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Fun Foreign Language Activities

July 10th, 2010

Hi!  It’s Saturday, July 10, 2010 and time for Foreign Languages at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Apples4TheTeacher: Foreign Languages

Apples4TheTeacher.com is a massive ad-supported and subscription website with all kinds of learning resources and tools for teachers and kids. They offer free resources as well.

In fact, I found a selection of free, interactive foreign language games that help kids practice learning American Sign Language, Spanish, and more.

When you get to the site, you’ll see a menu at the top of the screen that includes the following selection:

*American Sign Language – Type in letters of the alphabet and the hand signs for each letter will appear. Print out sign language flash cards.

*Gaelic (Ireland) Games – The activity here won’t help you learn Gaelic – but it will help you learn about Ireland! You can listen and read along with an ebook about Ireland presented by Irish children. You will hear a sample of a child reading Gaelic too.

*Polish Games – Count backwards from 20 in Polish to reveal a dot-to-dot picture.

*Spanish ESL Games – Designed for Spanish speakers who are learning English words and phrases, this extensive archive of games will work in reverse as well. The more you play, the more you’ll learn! It includes games that teach vocabulary and phrases for:

  • Parts of the Body
  • Clothes
  • Drinks
  • Family
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Routines
  • In the Shops
  • Sports and Pastimes
  • Travel
  • Weather
  • ~ and Many More!

*Spanish Games – Learn the Spanish alphabet, do a dot-to-dot puzzle to practice counting in Spanish, learn the parts of the face, and count backwards in Spanish.

Some of the games allow you to select the difficulty and speed level to customize them for your use.

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Online Foreign Language Practice & Games

June 5th, 2010

Hi!  It’s Saturday, June 5, 2010 and time for Music at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Internet Polyglot

Internet Polyglot offers a variety of free interactive lessons and games to help you practice over 35 languages by memorizing vocabulary words and their meanings along with phrases and simple sentences.

Due to the large amount of content on this site, it may require a minute or two to fully load. Then, in the center of the page, read the descriptions for the tools that are available on the site and the instructions on how to use them. It will make
overall navigation much easier. 

Select the language you want to learn from the language menu on the left side of the page. A new page opens that displays all of the vocabulary lessons (includes audio) that cover topics such as animals, weather, transportation, food, money, shopping, education, entertainment, numbers, colors, clothing, time, and much more. You can also access:

*Tutorial Slide Show – Watch pictures of objects and hear the word that describes them pronounced by a narrator. This is sort of like virtual flash cards. 
 
*Guessing Game – A word is displayed and you select the correct definition.

*Typing Game – A word is displayed and you type in the correct translation.

*Matching Game – Drag-and-drop the translations that match displayed words.

You can play-and-learn all of these games for free on this ad-supported website.

Note: There were not a lot of ads on my visits to the site. However, the ads are randomly generated, so, parents AS ALWAYS should preview the site and supervise
use of it.

You must register (free) to create your own lessons, save your results, and customize the activities as desired.

As the website explains, Internet Polyglot assumes that users already have some experience and knowledge of a foreign language prior to using the activities at the site. It is intended as a supplement to a foreign language program – not
as the sole method for learning a language.

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Free Interactive Foreign Language Games

May 15th, 2010

Hi!  It’s Saturday, May 15, 2010 and time for Foreign Languages at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Digital Dialects

This website offers a variety of free, interactive online games that help foreign language learners acquire basic language skills in a relaxed and fun way. Audio files have been incorporated into some of the animations so you can hear the correct pronunciation of the words and sentences.

As explained at the website, you’ll find “The world’s major languages, with a cross-section of languages from diverse regions,” represented including:

  • Arabic
  • Bosnian
  • Cantonese
  • Dutch/Dutch Advanced
  • English
  • Farsi
  • French/French Advanced/French Geography
  • German/German Advanced/German Geography
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Italian/Italian Advanced
  • Japanese
  • Maori
  • Norwegian
  • Polish/Polish Advanced
  • Portuguese – European & Brazilian
  • Russian/Russian – Advanced
  • Spanish/Spanish Advanced/Spanish Geography
  • Swahili
  • Turkish/Turkish – Advanced
  • Ukrainian
  • Vietnamese
  • ~and many more!

When you get to the site just click on the language of choice.  A new page opens with a selection of games. Some languages have more games than others and the menu may include:

  • Animals
  • Clothing
  • Colors
  • Days and Months
  • Food
  • Fruits & Vegetables
  • Numbers
  • Phrases & Greetings
  • Units of Time
  • Verbs
  • Verb Conjugation
  • Vocabulary

Geography games that help familiarize learners with the locations of cities in countries are included for just a few of the major languages.

