Practice Resources

Mostly Vocabulary:

Spanish Learning Games/Review Online (free)

http://www.transparent.com/word-of-the-day/today/spanish.  Go to this sight and on the right is a place to sign up to have a daily email sent to you…with the “Word of the Day!”

http://www.quia.com/shared/spanish/

This is through QUIA, and you can find just about any topic you search for!

http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/games/

Practice basic vocabulary and more.  This site also has a “Word a Day” feature.

           

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/foreignlang.html#spanishgames

Review alphabet, counting and other basic Spanish vocabulary.

http://www.quiz-tree.com/Spanish_Language_main.html

Try some of these games that help review and teach vocabulary.

https://warrenhardy.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwarrenhardy.com%2Fclassroom%2Fselect

Click on the “free” section and you can hear and see many Spanish vocabulary words.

http://quizlet.com/subject/spanish/

This has a variety of Spanish flashcards

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

Review basic Spanish: Highly recommended…!

Mostly Grammar:

spanish.about.com

This website has links to all kinds of things about the Spanish language.

www.studyspanish.com/

Go to this website to practice your Spanish grammar or to help you prepare for an exam.

Test Yourself: 

http://www.cicclapaz.com/spanishonline.html

http://mld.ursinus.edu/~jarana/Ejercicios/self-check.html (more advanced)

Search Engines

http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=es  SpainIsh Google Search

lanic.utexas.edu  This is a search engine called Latin American Network Information Center. 

Other:

Tongue Twisters

http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/es.htm

Online verb conjugations:

http://www.conjugation.org/

http://www.elemadrid.com/spanish_verbs.htm

http://www.lingolex.com/conjugatorform.htm

http://www.verbix.com/languages/spanish.shtml

http://www.spaleon.com/index.php 

Online Spanish/English Dictionaries:

http://www.wordreference.com/english_spanish_dictionary.asp

http://www.gedlc.ulpgc.es/investigacion/scogeme02/flexver.htm

http://www.spanishdict.com/

Spanish Dictionary

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/

Real Academia Es.

Mostly Culture, Geography, History…

https://www.museodelprado.es/

This is the official website for the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.

www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/ingles/home.htm

This is the official website for the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain.

www.mla.org/census_map

Language Map with the number of people who speak any of 37 languages in the USA.www.sispain.org

Check out this website for issues in Spain. locogringo.com/research/links.html

Contains links for learning about Americans living in Mexico, and specifically, in the Yucatanpeninsula.

www.lonelyplanet.comCreators of the famous Lonely Planet guidebooks. Enter site, then click on country of your choice.

members.aol.com/fridanet/kahlo.htm    Check out this website to learn all about Frida Kahlo. 

Crafts

http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/index.htm  Mexican

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/mexico/   Mexican

http://www.in-spain.info/special-features/traditional-spanish-crafts.htm  Spanish

Cooking/Recipes

http://www.ifood.tv/r/kids-spanish/recipes  

http://www.ifood.tv/r/kids-mexican/recipes : Great, easy recipes with videos

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/World-Cuisine/Latin-America/Mexico/Authentic-Mexican/Soups-Sopas/Main.aspx    Find many authentic recipes.  You can change the country to find other choices.

Social Networking

Tips and vocab for letter writing in Spanish:

http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/sp-cai/coursesite/LetterVocab.htm

                     

Pen Pals (there is a fee)

http://www.ipfusa.com/onlineform.html

http://www.pen-pal.com/

Computer-Based/ Audio Programs for purchase:

http://learnspanishonyourown.com/spanish_audio_programs.htm

Very informative review of programs you might consider purchasing, including recommendations and pricing.

http://learn-spanish-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

If you are thinking about purchasing a program to use at home, this site rates the top 10 programs.  Includes prices.

