LITERACY CENTER
Audio links and bold graphics provide children with practice to learn colors, numbers, the alphabet, and shapes in Spanish, German, or French. Note that the colors purple and orange will be different than what your child learned in class because of regional variations of use.
SPANISH FLASHCARDS
I am delighted to present this site. It is in the midst of being entirely reworked and contains excellent photographs along with the voice of a native speaker. I recommend the categories of "Basic
Vocabulary" in red letters -- animals, weather, colors, and body parts -- as well as the numbers
from 1-30 on the left. These sections complement any basic FLES curriculum. Don't miss
practicing your numbers with the number-eating monster!
COUNTING IN SPANISH
Hear the numbers recited individually by a native speaker, along with hearing the name of the object, too. First, say the number (and object) after the speaker. Then, try to beat the speaker before she says the number that you point your mouse to. Finally, point your mouse and learn the numbers out of order.
TRANSLATOR ALLIGATOR
Learn and practice Spanish words and spelling. Scores are kept with four levels of skill and seven categories of vocabulary. There are minor errors in spelling that don't really interfer with the overall
intent of the site. After you have mastered the words here, see "Language to Language" listed
below for more quizzes.
JOSÉ-LUIS OROZCO
This musician is an outstanding source of traditional Mexican songs. Children of all ages react
positively to his songs, chants, and rhymes. His clear singing voice makes them easy to learn.
Songbooks with lyrics (found below each title) and music are available to accompany each CD.
I highly recommend Señor Orozco's music as an excellent first step in learning Spanish.
LEARN HEBREW
First, learn the alphabet in Hebrew through seeing, hearing, and coloring letters. Then
in the second URL, go to "Language Match Games" and play away. First learn the words in Hebrew then try to play the games on three levels -- easy, medium difficulty, and hard. There are excellent sound files. The second URL has drag and drop vocabulary exercises for children who have a basic knowledge of Hebrew.
LEARN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL)
Learn sign language for animals, sports, the alphabet, colors, places, and numbers with animation and video accompaniment. View stories and finger-spelling flashcards as well. Take a finger-spelling quiz. Order rubber stamps. View signing alphabets from all over the world. Translate sentences into ASL. The last URL will teach you sign language from Kenya in Africa at the farm and in the marketplace.
MY WORLD BOOK OF NUMBERS
Here are printable books of numbers around the world for students to cut, color, and staple. Numbers one to ten are written in Spanish, French, Swahili, Japanese, Swedish, and English.
SPANISH CONCENTRATION GAME
This link is for an animal concentration game in Spanish.
ELEMENTARY SPANISH: OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Listen to lots of excellent sound files to learn or review vocabulary and common phrases. Play games and take fun quizzes. The categories include the alphabet, commands, greetings, objects, numbers, colores, clothing, directions, family, describing words, the body, weather, days and months, birthdays, transportation, and food and drink.
ENCHANTED LEARNING
reading and writing activities in ASL, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian,
Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, and Spanish
BBC FAMILY FRENCH NUMBERS AND COLORS GAME
Listen to children say the numbers and colors in French first. Then play a fun tic-tac-toe game where children tell you the kind of candy and how many. If you are correct, you get an "X" on the gameboard.
BBC PRIMARY FRENCH
Learn French with Roller, his dog, and his mates (friends) in this brand-new website. Learn simple phrases and watch videos of real children in France speaking to help you learn faster.
Plus there are games and songs, too. Enjoy!
LEARN WELCH WITH THE BBC
Welsh is a language that is spoken by people who live in Wales in Great Britain. Join the humorous character named Bowns to play some interesting games. Learn the alphabet, the colors, numbers to ten, and names of common objects. You must have sound to play these games. Have fun listening to the sounds of another language! (Don't bother clicking on the bear icon is a story unless someone at your house can read Welsh.)
Second site is with "Snapdragon," a dragon who guides you as you learn more Welsh.
CHARTIERS VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE
A super site! Start with kindergarten and go through fifth grade to learn vocabulary and phrases in Spanish from a native speaker. If you are studying Spanish right now, you will find many things you already know. :) This site is also useful for children just starting language learning. Students in this lucky district study Spanish for twenty minutes everyday through fifth grade! ¡Bravo!
MI CARA EN ESPAÑOL / MY FACE IN SPANISH
Drag and drop the parts of the child's face while you hear their names in Spanish. Adriana of Costa Rica is the voice you will hear.
COUNT BACKWARDS IN SPANISH OR POLISH
Begin with number twenty and count backwards with your mouse to get a surprise at the end. Luis of Costa Rica is the voice you will hear in Spanish.
AN ANIMAL ALPHABET
Click on any letter of the Spanish alphabet on the chalkboard and hear its name. Then click on the eraser to see the name of several pets spelled out and their names. Click on the eraser five times to see the five pets.
COSTA RICAN FLAG CONNECT-THE-DOTS
Trace a line with your mouse from one to twenty. Then you will see the beautiful flag of Costa Rica and hear the national anthem of Costa Rica: Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera (Noble Fatherland, Your Beautiful Flag). You will again hear Luis from Costa Rica.
LANGUAGE GUIDE
Native speakers teach you words and phrases with illustrations from Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, Mandarin Chinese.
OPPOSITES IN SPANISH, FRENCH, AND KOREAN
Learn the words for night and day, happy and sad, fast and slow, hot and cold, left and right, small and big in Spanish, French, and Korean.
BBC PRIMARY SCHOOL SPANISH
Here is a fun interactive websites for children to age eleven with appealing characters.There are worksheets, classroom games and exercises. There is a variety of things to do, including timed vocabulary and phrases games for one or more players.
¡VIVA SPANISH!
Listen to common greetings, weather, prepositions, commands, clothing, and fruits in Spanish.
SPANISH-ENGLISH CYCLE RACE
Race your way to the finish line! Pick a character, pick a level (Easy or Advanced), and get on your bicycle. You will be asked questions, and for each answer you'll get closer to the finish line.
LANGUAGE ADVENTURE QUIZ
Listen carefully to learn what these pictures mean in German, Italian, Japanese, French, English, and Spanish.
LEARN AN ASIAN LANGUAGE
First, start speaking Chinese with help from some friends in Beijing. Then, learn Hindi with children from India. Last, learn how to count in Chinese.
LANGUAGE OF THE MONTH
At Newbury Park Primary School in England, they believe it is very polite to take an interest in one another's language. They offer a wide variety of mini-lessons with interactive video clips with real students teaching you a bit about their own language -- where the language is spoken, the numbers from one to twelve, some questions and answers and more!
FUN WITH ARABIC
Hear, see, and write the Arabic alphabet in a site with excellent cultural graphics.
LEARN JAPANESE
What kind of language is Japanese? At this site you can take Japanese lessons and try speaking the language. You can also learn the characters used to write Japanese. Why not do the lessons with a friend and try speaking Japanese to each other? Learn basic phrases that people use everyday. You can practice them yourself after hearing how they're pronounced.
LEARN OR REVIEW SPANISH WITH SEÑORA S.
Señora S. presents lessons on the following for children beginning to learn Spanish. You can learn or review the colors, numbers, the calendar, parts of the body, weather, and birthdays. Sometimes you will hear Señora's voice. Other times you will hear another teacher from somewhere in the Spanish-speaking world.
