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The Latin American Mercado

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students spend a week learning the importance of the marketplace in Latin American life. They study and create products for their market and then role-play vendors and sellers for two days, practicing their bargaining skills and their...
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Recording Local Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders measure, record, graph, and report changes in local weather using Navajo, Ute, and Spanish words for weather conditions. They record the weather results on a graph, and create drawings of weather conditions.
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La Ropa (The Clothing)

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn "clothing" vocabulary in Spanish.
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Los Deportes (The Sports)

For Teachers 1st
First graders, in groups, after learning the Spanish words for sports, make vocabulary cards to test each other.
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Becoming a "Gringo" Immigrants, Language Learning and Acculturation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the experience by immigrants coming to America who are Spanish-speaking. As a class, they define "Gringo" and read poems whose authors first language is Spanish. In groups, they participate in different sections in...
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Friday and Friends: A Prospectus of the Mexican Family through Children's Literature

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use literature to examine how the structure of families in Mexico has changed over time. In groups, they examine how their life now relates to their ancestors and the Spanish conquest of the area. As a class, they are read...
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Que te gusta comer? What Do You Like to Eat?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine their preferences concerning foods, beverages and eating habits during different meals. A variety of exercises in listening, speaking, reading and writing will be provided to ensure that students discuss their...
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ESL Network: Exploring Racial Identity

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders drill for the Regents Comprehensive Exam in English by answering questions about selected readings as preparation for writing essays. After answering the questions, they compose essays adhering to formal written Spanish...
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El Cuerpo and Commands Vocabulary Games

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study Spanish vocabulary words for body parts, and also study a number of action verbs. They participate in Total Physical Response by responding to teacher given commands. They play a number of games based on the vocabulary.
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers K
Students celebrate diversity. In this multicultural appreciation lesson, students celebrate diversity by sampling food from different cultures, learning a few words in Spanish and identifying the seven different continents.
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Slap It

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars match the written form of a letter of an alphabet (German, Spanish, English, etc.) with the letter's pronunciation.
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Explorers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars work together to examine Dutch, French, Spanish and English explorers. They create a poster of the information they collected and write about one explore they find most interesting. They share their information with the...
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Baseball Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review new vocabulary and verb conjugations. They are divided into two teams and simulate a game of baseball while practicing their new vocabulary. They are given the word in Spanish or English.
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Maroon Communities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine political and religious factors that influenced English, Spanish, French, and Dutch colonization of the Americas, how slavery shaped social and economic life in the South after 1800, and elements of slavery during the...
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Visual Arts Lesson: St. James on Horseback

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research and write on sculpture of St. James and describe his importance to the Spanish soldiers who conquered Mexico; students create their own estofado designs.
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Ojal??

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to the song and fill in the lyrics on a worksheet. They translate the meaning of the song into English. They concentrate on the correct verb tenses in the song. This activity is used as a warm up for a verb Spanish...
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The Cat Came Back

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students are read the story "The Cat Came Back". Using Spanish, they communicate the context of the story with each other. They practice using new vocabulary, identifying main characters and putting the events into order. They use the...
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Influential Groups In Colorado's History

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch a teacher made PowerPoint presentation that introduces the study of Colorado's history. They view images and listen to music that is indicative of the mountain men, miners, pioneers, the Spanish, and Native Americans...
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Island Culture: Puerto Rico

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the culture of Puerto Rico. They create maps of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. They work in small groups to research a decade in history and add drawings and pictures to a timeline of their decade. They practice...
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The Conquistadors

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify conquistadors and discover how they were funded. After gathering information on Cortez and Pizarro, 8th graders create a Venn Diagram to compare the two conquistadors. They examine characteristics of the Spanish...
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Conquistadors: Francisco Pizarro

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the work of Spanish conquistadors. In this Inca lesson, students research factors that led to Pizzaro's conquest of the Inca and compose essays pertaining to their findings.
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Papalotzin y las Monarcas

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners examine theme. In this Papalotzin y las Monarcas lesson, students read an English or Spanish version of the story. Learners discuss the themes of community and positive change in the story.
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Running of the Bulls/Bullfighting Traditions

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the concept of bullfighting and the Running of the Bulls as tradition in Spanish culture.  For this Current Events lesson, 9th graders analyze various pictures of bullfighting.  Students create a drama on bull...
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Aztec History

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore facets of Aztec history. In this ancient civilizations instructional activity, students map landmarks in Mexico, read excerpts from The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss, by Sally Mathews and...

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