Spanish Resources

Spanish Interactive Learning -- On this blog

Spanish Links from Viewers -- On this blog

Dictionaries

Online English to Spanish to English Dictionary
SpanishDict.com - Dictionary of Spanish and English
WordReference Online German, Spanish, French and Italian Dictionaries

Misc. Links

Digital Dialects: Spanish Language Learning

Spanish for Kids | 123TeachMe

Spanish Flashcards Listen to various words, numbers, animals, foods, expressions, etc. pronounced.  It images.

About.com - Spanish Language: Learn Spanish grammer, vocabulary, and culture
Culture of the Andes: Quechua Songs & Poems, Stories, Photos.... This site also has Quechua lessons. 

St. Cronan's - Español/Spanish for 5th and 6th Class

Conversational Spanish - Basics for Beginners | 123TeachMe
English - Spanish Translation Games, Activities and Quiz
Quia - Spanish Games, questions, etc. to learn Spanish

Spanish Alphabet | 123TeachMe

Spanish Flash Cards - Spanish Flashcards You can hear lots of different words, expressions, etc. pronounced.  It also has a picture of the object.  Younger children will enjoy this.

Spanish Unlimited.com Games Word Seaches and Hangman
St. Cronan's - Español (Spanish) Online Flashcards

Music & Games
Spanish for Kids
Spanish Songs: Music for Teaching the Spanish Language

Games & Songs for Children

Printables
DLTK's Make Your Own Mini-books Some are in Spanish: Creation,  Noah and His Ark, Go Car Go!, Five Little Pumpkins, Mommy Bird, Time for School, and more will probably added to the site.

Stories in Spanish/Spanish Stories

StoryPlace La Bibiloteca Pre-escolar (Spanish)

StoryPlace: La biblioteca digital de niños Activities and stories online, book lists for different themes, and printables

Spanish Television Shows Links

Nick Jr.: Dora

Sesamestreet.org: Spanish

Photosynthesis

What is Photosynthesis | Smithsonian Science Education Center - Includes information, a visual, and a video. This is aimed for middle school aged children but it can be enjoyed by others (children, teenagers, or even adults). 

(Added June 3, 2021)

Here is the video if you would like to view it on this blog.

Videos

(Added June 3, 2021)

Here is a music video.

Maori Songs

Story: Waiata tawhito - traditional Māori songs

Here are some kid songs from New Zealand.

Maori Kids Songs

Waiata for Pre-schoolers

Mahunga pakihiwi …(head shoulders knees and toes) -- This video can be downloaded.

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Watch videos, listen to songs, view Special Guest and Factory Visits, and more at Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Country: Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan | UNESCO

Uzbekistan | wikipedia

Cities
Bukhara has many historical sites.

Old photos Bukhara and bukharians 18-20 century

Music and musical instruments of Bukhara - Uzbekistan 2011
The instruments which are played in this video are the: sato, rubab, dayereh (or doyra, dojra, dajre, doira, dajreja)

National uzbek dance of Bukhara region "Raqsi paranji"

Rivers
Amu Darya
Syr Darya
Zeravshan River

There are other rivers that flow through Uzbekistan. Locate them on a map.

Letter M

M Countries
Find various countries that start with the letter M.
Some include: Mexico, Mali, Morocco, Mongolia.
Locate them on a map or globe.
Learn about them.
Make a booklet or paper about one or more of them.

M States
This states that are located in the United States
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana
Locate them on a map or globe.
Learn about them.
Make a booklet or paper about one or more of them.

Machu Pichu
Machu Pichu is located in Peru.

Machu Pichu | wikipedia
Destination: Machu Pichu

Magnesium
Learn about magnesium from the links on this blog.

Magnetism
Explore magnetism using magnets.

Magnifying Glass
Look at objects using a magnifying glass.

Map
Look on a map for different countries, states, territories, mountains, oceans, etc.
Learn about that location.

Maple Tree and Maple Syrup 
Learn the history of maple syrup.
What kind of maple tree does it come from?
How is maple syrup made?

Maracas
Maracas | wikipedia

Make maracas.
Play music on them.
Mexican Maracas (using a balloon) @ DLTK-Kids

Mars and Mercury
Learn about the planets that start with the letter M (Mars and Mercury).

