Spanish Mathematics
This activity provides a way to integrate foreign language instruction
and mathematics. The teacher prepares math word problems in Spanish
(using vocabulary already taught) to teach concepts such as tax,
discounts, and percentage.
Building Communities / Construyendo Comunidades
This is an interdisciplinary, multi-age, multinational learning lesson
for students designed to allow them to take responsibility for their own
learning of a foreign language through exploring the theme of what
community means.
Internet Encyclopedia 2040
This lesson is called Internet Encyclopedia 2040 and it involves
students looking forward to the future and writing about their past in
an "Internet Encyclopedia" entry.
El Supermercado
This lesson, El Supermercado, serves to reinforce the lessons involving
learning about Spanish foods and shopping. While the teacher advises,
this is really a student-directed activity.
El Sabor del Caribe/A Taste of the Caribbean
This lesson is designed
for Spanish II or higher levels of Spanish, and it involves an analysis
of the symbolism of food in the oral and written literature of the
Caribbean.
Hispanic World Unit
In
this unit, students will conduct primary and secondary research to know
the "hispanohablantes" in the world. These explorations will serve as
windows for these Spanish-speaking countries for students to acquire
information and impression
from different perspectives . Students are supposed to conduct the
researches by using their Spanish ability to comprehend the information
on Internet.
Hispanic World Unit: Lesson 3 Mexico Field Trip
In this lesson the whole group will discuss the largest Spanish-speaking
country in the world. From library or WWW resources in team work,
students will get general/profound knowledge about this country. Also
they will
specially develop insight into our own language and culture while
getting to know Mexico, the neighbor of the United States.
Hispanic World Unit: Lesson 1 The Hispanic World
The whole group will discuss the Spanish-speaking countries in the
world. Students will develop general knowledge about the cultural
background of these countries, ancient cultures in Mexico, Central
America, and Peru,
Spanish conquistadors in the16th century, the independence, and current
development.
Hispanic World Unit: Lesson 4 Central America and the Caribbean
The whole group discusses the Spanish-speaking countries in Central
America and the Caribbean. From library or WWW resources in team work,
students will get general/profound knowledge about the Hispanic
countries in the area.
Hispanic World Unit: Lesson 5 South America Field Trip
This site takes you to a South American field trip and the whole group
discusses the Spanish-speaking countries in South America. The class is
divided into teams and using the library or WWW resources will get
general/profound knowledge about the Hispanic countries in the area.