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MULTILINGUAL RHYMING DICTIONARIES

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

Spanish, Romanian, French, Italian, Portuguese, Latin, German, Croatian, Africaans, Turkish,

Dutch, Yiddish, Czech, Polish, Norwegian, Japanese, Hungarian, Swahili

rhyming list generators

create own poems for classroom fun!

BLANK GAMEBOARDS

http://www.rayuela.org/salud/deremanual.htm

http://donnayoung.org/homeschooling/games/game-boards.htm

blank gameboards in different sizes for creative uses

ENCHANTED LEARNING

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/asl.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/china.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/dutch.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/french.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/german.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/hebrew.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/italian.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Japanese/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/portuguese.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/russia.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/spanish.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/swedish.shtml

worksheets and quizzes for colors, numbers, shapes, animals, parts of the body,

family, clothing, food, houses, school, transportation, landscapes, tools,

opposites, calendar, computer, directions, planets

reading and writing activities in ASL, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian,

Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, and Spanish

NOTE: highly recommended that you become a member of "Enchanted Learning",

as more material becomes available to you as a member

MAKE GAMES AND EXERCISES

http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/mimea/smile/v2/index.php

http://l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html

concentration, timed matching, cloze, storyboard, true/false, paragraph mix

drag and drop, sentence mix, vocabulary drill, multiple choice, multiple-select

via wizards that create web-based activities for language learning

last URL is especially for creating cloze exercises

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hml/ayudas/index.html

http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/graphic_organizers.php

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/page/6293.html

a large variety of printable graphic organizers to organize facts, ideas, and notes

first URL is in Spanish

CENTRO BARAHONA PARA EL ESTUDIO DE LIBROS INFANTILES

http://www.csusm.edu/csb/

search engine to locate appropriate books in Spanish

title, age or grade, country, author, and theme categories

FLASHCARDS FOR THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASS

http://www.esl-library.com/index.cfm?PageId=6

http://www.educationalpress.org/#

http://www.flashcardexchange.com/directory.jsp?id=6

http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards.php

http://www.do2learn.com/picturecards/printcards/index.htm

http://www.eslflashcards.com/

make customized sets of flashcards and gameboards or purchase ready-made ones

explore directories of ready-made flashcards available for learning Spanish, German, and French

print multisized flashcards from your browser, or download complete topical sets

color or black and white

Spanish, English or French, German, Japanese, Italian, Russian, and Portuguese supplements

theme topics: verbs, adjectives & prepositons; people; sports & equipment; clothes; buildings & places;

animals; school; work & office; body, health & medicine; transportation & travel; music;

hobbies & entertainment; time, measurement & shapes; housing, furniture, tools & toys;

food & drink; electronics & gadgets; holidays -- AND MORE!!!

Note: for practical & creative ideas for using flashcards click here

MAKE YOUR OWN PUZZLES

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

http://www.edict.com.hk/xword/generator/

word searches with hidden messages

crossword puzzles

specialty mazes

personal file available for storage

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

http://www.meddybemps.com/9.600.html

http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/Swatson5232002826

http://ares.cnice.mec.es/edufisica/a/01/index.html

clear graphics, manipulatives, and lesson plans

BINGO CARD MAKER & CREATIVE SUGGESTIONS

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bingo/

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/foreignlanguages/frenchbingo.htm

http://www.dltk-cards.com/bingo/

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/bingo/bingo.shtml

http://bogglesworldesl.com/bingo.htm

different size of bingo cards

clever teaching ideas for this traditional child-pleasing game

themes and color option

themes: animals, body parts, numbers, shapes, nutrition, holidays, winter, ocean animals, forest animals

RUBISTAR

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

make your own rubric for assessment purposes

directions in Spanish and English

see my Assessment page for more on rubrics

CLIP ART AND PHOTO BONANZA FOR WORLD LANGUAGE

http://caslt.org/resources/general/program-support-clip-art_en.php (world language specific)

http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj/FLClipart/default.html (world language specific)

http://web.uvic.ca/hcmc/clipart/ (world language specific)

http://www.schoolicons.com/eng/web/icons/icon_e.html ("make your own map section" is unique)

http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm

http://www.animationlibrary.com/a-l/index.php3

http://www.suelebeau.com/graphics.htm (list of other sites tailored for educators)

http://www.edupic.net/index.html

http://www.pekegifs.com/gifsanimados/nombresanimados/palabrasanimadas.htm (in Spanish)