Mars
What is another name for Mars? Does Mars have any moons? If so, what are they called and what type of moons are they? Find the answers at NASA: Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration.

Did you know there is a volcano located on Mars! It is called Olympus Mons. It is a shield volcano. Learn more about it at Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration by using the interactive planet on the top of the page.

Matter
Learn what matter is in science.
The States of Matter include: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.

Explore the states of matter using water.

Mercury
Learn about the planet Mercury.
Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration
Does Mercury have any moons? Find out at NASA.

Microscope
View cells under a microscope.

Moon
Learn about the Earth’s moon.
Are there any moons by Mars and Mercury?

Mountain
Learn about different mountains.
Locate them on a map or globe.
Create a booklet or paper about what you have learned about mountains. Include photos of the mountains that you researched.

Muffin

Snack
Make and eat muffins.

Song
The Muffin Man | All Nursery Rhymes
The Muffin Man | Scoutsongs.com

Letter S

S Food

Salami, Sausage, Soup, Spaghetti, Strawberry, and many more

S Games 

Added 7/9/24
Games Kids Play - Sausage Note: You could use another word for younger children. 
Games Kids Play - Simon Says
Games Kids Play - Sock Wrestling
Games Kids Play - I Spy
Statue: Play music and when the music stops you have to stop in the position you were in.

"S" Countries & States in the United States

List of states and territories of the United States on Wikipedia

Locate these states on a map.

South Carolina

South Dakota

Safety

Saguaro

Saguaro National Park Teacher Guide - Added 7/9/24

Sailboat

Saturn

Saxophone

Seahorse
Watch a Seahorse Swim: Video | Ranger Rick

Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage | Deep Look on PBS

Seed

Shaker

Shoe
Music
Enchanted Learning - This Old Man
Enchanted Learning - There Was This Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe and Printout to Color
KIDiddle - This Old Man (lyrics)

Ship

Silk
History of Silk
The Silk Assoication of Great Britain

Sink
Activity
Science Experiment: Take different items that will float and sink.  Have the children put them a container of water or in the sink.  Have them see if each object will float or sink.  If you want, you can have them write on a piece of paper what each item does.

Slide

Snaredrum

Snow

Sports

Play different sports.

Star

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty Teacher's Guide to Education Programs: Grades 1 and 2 - Teachers (U.S. National Park Service) - Added 7/9/24

Statue of Liberty Teacher's Guide to Education Programs: Grades 3 and 4 - Teachers (U.S. National Park Service) - Added 7/9/24

Stick

Straw

Street

Talk about street safety.

String Bass

Summer

Sun

Sunrise

Sunflower

Swan

Periodic Table of Elements

Interactive
Chemical Elements.com
The Periodic Table Interactive | Annenberg Learner.org
Periodical Table | Chemicool
The Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures and Words | Elements.wlong
Periodical Table of the Elements | PBS
Periodical Table | Royal Society of Chemistry
PeriodicalTable.com (Including images of the elements)

Videos
Periodic Videos | University of Nottingham
Periodic Videos | TEDEd

Online Games
Chemistry Games | Sheppard Software
Outer Space Molecule Chase Game | ACS Chemistry for Life
Periodic Table Game | FunBrain Grades 6-8
Interactive Simulations: Chemistry | PhET

Printable Tables
Periodic Table of Chemical Elements | ACS

Songs
Chemistry Playlist | Kids Learning Tube Choose the videos you would like to learn about.

Music: Yo-Yo Ma Visits - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

In this episode Mister Rogers talks about different string instruments (the bass violin, cello, viola, and violin), they visit a factory that makes bass violins, and visits a famous cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. Mister Rogers and Yo-Yo Ma talk about the different moods you can play on musical instruments. Yo-Yo Ma talks about how he started to play the cello. In this video he says his cello was made in Italy in 1712 in a village called Cremona by a man named Stradivarius.

You can watch the full episode (or choose parts of it if you like) at: Mister Rogers Talks About MUSIC: 1547.

National Memorial Day Concert

Visit PBS.org to watch the National Memorial Day Concert held on May 24, 2020.

