Definitely Use These Websites in class
You can learn Verbs (conjugation), Vocabulary (by textbook names), Vocabulary (by the theme), Grammar, and Listening activities. Fun games.
Definitely, if you are NOT using this website EVERYDAY (which I can check who is studying or not, with upgraded teacher-version), that means you are NOT doing my daily homework. You are supposed to study the vocabulary EVERYDAY.
There are about 10,000 activities are listed on Quiz website to practice Spanish in fun games such as battleship, hangman, marching etc.
They have a category of Pronunciation, Grammar, Vocabulary, Verb Drills, and Camino del éxito. I use a lot in the class for Verb Drills.
I love their Grammar feature. They explain thoroughly first, then you can take 40 questions (with immediate feedback) to test your knowledge. I use this website a lot in class.
Click green/blue box to practice 40 self-learning quizzes. (do 90 % or better = only 4 mistakes)
Click green/blue box to practice 40 self-learning quizzes. (do 90 % or better = only 4 mistakes)
We use this website to study each chapters. It is easy for you to make a mistake to click the wrong level. Be sure to click the correct level since it all looks so similar. (The other website I used to use for Huntington High School WV is at spanishegnor.weebly.com. )
It is a free online dictionary. Just type a word to look up the meaning. So much easier than using the old-fashion book dictionary. I use this website a lot to look up the words (from English to Spanish) or (from Spanish to English). They also offer the dictionary functions with other languages. USE THIS, and Do not use google translate.
Gear to intermediate/higher level students. Spanish Language & Culture provides students grammar practice in an authentic context through songs, short stories, and excerpts from longer, authentic texts. The great feature is that you practice individually and receive immediate feedback.
Recommended Websites
WHAT???? You don't get enough exposure to the native speakers in Willow Wood OHIO?That is not true! Click these websites below.
A British husband Ben, and a Spanish wife Marina (from Madrid) talk about a various themes around the world. It is divided into 3 levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced). After you listen to all episodes, you feel like you know them really well. :-)
(study tip for fluency in Spanish)
When you listen to the podcast, listen to one episode many times. While you are walking with your dog, while you are cooking, while you are jogging, while you are about to sleep, etc.
Once you understand pretty much what they are saying, listen to the sentence once, and stop the podcast, and say that sentence as you exactly heard. Continue practicing one sentence by one until the end of the episode.
Once you are getting good at it repeating one by one, you listen to the episode again, but not stopping, and repeat what they are saying while listening at the same time. (yes, while you are listening to the episode, your mouth is saying exactly what you hear...) It is difficult, but that will increase your fluency, because the native speakers can do this tedious work most of the times.
When you listen to the podcast, listen to one episode many times. While you are walking with your dog, while you are cooking, while you are jogging, while you are about to sleep, etc.
Once you understand pretty much what they are saying, listen to the sentence once, and stop the podcast, and say that sentence as you exactly heard. Continue practicing one sentence by one until the end of the episode.
Once you are getting good at it repeating one by one, you listen to the episode again, but not stopping, and repeat what they are saying while listening at the same time. (yes, while you are listening to the episode, your mouth is saying exactly what you hear...) It is difficult, but that will increase your fluency, because the native speakers can do this tedious work most of the times.
You just tune in the station on the world map, and you can listen to any radio station in the world ! AUTHENTIC!
Currently there are #1 - #450 videos by native speakers from Spanish speaking countries. You can compare the accents, try to listen to them without seeing transcript, study 5 important vocabularies from each episode, then at the end, you have a chance to answer/practice speaking to 5 questions of the same theme. Highly recommended!
The National Spanish Examinations (NSE) are online, standardized assessment tools for Grades 6-12, given voluntarily by more than 3800 teachers throughout the United States to measure achievement and proficiency of students who are studying Spanish as a second language. It is developed by AATSP (The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.)
Mi Vida Loca is a good series to keep you hooked to watch and Learn Spanish, although the videos are kind of old.
For BBC news, click here.
For BBC news, click here.
CNN español
News and articles
Watch some Spanish TV series and movies free.
The United Nations news source in Spanish provides current news at the global level.
This links to many many press articles in Spanish speaking countries.
I love this bilingual website , organized by the grammatical themes by the difficulty. His exercises give you the immediate feedback, so you can see where/why you made a mistake. Great website!!!!
This is a free audio-books. Currently Spanish has about 500 books to listen for free. The volunteer native speakers record this reading to create this website.
Ohio Department of Education recommend this website, full of audios spoken by native speakers (of various languages).
Sr. Jordan explains many grammatical points . He has tons of videos.
In any occasion, you can find the FREE animated card (in Spanish) and send through email, Facebook, or WhatsApp.
This website is divided in to various levels with various tasks. It appears the transcript, and good way to listen to Spanish by native speakers from various countries.
Newer version of University of Texas in Austin.
Thought leaders from various disciplines present on a range of topics in Spanish. Podcasts are available.
In this you tube channel, you can hear the real Spanish (with subtitles in both Spanish and English).
- News, current events, and commercials provide real- world listening experiences and cultural perspectives.
My Favorite sites personally
A famous Mexican YouTuber from Puebla communicates many interesting aspects from the world. Sometimes fowl language is there! But that is how natives sound!
