Web 2.0 and 3.0 tools to pre-assess and assess our students.

Technology Resources for Pre-Assessment and Assessments of Elementary Students.

Portfolio for Elementary

Here you have the Power Point presentation about Linguafolio and European Language Portfolio for Elementary students.

Dora exploradora

Aqui tenemos un texto para rellenar huecos de Dora exploradora.

La escuela / The school

Juego de vocabulario / Vocabulary game

Las partes de la casa / Rooms of the house

1. Crossword / Crucigrama 

Plan curricular del Instituto Cervantes

Plan curricular del Instituto Cervantes:

El Plan curricular del Instituto Cervantes desarrolla y fija los Niveles de referencia para el español según las recomendaciones que, en su día, propusiera el Consejo de Europa en su Marco Europeo. La presente es una obra sin precedentes, que sitúa a la lengua española en el nivel de desarrollo más avanzado en la descripción y el análisis del material lingüístico que requiere una adecuada planificación curricular.

Este Plan curricular presenta un tratamiento sistemático de los materiales necesarios para preparar los objetivos y los contenidos de los programas de enseñanza del Instituto Cervantes. Pero asimismo se ha desarrollado con la idea de proporcionar una herramienta útil a los profesores de español de todo el mundo. Afianzar la calidad de la enseñanza en la red de centros del Instituto Cervantes es, pues, el objetivo inmediato de esta publicación, pero también responde a la obligación que el Instituto Cervantes tiene de contribuir al desarrollo de programas para la mejora de los instrumentos de análisis y descripción del español.

 This is a great tool to plan your classes. Particulartly, I think the grammar and functions sections are really useful. 

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo, May 5th, commemorates the defeat of the French by the Mexican Army in 1862. It’s a national holiday in Mexico, and is celebrated by Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans in the United States.

Finding high-interest materials for students to read, and activating prior knowledge, are both good instructional strategies, so in that spirit I offer another “The Best…” list.

Here are my choices for The Best Sites For Teaching & Learning About Cinco de Mayo:

The Orange County Register has a good interactive graphic about the day.

EL Civics has a good Cinco de Mayo Lesson designed for English Language Learners..

The History Channel has a Cinco de Mayo feature.

Here’s a video presentation of a Cinco de Mayo Celebration by the San Jose Mercury News.

This is a simple historical explanation by Social Studies for Kids.

How Stuff Works has a presentation on How Cinco de Mayo Works.

Glencoe has an online slideshow on the day’s history.

For students who are not from Mexico (and for those who are) here are some accessible links for them to learn some basic information about the country:

Apples 4 The Teacher has a “talking book” about Mexico.

Here’s an interactive timeline of Mexico’s History. It’s from PBS.

Mr. Nussbaum has two good interactives for learning about Mexico.

Brainpop, Jr. has a movie about Mexico, though you need to have a paid subscription to view it.

MSNBC has a short article on President Obama’s celebration of the holiday.

A Brief History of Cinco de Mayo is a TIME Magazine slideshow.

Read Write Think has a number of good resources, including lesson plans, related to the holiday.

The Detroit News has a slideshow about a local Cinco de Mayo Parade.

Nation’s Capital Celebrates Cinco de Mayo is a video from ABC News.

ESL Holiday Lessons has a lesson for English Language Learners about the holiday.

The U.S. Census Bureau has a fact sheet on the day.

The Modesto Bee has a video of a local celebration.

Why Do We Celebrate Cinco de Mayo is a CNN video.

President Obama Celebrates Cinco de Mayo is a video of the celebration at the White House.

Cinco De Mayo History: 7 Must-Know Facts About The Annual Celebration is a slideshow from The Huffington Post.

Cinco de Mayo goes hip is a slideshow from The Orange County Register.

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, here’s a short excerpt from PBS’s profile of America’s first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles:

Remember, Remember, The Fifth Of May is a very good NY Times article on Cinco de Mayo.

Rethinking Cinco de Mayo is from The Zinn Education Project.

Cinco de Mayo a Mexican import? No, it’s as American as July 4, prof says is from CNN.

CBS News has a slideshow on Cinco de Mayo.

What to Really Eat on Cinco de Mayo is from Smithsonian Magazine.

Shared by Larry FerLazzo