Fun Facts - América del Sur!

Sabías que hay 12 países en América del Sur? Did you know there are 12 countries in South America? They are: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

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Did you know that Spanish and Portuguese are the two most popular languages spoken in South America? Spanish is the official language of most countries in South America, but Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, Dutch is the official language of Suriname, and English is the official language of Guyana.

Fun Facts - Centro America!

Sabias que hay siete paises en Centro America? Did you know that there are seven countries that make up Central America? They are Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

Did you know that Spanish is the official language of 6 out the 7 countries and that there are over 50 different languages spoken in the region which has an extraordinary biodiversity?

Fun Facts! - México

Photograph by: Joel Sartone, National Geographic photographer.

Did you know that each year between the months of October and March millions of monarch butterflies make the long journey between Canada and the U.S. to Mexico?  

Millions of monarch butterflies, mariposas monarcas, make the journey south to Mexico for the winter. There they reproduce in areas that have been designated butterfly sanctuaries. The monarch butterflies travel about 120 kilometers a day for 33 days to reach these sanctuaries in the Mexican state of Michoacan.

 Answer the following questions in Spanish: 

1) Has visto a las mariposas monarcas?   2) Por qué crees que vuelan a México para el invierno?

Click on the image above and print out your own mariposa monarca!

Fun Facts - España

The Spanish Flag

Did you know that soccer or as it is called in Spain, football is the most popular sport in Spain?

Although football is the most popular sport, Spain had never won a World Cup tittle until the 2010 South Africa Word Cup! Can you guess what the second most popular sport is?.... Basketball!

The Spanish 2010 National Team.

Do you play any sport? - ¿Juegas algún deporte?

Fun Facts - México

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Did you know that there are over 68 Amerindian languages, (languages spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Americas), spoken in Mexico other than Spanish?

Although Spanish is the most commonly spoken language in the country, other languages spoken in Mexico include: Nahuatl which was the language spoken by the Aztecs, Mixtec, Tarascan, Mayo, Otomi, Mazahua, Chatino... to name a few!

Bienvenidos! Welcome!

Bienvenidos al Campo de Verano! 

We have lot's of fun facts, videos, photos, and interactive activities coming your way all summer long. Use this blog  to help you learn and practice your Spanish as part of your weekly lessons. We hope you enjoy class and come back to visit our blog as often as you can! Todos a practicar nuestro español!!!

Fun fact! Did you know that Spanish is the second most popular language in the world?! After Mandarin  Chinese, Spanish is the most spoken language in the world with around 500 million speakers world wide.