Back to School SALE in my TPT and TN stores

This upcoming school year I have a sale going on in my TPT store and I have also opened a store in The Teacher's Notebook.  Both sales are on August 1st and 2nd, 2016 for a 20% off in each entire store. So if you want to find good deals for your classroom, this is your chance! Think ahead, plan and save money now. 

Keep in mind:

1. Free Accounts. In order to enjoy all the benefits of these two stores you must create a FREE account in both; Teachers Pay Teachers and The Teacher's Notebook. 

2. Save Money! If you go to my Teachers Pay Teachers store, make sure you use the code BestYear at checkout. You don't need any code for my Teacher's Notebook store since the discount has already been applied.   

2. Your feedback is important! In Teachers Pay Teachers, you can earn TPT points every time you give feedback to the products you purchase from any store, including mine. What are they good for? well,  you can use those points to receive discounts at check out. I have had up to $6.00 in discount for my feedback. So your opinion is important and also paid! Don't forget to leave a comment and feedback when you purchase from my store. 

3. Don't forget to check the FREEBIES! I have many products for free in my TPT and TN stores. Just click  FREE in the search area and enjoy. You can also enjoy freebies from other stores as well. 

4. Stay in touch. If you follow my stores (or others), you will be the first one to know once a new product as been published, freebies, sales going on, product improvement, etc. Sometimes I add pages to my products in order to improve them, this means if you purchase that product, you will be able to download the newer version of it at no extra cost for you. Make sense?  

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Traveling to Chile

Traveling to Chile can be fun and difficult at the same time. Fun because you have SO MANY choices. Difficult because you don't know where to start! As a Chilean myself I haven't been in all the places I would've liked to visit, and now being far away I ask myself why didn't I visit them before.

I could suggest many cities to visit, however, all I will say is that every part of Chile has its beauty and exotic areas, depending on what you are looking for and what you like.

Watch the video below with a sneak peek of Chile from North to South:

This is Chile is  a useful website where you can find bilingual information about the country, tips, traditions and suggestions for travelers.

Santiago

People from Santiago are called "Santiaguinos" or "Capitalinos". Los capitalinos live a very busy life in the city. Between work, family, study and transportation, life gets really crazy and time for enjoyment is limited. This is why not everyone really pays attention to the things to do in the city. However, travelers do. 

Even though Santiago is polluted and has the same problems of many big metropolis around the world, I still love the history behind, the things to do and the fun areas around. Some Santiaguinos like to call it "Santiasco", which is  a made up word between Santiago and disgusting. However, I strongly disagree since I think Santiago has many things to offer. On the other hand, one of the business areas in Santiago, Vitacura, is called "Sanhathan" (after Manhathan) which I like it better than the other one. Although the transportation still needs to be improved, you can always move around the city using the subway (nice and clean) and not to worry about parking places or traffic. 

One of my favorite places to go is to the biggest city park in Latin America, Parque Metropolitano de Santiago,  and climb San Cristobal's Hill early morning.   You can always hike, bike or drive to the top of the hill. Once you are there, you MUST have a a glass of Mote con Huesillos as a reward for your effort, especially in Summer days. This drink is SO popular, that you can even buy it on the supermarkets as a dessert.

After that, and if you are still hungry, you can always go for lunch to el Mercado Central to enjoy fresh seafood or traditional Chilean food.  Walking around this place is very fun since you get to see traditional folklore characters such as "chinchineros" and Chilean Arts, Crafts and musicians.

Of course these are not the only two places you could visit in Santiago. Some others are: La Moneda, La Plaza de Armas de Santiago, La Catedral, El Museo Histórico, La Plaza Italia, El Cerro Santa Lucía, El Barrio Lastarria, El Parque Bicentenario and many more.

