Links/Enlaces


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


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