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Teacher Links: Spanish References

MOST COMMON SPANISH WORDS

http://www.spanishpronto.com/spanishpronto/spanishglossary.html

          listed alphabetically

          175 high frequency words

          excellent for use in a "word wall"

          (Note: See "Language Arts: Other Topics" for more information on "word walls")

ON-LINE RHYMING DICTIONARY FOR SPANISH

http://www.alcor.com.au/rhyming_dictionary.asp

http://www.wideopendoors.net/dictionary/

          create own poems for classroom fun!

          makes mundane tasks more lively with instructions in rhyme

          also available in Romanian, French, Italian, Portuguese

          rhyming dictionary in print appears below

          second URL is vowel-oriented and more child-friendly

COGNATES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6828.html

http://www.colorincolorado.com/cognates.pdf

http://www.latinamericalinks.com/spanish_cognates.htm

         10,000 Spanish contributions to the English language

          cognates, word origins, and related words

SPANISH LANGUAGE HAS MANY ACCENTS

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhmaccents1.html

http://www.spanishmaster.com/SpanishMaster/WhySpanish/WhySpanish.html

         facts and characteristics of different varieties of Spanish

         Latin American, Castilian, "Trade Winds," Italian & Argentine Spanish

         statistics regarding number of speakers in US and abroad

HORARIOS

http://www.memo.com.co/herramientas/escritorio/horarios/horario.html

http://www.educared.edu.pe/estudiantes/images/horario3.jpg

http://www.educared.edu.pe/estudiantes/images/horario4.jpg

http://www.dibujosparapintar.com/manualidades_horarios_escolares.html

http://www.dibujosparacolorear.info/dibujos-horario-de-clase-770.htm

          various formats of school schedules to print out

SPANISH DICTIONARIES

http://www.rae.es/

http://www.diccionarios.com/

          first URL is the Real Academia Española, the ultimate source

SPANISH FIRST NAMES, NICKNAMES, SURNAMES AND SAINTS' DAYS

http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/spa.html

http://www.juegosdepalabras.com/hipocor.htm

http://www.elalmanaque.com/santoral

http://cancionfeliz.com/find_name.php

http://www.pekegifs.com/menunombresanimados.htm

http://genealogy.about.com/cs/surname/a/spanish_names.htm

        meanings of common Spanish first names

        common nicknames and saints' days

        listing of common Spanish last names

ELEMADRID GRAMMAR HELP

http://www.elemadrid.com/spanish_language.htm

        free easily-followed grammar lesson for adults every month focusing on usage of one difficult word or phrase

JERGAS DE HABLA HISPANA

http://www.jergasdehablahispana.org

         slang and idioms classified by country

         search engine

SOCIEDAD HISPÁNICA DE AMISTAD

http://www.sociedadhonorariahispanica.org/sociedad-honoraria-de-amistad/

         honor society for elementary and middle school students and their teachers

         flexible and curriculum friendly

SEEDS:

SUPPORT FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION IN SPANISH

http://seeds.coedu.usf.edu/index2.htm

         tutorials, videos, sound files, and thematic lesson plans to improve Spanish of both teacher and student

         themes: Greetings, Sounds of Spanish, Numbers, Colors, Shapes, Animals, School, House, Family,

                      Professions, Food, Body Parts, Months and Holidays, Weather, Countries and Continents

         many different native speakers

SPANISH PLACE NAMES

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/spanishnames.html

          Spanish language origin of famous places in the United States

          states, cities, and other geographical sites

CHILDREN'S SEARCH ENGINE IN SPANISH

http://www.elhuevodechocolate.com/buscador.htm

         various search engines designed with children's topics in mind

SUBJECT POSTERS IN SPANISH

http://www.chicos.net/chicosnet/html/cole/papeleria/index.html

         covers to print out for social studies, computers, natural sciences

         fun illustrations

ESTUDIO DE LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS Y EL CEREBRO

http://www.flbrain.org/defaultspan.htm

       brain research and the study of world languages

READING INSTRUCTION IN SPANISH

http://www.colorincolorado.org/articulo/13624

http://www.getreadytoread.org/content/view/98/107/

pre-reading and reading instruction

TEACHING SPANISH TO NATIVE SPEAKERS

http://www.cal.org/sns/resources/index.html

resources for students speaking Spanish at home