Welcome to our Olympics for Kids series! The Olympics are a wonderful opportunity to teach kids about the world and explore cultures together. Today, you can find more about other travel posts about various countries thanks to our participating bloggers:
Explore Wild Nature in Latvia - Multicultural Kid Blogs  Sports to Try When Visiting France - La Cité des Vents  A Journey in South Africa - Globe Trottin' Kids  Sports to Try When Visiting France - La Cité des Vents Traveling to Chile - La Clase de Sra. DuFault  Tomar, Portugal: the Last Templar Town - the piri-piri lexicon 7 Places to Explore in the Netherlands - Expat Life with a Double Buggy  Explore Buenos Aires, Argentina - Hispanic Mama Kid-Friendly Vacation in Puerto Rico - Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes
Don't forget that you can also download our Summer Games Unit activity pack to learn more about the world and have fun during the Olympics.

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14 blogs and websites to use in your Spanish classroom

Social media has become one of my favorite resources when it come to get ideas, stay informed or refresh my memory. For example, I use Multicultural Kid Blogs to stay connected with other fellow bloggers, learn about their activities and see what's the latest in education. I also like Edutopia to read articles related to education, teaching, tips and technology.  I thought I will share these resources with you. Please add your own in the comments!

El huevo de chocolate helps you find all kind of rhymes, poetry, and jokes for children. Very fun to improve Spanish language, expand vocabulary and useful for Valentine's Day!

Primera escuela is a bilingual website with printables, crafts and ideas in general for young kids and elementary.

The resources below are blogs in Spanish with teaching tips, ideas, crafts, articles and more:

Mi sala amarilla
Ayuda para maestros
Pan con chocolate
Actividades para educación infantil
Jugando y aprendiendo juntos
Soy docente, maestro y profesor

There are four websites from Chile that I like to use very often. They have all types of information for grades K-8, all subjects, fun resources, articles, videos and more. 

Icarito  

Educar Chile

Cuentos infantiles

Chile para niños

Khan Academy is the website for the lifelong learner with resources from Kindergarten to Calculus coming from NASA, MIT, The Museum of Modern Art and  California Academy of Sciences. This website empowers the learner to study at their own pace and they can use it in different settings, not only in the classroom. 

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Sopaipillas chilenas

Sopaipillas,  sopapillas, sopaipas or cachanga are very popular between the hispanic people, especially in Chile, Perú, Argentina and Bolivia. This quick bread made out of leavened wheat flour, shortening and pumpkin is one of my favorites desserts during winter time.  

Some people like to think of sopaipillas as a doughnut or fried pastry. They are very similar to picarores and calzones rotos which they are also recipes form South America. 

The tradition in Chile is to make sopaipillas during winter  days, especially if it's raining. The shape is usually round with 2-3 holes in the middle or some fork's marks.  Some people like to have them with pebre (which is a type of spicy salsa made out of onion, tomato cilantro and banana pepper), mustard or chancaca sauce (made our sugar cane). 

Chancaca is not very common in the USA and can be difficult to find. Gringalicious has a post about how to make it in case you don't have any at home or close by. If you want to buy chancaca, check this web site with Chilean products in the USA or try Amazon.

When you use chancaca to soak the sopaipillas, then you'll be eaten sopaipillas pasadas.

There are many recipes of sopaipillas out there, however, I think this one from All recipes.com is the best match of a Chilean one, especially for pumpkin season! 

These are the other recipes I found in case you want to search some more:

South American Food

The Latin Kitchen

Snapguide

Download this app to see more recipes from Chile.

Enjoy!

Welcome to our Olympics for Kids series! The Olympics are a wonderful opportunity to teach kids about the world and explore cultures together. Today, you can find more about other recipes from various countries thanks to our participating bloggers:

5 French Recipes to Cook with Kids - Multicultural Kid Blogs  A Taste of South Africa - Globe Trottin' Kids  Cooking Hoosier Style (Indiana, USA) - using resources wisely  Chilean Sopaipillas - La Clase de Sra. DuFault  5 Dutch Foods You Need to Try - Expat Life with a Double Buggy  My Favorite Latvian Childhood Dessert - Let the Journey Begin  Puerto Rican Shortbread Cookies with Guava - Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes Brigadeiros - the piri-piri lexicon Don't forget that you can also download our Summer Games Unit activity pack to learn more about the world and have fun during the Olympics.

