Learning Resources

i. La chaîne de Madame Duckworth Remember to check out the playlists and subscriptions!

ii. Sunny Earth Academy Remember to check out the playlists, favorites and subscriptions!

iii. Alphabet (Playlist)

i. Boowa et Kwala: Animated stories, songs and games designed for 0-6 year-olds, but seventh graders find it fun, too! (Please note: If you have a MacBook, you may have to use Firefox)

ii. Languages Online: Songs, games and interactive activities to enrich your French vocabulary. A favorite of my seventh graders.

iii. Cité des enfants has a great selection of activities for children ages 2-7.

iv. Poisson Rouge: Fun interactive website for young learners. Another favorite of my middle school students.

v. Digital Dialects: An all time favorite of my seventh grade students. This website is geared toward beginners but if you read the fine print, they also have offerings for the intermediate learner as well. Wherever you see the speaker icon, there is audio by native speakers!

vi. Chillola "This site is designed for kids and their parents to encourage language learning, and to have great fun with foreign languages. Our mission is to encourage kids to learn, be creative, be active, have fun, and to help parents by providing worksheets and tools that promote language learning."

vii. Literacy Center: Letter, colors, numbers, shapes and more designed for pre-school children.

viii. French Karaoke

ix. Game Makers offers software to make your own language games, provided by Languages Online. Includes video tutorial.

x. More online resources for general vocabulary building and practice

i. Extensive list of eBooks in French created and organized by Sylvia Duckworth.

ii. International Children's Digital Library has free eBooks in many languages. Click here for their selection of books in French.

i. 50 French Blogs provides some awesome blogs for those of you who are serious about becoming fluent in French.

ii. LexioPhiles has rated the top 100 language blogs. This list includes several languages including French, Spanish and English.

i. How to create a YouTube Channel.

ii. How to download videos from YouTube.

iii. More videos for learning French.

i. Here is an extensive list of songs in French along with lyrics.

ii. Here is another list of songs for learning French. Click on the lyrics button to see words. Scroll down to see songs organized by grade level.

iii. Up To Ten offers songs with Boowa and Kwala, our favorite talking dog and koala bear.

iv. Sylvia Duckworth has also compiled a list of songs in French.

i. An extensive list of resources organized by themes (holidays, alphabet, numbers, etc.) created by none other than Sylvia Duckworth!

ii. Delcious.com (a free social-bookmarking websites) is a great way to share online content with students. You can access my stacks of resources organized by theme here. I have just started using Delicious.com. I will continue to update and add stacks by theme as often as possible.

i. Animated French videos by Sylvia Duckworth can be found here. Be sure to check out her animated series about Matt!

ii. Animated French, Spanish and English videos created by Audrey, Kevin, Soleil and Geo Misiano can be found here. My children think it's fun to hear their voices on the videos we create.

ii. Frenchteacher.net provides a long list of powerpoints.

iii. Teachnet-uk.org offers powerpoints for French teachers and learners.

i. VoiceThread by Sylvia Duckworth about her family. VoiceThread allows your listeners to record responses to your comments.

i. Notebook files and links to instructions for how to download the software to open the files. I highly recommend these for French teachers. I've used them with great success, thank you, Sylvia!

i. L'alphabet français prezi with cognates for each letter.

ii. The Top 25 Educational Podcasts on iTunes. Choose from several languages!

i. Colors

ii. Numbers

iii. Calendar and Weather vocabulary

iv. Young learners and the young at heart!

v. Holiday songs

i. Digital Dialects: An all time favorite of my seventh graders…great for beginners to work on their vocabulary and pronunciation. Wherever you see the speaker icon, there is audio by native speakers!

ii. Online Free Spanish offers an array of engaging and interactive activities.

iii. Reading is Fundamental offers three complete sections of interactive fun divided up by age group. 0-3 years, 3-5 years and adults. Complete with games, songs and English translations.

iv. Chillola: "This site is designed for kids and their parents to encourage language learning, and to have great fun with foreign languages. Our mission is to encourage kids to learn, be creative, be active, have fun, and to help parents by providing worksheets and tools that promote language learning."

v. Literacy Center: Letter, colors, numbers, shapes and more designed for pre-school children.

