Animals

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=Audio Resources=

- A library containing recordings of real animal sounds from Sea World/Busch Gardens

- Download animal sounds (air, exotic, farm, jungle, etc.) for free

- Select an by clicking on the silhouettes around the edge of the square, then click on a flag to hear the sound a person in that country uses for the animal

[|Derek Abbott's Animal Noises] - A list of the noises animals make in countries around the world

=Creative Tools=

- Students can combine parts of different animals to make their own unique creations (site in English)

=How-to Articles & Videos=

- Fabulous site in Spanish that contains both how-to videos and well-scaffolded how-to print articles illustrated with photos for accomplishing a variety of tasks on a variety of topics, including body, cars, education, environment, fashion, food, games and hobbies, health, home and garden, languages, law, music and dance, parties, personal finance, parenting, pets, relationships, shopping, sports, technology, travel, and work

=Printables=

- Extensive list of printables and other materials for different types of animals in Spanish

- Animal-related coloring pages in Spanish for birds, domestic, fantastic, farm, insects, jungle, etc.

=Videos=

[|El pollito pío] media type="custom" key="25316364" - Very nicely designed video goes through the sounds that different farm animals make. Video is repetitive, shows text for each sound, does end with the little chick getting flattened by a tractor on the farm. The ending would be funny for upper elementary students, but might be upsetting to preschool/lower elementary students.

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[|Los sonidos de los animales video] media type="youtube" key="6JS01oE4mzs" height="349" width="425" - A mother reviews animal sounds with her toddler in Spanish

[|La vaca lechera] -Pedro Infante

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[|Wanna learn merengue? Learn from this dog] - Facebook video showing a dog dancing merengue with a man

See also: Environment, Farm