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B369-Young-Learners-Activity-Book_v10. Learn Spanish Free Online | Spanish Word of the Day. Verbling. 7 Things You May Not Know About Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo, which takes place this Saturday, has become enormously popular in the United States, often serving as a reason to throw a “gran fiesta.” Yet despite its ubiquity, the holiday remains widely misunderstood. In fact, many people still falsely believe it is Mexico’s independence day, rather than a celebration of the undermanned Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla. To mark that event’s 150th anniversary, here are seven other things you may not know about Cinco de Mayo’s origins. Participants appear in costume at a Cinco de Mayo parade in Puebla, Mexico. 1. 2.

Depiction of the 1862 Battle of Puebla. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Learn Spanish with Pictures – A bike, a telephone and red shoes » Spanish Playground. Talk about this great picture of a woman on her bike to help your child learn Spanish. The questions that follow, like all the Learn Spanish with Pictures activities, are ordered to help children master the vocabulary and gain confidence with the language. Start with Describe the photo (1) and be sure to point to the objects in the picture as you talk about them. Use gestures, facial expressions and actions to help your child understand what the words mean. When your child understands the key words, ask questions from Choose the answer (2) and Pointing and counting (3). Ask the questions in Yes and No (4) to practice more of the vocabulary used in the description. If your child is comfortable enough with the Spanish words to produce them easily, include the questions in Say a little more (5).

The questions in What about you? CC Image courtesy of Mo Riza 1. [A woman is on her bicycle in the street. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Learn Spanish words: Spanish words Learning Games and Worksheets.

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English and Spanish in songs | elmundodebirch. Somewhere along the way, many, many years ago in my teaching career, I came up with the idea of a game called Blockbusters for Spanish class. It must have been based on some game I had seen, but I don’t remember where. It’s a good game for vocabulary review, easy to create, and usually keeps the attention of the entire class. Lo Tech version: Purpose: Review and reinforce current and prior vocabulary Language Level: applicable to all levels # of Players: entire class Materials: set of laminated, individual letters (doubles of some high frequency letters, such as a, p, r, e in Spanish); whiteboard/chalkboard. Directions and/or Rules: Create a database of vocabulary words for each letter in the set of laminated letters. Sample Database A: abogado, abril, abuela, abuelo, abuelos, aburrido, animales, antipático, apagar, aspiradora, ajedrez, atlético, ayudar, azul B: bailar, bajo, banco, bañarse, baño, baloncesto, beber, bebidas, bicicleta, bombero, bueno, Sample definitions: Hi Tech Version:

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