This links section is divided into sections according to the grade level: all
grades, elementary grades, intermediate grades and middle school.
All grades:
Mi Mundo en Palabras: This website from Spain is a great way to
be immersed in the language. Click on the globe that says "Mi
Mundo en Palabras" to see the choices. In each section there is
a "mochila de palabras" (backpack of words) to review the
vocabulary before you start the other activities. Younger kids
may need help from a parent.
http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/mimundo/default.htm
Pronunciation in Spain: In this website you can point to the
pictures and hear how some common vocabulary words, such as
numbers, are pronounced in Spain. Also, you can find good
grammar explanations on some topics that we've already covered,
such as femenine and masculine articles (el, la) and
adjectives (colors).
http://languageguide.org/espanol/
Santoral: Here are saint names and and their feast days listed in
alphabetical order. Look for your name and your saint's special
day or find out what saint is being celebrated and remembered
today.
http://es.catholic.net/santoral/
Translator Alligator: In this game, you can test your knowledge
of the English translation of different Spanish words.
http://www.funbrain.com/lang/index.html
Movies by kids: In this website you can see movies made by kids
from around the world. Watch the ones in Spanish from Latin
American countries to see how much you understand and learn about
what kids from that country are trying to show you.
http://www.bridgesweb.org/
Primary Grades and Preschool
Spanish storytime: The Lawrence Public Library has a free
bilingual Spanish/English story time on Saturdays from 10:30 to
11 a.m. in the children's section. There is no registration
required, so you can drop in whenever it works into your
schedule. The fall season goes from September 10 through December
17, except Thanksgiving weekend. Call 843-3833 for more
information.
http://www.lawrence.lib.ks.us/children/clubstory.html
Susy Dorn: Fun songs with lots of great vocabulary from this
Peruvian singer who teaches in California. "Cantemos en Español"
is great for beginners.
http://www.letsplayinspanish.com/store.html
José Luis Orozco: Some of my favorite recordings of traditional
songs for kids are from his CDs "Los Deditos" and "De Colores."
http://www.joseluisorozco.com/music.php
StoryPlace: The Spanish versiono of StoryPlace has many stories
and games in Spanish. The most fun ones to explore are the two
columns on the left. The first column is "cuentos en la red" or
online stories. The second is "actividades en la red" or online
games.
http://www.storyplace.org/sp/preschool/other.asp
Intermediate Grades
Museo: This is the kids section of the Museo Chileno de Arte
Precolombino, the Chilean museum of precolombian art. You will
find games and other activities.
http://www.losprecolombinos.cl/
Quipús: Learn about quipús, the ancient Inca system of recording
numbers and other information.
http://www2.precolombino.cl/es/english/permanentes/andesdelsur/quipu.php
Andean Cultural Trunk: Click on the items in this cultural trunk
from the KU Center for Latin American Studies to find out about
each item in English or Spanish.
http://latamst.ku.edu/resources/lending-library/trunks/andean.shtml
Incas: This PBS website has excellent information about the
history of the Aztec and Inca empires.
http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/peru/peru.htm
Men's World Cup: Here's the official World Cup (Mundial) website
in Spanish. It has videos, photo, stats and player info.
http://es.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html
Women's World Cup: Here's the Women's World cup website in
Spanish. You can see the that the winner of the 2011 cup was
Japan.
http://es.uefa.com/womensworldcup/index.html
Hotel en Costa Rica: In 2008 and again in 2010, we had a student
from Costa Rica at the school while he visited his aunt and uncle
in Lawrence. Iskander's family owns a beautiful hotel in San
José,Costa Rica called Kap's Place. You can see the rooms and
some pictures of his family.
http://www.kapsplace.com/
Costa Rican Weather: Check out today's weather and a look at
weather patterns in the last few years. Are you surprised at the
average highs and lows in each month? How is that different from
the weather in Kansas?
http://www.imn.ac.cr/IMN/MainAdmin.aspx?__EVENTTARGET=ClimaCiudad&CIUDAD=7&FAHRENHEIT=1
Chilean weather: You can see what the weather is like today in
different cities in Chile. Can you find the capital, Santiago?
Remember that the temperatures are listed in degrees Celsius and
that seasons are opposite of ours. In Chile you celebrate
Christmas at the beginning of summer!
http://noticias.123.cl/tiempo.html
Isla de Pascua: Here's a great PBS/Nova website on the mysteries
of Easter Island.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter/civilization/giants.html
Chilean kids website: You might have fun exploring this website
for Chilean kids. With some help from a grown-up you might be
able to play ("jugar") some of the games. You can find games
("juegos") that represent different regions, sports, famous
people and arts of Chile.
http://www.chileparaninos.cl/juegos.html
Portillo: This is a link for Portillo, a ski resort high up in
the Andes Mountains and about three hours away from Santiago. You
can read about all the different activities for kids, including,
of course "esquí."
http://www.skiportillo.cl/vida-en-portillo/actividades-para-ninos/
Puerto Rican Restaurant: First click on "Español" on the top
left. Then look at the menu in this typical Puerto Rican
restaurant and decide what you'll be ordering. The music in
the background is a famous Puerto Rican song by Rafael Hernández,
sung by Marc Anthony, about how beautiful Puerto Rico is.
http://eljibaritopr.com/
Middle School
Colegio Inglés: In this website for a school in Playa del
Carmen, México, we can see the classes that sixth graders take.
This is the school that our classmate Eugenio attended before
coming to our school.
http://www.colegioingles-qroo.com.mx/index.php/es/primaria-plan-de-estudios
EMMA: Another school in Playa del Carmen is the Escuela Maestro
Manuel Acosta. Here we can see the list of high school classes.
This is the school that our classmate Alejandro and his siblings
attended while visiting Mexico.
http://www.escuelamanuelacosta.edu.mx/secundaria.html
French Vocabulary: You can practice some of the vocabulary you
learned in French class with Monsieur Dinneen.
http://www.poissonrouge.com/schooloffrench/
German-speaking countries: This TrackStart website will
guide sixth graders as they answer questions about countries in
the world where German is spoken.
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrackMembersFrames.do?org.apache.struts.taglib.html.TOKEN=747ff2004892b549b2e04be78117aca7&number=433345&password=
1-3 Wikipedia: Idioma Alemán- Focus on the list of countries on
the right corner. Click on the country if it you are not sure
where it is located.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_alem%C3%A1n
4-6 Guia del Mundo: Look up a country's Spanish name
under "Países" (countries).
http://www.guiadelmundo.org.uy/cd/
7-9 Los Países del Mundo: Click on the continent or
country to zoom in.
Question 8- ¿Austria está al este u oeste de Suiza?
http://www.lospaises.com.ar/
10-12 Unión Europea: The European Union webpage for Germany.
Focus on the key words (bandera, etc.) to understand the question
and find the answer.
http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/member-countries/germany/index_es.htm
Tour Virtual de Roma: Take some virtual tours of Rome in Italian.
In what ways does it sound the same or different from Spanish?
http://www.italia.it/it/media/tour-virtuali/tour-virtuale.html?no_cache=1&stuid=558
Blog sobre Roma: This is travel blog about ten top places to
visit in Rome, with links to more information. This website will
help sixth graders to create a travel brochure about Rome in
Spanish class. It will provide a cultural connection to our study
of Latin with Professor Dinneen in exploratory class.
http://losapuntesdelviajero.blogspot.com/2009/05/que-ver-en-roma-italia-10-visitas.html