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Chilean School Traditions: Terra Cotta Air-Dry Clay and Wood Crafts Sticks

Many are the traditional arts and crafts that are done at Chilean schools. Terra Cotta Clay and Wood Crafts Sticks are a MUST and the most popular when it comes to the student's supply list. Every year, students all over the country do some modeling during art class or holidays.  

Mother's day is especially popular because of the traditional wooden jewelry box made with  craft sticks. There is no mother in Chile who has not received one of these boxes made by her child as a present.  See the link below to follow a step by step of how to make a wooden jewelry box with craft sticks. 

Como hacer una caja con palitos de helado

Pomaire is a small town in Chile that specializes in pottery using terra cotta clay. The name of this technique in Spanish is alfarería, which is basically ceramic art. 

In Pomaire, generations of families have dedicated their entire lives to ceramic art using various techniques, exclusively hand made. Since the crafts are elaborated with clay extracted from the same sector, it is considered one of a kind in Chile. This is why terra cotta clay is very cheap and safe. Children can play with it with no danger of "cooking" their creation since it is air-dry, and it can be easily reuse adding water to the clay. 

Food is very popular in Pomaire,  it is so good that I could write another post about it, and still not cover everything. This time I will just say that empanadas and pastel de choclo are my favorites ones.

The picture below shows different products made with terra cotta. They really add a touch of authenticity to my kitchen. Guests are curious about them, especially for  "real piggy bank" because you really have to break it in order to get your money.  

It was nice surprise to find the two little pigs from the picture  in a store close to my house. I could't believe that I was holding two chanchitos made out of terra cotta from Chile. Of course I got a couple since the believe is they bring good luck.

Welcome to our Olympics for Kids series! The Olympics are a wonderful opportunity to teach kids about the world and explore cultures together. Today, you can find more about other crafts from various countries thanks to our participating bloggers:


South Africa: The Rainbow Nation, Celebrate Diversity Craft - Multicultural Kid Blogs  Sweden: Kids Dala Horse Craft - Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes  Chile: Terra Cotta Air-Dry Clay and Wood Crafts Sticks - La Clase de Sra. DuFault  USSR: Traditional Crafts from 15 Soviet Republics - Creative World of Varya
Don't forget that you can also download our Summer Games Unit activity pack to learn more about the world and have fun during the Olympics.

Diverse Kid Lit July 16th

Diverse Children's Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children's books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of diversity including (and certainly not limited to) diverse, inclusive, multicultural, and global books for children of all backgrounds. We encourage everyone who shares to support this blogging community by visiting and leaving comments for at least three others. Please also consider following the hosts on at least one of their social media outlets. Spread the word using #diversekidlit and/or adding our button to your site and your diverse posts.

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We hope this community will grow into a great resource for parents, teachers, librarians, publishers, and authors! Our next linkup will be Saturday, August 6th and on the first and third Saturdays of every month.

Theme Idea for August

We thought it might be fun to try having a suggested theme for the next linkup. Those who are interested in participating in the theme would have from now until the next linkup (August 6th) to write a post based around the theme and then share it with the rest of us. You do not have to focus on a given theme to participate in the linkup, but we thought it might encourage folks to explore and share new diverse books. The theme for the August 6th linkup is ... Diverse Books for Back to School. Please consider sharing a favorite book (or books) either about school / back to school or that might make a great read aloud during those first few weeks of school. We look forward to seeing your choices!

Most Clicked Post from Last Time

Our most clicked post from the previous #DiverseKidLit linkup comes from Acorn Books: Chicken Man by Michelle Edwards. This book is the winner of a National Jewish Book Award and tells the story of a character named Rody, nicknamed Chicken Man, and how his joy in his work makes everyone on the kibbutz want to try his job next. Make sure you read to the end of the post for an incredibly-tasty looking recipe for Teigelach cookies.

