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Curated OER

Defining Culture

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders define the term culture and are exposed to a variety of cultures from around the world. They read books, play Native American games, develop a class book that examines their own culture and, after examining currencies from...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hispanic, Latino - What's the Right Word? an Examination of the Language Used To Categorize People

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students define "Hispanic" and "Latino," analyze where these terms come from, and develop an awareness of racial labels.
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Germany 0 Spain 1

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read an article about Spain v. Germany in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English World Cup: Spain 1 Portugal 0

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read an article about Spain v. Portugal in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classifying Artifacts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine pictures of pottery and classify them. They work together to create a list of characteristics for each piece. They share their findings with the class.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Half of Europe's Citizens are Bilingual

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Half of Europe's Citizens are Bilingual," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

The White House or Bust: How Americans Elect Their President

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students explain the presidential duties and who is eligible to run for president. In this The White House or Bust article, students complete a map of the electoral college. In addition students analyze historical campaign posters....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bernardo de G??lvez: Supporter of the American Revolution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the assistance to the American Revolution provided by Spain. Through class discussion and research, they gather information about Bernardo de Galvez and his role during the Revolutionary War. Students synthesize...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Visit My Class Wikis

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration instructional activity, students visit the links to view class wikis.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Terror in Spain

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Terror in Spain," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 9 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for Ell's

For Teachers K - 1st
Help Spanish-speaking English-language learners unlock the mysteries of their new language by using a bilingual book to recognize unfamiliar words and construct meaning from the text.
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Other

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory: 6+1 Traits

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the 6+1 TraitTM Writing framework.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: De Colores

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The activities in this instructional activity will help young students learn ten new colors in Spanish and provide them with practice using them in songs, vocabulary, and writing simple sentences.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Guernica Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An activity for students about Picasso's "Guernica" on the anniversary of the Spanish town's bombing in 1937. Includes a bibliography, web links, and lesson plans. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on April 26, 2007.
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Intermediate Level

For Students 9th - 10th
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish-speaking students. It is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension,...
Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Beginning Level

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish speaking students. This section is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening...
Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Food (La Comida): Listening/dialogs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: House (La Casa): Pronunciation/sonidos

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "b" and "v" sounds as in "very/bury." Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...
Activity
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Family (La Familia)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts short "e" and "i" sounds as in "bill/bell". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a...
Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Animals (Animales)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extensive site for teaching Spanish-speaking ELL. The theme of this unit is animals. Exercise follows short reading. Instructions are in Spanish; exercise in English.
Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Useful, extensive site for the Spanish-speaking ELL. This grammar section focuses on use of the articles "a/an" and plurals. A variety of interactive, self-correction exercises are provided. A "Teacher's Lounge," section is available...
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Summary of Fiction and Nonfiction Text [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This 31-page document focuses on teaching summarizing strategies for use with fiction and nonfiction texts. This series of lesson plans starts with fiction summarizing strategies such as "Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then" and "Story Arch."...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Success Link

Success Link: Explorer Poetry Booklet

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
After a study of explorers in the Americas, students write poetry to show what they know about individual explorers. This lesson plan gives guidelines, ways to adapt the lesson, a graphic organizer, and scoring guide.