Plymouth Public Schools
Foreign Languages Department
On-line Resources
 http://www.laits.utexas.edu (complete online textbook for French levels 1 & 2)
 http://www.tes.co.uk (free site with many lesson ideas and resources for French and
Spanish)
 http://www.vroma.org/course_materials/ (virtual community for Latin)
 http://www.instant-french.com/top-learn-french-site/ (compilation of online French
resources)
 http://www.depts.drew.edu/classics/lat/resources.html (Latin)
 http://www.numilog.com/bibliotheque/fccafb/default.Asp (French Cultural Center elibrary - must create login to borrow)
 http://www.pixton.com (create comics with voice recordings)
 http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ (choose "read books" and then select language)
 http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/ (video of Spanish speakers with transcripts)
 http://www.languageguide.org – This is a great website which allows students to
practice vocabulary building, listening and reading comprehension, pronunciation, and
grammar. French & Spanish.
 www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance -- Students get the opportunity to hear
authentic French/Spanish, watch a video and then complete a number of interactive
games/activities to help them remember the vocabulary.
 www.verbix.com -- Excellent verb conjugation practice for students. Simply type in a
verb and immediately you get the verb conjugated in over a dozen tenses.
 French & Spanish.
 http://jeux.lulu.pagesperso-orange.fr/html -- A wide variety of language based games
which practice grammar & vocabulary for all ages.
 http://french.about.com -- For both teachers and students, this site is full of
information,
o ideas, games, projects along with great grammatical explanations with examples
as well as listening & reading practice.
 http://www.bonjourdefrance.com --This site is an interactive magazine for al levels of
learners. Includes listening comprehension (using audio clips), grammar, idioms,
business French and many other learning resources. Each section comes with interactive
activities.
 http://avosplumes.org -- A site which helps students to write better. Journal writing
prompts, grammar and vocabulary all work to create a stronger writer.
 http://www.frenchrevision.co.uk -- A site for intermediate & advanced students which
offers listening, reading and writing practice based on authentic French passages.
 http://www.understandfrance.org/France/FrenchSongs.html --French music, videos,
lyrics and interesting facts about French music.
 http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com --Listen to authentic, everyday French along
with grammar explanations, vocabulary expansions and a blog.
 http://www.wordreference.com --This website is a great on-line dictionary. It offers
translations in several different languages and provides examples of the various uses of
words. It also offers a forum section which lists compound uses of words and idiomatic
expressions that you may not find in a bilingual dictionary.
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html--This website
is useful in researching the cultural and geographical information about countries where
the target language is spoken. The website offers reliable information about every
nation's flag, capital, population, agriculture, etc. It is also a great resource for world
geography teachers.
 http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/english/characters/inde
x.htm--This link is for an activity that foreign language students can use to practice
adjectives. Students can change the features on a picture of a person and then describe
what they create in the target language. Students can show their images on a projector
and describe them to the class, or they can print out the image and written description
and turn it in to be graded.
 http://www.areavibes.com/library/online-field-trips-for-students/--This website offers
several on-line field trips to explore various French or Spanish speaking cultures.
 http://www.saberfrances.com.ar/--This is a great resource for studying all aspects of
French in further detail. The site includes songs, vocabulary, grammar, readings etc. It
is a great way for students to reinforce what they are learning in class and expand upon
their knowledge.
 http://www.studyspanish.com/--This website offers Spanish vocabulary lists and
grammar explanations. It also offers various practice activities to reinforce both
vocabulary and grammar topics covered in class.
 http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php--This website has several
supplemental Spanish activities for students to complete. All exercises provide
corrections so students receive immediate feedback on their work.
 http://www.quia.com/shared/--This website provides extra practice activities designed
by teachers to help students better understand the language they are studying.
Activities are available in both French and Spanish.
 https://conjuguemos.com/--This website provides additional practice for students in
grammar and vocabulary. Teachers can join the site and store activities that correlate
with the textbook that is used in the courses they teach or use activities that other
teachers have created.
