Rock A Lingua
Los Días de la Semana (Days of the Week)
No matter what day of the week it is, a Spanish song on los días de la semana will have learners dancing in the aisles! Learn about Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, and the rest with a fun beat and a creative coloring worksheet.
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Boost the importance of telling the truth with an audiobook taken from Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." This version is told by the young boy who is now a grown man looking back on the time he made the unfortunate decision to lie.
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The Missing Bunny
Add a 20-minute audiobook titled "The Missing Bunny" to your spring curriculum. Find out what happens when a monkey named Theo is framed when the Easter Bunny goes missing, but thanks to a helpful police dog, is set free and claimed...
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The Fox and the Wolf—a Basque Folktale
A 16-minute audiobook features "The Fox and the Wolf," a Basque Folktalethe folktale originally by Antonio de Trueba. Scholars follow along as a hungry wolf sets out to find a good meal: the fox!
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Astropup Part One
Space and dogs—two great ways to get young listeners interested in a story! A two-part audiobook features a tale about a dog named Bonzo and his astronomical adventure through outer-space.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Days of the Week
Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects saying the days of the week. Examples get progressively more in depth and contextualized. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Geek Dad on Father's Day
Listen to this discussion of a Video Pick of the Week, which presents one of the projects from the book 'Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share.' This project involves launching a a videocamera into...
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Dates
Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects giving the date in various contexts. More difficult passages that those of the "days of the week" link. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to...