Kate's Free Stuff
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East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States
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I was fortunate to be able to work overseas and improve my language abilities during my 20s. I returned to a career in social studies and foreign language teaching and love it! I left the public schools to raise my children and now run an extracurricular language school for K-6 kids. My products range from materials appropriate for Spanish I-IV to exploratory units appropriate for K-8 age levels.
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The origins of chocolate in Mesoamerica
K-3 students will have fun learning about the origins of one of everyone's favorite foods... chocolate! They'll learn about the origin and uses of chocolate in Mayan and Aztec culture. The language in the presentation is simple yet engaging for young kids. At the end, they'll be able to decorate styrofoam cups in Aztec form so that they can taste the original "hot chocolate". You'll need to prepare it at home but it's easy. Just use baker's chocolate, water and a little bit of spice like ch
K - 3rd
Ancient History, Native Americans, World History
Spanish Adjectives through the culture of Mayan chocolate
This powerpoint explains the origin and cultural uses of chocolate in Mayan and Aztec cultures while also practicing the difference between adjectives agreeing with masculine and feminine nouns. It is completely in Spanish with some words translated in parentheses for comprehension.
The presentation concludes with students drawing their own Aztec designs on styrofoam coffee cups from which they can drink chocolate as the Mayans and Aztecs did. Simply use baker's chocolate, water and black pep
5th - 9th
Spanish
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Experience
I was fortunate to be able to work overseas and improve my language abilities during my 20s. I returned to a career in social studies and foreign language teaching and love it! I left the public schools to raise my children and now run an extracurricular language school for K-6 kids. My products range from materials appropriate for Spanish I-IV to exploratory units appropriate for K-8 age levels.
Teaching style
I use the whole language approach. Children are speaking in full sentences from the very first day. At the end of each unit kids are putting on skits and their parents are amazed at what we've accomplished all while their kids have been having fun!
My own education history
M.S. in Spanish
B.A. International Relations with minor in French
School for International Training semester abroad to francophone Madagascar
High school exchange student for one year to Germany
Additional biographical information
Update: I'm leaving the teaching field and rather than let all my work fade away, I'm going to give it all away! I hope it helps you in your classroom!
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