This is a terrific educational tool to enhance learning foreign languages.

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Free, Interactive Language Translator

May 1st, 2010

Hi!  It’s Saturday, May 1, 2010 and time for Electives at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Amadeus: Phrasebook

This website offers a free, simple language translation guide. Designed for travelers, it’s a useful tool to supplement learning the following languages:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish 

When you get to the site, you’ll see the translation guide. Simply select the language you want to translate “from” and the language you want to translate “to.”  Then, select the phrases you want according to the topics offered that include:

  • Public Transportation
  • Common Phrases
  • Shopping
  • Restaurants
  • Numbers and Money
  • Emergencies
  • Hotels
  • Places
  • Dates and Times
  • Asking for Directions

Once you select a topic, click on “get results” and a new page opens listing a variety of commonly used phrases and the translation.  For example, select an English to Spanish translation. Choose the topic, “Common Phrases.” A list of phrases and translations opens that includes:

  • Good Morning – Buenos dias
  • Please – Por favor
  • Thank you – Gracias
  • How are you? – Como esta?
  • Where can I get cash? – Donde puedo sacar dinero?

The list is printable, making it a great learning or practice tool to use offline as well.

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Free Math Video Lessons & Much More!

March 15th, 2010

Hi! It’s Monday, March 15, 2010 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
WatchKnow.org: Mathematics

Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12)

ClickScholar Nancy Hogan recommended this website that offers free videos that teach every school subject including over 1800 math lessons on video! The videos archived here have been researched, rated and sorted by WatchKnow, a non-profit online community. The videos are from other Internet sources such as YouTube. The difference here is that the ads and user comments have been eliminated, and the videos have been sorted and rated to provide easier use along with some helpful guidance.

When you get to the site you’ll see two sections. The “Mathematics” section is on the right side of the page (the “Directory” to the rest of the site is on the left). Under the math section you’ll see some featured math videos, as well as a menu of math subcategories that include:

  • Number Basics
  • Operations
  • Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
  • Graphing, Statistics, and Probability
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Pre-Algebra and Algebra
  • Precalculus
  • Calculus
  • ‘Language of Mathematics’ Series
  • Math Study Skills and Test Prep
  • History of Math

Click on any subcategory and a new page opens featuring the videos that have been archived to date. The videos are all free for viewing. Some have been uploaded by site members. The videos are moderated by WatchKnow to ensure appropriate content. To share videos, you must open an account (free) that also allows you to track your activities. There are different levels of membership and some (such as the level that allows you to enter WatchKnow contests) requires you to provide access to personal information.  Get the details at the website.

As I mentioned, this site also contains lots of useful video lessons on other topics including:

  • Language Arts
  • Literature
  • Science
  • History
  • Social Studies
  • Languages
  • Physical and Health Ed
  • The Arts
  • Computers and Technology
  • Practical Skills
  • Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics

WatchKnow’s goal is to collect all the best free educational videos that are made for children and explain every topic taught in schools, in every major language on Earth – and make them available on one website, usefully categorized according to subject and education level.

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Special Message from Diane Flynn Keith

October 25th, 2009

Special Message from Diane Flynn Keith

Hi,

I have exciting news! The new, second edition of my book, “Carschooling: Over 350 Entertaining Games and Activities To Turn Travel Time Into Learning Time” is now available at my completely revised and updated website, http://www.Carschooling.com!

To complement the new edition of the “Carschooling” book and website, I have created a brand new version of the “Carschooling Ezine.”

Today, October 25th, is the launch date for the FIRST ISSUE that includes a free, monthly “Carschooling Calendar” for November – so you can learn history on the go! Plus it contains recommendations for terrific resources to help you turn your kids into “Road Scholars”!

To subscribe, go to http://www.Carschooling.com and enter your name and email address in the blue box form at the top, right corner of the page.

IMPORTANT: Even if you have subscribed in the past, you must re-subscribe to get the new version of the “Carschooling Ezine.”

Those who subscribe, will be rewarded with my free, handy-dandy “Carschooling Games & Activity Chart” with backseat brain-boosters that will bring miles of smiles to everyone in your car! Print it out and tuck it into the glove compartment for instant access to road trip learning fun!

Don’t miss the first issue of the “Carschooling Ezine” that will be published later today.

AND GET YOUR COPY OF MY BOOK,”CARSCHOOLING” TO MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MILE. Just visit: http://www.Carschooling.com

Diane

Diane Flynn Keith, Author of Carschooling

Publisher of ClickSchooling

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