Kindergarten: October 30, 2013

This week, we continued our unit all about zoo animals.  We continued learning the names of animals in Spanish.  For more information about our Animal Unit, click HERE.

Ask your student:

• What were the 4 animals you talked about in Spanish class?  Do you remember how to say their names in Spanish?  (el león-the lion, el tigre-the tiger, el mono-the monkey, el elefante-the elephant)
• What does a tiger do?  Or ask: "How do you say 'runs' in Spanish?"  (corre = he/she runs)

This week's vocabulary:

• corre - he/she runs
• el león - the lion
• el tigre - the tiger
• el mono - the monkey
• el elefante - the elephant

Homework:

• Practice our vocabulary words with these three slide shows Animals #1, Animals #2, Animales #3
• Watch THIS VIDEO to practice the animal action words!
• Listen and sing along with our new songs:  ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Proverbs 3:5  (Click verse for Audio)
• Confía = trust = take open hands, and clasp them shut, as if you're grabbing on to something.
• en el Señor = in the Lord = point up to heaven
• de todo = with all = hold arms out wide
• corazón = heart = bring your arms in, and make a heart with your hands

1st Grade: October 30, 2013

This week in Spanish class, we continued our unit all about farm animals.  Next week, we'll wrap it up by making a little booklet for students to bring home!  For more information about this unit, click here:  Farm Animals.

Ask your student:

• What were the four animals you learned about in class today?  Do you remember how to say their names in Spanish?  (el caballo-the horse, la vaca-the cow, el burro-the donkey) 
• What does a horse do?  Or, you can ask, "How do you say 'runs' in Spanish?"  (corre-he/she runs)

Today's vocabulary:

• corre - he/she runs
• el caballo - the horse
• la vaca - the cow
• el burro - the donkey

Homework:

• Listen our our song ¿Quién es el rey de la selva? 
• Animal Actions Video with Pedro (Click HERE to watch!)
• Practice our Bible memory verse:  Psalm 24:1  (We will start learning a new verse on Nov 16!)
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

2/3: October 30, 2013

Today in class, we continued our new unit:  Los 5 Sentidos.  This week, we focused on taste.  For more information about this unit, click HERE.

Ask your student:

• What game did you play to practice numbers/counting?  (We played a traditional game called Toma Todo.  Students would spin a top and follow the directions.  The would either take stones from a pile, or they would have to put stones back.)

Today's vocabulary:

• la boca - the mouth 
• la lengua - the tongue
• salado - salty
• dulce - sweet

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  5 Sentidos Rap
• Practice our vocabulary with this QUIA GAME
• Practice our Bible verse:  Genesis 1:1.  Be ready to say the verse by November 13.  CLICK HERE.

4/5/6: October 30, 2013

In class today, we continued learning more words of our Bible story...Daniel in the Lions' Den!  We have all the vocabulary we need, and we'll be telling the story next week~all in Spanish! For more information about this unit, click HERE.

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the actions that go with at least 4 of your new vocabulary words?  (Students helped to think up motions to help us remember each of the new vocabulary words.)

Today's vocabulary:

• adora - he/she worships/adores
• ama - he/she loves
• ora - he/she prays
• salva - he/she saves
• el foso - the den
• la ley - the law
• la boca - the mouth 
• un ángel - an angel

Homework:

• We learned a new song this week!  It's a common song in Spanish speaking countries that talks about giving thanks to God.  Sing along here:  Demos Gracias (Let's Give Thanks) 
• Practice our vocabulary words with THIS Quia game.
• Practice our vocabulary words some more by reviewing the actions!  Watch THESE videos!
• Complete THIS Quia assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• Optional Assignment:  Finish the worksheet that we started in class.  If you misplaced the worksheet, you can print off a new copy HERE.
• Practice our Bible Verse:  Joshua 1:9.  (Click HERE for slide show!  You will earn 2 pegatinas/stickers for memorizing this verse by November 13.)

4/5/6: October 16, 2013

In class today, we continued learning more words of our Bible story...Daniel in the Lions' Den!  Little by little, we'll be learning the vocabulary words to read (and retell) the story in Spanish.  For more information about our new unit, click HERE.