Another famous YouTuber in México. Holly is an American, but grew up in Orizaba, Veracruz México because her parents stationed there for missionary purpose. Knowing both Spanish and English perfectly like a native, she brings many interest aspects of learning a language. Her missionary father is also a linguist who speaks Nahuatl (Aztec language). FYI: Portsmouth Ohio is a sister city with Orizaba, (Veracruz ) Mexico, and Chillicothe Ohio is a sister city with Córdoba (Veracruz). Holly's sister lives in Findlay, Ohio, and her neice appears to one of her Youtube video, talking about her high school in ohio,
These videos in Youtube are old (about 10 years ago), but a guy from Holland who lives in Spain goes around the towns of Spain, and interviews foreigners (guiri), asking what they are doing in Spain. Many first questions in each episode are so repetitive, so every new episode, you will understand better.
Find more and more episodes on YouTube.
Find more and more episodes on YouTube.
This TV program goes to the world, looking for a person who are from Madrid but lives outside of Spain.
Wow! How many different TV series, soap operas, and movies offered on Netflix!
My favorites are :
La Niña (A Tv series about a Colombian preteen girl who joined the militia, but recuperates her life back. There are some kiss scenes and violence, but it teaches the guerrilla history about Colombia. )
El Internado (A TV series in Spain about many mysterious happenings at the boarding school. This movie was filmed at the university where I went to study in Madrid: Universidad de Antonio Nebrija)
Isabel (2012) (A TV series of historical fiction in Spain about the Catholic King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel. It is interesting to listen to the old Spanish they used during those times. Queen Isabel is the one who sponsored the trips of Christopher Colombus in 1492.
Taco Chronicles (The six different episodes about 6 different kinds of Tacos introduce us how each different kinds of Tacos are made, specialized in each region of México.)
The Tudors (This is about the British King Henry the 8th, so it speaks in English but you will learn about the history. Did you know Henry's very first wife Cathrine (out of his 6 marriages) was a daughter of Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel? And Mary who is the daughter of Henry and Cathrine later became a queen of England. Raised by the mother (Cathrine) who appealed the only legitimate marriage was hers (through Catholic belief), Mary the queen chopped off the head of many Protestants people, and later received a nickname "Bloody Mary."
And If you just watch an English program on Netflix, youtube, whatever you like, always watch it with "Spanish subtitle" if the program offers that option. Little effort like that will improve your Spanish significantly (without really studying).
My favorites are :
La Niña (A Tv series about a Colombian preteen girl who joined the militia, but recuperates her life back. There are some kiss scenes and violence, but it teaches the guerrilla history about Colombia. )
El Internado (A TV series in Spain about many mysterious happenings at the boarding school. This movie was filmed at the university where I went to study in Madrid: Universidad de Antonio Nebrija)
Isabel (2012) (A TV series of historical fiction in Spain about the Catholic King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel. It is interesting to listen to the old Spanish they used during those times. Queen Isabel is the one who sponsored the trips of Christopher Colombus in 1492.
Taco Chronicles (The six different episodes about 6 different kinds of Tacos introduce us how each different kinds of Tacos are made, specialized in each region of México.)
The Tudors (This is about the British King Henry the 8th, so it speaks in English but you will learn about the history. Did you know Henry's very first wife Cathrine (out of his 6 marriages) was a daughter of Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel? And Mary who is the daughter of Henry and Cathrine later became a queen of England. Raised by the mother (Cathrine) who appealed the only legitimate marriage was hers (through Catholic belief), Mary the queen chopped off the head of many Protestants people, and later received a nickname "Bloody Mary."
And If you just watch an English program on Netflix, youtube, whatever you like, always watch it with "Spanish subtitle" if the program offers that option. Little effort like that will improve your Spanish significantly (without really studying).
Tues, April 5 ELA 10/PART 1
Mrs. Leighty/ Mr. Hammons
Wed, April 6 ELA 10/PART 2
Mrs. Leighty/Mr. Hammons
Thurs, April 7 BIOLOGY/Part 1
Mr. Hammons/Mrs. Leighty
Friday, April 8 BIOLOGY/Part 2
Mr. Hammons/ Mrs. Leighty
Tues, April 12 GOVERNMENT
Mr. Berry/Mrs. Nelson
Wed, April 13 US HISTORY
Mr. Bess/ Mr. Holland
Tues, April 26 ALGEBRA/Part 1
Mr. Holland /Mrs. Pinkerman
Wed, April 27 ALGEBRA/Part 2
Mr. Holland/Mrs. Pinkerman
Thurs, April 28 GEOMETRY/Part 1
Mrs. Owens/Mrs. Hopkins
Friday, April 29 GEOMETRY/Part 2
Mrs. Owens/Mrs. Hopkins
Mrs. Leighty/ Mr. Hammons
Wed, April 6 ELA 10/PART 2
Mrs. Leighty/Mr. Hammons
Thurs, April 7 BIOLOGY/Part 1
Mr. Hammons/Mrs. Leighty
Friday, April 8 BIOLOGY/Part 2
Mr. Hammons/ Mrs. Leighty
Tues, April 12 GOVERNMENT
Mr. Berry/Mrs. Nelson
Wed, April 13 US HISTORY
Mr. Bess/ Mr. Holland
Tues, April 26 ALGEBRA/Part 1
Mr. Holland /Mrs. Pinkerman
Wed, April 27 ALGEBRA/Part 2
Mr. Holland/Mrs. Pinkerman
Thurs, April 28 GEOMETRY/Part 1
Mrs. Owens/Mrs. Hopkins
Friday, April 29 GEOMETRY/Part 2
Mrs. Owens/Mrs. Hopkins