Celebrating Mbira

The mibira is Zimbabwe’s national instrument.
 
Celebrating Mbira

Bee Thematic Unit

Happy Bee Day! Bee Day is on May 20th.
🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝

This beehive is located at the Pacific Science Center in the State of Washington.

Here are some ideas you can use for a bee unit (or just to have fun).
I will add more to this page.

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
from England

A Swarm of Bee in May
A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon.;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.

A Swarm of Bees in May | Mama Lisa's World
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Bees | Enchanted Learning
Bees – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being said by a boy.

Fiddle Dee Dee | Enchanted Learning
Fiddle-de-dee, Fiddle-de-dee, The Fly Has Married the Bumble Bee
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Fiddle-De-Dee – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being song by children.

Bee Music & Physical Education
Play The Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Have the children walk around and pretend they are flying like bumblebees.
You can have then hold a picture of a bumblebee they have colored or they can put their arms out as if they are wings.

Music Links
Flight of the Bumblebee by The US Army Band | Internet Archieve
The Flight of the Bumblebee | Virtual Sheet Music

Bee Arts and Crafts
50 Bug Crafts for Kids - A viewer sent me this link in October 2016.
Bumblebee Toilet Paper Roll Craft | DLTK

Bee Snacks
Make Rice Krispie Treats

Rice Krispie Treats
You can find a recipe with or without using marshmallows. There are some links listed below. Just add honey to the treats if it does not include it in the recipe. If you are vegan you can use the golden syrup, agave nectar, or some other syrup substitute. The brown sugar can be replaced by coconut sugar.

Healthy No Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats
Healthy Rice Krispie Treats

Bug Snacks: Honey Cookies | PreschoolEducation

Bee & Honey Facts and Recipes
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans
Honey.com - Including "About Honey", "Recipes", and more.

Resources
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans - Grades K-12 Lesson Plans, Information Sheets, and Activity Sheets (including coloring pages and other sheets

Bee eBooks
Here are some eBooks I created. They are available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Country: Chile

Chile

Regions of Chile There are 16 regions in Chile.

List of rivers of Chile

Music

Himno National de Chile
The current version of the Himno National de Chile (National Anthem of Chile) was composed by Ramón Carnicer. The author of the lyrics is Eusebio Lillo. Ramón Carnicer is a Spanish composer and opera conductor born on October 24, 1789 in Tàrrega, Spain. Eusebio Lillo was born on August 14, 1826 in Santiago, Chile. He is a Chilean poet, journalist and politician.

National Anthem of Chile

Himno Nacional de Chile - Chile National Anthem (ES/EN)

Si vas para Chile
Si vas para Chile is a song written by Chito Faró in 1942. In English, "Si vas para Chile" translates into, "If you go to Chile". Learn more about this song and composer at Si vas para Chile.

Si vas para Chile Chito Faró 1971 | YouTube

Si vas para Chile - Los Huasos Quincheros.

Chile Lindo
Chile Lindo was written by Clara Solovera

Chile Lindo

Canción Chile Lindo

Museums
Museo Histórico Nacional (National History Museum) - You can have Google translate this page. This includes a virtual tour and a photo image catalog.

Museo Leandro Penchulef

Indigenous People of Chile

Chile's Indigenous Peoples
Note: Beware there are some inappropriate photos of people that you might not want a child to view. Proceed with caution.

The Mapuche are the largest indigenous group in Chile.

To learn more about them, visit:
Chile's Indigenous Peoples: Mapuche.

Cities in Chile

I lived in Chile when I was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I lived in the southern part of Chile. It is very beautiful. I lived in the cities of Temuco, Puerto Montt, Valdivia, and Villaricca.

Pucón
Mapuche Museum in Pucón or in Spanish (o en español) Museo Mapuche de Pucón
Towards the Mapuche Museum in Pucón

Valdivia
Lobo Marino en el muelle de Valdivia.CHILE. - This video came up in the autoplay on YouTube. It is a seal in Valdivia, Chile.