Periodicals online

Spanish Newspapers:www.elpais.es Daily Newspaper from Spainwww2.diarioelpais.com//edicionDaily Newspaper from Uruguay

http://www.impre.com/laraza/ (Chicago based La RAZA)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/spain  Latest news from or about Spain, in Eng.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/mexico Latest news from or about Mexico, in English

http://mexicodaily.com/   Mexico Daily

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/    En español

http://online.wsj.com/public/page/espanol-inicio.html Wall Street Journal, Spanish

Social Networking

Tips and vocab for letter writing in Spanish:

http://www.fsu.edu/~modlang/sp-cai/coursesite/LetterVocab.htm

                     

Pen Pals (there is a fee)

http://www.ipfusa.com/onlineform.html

http://www.pen-pal.com/

Movies

Radio & TV

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGBO-DT  Univision is a Joliet Based Spanish TV channel. 

http://www.spanishcourses.info/OnlineRadioTV/AAAOnlineRadioStations.htm   List of links to various radio/tv in many Spanish speaking countries

http://www.antena3.com/PortalA3com/home.do  Spanish TV on the web

http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=9627&schid=9638  local Spanish radio…listen online or on radio at 105.1

Music

http://www.batanga.com/es/ Music videos, free internet radio, CD reviews, exclusive interviews and more

http://music.aol.com/radioguide/latino-radio Latino radio on AOL Radio offers free Latino stations online.

http://www.entertainmentinspain.com/singers%20in%20Spain.htm

Read about popular Spanish singers…then look some up on YouTube!

http://www.xmission.com/~dderhak/music/music.htm

List of most famous groups and recording artists, including links to fan sites and music.

http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/cancion.htm

Traditional songs

http://www.spanishromance.com/spanish-language/lyrics/  Has a great list of Spanish songs and singers.  Find name here and search on YouTube.

http://www.los40.com/

Spanish Top 40

http://www.elkaraoke.es/

Spanish karaoke online

Songs we listened to in class (search lyrics or YouTube videos):

Raphael (Cuándo Tú No Estás)

La Oreja De Van Gogh (Tú y yo)

Books/Literature

Read stories in Spanish:

http://www.spanishromance.com/spanish-language/stories/

Buy children’s books in Spanish and practice reading them aloud to anyone who will listen (if all else fails try the family dog!)

Some common children’s stories online:

http://personales.mundivia.es/llera/cuentos/cuentos.htm

Site to buy children’s books in Spanish:

http://www.mylibros.com/spanish-books/category/spanish-childrens-books/

http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/writers/

List of most famous Spanish authors, click on names for more information.

Magazines

http://www.magsdirect.com/spanish-magazines.html

Order a magazine in Spanish or about Spanish Culture

Board Games          

http://www.comprendogame.com/

A board game designed specifically to teach Spanish to the non-native speaker.

http://www.verbitgame.com/

A board game created by an ESL teacher to help learn Spanish

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=spanish+board+games

The Amazon page of many available Spanish versions of classic board games

Local Travel

Neighborhoods

Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois   No need to go to Mexico. Get off the L blue line at 

18th street

and you'll feel as though you've crossed the border. Taquerias, panaderias, mercados, the works!

Restaurants

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/463572

Best Mexican Restaurants in Chicago and Suburbs

http://search.chow.com/search?query=spanish+chicago&type=&this_tab_only=true

Best Spanish Restaurants in Chicago and Suburbs

http://www.boorah.com/restaurants/cu/6111/IL/Joliet/28/Mexican.html

Mexican Restaurants in Joliet

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/305958?tag=search_results;results_list

Argentinean food in Chicago and area

Museums

http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/    National Museum of Mexican Art

The Museum defines the Mexican culture as "sin fronteras" (without borders) and presents the Mexican culture from ancient times to the present and how it has manifested itself on both sides of the border. Admission is free. www.mfacmchicago.org/

Grocery Stores

El Mercado‎    

331 Vertin Boulevard, Shorewood, IL 60404-8789

(815) 577-1801‎

Church

http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/parishes.asp   Check through the list to find a mass in Spanish!

Journaling

Buy yourself a journal and start keeping a diary in Spanish.

Collect Menus, Brochures, Fliers, etc in Spanish