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the actions that go with at least 4 of your new vocabulary words?  (Students helped to think up motions to help us remember each of the new vocabulary words.)

Today's vocabulary:

• después - after
• más - more
• siempre - always 
• va a la cama - he/she goes to bed
• no puede dormir - he/she can't sleep 
• tiene miedo - he/she is scared/afraid
• la noche - the night 
• los leones - the lions

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Eres digno de alabar (Worthy of Praise)
• Practice our vocabulary words with THIS Quia game.
• Practice our vocabulary words some more by reviewing the actions!  Watch THESE videos!
• Complete THIS Quia assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• Optional Second assignment (Link coming soon!)
• Practice our Bible Verse:  Joshua 1:9.  (Click HERE for slide show!  You will earn 2 pegatinas/stickers for memorizing this verse by November 13)

2/3: October 16, 2013

Today in class, we continued our new unit:  Los 5 Sentidos.  This week, we focused on listening/hearing, and touching/textures.  For more information about our new unit, click HERE.

Ask your student:

• What was the surprise box that Sra. Brouwer had in class?  (Students would reach into a box to touch a hidden object.  They would describe the object to the class...is it smooth or rough?  hard or soft?)

Today's vocabulary:

• escucho - I listen
• hablo - I talk 
• bajo - soft/quiet
• fuerte - loud
• las orejas - the ears (the outer ear, the part you can see and touch)
• los oídos - the ears (the inner part)
• toco - I touch 
• las manos - the hands
• áspero - rough/bumpy 
• suave - smooth 
• blando - soft/squishy 
• duro - hard

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  5 Sentidos Rap
• Practice our vocabulary with this QUIA GAME
• Practice our Bible verse:  Genesis 1:1.  Be ready to say the verse by November 13.  CLICK HERE.

1st Grade: October 16, 2013

This week in Spanish class, we continued our new unit all about farm animals.  We'll be learning the names of farm animals in Spanish.  We'll also learn how to say thing that the animals do (all in Spanish of course!)  For more information about our new unit, click here:  Farm Animals.

Ask your student:

• What were the four animals you learned about in class today?  Do you remember how to say their names in Spanish?  (la oveja - the sheep, el gallo - the rooster, la rana - the frog, el cerdo - the pig) 
• How can you remember the word sheep/la oveja?  (The sheep=la oveja...it sounds like "Obey-ha."  Jesus says that we are his sheep and He is our shepherd, so we remember that sheep have to obey their shepherd.)

Today's vocabulary:

• salta - he/she jumps
• come - he/she eats
• canta - he/she sings
• dice - he/she says
• la rana - the frog
• la oveja - the sheep 
• el gallo - the rooster
• el cerdo - the pig

Homework:

• Listen our our song ¿Quién es el rey de la selva? 
• Animal Actions Video with Pedro (Click HERE to watch!)
• Practice our Bible memory verse:  Psalm 24:1
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: October 16, 2013

This week, we continued our new unit all about zoo animals.  We'll be learning the names of animals in Spanish.  We'll also learn to talk about things that the animals DO.  For more information on our Animal Unit, click HERE.

Ask your student:

• What were the 3 animals you talked about in Spanish class?  Do you remember how to say their names in Spanish?  (la rana=the frog, el oso=the bear, la tortuga=the turtle)
• What does a frog do?  Or ask: "How do you say 'jumps' in Spanish?"  (Salta = he/she jumps)

This week's vocabulary:

• salta - he/she jumps
• come - he/she eats
• canta - he/she sings
• dice - he/she says
• la rana - the frog
• la tortuga - the turtle 
• el oso - the bear

Homework:

• Practice our vocabulary words with these two slide shows Animals #1, Animals #2
• Watch THIS VIDEO to practice the animal action words!
• Listen and sing along with our new songs:  ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Proverbs 3:5  (Click verse for Audio)
• Confía = trust = take open hands, and clasp them shut, as if you're grabbing on to something.
• en el Señor = in the Lord = point up to heaven
• de todo = with all = hold arms out wide
• corazón = heart = bring your arms in, and make a heart with your hands

4/5/6: October/November Bible Memory

2/3: October/November Bible Memory Verse

4/5/6: Daniel Vocabulary Videos

Did you forget the actions that go with our new vocabulary words?  Watch these videos to refresh your memory!

