The following lists of cognates can offer a good start to your newcomer Spanish
speaking students. The most commonly used words in English have been bolded. When you
read through the lists of cognates for each subject, you will realize that there are common
words that can be used in every subject area. Then you can just use all the lists in your
classroom and let the students identify which ones pertain more to each class. Some
cognate words have more than one definition in English, so you may want to guide your
students to the definition according to the present objective.