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Check out the Tittles for RATWSS. Happy Reading!

 

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RATWSS: Lautaro, joven libertador de Arauco

This is my last suggestion of the year for RATWSS. I hope you enjoyed the tittles!

The Read Around The World Summer Series, that goes from June through August, is brought to you by the bloggers of Multicultural Kid Blogs, which makes this post even more interesting. RATWSS is a complication of book reviews for the entire family.  Make sure you check the Pinterest Board to get book's  tittles ideas for you summer reading. Help us to spread the word using ‪#‎ReadtheWorldMKB‬ ‪#‎kidlit‬ ‪#‎WeNeedDiverseBooks‬ ‪#‎ReadYourWorld‬

Olympics: Chilean Important Names and Winners

Las Olimpiadas de Rio 2016 serán entre las fechas 5 y 21 de agosto de 2016 y Chile cuenta con 40 deportistas clasificados para el encuentro.

Los tenistas Nicolas Massú y Fernando Gonzalez obtuvieron medalla de oro en los juegos olímpicos de Atenas 2004 al pasar a la final como dobles derrotando a una dupla alemana. 

Al día siguiente, Nicolas Massú obtuvo la medalla de oro al derrotar de manera individual a su contrincante estadounidense. Fernando Gonzalez obtuvo la medalla de bronze en individuales también. 

En Pekin 2008, el tenista Fernando Gonzalez obtuvo la medalla de plata.

Estos dos tenistas se encuentran ya retirados y desafortunadamente, no hay tenistas que hayan clasificado para las Olimpiadas de Rio 2016.  

En gimnasia, Tomás Gonzalez, obtuvo el cuarto lugar en los juegos olímpicos de Londres 2012 en suelo y salto. Ha ganado medallas de oro en la copa del mundo de Brasil, Francia y Portugal. Esta foto resume mejor todos los campeonatos y resultados de este deportista.  Espero sus resultados para estas olimpiadas. 

Como no todo es fútbol, tenis o gimnasia, esta lista muestra los 40 deportistas chilenos clasificados para las Olimpiadas de Rio 2016 en diferentes áreas del deporte:

Equitación

Carlos Lobos - Concurso completo.

Ciclismo

José Luis Rodríguez - Gran fondo.
Paola Muñoz - Ruta femenino.

Natación

Kristel Köbrich - 800 metros libres.
Felipe Tapia - 1.500 metros.

Tiro

Francisca Crovetto - tiro skeet.
Ricardo Soto - tiro con arco.

Triatlón

Bárbara Riveros.

Vela

Arantza y Begoña Gumucio - 49er.
Benjamín y Cristóbal Grez - 49er.
Nadja Horwitz y Sofía Midleton - 470.
Andrés y Francisco Ducasse - 470.
Matías del Solar - Láser.

Remo

Melita Abraham y Josefa Vila - LW2x.
Felipe Cárdenas y Bernardo Guerrero - LM2x.

Gimnasia

Tomás González.
Simona Castro.

Taekwondo

Ignacio Morales - 68kg.

Atletismo

Edward Araya - Marcha 50 km.
Yerko Araya - marcha 20 km.
Natalia Duco - Lanzamiento de la bala.
Karen Gallardo - lanzamiento del disco.
Isidora Jiménez - 200 metros planos.
Erika Olivera - Maratón, damas.
Natalia Romero - Maratón, damas
Daniel Estrada - Maratón, varones.
Enzo Yáñez - Maratón, varones.
Víctor Aravena - Maratón, varones.

Judo

Thomas Briceño - menos 90 kilos

Voleibol playa

Esteban Grimalt
Marco Grimalt
Halterofilia
María Fernanda Valdés
Julio Acosta

Para más información de las Olimpiadas visita : Olympics Rio 2016

Welcome to our Olympics for Kids series! The Olympics are a wonderful opportunity to teach kids about the world and explore cultures together. Today, you can find more about Olympic history and famous athletes from various countries around the world.