Week 1 Words (October 9)

Week 2 Words (October 16)

Week 3 Words (Coming after October 30!)

Vocabulary Video: Animal Verbs

2/3: October 9, 2013

Today in class, we started our new unit:  Los 5 Sentidos.  We'll be learning about each of our 5 senses and how they help us to experience God's world.  For more information about our new unit, click HERE.

Ask your student:

• What is "Veo, veo"? (It is like "I spy" in English.  We played it in class so we could review the color vocabulary words.)

Today's vocabulary:

• veo - I see
• los ojos - the eyes
• los sentidos - the feelings/senses
• Los colores (colors)
• Review with THIS SONG.
• Game:  Veo, Veo
• Veo, veo - I see, I see (Like "I spy")
• ¿Qué ves? - What do you see?
• Una cosita - A small thing
• ¿Qué cosita es? - What small thing is it?
• Es de color... - It is the color...

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  5 Sentidos Rap
• Practice our Bible verse:  1 Corinthians 10:31.  Be ready to say the verse by October 9.  CLICK HERE!

4/5/6: October 9, 2013

In class today, we started a new unit!  Little by little, we'll be learning the vocabulary words to read (and retell) a Bible Story in Spanish.  For more information about our new unit, click HERE.  (Spoiler alert:  the title of the document gives away what Bible story we'll be talking about!)

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the actions that go with at least 4 of your new vocabulary words?  (Students helped to think up motions to help us remember each of the new vocabulary words.)

Today's vocabulary:

• el rey - the king (la reina - the queen)
• el palacio - the palace
• los hombres - the men
• cierra - he/she closes
• le dice - he/she says to him or her
• lo pone - he/she puts it
• mira - he/she looks at
• miran - they look at
• trabaja - he/she works

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Eres digno de alabar (Worthy of Praise)
• OPTIONAL:  In class today, we began a worksheet.  Students may finish the worksheet to earn extra stickers (up to 4 stickers depending on how much you choose to complete).  If you misplaced the worksheet, you can print off another copy HERE.
• Practice our Vocabulary words with THIS Quia game. 
• Complete THIS Quia assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• Practice our Bible Verse:  John 3:16.  (Click HERE for slide show!  You will earn 2 pegatinas/stickers for memorizing this verse by October 9...New verse coming NEXT WEEK!)

1st Grade: October 9, 2013

This week in Spanish class, we started a new unit all about farm animals.  We'll be learning the names of farm animals in Spanish.  We'll also learn how to say thing that the animals do (all in Spanish of course!)  For more information about our new unit, click here:  Farm Animals.

Ask your student:

• What were the three animals you learned about in class today?  Do you remember how to say their names in Spanish?  (el pájaro - the bird, el pato - the duck, el pez - the fish)
• What does a fish do?  Hint:  Does he fly or does he swim?  (nada = he/she swims)

Today's vocabulary:

• el pájaro - the bird
• el pato - the duck 
• el pez - the fish
• nada - he/she swims
• vuela - he/she flies

Homework:

• Listen our our song ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Next week, we'll add a fun farm animal song!)
• Practice our Bible memory verse:  Psalm 24:1
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: October 9, 2013

This week, we started a new unit all about zoo animals.  We'll be learning the names of animals in Spanish.  We'll also learn to talk about things that the animals DO.  For more information on our Animal Unit, click HERE.

Ask your student:

• What were the 3 animals you talked about in Spanish class?  Do you remember how to say their names in Spanish?  (el pez=the fish, el pájaro=the bird, el pingüino=the penguin)
• What does a bird do?  Or ask: "How do you say 'flies' in Spanish?"  (Vuela = he/she flies)

This week's vocabulary:

• el pájaro - the bird
• el pez - the fish 
• el pingüino - the penguin 
• nada - he/she swims
• vuela - he/she flies

Homework:

• Listen and sing along with our new songs:  ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Proverbs 3:5  (Click verse for Audio)
• Confía = trust = take open hands, and clasp them shut, as if you're grabbing on to something.
• en el Señor = in the Lord = point up to heaven
• de todo = with all = hold arms out wide
• corazón = heart = bring your arms in, and make a heart with your hands

1st Grade: October 2, 2013

Today in Spanish class, we completed our first unit of the year:  La Mariposa Monarca (The Monarch Butterfly).  Today we reviewed everything and made a little booklet to remind ourselves of what we learned.