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages--This website includes resources in both French and
Spanish as well as several other languages. Activities include grammar exercises,
vocabulary activities, puzzles, videos etc. to help students further explore and
comprehend the language they are studying.
 http://www.studyspanish.com/ --great site for students to reference when they might
need some help with a difficult concept at home
 http://www.classzone.com --interactive games, flashcards, animations, grammar
practice all that go directly with the McDougal Littell text books. (no password or
account needed)
 http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/spanish_for_children --Spanish for kids
site with games, flashcards, click-n-say and vocabulary topics
 http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html --titled Best Spanish Websites, this reference
page has about 100 links to other really great, specific sites to help learn Spanish
 http://www.hello-world.com/Spanish/index.php?prf=EN --Children learn Spanish
through songs, games and activities
 http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/index.htm --Celebrates Hispanic
heritage with history, famous Latinos, student activities, books and authors, teacher
resources
 http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/languages/spanish/ --great
resource page with links to lesson plans for Spanish class and many other subjects
 http://www.spanishdict.com/learn --Free online lessons to learn Spanish
 http://www.monteverdeinfo.com/ --great information about the Cloud Forest in Costa
Rica
 http://www.sanfermin.com --Amazing resource for everything about the Running of the
Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
 http://misscolbert.edu.glogster.com/spanish-1-vocab-review/ -- A great review of
Spanish 1 vocabulary; based off the book Buen Viaje.
 http://mendycolbert.com/Spanish1.htm#Chapter%204%20-%20En%20la%20Escuela –
Several great activities and websites for Spanish 1 vocabulary and grammar. Based off
the book Buen Viaje.
 http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/ -- Spanish television. You can watch television series on
here starting from the beginning. Amar en tiempos revueltos is a series that portrays La
Guerra Civil. You can watch news, tv, radio, sports, weather, and children shows.
 http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/clozeline/ --Is great for clozeline activities
through music. Also has several other great resources including comic strips, news, and
movies. The clozeline songs are divided between themes and grammar. Spanish only.
 http://jeopardylabs.com/ -- A great website to make your own jeopardy games. You can
also comb through all of the jeopardy games already made and use them.
 http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ --a great website for different graphic
organizers.
 http://storybird.com/ --You can make your own stories, read them, and print them.
 http://wallwisher.com/ --You basically build your own wall. You can do several different
things with it.
 http://www.miscositas.com/spanish.html --Great website for videos, picture books,
units, and teaching materials.
 http://scratch.mit.edu/ --You can create and share interactive activities.
 http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish --A great translator that puts the words into a
sentence so you know you are getting the translation that you want.
 http://lingtlanguage.com/ --A great way to record your students having an oral
conversation that you can go back to later and review.
 http://www.hispanic-culture-online.com/spanish-alphabet-song.html#axzz26wbil1sW –
This website has some recordings for Spanish songs such as the alphabet and numbers,
as well as several resources on culture and traditions.
 http://www.phschool.com --At this site your are able to listen to your vocabulary, practice
grammar concepts and so much more
 www.mrsshirley.com --This is a site created by a school that uses the same text as our school.
You can play games at this site. Look at powerpoint presentations for your vocabulary and your
grammar. You might want to get a peak at next years concepts.
 http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/numbers/numbers1.asp --learn how to pronounce
the numbers 0-1000
 Body parts
 More Body parts (face)
 How to tell time- explained
 How to tell time
 Weather expressions
 Adjectives
 Question words
 question word power point
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L26jwqF9Zro -- Cuenta
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrFxl91nrvE --Hace calor
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY10_T_ROq4 --Ser and Estar Rap
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWDoKY4VVuc --Pronoun paradise
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_D08ltoOns --La princesa de SER
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeMKDPJ6Mvk --¿Qué hay en la sala de clases?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7R-QkOXgcU -- El alfabeto en español
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUcu9PUh9_A&feature=related -- El alfabeto militar
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5WHgkjL3kE -- Los días de la semana
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qRvP5cqS6s&feature=player_embedded -- Los meses del
año
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxrHSfk_4JE&feature=player_embedded -- Las cuatro
estaciones
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ex3k3yKjYk -- Conjugation Back
 http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=197364 --¿Cómo eres?
 http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=132529 -- Spanish Adjectives
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXDWQygG2AE -- El verbo TENER
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iDlAd1L9FM&feature=related --¿Cómo es tu familia?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_7XqWijoGQ -- Soy un cacahuate
 http://www.phschool.com/atschool/realidades/hiphop/L1_2A.html -- Ar verbs PHSCHOOL
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD8gkTKApv8&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL -- Me gusta
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yup8ifNVcKI&feature=BFa&list=ULU5wNxfq7CX8&index=3 - Verbs
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KATBgZ5oyIg&feature=BFa&list=ULU5wNxfq7CX8&index=4
-- Reflexive verbs
 http://www.spanishprograms.com/spanish_teacher/learning_module/games.php -- have
students’ build burritos while conjugating verbs!
 http://www.espanole.org/ -- A Spanish teachers compilation of online resources and worksheets
from several people/
 http://www.uni.edu/becker/ -- Compiled list of the best Spanish websites.
 http://www.kidsspeakspanish.org/esp_Los_Meses_y_Las_Estaciones.shtml -- Months and
seasons song to the Flintstone tune!