Red de Museos de la Región de Los Ríos

Museo Submarino O'Brien
Museo Submarino O'Brien
Submarino O'Brien Museo Valdivia Parte 01 and Parte 02 - YouTube

Villaricca
Villarrica CHILE Region de la Araucanía
Museo Histórico Nacional Villarica 

Animals

Animal Sounds
Animal Sounds All Over the World

Crafts
Animal Finger Puppets

Language Arts
Add-a-Letter Animals
Animal Letters
Hidden Animals
Mystery Animal

Science
Animal Appetites

Snacks
Marshmallow Animals

The below links have church related information in them. They can be adapted to your needs.

Lesson
I Can Be Kind to Animals: Lesson 35, Primary 1
Includes a bunny coloring page, finger plays ("My Little Kitten", "Noah"), and other ideas. This lesson can be adapted to a school or other settings by using parts of the suggested activities.

Lesson 35: I Can Be Kind to Animals

Activities
Animal Matchup
Mixed Up Animals: Noah

Science
Creatures Revealed (Matthew 13)

Ukulele Music Craft

There are different ways you can make a ukulele craft. My daughter made one in December 2018 at a homeschooling enrichment program. It was in her "Music From Trash" class. This class was inspired by the Landfill Harmonic. There is a video about this orchestra at Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra You can listen to the video Landfill Harmonic Amazing and Inspirational to learn more about this orchestra.
My daughter used a box, toilet paper rolls, rubberbands, juice bottle lids, tongue depressors (large craft sticks), and lots of clear tape. You could use a paper towel roll instead of toilet paper rolls.
Below you will find what she created in her class. As you can tell, the writing is not very clear in the below photo, so you might not be able to read it very well.

Paper Plate Ukulele

I found a Playable Cardboard Ukelele that interesting read about how it is made. It's a lot of work but at least it is fun to read. If you want to make one, you can but it is not a craft for children. You can hear the Cardboard Uke Video - House of the Rising Sun played.

Abiyoyo Book Ideas

Abiyoyo is a famous children's book. Pete Seeger is the author of this book.

Book Background
You can read the background of this book.

Geography
Learn where South Africa is located on a map or globe South Africa. Talk about South Africa.

Music
Learn about the ukulele. Show photos of a ukulele. Talk about it.

Learn the Abiyoyo song

You can listen to Pete Seeger sing the lullaby.
Play it as many times as you like to your students (or children).

To read more about where the Abiyoyo song comes from, go to: What do you want to know about Abiyoyo?. This link includes two recordings of South African musicians playing different African instruments. The instruments that are played by these men are the uhadi and umrhubhe, and the Kalumbu.

Literature
Read or listen to the Abiyoyo story being read.
Pete Seeger Reads 'Abiyoyo' on Reading Rainbow

Physical Activity
As you listen to the story, Abiyoyo, dance like Abiyoyo. Stand in place and stomp your feet.

Crafts
Draw your very own Abiyoyo, the giant.
Make Abiyoyo into your own giant character!

Ukulele Music Craft
This is on our blog.

Lesson Ideas
Abiyoyo Lessons with Printables
Book Extension Ideas: Abiyoyo | Scholastic

Flight of the Bumblebee

The Flight of the Bumblebee is one of the most entertaining music pieces I have ever heard. It was written by Rimsky-Korsakoy. He was born in March 1844 in Russia. To learn more about Rimsky-Korsakov, at Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Classics for Kids | Composers and Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov @ Wikipedia.

Lesson Plans
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Classics for Kids | Composers
Lesson plans for Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5 and much more

Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans

Crafts
Make a Bee Finger Puppet Craft.

For older children or adults: Felt Finger Puppets

There are many more ideas out of the web, just search for them online.

Music/Physical Activity
Listen to the music on Classics for Kids website
Dance like a bee as you dance to this fast and fun music.

Other Music Links
Flight of the Bumblebee
Flight of the Bumblebee - Canadian Brass

Dance like Animals for International Dance Day

April 29 is International Dance Day. Find a dance and dance to it. Here are some dances that animals have performed.

Physical Education/Dance Activity: Dance to the music as they are played. You can pretend you are that animal and try to copy the moves the animals make. If you like, have someone video tape your dance moves.

Dancing Blue Footed Boobies - Ranger Rick
Dance with the Blue Footed Boobies. If you have blue socks, put those on, if not, pretend you are wearing blue socks.

