Dual Language / Parent Tool Kit

Useful Websites

Spanish Playground

This website is great for parents:

http://www.spanishplayground.net/

Duolingo

This website teaches you a foreign language of your choice in a game like format.

https://www.duolingo.com/

Newsela

This website gives you articles and news stories in English. You can change the language to Spanish under “library”, “news”, or “text sets”. You can also adjust the reading level.

https://newsela.com/

Unite for Literacy

This website provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages.

https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/

Story Place

This is a website where students can hear Spanish digital story books. You can change the language.

   https://www.storyplace.org/es

Centro Virtual Cervantes

This website is where students can practice general vocabulary.

        http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/mimundo/

PBS Kids

This is website is where students can practice the language through games. You can change the language.

        http://pbskids.org/games/spanish/

Rockalingua

This is website where students practice vocabulary/language through songs and more. (Need subscription for access to games/videos etc)

        https://rockalingua.com/songs

Discovery Kids Play

This website shows video clips/games to work with Spanish language

https://www.discoverykidsplay.com/

Bartolo

Hearing Spanish readings w/comprehension, games

       http://www.bartolo.cl/

Aprendizaje de la lectoescritura

This website helps to reinforce letters and syllables (letters are cursive letters)

http://ntic.educacion.es/w3//eos/MaterialesEducativos/mem2007/aprendizaje_lectoescritura/

Freckle Education

This website is in English and offers English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies activities. Create a teacher account.

https://www.freckle.com/

Splash Math

This website teachers K-5 math skills in English.

www.Splashmath.com

Eduplace

This website has an online glossary, digital manipulatives, and activities for K-5 math.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mthexp/

Disfrutas Las Matemáticas

This website has explains/teaches math and has puzzles and games to support. You can change the language to English.

http://www.disfrutalasmatematicas.com

Book Box

This website has animated books to support emergent literacy and language skills. You can change the language.

http://www.bookbox.com

YouTube Videos:

Many of our teachers use these songs in their classroom to teacher Spanish syllables.

Luna Creciente - El mono sílabo

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL04_iQLCxgZJGiv2dljq6876diUl0VLwP

Rockalingua

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp0EBWJ3eGG7bV8ictf05SQ

Mindymarissa

https://www.youtube.com/user/mindymarissa

English Picture Books with Spanish Words:

1		Bebé Goes Shopping by Susan Middleton Elya
2		Rubia and the Three Osos by Susan Middleton Elya
3		Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya
4		Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos by Susan Middleton Elya
5		Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong
6		Manana, Iguana by Ann Whitford Paul (Goodreads Author)
7		Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes
8		The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos (Goodreads Author)
9		What Can You Do with a Paleta? by Carmen Tafolla
10		Just in Case by Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author)
11		Just a Minute! by Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author)
12		Tortuga in Trouble by Ann Whitford Paul (Goodreads Author)
12		Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla
14		I Love Saturdays y Domingos by Alma Flor Ada (Goodreads Author)
15		Fiesta Fiasco by Ann Whitford Paul (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations)
16		Bebé Goes to the Beach by Susan Middleton Elya
17		Cowboy Jose by Susan Middleton Elya
18		Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong
19		Count on Culebra: Go from 1 to 10 in Spanish by Ann Whitford Paul (Goodreads Author)
20		Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales (Goodreads Author)
21		Clatter Bash!: A Day of the Dead Celebration by Richard Cleminson Keep
22		Mice And Beans by Pam Muñoz Ryan
23		Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
23		Te Amo, Bebé, Little One by Lisa Wheeler (Goodreads Author)
25		Do Families Grow on Trees? by Lauren Machta (Goodreads Author)
25		¡Todos a Comer! A Mexican Alphabet Book by Ma. Alma González Pérez (Goodreads Author)
25		La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Niños by Susan Middleton Elya
28		Do Families Grow on Trees?/¿Crecen las familias en los árboles? - Bilingual Version by Lauren Machta (Goodreads Author)
28		Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena (Goodreads Author)
30		Besos for Baby: A Little Book of Kisses by Jen Arena (Goodreads Author)
30		The Tiny Tortilla by Arlene L. Williams
32		Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book by Jeanette Winter
33		Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina (Goodreads Author)
34		Eight Animals on the Town by Susan Middleton Elya
35		No More, Por Favor by Susan Middleton Elya
36		Adiós, Tricycle by Susan Middleton Elya