 

Judoka: Rafaela Silva - Multicultural Kid Blogs 

South Africa's First Olympians - Globe Trottin' Kids 

Chile: Important Names and Winners - La Clase de Sra. DuFault Female Athletes to Watch in 2016 - Use Resources Wisely Jefferson Perez: The Only Olympic Medalist in Ecuador - Hispanic Mama 

Fastest Man/Woman in the World - Kid World Citizen 

Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam - Expat Life with a Double Buggy 

Baron Pierre de Coubertin & the modern Olympics - La Cité des Vents 

 Don't forget that you can also download our Summer Games Unit activity pack to learn more about the world and have fun during the Olympics.

Copa América: We Are The Champions

One of the most important sports in Chile and South America is Soccer. Chile recently hosted the Copa America tournament in 2015, which is one of the most prestigious and most widely viewed sporting events in the world. Last year was especially important because Chile won this competition for the first time.

Copa America Centenario was the most recent soccer tournament and it was hosted by the USA this year. We had many games around the country, and of course the excitement was huge among the hispanic community. 

The competition was a celebration of the centenary of CONMEBOL and the Copa América, and was the first Copa América hosted outside of South America. Chile was, again, the winner, giving the the country the right to participate in the Confederation Cup 2017. 

Chile has different soccer teams in the country. Some of them are:

1. Chile National Soccer Team 

3. Colo-Colo

4.Universidad de Chile

5. Universidad Católica

6. Palestino

7. Unión Española

8. O'Higgins

9. Santiago Wanderes

10. Audax Italiano 

Some of the best players are: 

Alexis Sánchez

Eduardo Jara

Claudio Bravo

Arturo Vidal

Gary Medel

Iván Zamorano

Marcelo Salas

Chileans are well known for being proud of their country and people. Every time Chile is playing a soccer tournament, chileans get together and cheer for their team and country land with passion. The video below shows how much respect and love they have when it come to sing the national anthem no matter where they are:

Some Soccer words is Spanish are:

el gol - goal

defensa- - defender

el arquero - goalkeeper

el árbitro - referee

definicion por punto de penales/penalty shout out

punto penal- - penalty spot

el penal/tiro penal/penalti- penalty kick

el medio tiempo - half time

la tarjeta roja - red card

la tarjeta amarilla - yellow card

la expulsión - to send off (a player)

el jugador - player

el primer tiempo - first half

el segundo tiempo - second half

el banquillo - bench

campeonato- - championship

el equipo - team

el equipo visitante - away team

el terreno de juego - field of play

el tiro/saque de equina - corner kick

el tiro libre - free kick

el goleador - goal scorer

el saque de puerta - goal kick

el centrocampista - midfield scorer

pasar/ el pase - pass

el estadio - stadium

el balón/ la pelota - ball

la red - net

el entrenador - coach

el torneo - tournament

el resultado final - final score

el hincha/el seguidor - supporter

el empate - draw

las gradas - terrace

la mano - hand

el travesaño - crossbar

Check out this link if you want to see pictures of the last game, Chile-Argentina.

Welcome to our Olympics for Kids series! The Olympics are a wonderful opportunity to teach kids about the world and explore cultures together. Today, you can find more about other sports/games from various countries thanks to our participating bloggers:
Exploring Indonesian Badminton - Multicultural Kid Blogs Popular Summer Sports in USSR - Creative World of Varya Handball, France and the Olympics - Lou Messugo 
Capoeira: a martial art with a great beat - Brynn in Brazil 
The big 3: soccer, rugby, cricket - Globe Trottin' Kids 
Copa América: We Are the Champions - La clase de Sra. DuFault 
Football in the Netherlands: The Men in Orange - Expat Life with a Double Buggy  
Summer sports in Latvia - Let the Journey Begin 
Valuable Lessons From The Olympic Sports to Kids - Hispanic Mama 
Fencing with Ibtihaj Muhammad - Kid World Citizen 
Puerto Rican Olympians - Discovering the World Through my Son's Eyes   

Don't forget that you can also download our Summer Games Unit activity pack to learn more about the world and have fun during the Olympics.

