Spanish

A Standards-Based Thematic Unit: Cuadros de familia
Teaching Level: elementary and middle school beginning Spanish.
Cultural Topics: community, family, food, housing, traditional games.
Content: A Collection of anecdotes about everyday life in a traditional Hispanic community in southern Texas.
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A Thematic Unit: La peineta colorada
Teaching Level: middle school beginning to intermediate Spanish.
Cultural Topics: African infulence in Latin America through slavery, family, community solidarity, friendship, social traditions, oral tradition, and women's role in society.
Content: In Puerto Rico a young girl and an older woman work together to save a runaway slave.

A Thematic Unit in Spanish: El béisbol
Language: written entirely in Spanish.
Teaching Level: middle school beginning to intermediate Spanish.
Cultural Topics: baseball, baseball in Venezuela.
Content: A young boy in Venezuela becomes a baseball player.

A Standards-Based Thematic Unit: El canto de las palomas
Teaching Level: high school beginning Spanish.
Cultural Topics: César Chávez, Chicanos, family, folklore, food, migrant workers, prejudice, stereotypes.
Content: Recounts the memories of a child of a migrant worker in the United States.

A Standards-Based Thematic Unit: La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol
Teaching Level: middle school with previous Spanish.
Cultural Topics: architecture, community, prejudice, stereotypes, traditional music and art.
Content: A tale of a woman who possessses wonderous powers but is shunned by the village.

A Standards-Based Thematic Unit: Fiestas de Yucatán
Teaching Level: preschool and early elementary school beginning Spanish
Cultural Topics: cultural celebrations
Content: In Yucatán, México, the celebration of birthdays and the Mexican Christmas celebration Las Posadas. More

French

A Standards-Based Thematic Unit: Crictor
Teaching Level: middle school students at the beginning and intermediate levels of French
Cultural Topics: community, newspapers, cultural comparisons, traditional rhymes and games
Content: Adventures unfold when a teacher in a small village in France receives the unusual gift of a personable boa constrictor.

A Standards-Based Thematic Unit: Jean de la Lune
Teaching Level: high school students beginning the study of French
Cultural Topics: myths, prejudice and stereotypes
Content: A man in the moon receives a surprising welcome on a visit to earth.

A Standards-Based Thematic Unit: Le géant de Zéralda
Teaching Level:high school students in advanced French courses
Cultural Topics: culinary arts, oral tradition
Content: A bad-humored, child-eating ogre is transformed by a young girl who is a gifted cook