This explanation of possessive pronouns in Spanish offers examples that illustrate their use. Students may test their mastery of this concept with a quiz that follows the lesson.
This explanation of the present progressive tense includes stem-changing present participles and those that involve spelling changes. Examples illustrate this grammar principle and a test assesses student mastery of the content.
Great lesson for identifying words and phrases that indicate which past tense to use, preterite or imperfect. Though not meant to be a comprehensive lesson on the application of these two past tenses, the two lists of time expressions provide students with a quick and practical start to using the preterite and imperfect tenses.A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.
This site is an introduction to verbs that change meaning according to which past tense is applied, preterite or imperfect. Examples in English and Spanish illustrate the change of meaning. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.
Comprehensive review of the preterite and imperfect past tenses. Includes regular, irregular, and stem-changing conjugations. Rules for usage and time expressions in Spanish are listed. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of the preterite and imperfect tenses.
This site is an explanation of prepositional pronouns with a list of prepositions that only take subject pronouns. Great lesson for understanding prepositional pronouns. Students may check test their mastery of this principle with a quiz that follows the lesson.
The third in a series of three lessons,that focus on regular verbs in the present tense. Fantastic summary of regular present tense conjugations and the use of subject pronouns. The explanation is thorough and easy to understand. The lesson also lists common -ar, -er, and -ir verbs that are regular in the present tense.A short test at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.
An excellent review of relative pronouns and adjectives in Spanish. Ample examples in Spanish and English illustrate their usage. Students may test their mastery of this principle with a quiz that follows the lesson.
Fantastic explanation of relative pronouns with an introduction to using the Spanish relative pronoun "que." Ample examples in Spanish and English illustrate the use of "que," as a relative pronoun. Students may test their understanding of the relative pronoun "que," with a quiz that follows the lesson.
An excellent introduction to using the Spanish relative pronoun "quien," that contrasts its use with the pronoun "que," Ample examples in Spanish and English illustrate this principle. Students may test their understanding of the relative pronouns "quien," and "que," with a quiz that follows the lesson.
After a brief review of what verbs and verb infinites are, this site offers a comprehensive explanation of subject pronouns. A great comparison of Spanish subject pronouns to English subject pronouns. Differences between second person pronouns tu, usted, ustedes and vosotros are explained. Great lesson for understanding subject pronouns.
Great explanation of how to conjugate the six irregular verbs in the present subjunctive: dar, estar, haber, ir, saber, and ser. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of irregular conjugations in the present subjunctive.
Comprehensive lesson on how to conjugate verbs in the present subjunctive. Regular and stem-changing verbs are presented in this explanation. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of verb conjugations in the present subjunctive.
Fantastic explanation of spelling changes in the Spanish language and their effect upon conjugations in the present subjunctive. Verb infinitives that end in -car, -gar, and -zar are among those that are considered. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of verb conjugations in the present subjunctive that are altered by orthographical changes.
This book introduces the concept of computer programming to young students. Includes audio narration in six additional languages with text in English.
This article for elementary teachers discusses what a blog is, why you should blog, how to get students involved, and steps on how to get started with your own blog. Free blogging software is described and exemplary blogs and posts are recommended.
This article for elementary teachers focuses on three tools that allow educators to publish to the web for free - Instructional Architect, Filamentality, and TeacherTube. Design hotlists, webquests, scrapbooks, and upload video.
On this site from Aussie School House Teachers on the Web, an Australian K-6 teacher defines and illustrates more than 500 mathematical terms. It is a wonderful dictionary featuring clear and often interactive graphics, great colors, and lots of examples. It has been recently updated adding more terms, charts, and an app.
What kinds of information should I keep to myself when I use the internet? Staying safe online is a lot like staying safe in the real world. By helping a Digital Citizen sign up for a new app, students learn about the kinds of information they should keep to themselves when they use the internet -- just as they would with a stranger in person. Approximately 30 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Recognize the kind of information that is private. Understand that they should never give out private information online.
Think U Know offers great interactive resources for kids on staying safe while having fun in chat rooms online. Here you will learn the facts through fun and exiciting characters! A parent's page is also included.