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**Finally, Spanish teaching materials that make it easy for you to ...**

Engage and inspire all your students, from beginner to advanced.
Meet all the National Standards.
Bring Spanish out of the textbook and into real life.
Spice up your Spanish teaching with sabor latino!

10% of our population in the U.S. speaks Spanish ....
our job is to bring the other 90% up to speed!

Discover how you can do it with Chispa!

We've created an easy to use multi-media program that includes an educational DVD, lesson plans and activity worksheets – it's all done for you, and the best part is that it meets all 5 C's of the National Standards.

Are the DVDs easy to use?

Yes! Chispa makes it easy for you, with a FREE downloadable teaching guide packed with ...

lesson plans
listening comprehension worksheets
graphic organizers
enrichment activities
craft templates

and that’s not all!

You also get a complete transcript of the video FOR FREE!

Chispa’s FREE supplemental materials ensure that the students are involved active learning and are fully engaged.

What about the standards?

Chispa is the 6th C!

Chispa makes it easy for you to meet all the standards of the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons and Communities.

Find out how our first DVD, “La Chispa del Béisbol hits a grand slam homerun with the 5 Cs, and pick up some creative teaching tips that you can adapt to any unit!" Click here

What levels and ages are Chispa DVDs suited for?

Teachers in Spanish classes ranging from 4th grade all the way up to Spanish AP have used and loved Chispa DVDs!
Every student improves his or her Spanish with a Chispa DVD.
Beginners learn to gain comprehension by identifying key words in a faster-spoken Spanish. They love picking out the words they know and realizing they can ask and answer the same questions!
Intermediate students improve their understanding of Spanish as they see all the grammar they’ve learned being used in a natural context. And they’re excited to see how much they understand!
Advanced students sharpen their listening comprehension skills by hearing native speakers talk at a natural pace ... perfect practice for the AP test!
And bilingual and heritage language learners learn to connect the written word to spoken language. Plus, they love seeing “themselves” on screen!

How do I get started?

Start teaching with Chispa today!

Buy our first DVD, “La Chispa del Béisbol”, featuring four charismatic young Latin American ballplayers from the New Jersey Jackals minor league team and you can download for FREE:

The 12-page Teachers Guide full of lessons plans, activity worksheets, and enrichment activities.
A full transcript of the video that you can use for reading practice, cloze activities, or to support listening comprehension.

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I love your Beisbol DVD! When is the next DVD coming out?

Look for “Así Se Puede”, featuring the inspirational story of bright young men from the agricultural families of Central California who are using soccer as a means to get scholarships to college and achieve their dreams! Coming in Spring ’07. Read about it here.

Finally, Spanish teaching materials that make it easy for you to ...

10% of our population in the U.S. speaks Spanish .... our job is to bring the other 90% up to speed!