All resources in Nebraska K-12 World Language

Spanish Invitation

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This OER Spanish Invitation was created by Danielle Fulcher and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for student learning of Mid Novice Learners of Spanish. Students will write their own invitation to an event. After writing their invitations, they will do an interpersonal activity in which they extend invitations to their classmates. This activity addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE LA 12.1.6b, NE LA 12.1.6l, and NE LA 12.1.6oIt is expected that this activity will take students 90 minutes to complete.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Reading

Authors: Danielle Fulcher, Chrystal Liu

Spanish Level 1, Activity 07: El Árbol Genealógico / Family Tree (Face-to-Face)

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Students will practice recognizing family member terms (i.e. abuela: grandma), describe family members, and accurately use vocabulary related to families in Spanish. They will acquire information about another individual’s family and will practice describing their own and others’ family members.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Amber Hoye, Madi Goertzen, Gabby Bates, Alexis Araiza, Abby Cain, Claire Werlin, Alejandra Garcia, Sue Juarez, Mardy Morales, Ismenia Gallegos, Borja Aguilera, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

Spanish Level 2, Activity 10: Las Celebraciones y Citas / Celebrations and Dates (Online)

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In this activity, students will discuss Spain's New Year's 12 grape tradition, going on dates in their own city, and their own holiday traditions. This activity could be modified from focusing primarily on the L1 culture to the L2 culture in order to integrate more culture into the activity. This activity is more conversation-based and less culture-based, though it does discuss some Spanish traditions.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Ashley Johnson, Amber Hoye

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Spanish Level 4, Activity 05: La Entrevista / The Interview (Online)

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Students will talk about future careers and how to interview. They will discuss several interview questions and styles through different scenarios with a partner. Students will also decide how to appropriately answer questions or how to come to a resolution to these situations on their own or with a partner.This OER Spanish Level 4, Activity 05: La Entrevista / The Interview was remixed by Jill Camargo and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice Learners of Spanish. Students will analyze and evaluate the elements of literary text, build background knowledge to clarify text and deepen understanding, and use relevant evidence from a variety of sources to assist in analysis and reflection of complex text. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE.WL.1.1.D, NE.WL.1.3.D, NE.WL.4.1.DIt is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 30-40 minutes to complete

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson

Authors: Jill Camargo, Chrystal Liu

Describing People

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Physical descriptions describe what someone looks like, as if you never spoke to them and only relied on what the eyes can see. What types of adjectives physically describe people?  In this seminar you will build on your physical adjectives vocabulary to use words such as tall, short, young, old, etc.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Interpretive CommunicationComparisons: Language ComparisonsLearning TargetI can understand descriptions about peers.Habits of MindCreating, imagining, innovatingCritical Thinking SkillClassifying

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: IU8 Author

Introduction to direct object pronouns in Spanish

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This OER lesson plan was created by Anita Saalfeld and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice Learners of Spanish. Students will interpret sentences with direct object pronouns in varying word orders. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE.WL.1.2.c.It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 20 minutes to complete.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game, Lesson

Authors: Anita Saalfeld, Chrystal Liu

Spanish Describing People Authentic Resource (for Review)

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This OER Spanish Describing People Authentic Resource (for Review) was created by Deborah Buchholz and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached ACTIVITY is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice Learners of Spanish. Students will review vocabulary to describe people, watch a video of native Spanish speakers describing themselves, and identify the words that they hear. They will reflect on connections between words in Spanish and English.  This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE WL 1.2.c, NE WL 1.2.d, NE WL 5.1.cIt is expected that this Activity will take students 30 minutes to complete.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Deborah (Debbie) Buchholz, Chrystal Liu

Circumlocution with travel vocab

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This OER activity was created by Anita Saalfeld as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached activity is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice Learners of Spanish. Students will arrange parts of a sentence to create descriptions of vocabulary words. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE.WL.1.2.c and NE.WL.4.2.d.It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 10-15 minutes to complete.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Anita Saalfeld, Chrystal Liu

Explorando tipos de turismo

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This OER Explorando Tipos de Turismo was created by Elsa Glasford and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Zeigler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for student learning of Mid Novice Learners of Spanish. Students will Understand the various types of tourism available today, Describe the characteristics of different types of tourism, Identify personal preferences in tourism choices, Identify the destinations for each  This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE WL 1.1.2, 1.3, 2.2.1It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 2 weeks to complete.

Material Type: Lesson

Authors: Elsa Glasford, Chrystal Liu

Spanish Description and Activities Reading with Questions

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This OER ACTIVITY was created by Deborah Buchholz and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice Learners of Spanish. Students will read a short reading in Spanish and answer comprehension questions. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE WL 1.1.c, NE WL 1.2c

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Deborah (Debbie) Buchholz, Chrystal Liu

Tiered Task: School Schedule Comparison (Spanish)

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 This tiered task involves interpretive reading of an authentic school schedule and presentational writing to compare the schedule to students’ own schedules. This task is tiered by complexity of product (how students show what they know).Suggested Extension or Follow-Up ActivitiesIf students worked with different schedules, they could compare the results.Speaking activity – Students ask each other questions about the schedules.Students design their ideal schedule.Students give a “tour” of their schedules (Walk around school or use a map to describe schedule. En la primera hora, tengo la clase de español con la Señora Sherrow…)Image source:  "Child" by picjumbo_com on Pixabay.com

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Authors: Heather Sherrow, MSDE Admin

Mock Job Interview

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This OER Mock Job Interview rubric was created by Jill Camargo and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice Learners of Spanish. Students will particpate in a semi-authentic job inteview exchange in order to deepen their understanding of using the language and develop their career readiness. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE.WL.1.1.D, NE.WL.1.3.D, NE.WL.4.1.D It is expected that this Activity will take students 30-45 minutes to complete.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Jill Camargo, Chrystal Liu

NDE World Language HQIM Rubric Short Version_2023 May

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The NDE World Language Advisory Board developed this HQIM in May 2023. It is based on the 2019 Nebraska World Language Standards to support curriculum development or improvement to ensure instructional material quality. It is a rubric for curriculum developers and teachers to evaluate the quality of materials for instructional purposes. 

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: Chrystal Liu, Dorann Avey

NDE World Language HQIM Rubric_2023 May

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The NDE World Language Advisory Board developed this HQIM in May 2023. It is based on the 2019 Nebraska World Language Standards to support curriculum development or improvement to ensure instructional material quality. It is a rubric for curriculum developers and teachers to evaluate the quality of materials for instructional purposes. 

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: Chrystal Liu, Sergio Perez, Dorann Avey

Fast Food in German-Speaking Countries

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Through providing an overview about food habits and the recent trends in the fast food culture in German-speaking countires, students gain knowledge in that field and become more confident in ordering food as they have to practice real world situations. This activity also contains a brief introduction to influences from other countries and cultures as well as immigration.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Naia Robinson, Luca Heid

German Level 1, Activity 05: Hunting For Art / Jagd nach Kunst (Online)

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In the Warm-Up students will view a slide with works from German artists.  They are going to describe the art with old and new adjectives.  There is a clue about art in the warm-up word slide, Deutsche Adjektive. (it is written in the colors of the rainbow and then the three primary colors)   They students then put these new and old adjectives to use as they digitally search museums in Berlin, hunting for art that depicts certain adjectives.  Finally, in the end have students share about other German art types they enjoy – music, architecture, design…

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Shawn Moak, Mimi Fahnstrom, Brenna McNeil, Emma Eason, Reagan Solomon, Shelby Cole, Amber Hoye