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Jeopardy
The six categories in this Spanish Jeopardy game are Colores, Calendario, Spanish phrases, Spanish-speaking world, and Famous Spanish-speaking people.There are five clues beneath each category. What a great game to review Spanish...
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Descriptions with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Explore famous artists of the Spanish-speaking world to practice describing things. The kids will identify the color each picture uses, whether figures are large or small, what the people look like, etc. Then, read The Very Hungry...
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Annotated Time Line
Students write biographies and timelines of famous people. They research a famous historical figure and his associated events. They write a two-page biography of the figure and create a timeline detailing the events of his life. They...
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The Self
High schoolers practice using new vocabulary while using adjectives to describe people and feelings. They watch and participate in demonstrations on how to pronuciate certain words. They also complete writing assignments in Spanish.
School District of Clayton
French Speaking Countries Project
How much do your learners know about Francophone countries? Invite pupils to research different countries and teach one another about the different regions though a brochure and presentation. French language learners can work together or...
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Expressing a Condition with "If"
The conditional tense is a tough for learners to master. This resource, originally designed as a quiz, assesses learners on their use of si and the conditional. They practice writing sentences in both the conditionnel présent and...
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Star for a Day Name Fun
High schoolers practice introductions in a foreign language. In this foreign language lesson, students get a card with a star that they have to pretend to be. They walk around the room introducing themselves and asking other's names in a...
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The German Way & More: Famous Austrians, Germans, Swiss
Brief biographies of hundreds of famous people throughout history who are or were native German-speakers. Many of the biographies also contain a great deal of more general historical information.
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Melendez, Luis
Paintings of this famous Spanish artist in the Parado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.
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Famous Hispanics: Salvador Dali
Read about the surrealist Spanish painter Salvador Dali and view examples of his work in his native language, Spanish.
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Internet Cello Society: Portrait of Pablo Casals
A biography of the famous Spanish cellist, Pablo Casals. Of particular interest is the outstanding courage he displayed during the Spanish Civil War.
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Coloquio: Famous Hispanics: Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
A brief account of the life and works of Spanish writer Cervantes (1547-1616), author of Don Quixote.
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Business Week: The Richest Dynasty in History? The House of Rothschild
This article is a cover story and book review relating to the rise of the Rothschild family fortune and myths surrounding their wealth.
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Scrapbookpages.com: The City of Nurnberg
This site from the Scrapbookpages.com provides information about Nurnberg, the unofficial capital of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Famous people who lived and worked in Nurnberg (e.g., the artist Albrecht Durer) are...
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L'actualite (French)
This is an online French language magazine with articles on current events in Quebec. Also contains articles on famous people in Quebec, Quebec politics, and social issues.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Information about Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo, with an example of his work.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Rothschild Family
This article provides detailed information on the Rothschild family, a legendary banking and finance dynasty.
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Bibliotecas Virtuales De Mexico: Fotografias Y Grabados De Emiliano Zapata
A collection of photos of Emiliano Zapata. Click on each thumbnail to see larger version, along with info about the photo, written in Spanish.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Juan Gris
A brief biography of the Juan Gris. Includes a picture gallery of his main works.
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Pedro Archilla Salido
This site contains more than 300 photographs made between 1900 and 1950, of several Spanish cities mainly of Siguenza and its surroundings.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Francisco Manuel Da Silva
This page has a brief bibliography of the composer and Brazilian professor Francisco Manuel Da Silva.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Ernesto Nazareth
This page has a brief bibliography of the Brazilian composer and pianist Ernesto Nazareth.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Zequinha De Abreu
This page has a brief bibliography of the Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Heitor Villa Lobos
This page has a brief bibliography of the Brazilian composer and cellist Heitor Villa-Lobos.
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