Thursday, October 23, 2014

Do you want to celebrate el Día de los Muertos?

The National Museum of Mexican Art will have a special viewing day of the Day of the Dead Exhibition accompanied by arts and hands-on activities on November 1st from 3 to 5pm. Click on the link to find more information!


Also, here is a book that I will read to the students this week. It is bilingual and you can select for it to read to you.
It's on itunes for $4.99 if interested.


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Supporting Your Language Learner

Click here to find ways on how to support your child as he/she learns Spanish!




http://spanishplayground.net/spanish-learners-parents/
Source: Spanishplayground.com


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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

El día de los muertos

The Hispanic community commemorates el Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with a celebration that remembers and honors the departed by creating altars decorated with crafts, food and symbolic decorations. The celebration takes place on November 1st and November 2nd. 




To learn more about el día de los muertos watch the videos:




The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago (Pilsen) has a Day of the Dead exhibition until December 16.  It has ofrendas, paintings and more. You could also buy your own sugar skull. 
Click here for more information.


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World Readiness Standards

If you want to know more about the Oak Park 97's FLES department's framework for designing and implementing a standards-based curric...