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MULTILINGUAL RHYMING DICTIONARIES

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

Spanish, Romanian, French, Italian, and Portuguese with these 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 LANGUAGE LEARNING ACTIVITIES

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

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

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

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

Spanish, French, Italian, German

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

as more materials are available to you in these four languages and ...

Dutch, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish

MAKE GAMES AND EXERCISES

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

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

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

PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL PRESS

http://www.educationalpress.org/#

a means to allow your computer to print flashcards and gameboards in Spanish, French, and German

words can be edited, deleted, or added

a wide range of categories

FLASHCARD EXCHANGE

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

make customized sets of online flashcards

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

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 PUZZLE

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

http://www.hello-world.com/Espanol/prog/ratoncito.php

http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/spanish_verbs_026

clear graphics, manipulatives, and lesson plan

last URL is game to play with directionals (mouse and cheese!)

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

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

RUBISTAR

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

make your own rubric for assessment purposes

directions in Spanish and English

CLIP ART AND PHOTO BONANZA FOR WORLD LANGUAGE

http://www.caslt.org/research/clipart.htm (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.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/cat.cfm?type=Clipart

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ljbm/pict1.htm

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

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

http://www.barrysclipart.com/ (with search engine)

http://www.graphsearch.com/ (with search engine, but make sure your pop-up blocker is on!)

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

http://recitpresco.qc.ca/ressources/banque/gmp/clipart/

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

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

last URL is for a fee; I subscribe to its extensive collection

LANGUAGE GUIDE SOUND FILES

http://www.languageguide.org/

http://www.languageguide.org/espanol/

http://www.languageguide.org/espanol/index_mx.jsp

http://www.languageguide.org/eng/org.html

choose from extensive, well-illustrated files of pictures, vocabulary, and pronunciation

EXTENSIVE VOCABULARY CATEGORIES

native language selection for translation text

also available in Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, German, French, Hebrew, Greek, Vietnamese,

English, Italian, Turkish, Hindi, Arabic, and Korean

Spanish heard in Castilian or Mexican

WEST DES MOINES COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FLES

http://www.wdm.k12.ia.us/district/curriculum/FLES/

library of worksheets, lesson plans, and assessment forms

FLASHCARDS FOR NEW LANGUAGE LEARNING

http://www.esl-images.com/subpage1.asp

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

first URl requires paid membership service

print full size 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!!!

¡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

DO2LEARN

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

black outline communication cards on wide variety of topics

copy just picture or cover English word/phrase with Microsoft Word textbox in target language

social behavior and everyday activity categories helpful in establishing behavior standards for classroom

INFORMATION GAP EXERCISE TEMPLATE

http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/academicoffice/worldlanguages/stuff/iga%20template.doc

interactive tool to get students talking

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

tiger,elephant, horse, sheep, hen, chick, dog, cat, duck, cow, rabbit, pig,

lion, mouse, bear, monkey, giraffe, zebra, donkey, and goat

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 Spanish as well as in English

accept words written in Spanish, including appropriate accent marks

being expanded to French, Italian and German

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://upo.unesco.org/photobank.asp

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

MEXICAN "EL RETO" BOARD GAME

http://www.tareas-ya.com/web_anterior/www/ty_berol_reto.php

printable "monster-themed" game board and game pieces with Spanish instructions

CLOCK FOR PAIR WORK

http://www.tprstorytelling.com/partner_clock.pdf

http://www.tprstorytelling.com/partner_clock_french.pdf

http://www.tprstorytelling.com/partner_clock_german.pdf

excellent method to rotate children in pair work in Spanish, French, and German

reinforces time-telling in L2 also

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

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