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más actividades para la primavera
En el huerto de primavera: try something new! We have a school garden and I was surprised when we visited the garden recently that most of my Spanish 2 students couldn’t predict what they would find growing there in the spring … Continue reading
Posted in A Sense of Place, Ecological Living, Quality of Life
Tagged agriculture, projects
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cosas que puedes hacer con Cajas de Cartón, parte 2
Environment and sense of place Environment, climate and geography play an out-sized role in the lives of Panchito’s family, and others like them, by pushing them towards new places as single crops planted in large scale for the national market ripen … Continue reading
cosas que puedes hacer con Cajas de Cartón (el cuento corto), Parte 1
Students can get into Cajas de Cartón, the widely-read short story by Francisco Jiménez, by examining sustainability themes. The ideas below focus on using the title to explore multiple perspectives and experiences within the story and beyond, as well creative … Continue reading
Tox Town y la Salud Ambiental
“¿Sabe usted qué riesgos para la salud ambiental existen en su comunidad?” The National Library of Medicine has produced a Spanish-language version of Tox Town, an interactive web site created for children to learn about health hazards in their environment. … Continue reading
Cuentos: La Vida en el Bosque Tropical
You’re probably familiar with the Rain Forest Alliance. In addition to the Spanish-language version of their web site and excellent curriculum materials in English, you can download seven libros de cuentos virtuales about children living in rain forests in Central … Continue reading
La Vida Verde-comprensión auditiva con RNE
Radio Nacional de España offers a weekly radio program, La Vida Verde presented by Pilar Sampietro Colom, that explores green initiatives throughout Spain. The radio programs are about 50 minutes long and incorporate several segments, including new music from Spanish artists, … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological Living, Environment & Ecology, Environmental Resources in Spanish, Sustainable Economics & Consumption
Tagged agriculture, Arts, climate change, comprensión auditiva, fair trade, interconnectedness, multiple perspectives, music, Sustainable cities, technology, Transportation
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Del huerto urbano a la sala de clase
The global trend towards urbanization has been well-documented: small cities are becoming big cities and some big cities are becoming mega-cities. Not only does this pose challenges for providing these populations with fresh fruits and vegetables, consider that (according to … Continue reading
Canastitas en Serie: un cuento corto
The enigmatic B Traven‘s short story Canastitas en Serie offers intriguing possibilities to explore a range of sustainability themes: sustainable economics, an individual’s and a culture’s relationship with the environment, quality of life, tolerance and diversity, the impact of place on culture, … Continue reading
“Una Carta a Dios”-reading literature through a sustainability lens
Una Carta a Dios, a short story by Gregorio López y Fuentes, appears on many intermediate and advanced Spanish reading lists. Below are a few ideas for integrating sustainability themes into the analysis of the story. (Scroll to the end … Continue reading
VeoVerde: website review & activities
VeoVerde-el futuro es verde is full of articles, videos, maps, photographs on a variety of topics that could easily be mined for sustainability connections to curricular themes. Below are just a few examples of what you can find. flora y … Continue reading
