Helpful Spanish Site

Spain Site Names

Description

Virtual Tourist

Take a tour of Madrid and Spain

Super Spanish Resources

This website gives you everything you'll  need to learn Spanish and have fun with it. Many useful Links for both the Spanish language and cultures of Spanish speaking countries.

Quia

Basic vocabulary, Numbers, Conjugations, Months, Countries, Capitals, Colors, Food

Sí Spain

I think this sight is good because it has a lot of information about Spain.  It has stuff on population, birth and death rates, food, culture, language, and a whole lot more.

Madrid

It is a good website with  a lot of nice pictures and good information about Spain. It has everything from the population, to bull fighting. It also includes: Photos of different regions, Guides to the city, and much more!

Traveling in Spain

This site is very versatile; you can get information on cultural information, weather, travel reservations, and historical places of interests.

All About Spain

This site can be read in English, German, or Spanish. This site contains information on the regional traditions and has in photo tour with numerous captivating pictures.  You can learn everything from the history of bullfighting to dining out.

Recetas de Espana

Spanish Recipes

These sites lists many well known Spanish foods.  It is very easy to understand and is laid out so that anyone can make some of these delicious dishes.

Photos from Spain

Contains many pictures and photographs from all over Spain.

Learn Spanish

This site has many useful links; verb drills, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, cultural notes

Nota cultural: La península de Yucatán

Information for the Yucatan Peninsula

Spain - A Country Study

This is a good site because it contains a lot of information about Spain.  It’s organized into categories that are easy to access. 

Mexican Site Names

Culture and Society of México

This is a great web site about the culture and society of Mexico. 

Mexican Cultura

Information on the Aztecs

Webguide Mexico

Webguide to 4 cities in Mexico: Acapulco, Cancun, 
Mexico City, Guadalajara

Day of the Dead

Mexico Online - Day of the Dead

Dia de los Muertos

Day of the Dead Crafts

These sites tells all about the day of the dead-and great recipes too!
You can find symbolism of the altars items, make an ofrenda, and participate with many other interactive activities.

Mexican Holidays - Cinco de Mayo

Information on Cinco de Mayo

Navidad in Mexico

An excellent website with many Christmas links & photos.
 

Lunic Search Engine

Information About Various Topics, including Countries, Media, Regional Resources, Government, etc. on Latin American Countries (Great for a Research Project)

Puerto Rico

Site with information on Puerto Rico

Spanish Unlimited

Become a member with free access.  Penpals, weekly lessons, 
travel guides, videos, recipes, online lessons.

Mexico

Mexico’s history, statistics, tourist do’s and don’ts, paths, an interactive map, and that’s not all!  This site also offers more links and also events and other important things you need to know while traveling to Mexico.

Let's Go 2 Mexico

Premier Mexico Travel Guide
 which includes events, interactive map, information on cities, and ways to save money while in Mexico.

National Geographic Mexico

This site is operated by National Geographic.

Mexico

ABC Facts about Mexico

Mexico

This site has links where you can learn about the Spanish Language as spoken in México, The Food of México, Holidays and Festivals of México, and General Information.  Each site has tons of valuable information.  A wonderful site with information about Mexico.

Mexico.com

This is a good site about the government of Mexico, real estate, media, technology, culture, and much more!

World Atlas - Mexico

World Atlas showing Mexico

Mexico Web

It is a Spanish version of yahoo.  You can search arts, events, news, education, and much much more.

Spanish Games & Vocabulary

Learn Spanish

 

*You can learn by playing hangman
*It has tons of verbs
*You can go into about 30 different kinds of verbs

Learn A Language

*Listen to vocabulary words
*Games, Hangman, Quizzes and Take a Test

Quia Games

This website has different games that help you learn Spanish vocabulary.  It has matching, hangman, and flashcards.  It even has a mini quiz on AR verbs!!!

Gamequarium

This website is awesome!!!  It has tons of games that are all great for learning Spanish.  It teaches you a lot of vocabulary and also a little bit of how to pronounce some of the words.

Don Quijote

This site has two classic fun games: along with information on tourism, cultural celebrations, and community information.

Games

The Town Crier, From the Balero, Memory, Concentration 

The Alphabet

Quia - The Alphabet

Learn the Spanish alphabet! In both English and Spanish, the 
website pronounces the letter for you and puts it in a sentence. 
Be sure to have headphones!

La Bamba Spanish

What does Yo soy mean? Find out with this learning center and 
while you are there take a Spanish Quiz! Great learning experience!

Games - Fun School Spanish

Interactive games for all ages

Free Translation

You can get free translations, for all languages.  You can also put in accents and other symbols.

Spanish Made Easy

This site is a great site for Spanish strugglers.  It gives you lessons on Spanish, vocabulary, dialogues, and phrases.

Teacher Lesson Plan Sites

Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classes

Spanish Lesson Plans

Web Spanish Lesson

Has different lessons you can learn like vowel sounds, common words, verbs & numbers. The site is up-dated every week for new lessons.
Great way to learn, because if you get in trouble, it has a built in Spanish- English Dictionary you can learn from.

History of Chocolate Lesson

OBJECTIVES
Mayan and Aztec civilizations and the Spanish conquest
Read about the origins of chocolate
Understand aspects of linguistic and cultural diffusion

Day of the Dead

Lessons on Day of the Dead

Día de los Muertos

El Día de los Muertos Lesson Plan

El Día de los Muertos

Objectives
  • The students will understand the cultural aspects of Día de los Muertos.
  • The students will recognize angelitos, crucifijo, flores, altar, tumba, religiosa, familiares, cementerio, colores, sonidos, pétalos, espíritus, fotografías, instrumentos musicales, incienso, etc.


Electronic Field Trips
Hispanic World Unit

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Objectives
Students will learn how to use library or Internet resources to chosen topics.
Students will comprehend the collected information.
Students will structure the information with texts and graphics for presentation.
Students will share their research with whole group.

Piñatas

History of Pinatas

How to Make a Piñata

Piñata information and directions on how to create a Piñata.

Los Volcanes Mexicanos

Objectives
Set the stage for reading the legend of the volcanoes Popo and Ixta
Connect natural phenomena to the development of legends
Cross-curricular - Spanish / Earth Science

Mexican Independence Day

Mexican Independence in California

Students will realize that countries have celebrations unique to them.

Hotels in Acapulco

Interpret specific information about the hotel, where it is, what the hotel offers, prices, and special activities.

Folk Dances from Spanish Speaking Countries

Folk Dances from Chile, Mexico, & Spain

Cervantes

Salvador Dali

El Greco

Madrid

Las cataratas de Iguazú

Cuzco

El Ecuador

El perezoso

Machu Picchu

El perro de monte

Quezaltenango

Las tortugas de caparazón gigante

El tango

Los Conquistadors

Information in Spanish & English
Comprehension Questions
& Links

Presentaciones de Danzas en la Ciudad de Mexico

This activity is designed for 7th and 8th grade beginning Spanish students.

Cinco de Mayo Mini Unit

Cinco de Mayo

Battle of the Alamo& Texas War for Independence

El Álamo

Alamo De Parras

Lessons & Links about the Alamo

El Fítbol Femenion

In this activity we will be visiting web sites for women's soccer leagues in Spain.

Museums, Museums, Museums!

Movies in Madrid

In these activities you will visit web sites for museums & movies that are playing in Spanish speaking countries.

El Bosque Lluvioso

Objectives:
  • To read information about the rainforests of Costa Rica
  • To create an oral and visual presentation on the rainforests

Spanish Teacher Website

If you teach Spanish, you'll also want to visit our WebQuests page for almost 60 webquests for Spanish classes.