Ask your student:

• Do you have your book from class?  Let's read it together!  (Everyone helped to make a recording of us reading the book in Spanish!  You can listen to it HERE.)

Today's vocabulary:

• Review

Homework:

• Listen to our song: "Si yo fuera mariposa."  (If I Were a Butterfly)
• Read the mini booklet we made in class.  (If your student misplaced his or her booklet, this slide show has screen shots of each page.)  Click HERE to listen to a recording we made in class!
• Practice our Bible memory verse:  Psalm 24:1
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

2/3: October 2, 2013

Today in class, we finished our first unit:  Mi rutina, la rutina de otros (My Routine and the Routine of Others).  Today we focused on differences between kids in the US and kids in Spain.

Ask your student:

• At what time do we (usually) eat lunch?  Can you say that time in Spanish?  When would a kid in Spain eat lunch? (See Review of Time below.  We have learned how to say simple phrases such as eleven o'clock and eleven thirty.  In the US, most kids eat lunch around 12.  In Spain, most families eat around 2.)
• When do kids in Spain get home from school?  (Most kids get home from school/(HC)2 between 3 and 3:30.  In Spain, kids go home from 1-3, but then they go back to school from 3-5.)

Today's vocabulary:

• Review

Review of time:

• A las seis = at six o'clock
• A las seis y media = at six thirty
• A las ocho = at eight o'clock
• A las ocho y media = at eight thirty

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Yo Tengo Gozo
• Practice our Bible verse:  1 Corinthians 10:31.  Be ready to say the verse by October 9.  CLICK HERE!

Kindergarten: October 2, 2013

On Wednesday, we finished our clothing and colors unit by reviewing all of the vocabulary with a few games.  Over the course of the year, we'll continue to practice this vocabulary.  Up next week? We'll begin learning about zoo animals!

Ask your student:

• If it's hot out, what's one thing you would wear?  Can you name that in Spanish?  (pantalones cortos - shorts, la camiseta - the t-shirt...)
• If it's cold out, what's one thing you would wear?  Can you name that in Spanish?  (pantalones - pants, la camisa - the long sleeve shirt, el gorro - the hat, la chaqueta - the jacket)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review all clothing and colors

Homework:

• Listen and sing along with our two songs:  colors song, clothing song.
• Practice our vocabulary words with this Who's Who? listening activity.
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Proverbs 3:5  (Click verse for Audio)
• Confía = trust = take open hands, and clasp them shut, as if you're grabbing on to something.
• en el Señor = in the Lord = point up to heaven
• de todo = with all = hold arms out wide
• corazón = heart = bring your arms in, and make a heart with your hands

4/5/6: October 2, 2013

Today, we finished up our unit about Chile and we celebrated with a ramada.  We watched a short video of traditional cueca dancers and we played a mini version of the game rayuela.

Ask your student:

• What is a ramada?  (It's an independence day party.  People eat empanadas, play traditional games, and dance the traditional dance of Chile:  la cueca.)
• How do you play rayuela?  (You try to throw a stone as close as you can to a line drawn on the ground, or over a target filled with mud.  In class we played a mini version with nickles)

Today's vocabulary:

• la ramada - Chilean independence day party
• la cueca - the traditional dance of Chile
• rayuela - a traditional Chilean game.  
• comen - they eat
• bailan - they dance
• juegan - they play

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Eres digno de alabar (Worthy of Praise)
• Review weather and seasons by listening to this song.
• Our final unit assignment was handed out in class.  If you misplaced it, you can print off another copy HERE.
• As you complete the assignment, you can go back and look at our SLIDE SHOW from class. 
• Practice our Bible Verse:  John 3:16.  (Click HERE for slide show!  You will earn 2 pegatinas/stickers for memorizing this verse by October 9.)