http://www.pppst.com/clipart.html

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/clipart.htm

http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/clipArt.jsp?f=m

http://classroomclipart.com/

http://www.school-clip-art.com/

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/clipart.htm

http://www.clipart.com/en/school_license

vast collection of clip art sources for world language teaching

next to the last URL is excellent, offering templates and excellent clip art of children

last URL is for a fee

ANIMAL HEADBANDS

http://www.kizclub.com/craft/headband/Animal-Headband(C).pdf

http://www.kizclub.com/craft/headband/Animal-Headband.pdf

make headbands for primary school children, adorned with variety of animal heads

first URL is color; second is in black and white

MAKE BELIEFS COMIX

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

make comic strips with characters, talk and thought balloons, and emotions

write cartoons in any language; for example, accepts words written in Spanish,

including appropriate accent

marks, via cut and paste from Microsoft Word

other languages available: English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Latin, French

DOS LOURDES: PLANTILLAS Y RECURSOS DE UTILIDAD PARA LAS CLASES

http://www.doslourdes.net/PLAficha_de_lectura.pdf

http://www.doslourdes.net/PLAhoja_de_lectura_en_casa.pdf

http://www.doslourdes.net/PLApasaporte_lectura.pdf

http://www.doslourdes.net/PLAbiblioteca.pdf

reading record keepers and passes for classroom, library, and home

MARIONETTE THEATER

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

for any language

marionette stick figures -- king, princess, dragon, sheep, farmer, farmer's wife, knight

black outline format

WORLD CULTURE PHOTO LIBRARIES

http://www.realiaproject.org/index.html

http://capl.washjeff.edu/index.php

PRESCHOOL PRINTABLES -- CLASSIC STORIES

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/felt/felt.shtml

make scenery, manipulatives, storybooks for classic children's tales

3 Little Pigs, 5 Little Monkeys, 5 Little Pumpkins, 5 Red Apples, Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

in color or black outline

PRESCHOOL PRINTABLES -- THEMED WRITING PAPER

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/paper/paper.shtml

themes: abstract, back to school, bird, castle, caterpillar, fall, fish, heart, ladybug, mouse, palm tree,

pencil, rainbow, snake

black outline or color

VOCABULARY HANDOUT MAKER

http://www.toolsforeducators.com/handouts/

create handouts for students with both images and text IN ANY LANGUAGE

in color or black and white

cut and paste desired language

categories: Adjectives, Animals, Body Parts, Chores, Classroom, Countries, Daily Activities, Family,

Feelings and Emotions, Food, Drinks, Desserts, Fruit and Vegetables, Health Vocabulary,

Insects and Bugs, Nature, Numbers, People and Occupations, Places Around Town, Pronouns,

Question Words, Shapes and Colors, Sports, Verbs, and Weather

ONLINE BIG BOOK MAKER

http://www.mape.org.uk/activities/BigBookMaker/

make your own online "big books" viewable on interactive whiteboards

VOZME MP3 VOICE GENERATOR

http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en

generate MP3s in English, Spanish, Italian, Hindi, Portuguese, and Catalán

choice of masculine or femenine native speaker

TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS

http://www.toolsforeducators.com/

worksheet creators, printables wizard and on-line teaching materials makers with images

printout generators, game makers, and programs for teachers to make and print teaching resources with

word search / board game / crossword / bingo board / maze / DOMINO MAKER!, DICE MAKER! and more

SCHLERA'S PICTOGRAMS

http://www.sclera.be/index.php

searchable pictogram dictionary of images to convery concepts

SENTENCE SCRAMBLER

http://www.altastic.com/narabikae.html

instructions in English, Spanish, and Chinese

scrambles sentences, including accent marks, for easy copying to another document

EARLY YEARS ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOS

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/earlyyears/resources/illustrations/index.asp

from Scotland

physical activities, food and drink, homes, natural habitats, flowers and trees, musical instruments,

toys and playthings, household objects, mini-beasts and frogs, people who help us, babies,

children, signs, cooperation and playing together, transport, shoes, birthdays, seasons, animals

STORY PICTOGRAMS

http://orientacionandujar.wordpress.com/cuentos-con-pictogramas/

classic fairy tales and children's tales such as Cinderella and Snow White

Three Little Pigs, Pied Piper of Hamelin -- and more

also culturally authentic tales

CREATING "VOKIS"

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/activities/creating-vokis-–-online-animated-characters-speak

"Vokis" are great and fun ways for practicing speaking skills with students

create an animated character and give it a voice

breaks down the inhibitions that students often have

when faced with recording themselves speaking in a target language

NOTE: DIDN'T FIND WHAT YOU WANTED? CHECK OUT MY TECHNOLOGY, MAKING & PLAYING GAMES,

AND LA EXERCISES PAGES.