Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Expresiones Con Tener
Great exercise for practicing idiomatic expressions using the verb, "tener." Based on the context of each sentence, the student selects the words from a drop-down menu that completes the appropriate expression. Immediate feedback...
Other
Free State of Saxony
English version of the public relations site for the German state of Saxony. Sections cover Citizens and Free State, State and People, Economy and Environment, Knowledge and Education, Culture and Leisure. Click on the "languages" link...
ArgentinaXplora.com
Argentinaexplora.com: Las Artes Y La Cultura en Argentina
Spanish content; learn about the arts and culture in Argentina by exploring the related articles in this broad list of catagories on the topic.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Formal Commands (Part 3)
Practice answering questions with affirmative usted or ustedes commands and a direct object pronoun. Stem-changers,spelling changes, regular and irregular formal commands are included in this Colby College exercise.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Subjunctive or Indicative (Part 1)
Great practice for reviewing the subjunctive and indicative tenses. Determine which verb tense to use in a sentence based on the tense that is used in the main clause. Choose the present or past subjunctive form, or the present,...
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: First Colony: Our Spanish Origins
This resource is a lesson plan from the University of Florida Natural History Museum. It is a lesson on the impact that the immigrants of Jamestown, VA had on American culture and the melting pot they created in the early colonial days.
Other
New Mexico Tourism Department: Hispanic History and Culture
A history of Spanish influence in New Mexico is found here. Read about the cultural heritage that the Hispanics instilled in the inhabitants of New Mexico.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: The Future Tense
Colby College provides a great explanation of how to conjugate verbs in the future tense, with English translations of the examples. Twenty sentences provide fantastic practice in changing verbs from preterite tense to future tense...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: El Preterito Formas (Part 2)
These exercises review irregular verbs, stem-changers, and spelling changes in the preterite tense. Conjugate verbs to match the subject. Answers may be checked and corrected.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Si Clauses With the Imperfect
This site from the Colby College provides a great explanation of "if" clauses and the imperfect tense. The exercise provides great practice with the imperfect past. Answers may be checked and corrected.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: The Preterite Tense
These exercises from Colby College provide a very extensive review of irregular verbs, stem-changers, and spelling changes in the preterite tense for more than 50 verbs. Practice conjugating these verbs in verb charts. Answers may be...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1491 1607: Spanish Conquistadores and Colonial Empire
The Spanish gained an early foothold in the colonies, quickly becoming the most powerful European power in the New World.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Spanish Viceroyalties in the Americas
When the Spanish Crown (the monarchy) learned of the promise of wealth offered by vast continents that had been previously unknown to Europeans, they sent forces to colonize the land, convert the indigenous populations, and extract...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Antes Del Viaje (Peterite Tense)
This review of regular and irregular Spanish verbs features charts for the preterite tense, including stem-changers and spelling changes.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Ven Conmigo! Algo Cultura Venezolana, Capitulo 3
Spanish content; this self-assessing interactive exercise tests your knowledge of Venezuelan culture in addition to vocabulary and comprehension.
Other
Don Quijote: Spanish History
This is an overview of Spanish history from Romans to actual time, through the Inquisition, the Spanish Flag, and art. It offers links to more information about each topic.
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Chinese Food: Two Texts
Contains two articles on Chinese Food. One of the articles is entitled, "A Spanish Diplomat Visits China" and the other article is entitled, "Using Chopsticks". These are both interesting articles to read on the subject of Chinese food.
University of North Carolina
Learn Nc: The Quinceanera Celebration
This information site from Learn NC shares the importance of the Quinceanera Celebration in Mexican culture.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Spanish Speaking World
Students will research a Spanish-speaking Latin American country and make travel plans to the chosen country based on facts gathered through their research.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Teotihuacan in the Puuc Region: Foreign Presence?
Very detailed information regarding excavation at Chac II site and archaeological processes. The article articulates findings and makes inferences regarding urban culture. Site may be viewed in Spanish.
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Web Japan: Japan Fact Sheet
This site actually provides a number of "fact sheets" on a range of topics related to Japan's geography, government, economy, culture, society, and sports. Read online or download handy PDF documents for classroom use. The site has...
Digital History
Digital History: Spanish America
Read about Spanish influence in the northern part of its empire in America. See what American cowboys borrowed from the vaqueros, and how Spanish architecture came to spread across the Southwest.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Las Tiendas
This site has a cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about stores in Spanish-speaking countries. Additional links are provided for more information on this topic. Great reading selection for...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Quezaltenango
Online cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Quezaltenango, the second largest city of Guatemala. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish students.