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A Lot of Axolotls! A thematic unit for teaching Science and Spanish
Resources for teaching about los ajolotes in Spanish:
- Essay: “Axolotl” by Julio Cortázar
- Video: Cortázar’s “Axolotl” essay with narrated and video:
- Virtual picturebook: “El Ajolote de Xochimilco” – trilingual (English, Náhuatl, and Spanish) fully illustrated picturebook; great for interactive whiteboards.
- Short reading: “Axolotl, el Ajolote” – tells the Aztec legend of the creation of the Sun and Moon and explains how the god Xólotl sacrificed himself to save the world.
- Video: “La danza de los ajolotes”
- Video: “Reportaje sobre Ajolotes en Xochimilco, por Paulina Sodi”
- Video: “El axolote, en peligro de extinción”
- Video: “Más verde: Ajolote mexicano”
- Pinterest board: Photos, infographics, illustrations and more information about el ajolote.
- STEAM resources: Information about the incorporation of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) into the language classroom.
 
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