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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.esl-lounge.com/board_games.html
http://www.rayuela.org/salud/deremanual.htm
http://www.geocities.com/SEN_resources/snakeboard1.html
http://www.geocities.com/SEN_resources/snailboard.html
         variety of blank gameboards in different sizes for creative uses
         last two URLs are in animal shapes -- snake and snail
       
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.educationalpress.org/#
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/directory.jsp?id=6
http://www.esl-images.com/subpage1.asp
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


































QUIZMAKERS
http://eleaston.com/quizzes.html
         incredible variety of tools with which to compose written exercises, quizzes, and tests

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.barrysclipart.com/ (with search engine)
http://www.suelebeau.com/graphics.htm (list of other sites tailored for educators)
http://recitpresco.qc.ca/ressources/banque/gmp/clipart/ (in French)
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
http://classroomclipart.com/
http://www.school-clip-art.com/
http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/
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 free

¡COLORÍN, COLORADO, ESTE CUENTO SE HA ACABADO!
http://www.colorincolorado.com/about/whythatname.php
http://www.readingrockets.org/content/e-cards/setup.php?photo_id=4
        sound files of a group of children and an individual child reciting this Hispanic cultural story ending
        second URL allows you to send a beautiful e-card with this theme

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
search media for teaching and study of modern languages and
everyday life of different cultures
collection of photographs and slides made available online
wide range of subjects: education, science, culture

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

CULTURALLY AUTHENTIC PICTORAL LEXICON
http://capl.washjeff.edu/index.php
authentic photo images for language learning, connecting language, culture, and meaning
arranged by language options (German, French, North American English, Spanish, Chinese and context
Spanish language divided into México, Southern Cone, and Caribbean/Central America
visual perceptions of the world affects our use of words and the meanings they convey
visual perception is culturally determined and visual cognition varies from culture to culture
various search options available

KIDS' TURN CENTRAL CLIPART
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/clipart.htm
many well-illustrated graphic categories to choose from
"mice" and "moose" category offers humorous character named "Ari" dressed in different outfits
for jobs, sports, activities, and holidays
(Use as classroom mascot, vocabulary builder, posters,
find the differences games, reading/writing focus)












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

NOTE: DIDN'T FIND WHAT YOU WANTED? CHECK OUT MY TECHNOLOGY, MAKING & PLAYING GAMES,
AND LA EXERCISES PAGES.
                  


Thanks to ¡Viva Spanish!
for the above graphic.