Students discuss pastimes in our country and Spanish speaking countries. They listen to a cassette of interviews; identify and explain pastimes of native speakers and create or find material outside of the classroom related to pastimes.

In this language arts activity, students analyze 20 words in a word bank. All are names of family members in English or Spanish. Students locate the words in a word search puzzle. The meaning of the title is unclear.

Young scholars use the Internet to discover what types of sports the people of Costa Rica play. They write a paper in English but must use at least one Spanish quote. In the paper they compare/contrast sports in Costa Rica and the United...

Students are introduced to Mexico's culture, people, language and celebration of traditions. They develop their own Cultural Report Slide Show and are encouraged to do several activities on this topic.

Students write their own original studenT story in the past in Spanish using the imperfect and the preterite after watching the teacher present the provided Power Point presentation on the differences in the uses of the two.

Students photograph themselves doing everyday activities.  In this foreign language lesson, students write grammatically correct sentences for a story board to tell about daily activities and then input into the computer in a movie...

Students translate and define idioms between English and Spanish.  In this ageless idioms lesson, students discuss elements of expression and how a language's vernacular does not always make sense.  Students illustrate a...

Young scholars investigate their family history through pictures and writing. In this family history lesson, students research family, culture, food, music, religion, and clothing. Young scholars gather pictures of their family and...

Students examine the changing life ways of the inhabitants of a Pueblo Indian village from the 7th century to the arrival of the Spanish in the early 17th century. They explain the influence of Spanish missionaries on the lives the...

Students brainstorm a list of stereotypes associated with the Hispanic or Latin culture. In groups, they use the internet to research issues of importance to the Puerto Rican community. They focus on the cultures that speak Spanish and...

Learners are drawn to those activities that are in line with their individual intelligences. They use classroom computers to find fruits and their names in other languages. Once a fruit is identified, students practice saying the name of...

Students explain and use verbal directions, recognize the prepositions used in a conversation, explore Italian art, and acquaint themselves with tourist services in Italy.

Students explore how much pleasure reading can bring, explain the concept of "story sequence", "re-tell" a story through art, and read other folktales.

Third graders complete a variety of activities as they take an imaginary trip to Mexico City, complete with passports, maps, and Spanish dictionaries. They write postcards to send home and create items to sell at the market. The unit...

Learners explore Hispanic challenges. In this introductory Spanish lesson, students read structured narratives pertaining to Hispanic children. Learners discuss the narratives in order to better understand the lives of Mexican immigrants.

Students explore Spanish speaking countries.  In this multi-cultural literacy lesson, students research a country in which Spanish is the official language, and create a related travel brochure on the computer.

In this foreign language worksheet, high schoolers find the vocabulary terms that are related to the words for art in Spanish. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.

Students analyze art pieces of Picasso and Diego Velazquez to consider artists self-portraits using their work tools. For this art analysis lesson, students complete introductory and image based discuss to consider how an artist chooses...

Students analyze Pablo Picasso's art. In this Picasso art analysis lesson, students define collage and analyze Picasso's work in different mediums. Students complete image based discussion activities. Students use found objects to create...

In this Spanish writing worksheet, students write a biography about a person of their choosing. Students will have a little booklet when they are finished.

Students explore art history by creating their own abstract art pieces. In this Pablo Picasso lesson, students read assigned text discussing biographical information about the artist and examine several of his paintings. Students create...

An online interactive quiz that checks reading comprehension for Isabel Allende's young adult novel City of the Beasts. Creator based this quiz on the Spanish language version, so pre-screen for accuracy if your class is using the...

Go on a treasure hunt with your language arts class! They read "Treasure Hunt" and "Exploring the Titanic," then create a final product by taking part in an unusual art activity.

Students work in groups to research a Spanish-speaking artist. They access print and online resources and interact within their group in Spanish. Students prepare a slideshow for the class and present the show in the target language.