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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.