with activities, short stories, advise on how to promote
reading from childbirth to six years of age.
Sitio para ayudar a padres y maestros con actividades, cuentos y consejos para promover
la lectura desde que el bebe nace hasta los seis años.
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Kids Health- Bilingual- http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/
Health information for teens dealing with feelings, AIDS, questions and answers.
Sitio bilingüe con información sobre salud para adolescents lidiando con
emociones y sentimientos, SIDA, preguntas y respuestas.
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Literacy Center (http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_es.htm#)
Great site for parents, teachers and pre-school children. Letters, numbers, colors. Audio
pronunciation.
Sitio excelente para padres, maestros y niños en edad pre-escolar. Letras, números y
colores. Tiene sonidos con la pronunciación de las palabras.
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National Aeronautics and Space Station Administrationhttp://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/sp/kids/index.shtml
NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) official Spanish Web Page for
children. Includes games, experiments, space and technology related activities and
animation.
Versión en español de la página oficial de la NASA (Administración Nacional Aeronáutica
y Espacial) para niños. Muy útil, con juegos, experimentos, y actividades relacionadas con
el espacio y la tecnología. Animación.
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National Geographic en Español- http://www.esmas.com/nationalgeographic/
Spanish version of the National Geographic virtual magazine. Articles, photo gallery.
Includes sound and animation.
Versión en español de la revista virtual de “National Geographic.” Reportajes, galería de
fotos. Incluye sonido y animación.
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Primera Escuela- http://www.primeraescuela.com/
“First school” (Primera escuela) offers activities for pre-school children such as crafts,
coloring pages, and other printable resources.
“Primera Escuela” provee actividades infantiles divertidas y materiales de educación
preescolar, temas educativos, artes manuales, páginas infantiles, dibujos para colorear y
otros recursos educativos imprimibles en español.
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Story Place – Bilingual - (http://www.storyplace.org/)
Digital library for children, with short stories and activities. Excellent site!
Hermoso lugar. Version en inglés y español disponible. Biblioteca digital para niños, con
cuentos y actividades.
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USA Latino- http://www.usalatino.net/ninos/
Links to various web sites for children, including virtual libraries and museums. Short
stories and activities.
Enlaces a varios sitios en la internet para niños, algunas bibliotecas virtuales y museos. Cuentos y
actividades.
HSD ELL Department
Resources for Spanish language learning: DL/enrichment
DRAFT 4. 22.09