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/frameset_index.htm
Suzy 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
Mi Mundo en Palabras: This website from Spain is intended for
kids 7 to 9 who are learning Spanish. Kids who are younger may
enjoy it, but they might need some help navigating it. Even if
kids don't undertand all the words, I think all-Spanish websites
are a great way to immerse them in the language. Click on the
globe that says "Mi Mundo en Palabras" to see the
choices.
http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/mimundo/default.htm
Story Place: The Spanish version of storyplace.org has lots of
fun activities and stories, such as the "Colores" stories and
games for colors, and "Bebés" and "Monos" (babies and monkeys)
for counting. The first column has the "Temas" (themes). The
second column has "Cuentos en la Red" (web
stories), which progress as you press the arrow. The third
column has "Actividades en la Red" (web games), and for this one
most kids will need some help. Again it's good to remind kids
not to worry if they don't understand all the words. Just see if
you can follow along and have fun!
http://www.storyplace.org/sp/preschool/other.asp
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/
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
Spanish story time: The Lawrence Public Library has a free
bilingual Spanish/English story time most Wednesdays from 4 to
4:30 p.m. in the children's section. There is no registration
required, so you can drop in whenever it works into your
schedule. Call 843-3833 for more information.
http://www.lawrence.lib.ks.us/children/clubstory.html
Saints: In Latin America it is common to greet people or have a
celebration on their namesake saint's feast day. In this Spanish
Wikipedia entry, you can find the liturgical calendar of saint's
feasts and see if your Spanish name is listed. Click on each
month (enero, febrero...) to see the listings.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santoral_cat%C3%B3lico
Incas: This PBS website has excellent information about the
history of the Inca empire, as well as about the Aztecs.
http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/peru/peru.htm
Incas: Another site about the Incas with great photographs in
the "galería" section of their momunents and art. Also, there is
an interesting technology section, including a description of
the "quipú" that we studied in class.
http://incas.perucultural.org.pe/index.htm
Movie: This is a movie made by Oscar, a fourteen-year-old boy,
about his life in Ollataytambo, Perú. Click on the movie that
says "Fútbol en Ollaytantambo"
http://www.bridgesweb.org/projects/gallery.html
Iskander: During the month of December, 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/ES/
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
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
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://www.123.cl/canales/eltiempo/chilemap.shtml
Portillo: This is a link for Portillo, a ski resort high up in
the Andes Mountains and about three hours away from Santiago. We
watched "Video 1" to give us an idea of different activities you
can do there besides skiing.
http://www.skiportillo.com/grafico/espanol.asp