Task Cards Guatemal Easy

 
Adelante, Charlie Brown:  Easier
Find Adleante, Charlie Brown  in the Guatemalan library.  Choose one of the strips, and write what you think the characters are saying.  Find someone to help you translate and see how well you guessed.  Try some more!

DISCOVER GUATEMALA!
Go to this website and explore Guatemala.  Report one new thing learned.  Have fun on your travels!


SHOW YOUR WAY AROUND CENTRAL AMERICA
Go to this website and play this geography game.  Show how you now know the countries around Guatemala.
 
THE HERO TWINS:  AN ANCIENT MAYA STORY
The ancient Maya Indians lived in rainforest of Central America.  Like all people everywhere, the Mayas loved stories.  One of their favorite stories was The Legend of the Hero Twins.  The story went something like this….
Find it in Equipo Escolar.



COLOR AND LEARN
Look in Equipo Escolar, and find a coloring book for you to finish.  While you do you will discover some interesting things about the Maya.  Show your book and tell something in it you would like to learn more about.


CITIES OF PYRAMIDS AND ENCHANTED DWARFS
Go to the website of Mayan Kids.  Look around!  Lots of places – timelines, people, places, bug tacos, and enchanted dwarfs.  Spend some time exploring here.  Keep in mind things you are learning.  Then go to the games site and try your hand.  Keep track of your scores in your DailyLog.  Show an adult the page on this site where you learned the most interesting things.


PANWAPA!
Go to this website and have fun looking around.  But it’s in Spanish!  So you’ll need your
headphones.  The penguin plays hide and seek.  You can watch films of kids from around the world or other fun videos.  As you click around you’ll discover you know more Spanish than you think.  Share with an adult what you have learned.



WORLD LANGUAGES MAP
Learn how people speak in different parts of the world.  Go to this website and explore the world by clicking on the world map.  Listen to the many languages spoken on this earth – be sure to use your headphones!  When you click on North America, you will be able to listen to someone speak in Spanish.  Practice what you heard and try it with an adult.

WHERE IS THAT?
The game where your mind is your map.   Be sure to click on North America.  FUNBRAIN will show you maps.  For each screen, identify the correct country (or state).  You can choose your level.  Check the correct box or type in the name (spelling counts).  If you select level 5, you will also have to type in the name of the country's or state's capital.  Choose a partner and show each other how much you know!  Share your results with an adult.











PRIMEROS NUMEROS
This is a fun book!  Find it in the Guatemala library.  Have an adult help you get started if you need to.  Work your way through it – it works just like a baby counting book.  You know what to do!  As you go you will see you can read Spanish better than you thought!