Ask your student:
- Why were cacao beans worth so much to the Aztecs? (Where the Aztecs lived, it was too dry to grow cacao trees. They had to travel to the south and trade with the Mayas to get cacao beans. The beans were so valuable to the Aztecs, that they used them as money.)
Today's vocabulary (some words are review from last week's activity):
- pueden - they are able
- quieren - they want
- necesitan - they need
- crece - he/she/it grows
- llueve - it rains
- valen - they are worth
- la tierra - the land
- las cosas - the things
- el dinero - the money
- cambiar - to trade
- encontrar - to find
- rico - rich/wealthy
Homework:
- Sing along the South America Countries and Capitals Rap! (Click HERE, if that link doesn't work, here's the LINK to the song on YouTube) Make it your goal to know all of the countries and capitals by April 16!
- Practice our new vocabulary words with THIS game.
- Complete THIS assignment on Quia. (This assignment is worth 2 stickers.)
- If you need it, here's the slide show we use in class. (You may want it to double check answers on the homework assignment
- (Also posted last week) Some students were interested in learning more about how cacao seeds are processed into chocolate. We won't be focusing on that in this unit, but if you are interested in learning more, check out these resources from Chicago's Field Museum.
- Second semester Bible verse. Verses 1-3 are due on Feb 19.
- Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
- Audio Version
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