I teach two Spanish classes, Level I and a combo class of Levels II, III, IV, and native speakers. In my Spanish Combo class, I have used the news from the BBC and Democracy Now en espanol. My Level I and II students have enjoyed practicing Spanish with games and more games as they play concentration, battleship, jeopardy, etc. with different vocabulary and review verbs. I look forward to sharing the st0ry place with my classes because it puts verbs into the context of a story. Students can play a role in creating a story, practice reading it out loud, and listen to the dialogues. I also liked some of the Teachnology activities, like the Lemonade stand. There are some really creative educational games for children out there. I just worry about the fact that even at such a young age, children are bombarded with images that train them to be materialistic consumers.
I was also able to find different lesson plan ideas from the California Language Teacher Association and the Education Resources Information Center.
If you are interested in connecting students with other students from around the world, there is a site for keypals where I posted a request for Spanish-speaking keypals for my students.
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Thank you for sharing the educational links. You found some good ones!
When you say that you are worried "about the fact that even at such a young age, children are bombarded with images that train them to be materialistic consumers" Are you talking about the advertising on the Web pages or the actual popular characters that play into consumerism? Either way, I totally get that. Most children or I should say parents are victims of this. It takes a really strong constitution to say no in a store. Personally, I try not to go to toy stores.
If you are interested in developing international language pals for your students, you might want to think about using Skype. Your students could practice their language skills with people in their native countries.
I was referring to the popular icons but yes the web ads also contribute to the hypnotism.
I saw that we were going to learn about skype. That's exciting!!
Your Spanish class sounds great! I wish my high school Spanish classes used games and technology like you are describing. If they had, I might actually be able to speak a little Spanish, especially after taking it for four years! Do you have computers in your classroom? Or does your class go to a computer lab?
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