Traditional Nursery Rhymes and Games From South America Part II

This post is dedicated to games only.  Being that there are so many traditional games out there, I will continue with even more ganes in a third post.  Stay tuned if you want to refresh your memory!

I would have written and explained every single one of them, however, I feel the videos below are very self explanatory, even if you don't speak Spanish. 

Caballito Bronze

This game needs between 8-10 players. Generally men, but not exclusive to them. I remembered playing this game with girls only. ;)  

Half of the players will have to create "human tables" creating a line and holding each other's legs.  The first one uses a pole as a support. The rest of the players will have "to mount" the "human table" until they resist counting to 11. If one of the "human tables" does not resist, they lose and they have to do it again. On the contrary, if they resist, it's time to switch places.

La Payaya

To play this game you need five small stones or tokens and speed skills. See the videos to learn how to play.

Corre el Anillo

Between 5-6 children sit next to each other with their hands in a prayer position, but horizontally. 

Another player has a ring between his/her hands in a prayer position as well. This player uses his/her hands to go through each player's hands and sing the song, and carefully, give the ring to one of the players without being caught by the others. Watch this short video to see how it works: 

Corre el anillo

 por un portillo

pasó un chiquillo

 comienzo huesillos.

¡A todos les dio,

 menos a mí!

 Eche prenda 

señotira o caballero

 ¿quién lo tiene de usted?

El Luche

This game has different names depending on the country:

Spain: tejo, calderón, cox cox, futi, traquenele, telazarranea, reina mora, pata coja, infernáculo, pitajuela, mariola.

Argentina: rayuela

Colombia: golosa o carroza.

Portugal: juego del diablo o juego del hombre muerto.

Italy: mundo

Venezuela: el juego de la Vieja.

México: avión o bebeleche.

El Elástico

For this game you need a rubber band (or a pantyhose) tied at the ends, and three players. The length of the rubber band depends on how big is your space and how flexible the band is.

Two of the players hold the rubber band between their legs and the third one jumps according to the version they are playing.

During this game you may find:

a) Jump inside and then outside of the rubber band.

b) Jump and leave the legs outside the rubber band. The rubber band will stay inside the legs.

c) Stepping in the rubber band with one feet.

d) As the game goes on, the players holding the rubber band should raised the height to increase the difficulty. The height can be at the heel, knee, thigh and waist.

Mi Sala Amarilla has pictures to explain how each version of the game works. You can also watch this video to understand some more:

Check out part I here

Wish you have them ready to print, paste, use?

Read Around The World Summer Series: The Dreamer

It is my pleasure to suggest another book for the RATWSS again. My suggestion today is a book featuring a Chilean character. Please consider to read this recommendation and check out all of the other good titles.

The Read Around The World Summer Series, that goes from June through August, is brought to you by the bloggers of Multicultural Kid Blogs, which makes this post even more interesting. RATWSS is a complication of book reviews for the entire family.  Make sure you check the Pinterest Board to get book's  tittles ideas for you summer reading. Help us to spread the word using ‪#‎ReadtheWorldMKB‬ ‪#‎kidlit‬ ‪#‎WeNeedDiverseBooks‬ ‪#‎ReadYourWorld‬

Want more tittles? Check out our Diverse Kid Lit tittle this week.

Diverse Children's Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children's books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of diversity including (and certainly not limited to) diverse, inclusive, multicultural, and global books for children of all backgrounds. We encourage everyone who shares to support this blogging community by visiting and leaving comments for at least three others. Please also consider following the hosts on at least one of their social media outlets. Spread the word using #diversekidlit and/or adding our button to your site and your diverse posts.