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La Leyenda de Betsy Ross
Is your native Spanish-speaking class learning about American legends and the history of the United States? Introduce them to Betsy Ross, the woman often credited for the making of the first American flag! After reading the short...
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Sor Juana, la monja y la escritora: Las Redondillas y La Respuesta
Sor Juana, considered one of the first feminist writers and a great Latin American poet, is the topic and inspiration for this excellent lesson plan. Use the introduction, guiding questions, and learning objectives to lead your class...
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Traditions and Languages of Three Native Cultures: Tlingit, Lakota, & Cherokee
Students understand the meaning of a tradition and know how it is maintained. They have a general knowledge of the environment, history and culture of the Tlingit, Lakota, and Cherokee
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Elder's Cloud Observations
Students study cloud types and Native language terms for clouds and cloud types. In this cloud types lesson, students listen to a Native American speaker discuss clouds and the words used to describe clouds. Students complete a worksheet...
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ASL: Lesson 3
The ASL lessons from lifeprint are amazing, but can be complicated. While this lesson is perfect for those needing to learn or teach ASL to the deaf community, it could also provide a valuable communication tool. This resource features...
Hello-Hello
Portuguese – Learn Portuguese
Marcos and Paulo have just met Ana. Watch as they use Portuguese to introduce themselves and get to know each other. Language learners then complete a series of activities designed to help them master each brief conversation.
Hello-Hello
Spanish – Learn Spanish (Hello-Hello)
Pick up basic conversational Spanish with animated videos featuring three characters: Pablo, Ana, and Marcos. As Pablo and Marcos get to know Ana, they talk about a variety of subjects. Learners can acquire the vocabulary in each...
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The Influence of Musical Folk Traditions in the Poetry of Langston Hughes and Nicolás Guillén
Students listen and explore how African-American culture relates to learning Spanish as a foreign language. Poetry, music, and history are utilized while learning about Langston Hughes and Nicolas Guillen.
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Science for Technology
Students discuss sign language and learn how to spell some words. In this investigative instructional activity students work with a partner to write and perform sign language on a given topic.
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Teaching a Language Function Based on Communicative Principles
Students, through the creation of several natural dialogs, experiment with social parameters of the language. They work with how languages vary depending on the relationship between the speakers and the types of tasks being discussed....
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Dos mapas de Florida, el Caribe y parte de Sur America
What can maps tell us about the past? Find out with a Spanish lesson that incorporates geography. After examining maps individually, comparing two old maps of Spanish Florida and writing notes in the provided Venn diagram, pupils pair up...
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Multas
Combine history and Spanish instruction with an exploration of descriptions of fines given in Florida in 1790. Partners read the brief text, fill out a graphic organizer about the crimes described, and interview each other about fines....
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The Roman Calendar: The Fabric of Our Time
Fourth graders explore the Roman origins and evolution of our calendar.
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Spanish & Chicano English
Students examine the history of Spanish in what is now the United States. They examine the current language status of the Hispanic population. Students are able to characterize Spanglish and Chicano English. They examine some features...
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Ojala que viajemos a Mexico!
Students research the names and locations of Spanish speaking countries throughout the world. They use a world map to become familiar with the locations of these countries and use the Internet to conduct further research. They sing...
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Corn Husk Doll
Learners practice melody and lyrics and the feelings they represent, in two languages, sing the melody of the Corn Husk Doll, lyrics Maria Hinton, melody by Patti Morin in Oneida, and discuss how the words to this song demonstrate...
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Thirteen Moons Language Lesson
First graders pronounce and define the Thirteen Moon Cycles in Oneida language. In this multicultural literacy and calendar instructional activity, 1st graders view a video clip in which Oneida elder speakers say the name of each moon...
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Cocina Mexicana
Learners research authentic Mexican food recipes on the Internet and translate them into English noting any new vocabulary. They present their recipes and vocabulary to the class.
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Personal Opinions, Part 1
Students interview their peers and teachers, in Spanish, about environmental issues. They write a response to their interviews and create a Venn diagram to identify similarities and differences between two cultural responses.
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The Inquiry Net: Native American 'Indian' Sign Language on Line Dictionary
Learn all about Native American sign language using this online dictionary. An alphabetical listing of terms with directions of how to form the words is included. Also find links to related information .. what the symbols mean, hand...
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Manataka American Indian Council: American Indian Universal Sign Language
A text based article examining the history and importance of Native American sign language. Experts in this field and their work is acknowledged as well.
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University of Tennessee: Hand Talk: American Indian Sign Language Illustrations
View 100 illustrations depicting Native American sign language. What makes this site so special is that the drawings are rare pencil and ink illustrations.
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Argentinaexplora.com: Arte Amerindio Del Noroeste Argentino
Spanish content; this is an academic article about the aesthetics and worldvision as represented in the art of native americans from the Northeast of Argentina.
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Univ. Of Texas: Comparing the Business World
Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing the difference between American businessmen and women to the business world of their home countries. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along....
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