Curated OER
El Mundo Hispano
Colorful maps are clearly labeled in this PowerPoint to show viewers where different Hispanic countries are located within Central and South America. Each country is listed on its own slide with a title, the capital, close-up map, flag,...
Curated OER
The Weather in South America
Students conduct Internet research on weather and weather conditions in South America. They read a weather report in Spanish, and answer worksheet questions on South American countries and their weather conditions.
Rocklin Unified School District
Spanish Speaking Countries Project
Ask your class members to provide a tour of a Spanish speaking country with a brochure and flag project. Learners research their assigned country, making sure to check off each of the required pieces of information listed on the first...
Curated OER
Latin American Culture
Learners explore sites are about the culture and life of the people of Latin America and Latin Americans in the United States. There is information about Latin American music, dance, art, and heritage.
Curated OER
Hispanic World - Lesson Six
Students explore a Spanish speaking country and compare their research to their initial expectations and biases regarding the Hispanic culture. They share their findings with the class.
Curated OER
How Do You Say Hello?
Students access an online resource to study how to say hello in Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic. They complete a worksheet telling how to say hello in these three languages before practicing the proper pronunciation of each.
Curated OER
Spanish Made Easy
Students participate in different activities to practice Spanish words and phrases. They discover how to speak different verbs, days of the week and numbers. They finally participate in dialogs in formal Spanish.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 5: La Descripcion
In this fifth unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about countries in South America. They will listen, speak, and write about information they gather, using related vocabulary. They will research and present information...
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Map of Argentina
A basic color map of Argentina is offered at this site, with major cities identified.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Constituciones Hispanoamericanas
Fascinating comparison of Spanish-speaking countries. Includes the flag and a general map of each country. Statistical data is provided for each country. Constitutional and government information is available for each country.
University of Texas at Austin
Lanic: Latin American Network Information Center
Vast network of information from and about Latin America is provided. Major topic headings include countries, economy, education, government, humanities, science, social sciences, society and culture, recreation, media and communication,...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Datos Estadisticos De Hispanoamerica
This resource has a comparison of statistical data on all Spanish-speaking countries. Countries are compared and ranked according to land mass, population, population density, annual population growth, life expectancy, infant mortality...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Peru
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Peru. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes...
Other
Sur Del Sur: Homepage
The site from Sur del Sur provides extensive information about the current population of Argentina.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Ecuador
The CIA World Factbook provides an extensive page of information on Ecuador, a neighbor to Colombia. Includes information on this country's economy, climate, geographical location, government, size, and much more.