The Stunning Dance of the Peacock Spider! - Ranger Rick

A Spanish Dancer Nudibranch Gives a Graceful Performance Every Time It Swims - Ranger Rick
This has beautiful music played as the background music.
Dance with the music as you watch the nudibranch swims (dances) in the waters.

Flight of the Bumblebee
This a link found on my blog.

Classical Composers

LISTEN
Play musical works to celebrate a composers birthday. If you miss the exact date, you can play the musical piece that they composed anytime of the year.

Instruments: Listen for the different types of musical instruments played in the piece. What are they?
Speed: Is the music fast, slow,...?
Volume: Does the music get louder or softer?
Mood: What kind of mood does the music cause you to experience (happy, sad,...)?

WRITING ACTIVITIES
Write a description of each piece that you listen to. Include: the instruments, the speed, the volume, the feeling, mood, etc. Include music terms in your description.

Research about each composer. Write a short biography of them. Include pictures and other information on paper or slideshow.

Classics FM: Composers
Classic FM: YouTube
Classical.net: Composer Data
Classical Music Including the timeline of different eras.
Classics For Kids - This is an excellent site to find lots of resources.

MARCH

Chopin, Frédéric
March 01, 1810 - October 17, 1849
He was possibly born on February 22 (Source: Chopin)
Country: Poland
Era: Romantic

Chopin: Classic FM
Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids

Vivaldi, Antonio
March 04, 1678 - July 28, 1741
Country: Italy
Era: Baroque

Vivaldi: Classic FM
Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids

Famous Works
The Four Seasons

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
He is known as C.P.E. Bach.
March 8, 1714 – 14 December 1788
Country: Germany
Era: Baroque
He was a composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist.

Trivia Facts
He was the son of a Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous composer.
His second name (Phillipp) was given in honor of his godfather, Georg Philipp Telemann, who was a famous composer.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Britannica
Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids

Strauss, Joann I
March 14, 1804 – September 25, 1849
Country: Austria
Era: Romantic

Johann Strauss | : Britannica

Strauss, Eduard
15 March 1835 – 28 December 1916
Country: Austria

Eduard Strauss: Wikipedia

Telemann, Georg Philipp
March 14, 1681 - June 25, 1767
[24 March - New Style]
Country: Germany

Georg Philipp Telemann: Britannica
Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids

Bach, Johann Sebastian
He is known as C.S. Bach.
March 21, 1685 - July 28, 1750
[March 31 - New Style]
Country: Germany
Baroque Period

Bach: Classic FM
This includes a video called "Fast and Friendly Guide to Bach".
Johann Sebastian Bach: Britannica
Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids

APRIL

Rachmaninoff, Sergei
April 01, 1873 - March 28, 1943
 [Old Style: March 20]
Country: Russia
Romantic Period

Rachmaninov: Classic FM
Sergey Rachmaninoff: Britannica
Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids


MAY

Brahms, Johannes
May 07, 1833 - April 03, 1897
Country: Germany
Romantic Period

Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids

JUNE

Strauss, Richard
June 11, 1864 - September 08, 1949
Country: Germany
Late Romantic Period

OCTOBER

Strauss, Johann II
October 25, 1825 - June 03, 1899
Country: Austria
He was known as the "Waltz King".
Romantic Period

Strauss II: Classic FM
Johann Strauss |: Britannica
Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids
 
Bizet, Georges
October 25, 1838 - June 03, 1875
Country: France
Romantic Period

Georges Bizet: Britannica
Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids

Habanera | Muppet Music Video | The Muppets

Famous Works
Habanera from Carmen Suite No. 2

NOVEMBER

Britten, Benjamin
November 22, 1913 - December 04, 1976
Country: England
Modern Period

Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids

DECEMBER
Beethoven, Ludwig van
December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827
 (Baptized on December 17)
Country: Germany
Classical Period

Ludwig van Beethoven: Britannica
Beethoven: Classic FM 
Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven's 245th Year | Google Doodles
Composers A to Z: Classics For Kids
 
Ode to Joy | Muppet Music Video | The Muppets

Music Theme

Here are some pages found on this blog.

Children's Music
Musical Instruments