vi. Señor Wooly: Some free items for Spanish I-II, but the best stuff costs a nominal yearly fee. If you are a Spanish teacher, I highly recommend purchasing the full-site access, then you can access all the videos, karaoke and video game features! Ask if your school could consider purchasing the subscription.

vii. Languages Online: Spanish version is new, not as vast as the French version, but still very helpful for beginners!

viii. SpanishSpanish.com offers free vocabulary and grammar practice with native audio. There is a paying portion of the website complete with SMARTboard files.

ix. Spanish4Teachers provides interactive activities great for teachers and students, complete with audio by a native speaker.

x. Game Makers offers software to make your own language games, provided by Languages Online. Includes video tutorial.

xi. MyHq Spanish Websites includes an A-Z listing of thematic vocabulary enriching games. Includes battleship, millionaire (rags to riches)

xii. SpanishLanguage.co.uk provides a nice list of resources for Spanish teachers.

i. Story Place: The Children's Digital Library offers interactive stories for children in Spanish.

ii. International Children's Digital Library has free eBooks in many languages. Click here for their selection of books in Spanish.

iii. Several free books in Spanish to read yourself.

i. 50 Spanish Blogs provides 50 blogs for those of you who are serious about becoming a fluent Spanish-speaker

ii. LexioPhiles has rated the top 100 language blogs. This list includes several languages including Spanish, French and English.

e. More videos

i. Señor Mara's Teacher Tube channel has his 4 popular videos for Spanish grammar.

ii. BBC offers Mi Vida Loca, which is an interactive video course great for Spanish III or the advanced beginner.

f. Songs

i. Reading is Fundamental has a section with three traditional children's songs, complete with sheet music and lyrics.

ii. Reading is Fundamental also has 5 children's lullabies with lyrics and English translations.

iii. Musical Spanish offers La Cucaracha complete with lyrics and an animated demo.

g. Resources by Theme

i. Delcious.com (a free social-bookmarking websites) is a great way to share online content with students. You can access my stacks of resources organized by theme here. I have just started using Delicious.com. I will continue to update and add stacks by theme as often as possible.

i. Animated French, Spanish and English videos created by Audrey, Kevin, Soleil and Geo Misiano can be found here. My children think it's fun to hear their voices on the videos we create.

ii. Saludos y despedidas and Saludos y despedidas 2 cover the most common greetings and farewell phrases in Spanish with audio.

i. VoiceThread on my trip to Costa Rica.

i. My sample "When I Was Young" project using the imperfect tense.

ii. The Top 25 Educational Podcasts on iTunes. Choose from several languages!

i. Videos for young learners and the young at heart!

ii. Muzzy: A language-learning program available in several languages.

iii. Alphabet

i. PBS Kids offers an outstanding collection of literacy building activities. Our children's personal favorite is Super Why, where the main characters each have their own literacy-power.

ii. Up To Ten offers and English version of their adorable website geared towards younger children.

i. Story Place: The Children's Digital Library offers interactive stories.

ii. International Children's Digital Library has free eBooks in many languages. Click here for their selection of books in English.

iii. Storyline Online has free books where actors read the books aloud in English.

i. LexioPhiles has rated the top 100 language blogs. This list includes several languages including English, French and Spanish.

ii. The English Blog has a wide array of resources for learners and teachers of English.

iii. Larry Ferlazzo has a blog post where he lists the best ESL/EFL blogs that he's found.

i. PBS Kids offers a great selection of engaging videos for younger learners.

ii. Sesame Street has a section of videos.

i. Up To Ten offers songs with Boowa and Kwala, our favorite talking dog and koala bear.

i. Delcious.com (a free social-bookmarking websites) is a great way to share online content with students. You can access my stacks of resources organized by theme here. I have just started using Delicious.com. I will continue to update and add stacks by theme as often as possible.

i. Animated French, Spanish and English videos created by Audrey, Kevin, Soleil and Geo Misiano can be found here. My children think it's fun to hear their voices on the videos we create.

i. Weather Art and Poetry: A beautiful creation by a third grade class.

i. SMART Exchange is a place to find interactive smartboard files and to share some of your own work. If requires you to sign in, but if you're a teacher or learner who loves SMARTboard activities, go for it!

i. Adorable alphabet prezi created by kindergartners and their teacher.

ii. The Top 25 Educational Podcasts on iTunes. Choose from several languages!