4/5/6 Grade: March 26, 2014

In class today, we learned the history of the 5 de mayo holiday.

Ask your student:

• What is the history of the 5 de mayo holiday?  (The ruler of France, Napoleon III, wasn't too concerned about getting his money back, he really wanted to rule over Mexico.  The French army thought it would be easy to attack and take over Mexico.  On May 5, 1862, the French army attacked the Mexicans in Puebla, Mexico.  Even though Franc had 8,000 soldiers and Mexico only had 4,000, the Mexicans still won the battle.  It was the first time that France lost a battle in 50 years!  However, even though France lost the battle, they did end up winning the war and ruling Mexico for 5 years.) 

Today's vocabulary (many words are review words)

• luego - later
• ganó - he/she won
• perdió - he/she lost
• reinaba - he/she reigned
• el dinero - the money 
• pagar - to pay
• la batalla - the battle
• tengo - I have
• tenía - he/she/I had
• necesitaba - he/she/I needed
• participaron - they participated
• celebran - they celebrate
• quería - he/she wanted
• cincuenta años - fifty years
• ganaban - they always won
• sorprendieron - they surprised 

Homework: 

• Quia Practice and Assignment (links working by late Thursday afternoon)
• Vocabulary practice 
• Weekly Assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• Link to slide show from class.
• 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!  NEW!!  HERE's a link to "reverse" version of the song!  
• Second semester Bible verse.  Verses 1-3 are due on Feb 19.  Keep working on verses 1-3 if you haven't learned them yet, but also start working on verse 4, too!  Verse 4 is due by March 12, and verses 1-6 are due by April 23.
• Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
• Audio Version 

2/3 Grade: March 26, 2014

Today in class, we continued learning words for a Bible story in Spanish!  Students worked in small groups to write their own stories using our vocabulary words.

Ask your student:

• A few weeks ago you learned that "camina" means he/she walks.  What other word means "walks" in Spanish?  ("Anda" also means he/she walks.  We talked about how even in English, we sometimes have two words for the same thing.)

Today's vocabulary:

• el camino - the path, the road
• camina - he/she walks
• ayuda - he/she helps
• ¡Ayúdame! - Help me!
• dijo - he/she said
• puedo - I can
• regresaré - I will return
• pronto - soon
• ¿Quién? - Who?
• se fue - he/she left
• el hombre - the man
• Be careful!  In class we talked about the fact that "el hombre" looks like two other Spanish words we've learned!  el hombro - the shoulder, and el hambre - the hunger/hungry
• anda - walks 
• venga - come here!
• venía - he/she was coming

Homework:

• Bible Verse.  A lot students tried to say the verse today, but they need just a little more practice!  Try to be ready to say the verse for me by March 5.  Click on the audio version to hear the verse as you practice:  Philippians 4:13 (Audio Version)
• New Bible Verse:  Mark 12:30 (Audio coming soon)
• Ama al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma, con toda tu mente, y con todas tus fuerzas.  Marcos 12 versículo 30.
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Sing along with our new song:  Yo tengo un amigo que me ama

1st Grade: March 26, 2014

In class this week, we continued talking about our families in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Do you remember the difference between "tío" and "tía"?  ("Tío" is uncle and "tía" is aunt.)  

Today's vocabulary:

• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• el bebé - the boy baby
• la bebé - the girl baby
• yo - I/me
• la familia - the family
• el abuelo - the grandpa
• la abuela - the grandma
• el gato - the cat
• el perro - the dog
• el tío - the uncle
• la tía - the aunt
• el primo - the boy cousin
• la prima - the girl cousin
• los primos - the cousins

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Alelu, aleluya
• We watched a few videos to practice the family vocabulary words:
• ¿Dónde está la familia?
• La Familia
• Familia, ¿Cómo estás?
• March/April/May Bible Verse:  Hebrews 13:8  (Audio link coming soon!)
• Jesucristo es el mismo ayer, hoy, y siempre.  Hebreos 13 versículo 8.
• Bible verse for January and February: 1 John 14:19  (Click for audio version)
• Nosotros amamos porque Él nos amó primero.  Primero de Juan 14 versículo 19.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: March 26, 2014

Today in class, we learned two traditional rhymes all about animals!

Ask your student:

• What were the two new Spanish songs about?  (One was about little baby chicks, and the other was about elephants walking on a spider web.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Los Pollitos Dicen
• Lyrics and Translation
• YouTube Video
• Un Elefante Se Balanceaba
• Lyrics, Translation, and Video
• Second YouTube Video (The lyrics are a bit different, but the video counts up to 10 elephants on the spider web!)

Homework:

• Watch our other songs and practice the actions!  5 Ratoncitos, Chocolate
• We also learned another new song!  Sing along!  Alele, alelu, alelu, aleluya
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Psalm 23:1  (Click verse for Audio). 
• el Señor = the Lord = point up to heaven
• es mi = is my = point to self 
• pastor = shepherd = pretend to hold a staff in one hand, put other hand by forehead as if you're looking out over a field of sheep. 
• nada = nothing = wave hands palms facing down
• me falta = is lacking to me = place hands at side, palms facing upward.

4/5/6: March 19, 2014

In class today, we learned what the 5 de mayo ISN'T.  We also talked about the problem that started the history of this holiday.

Ask your student:

• Is 5 de mayo like the 4th of July?  (No, 5 de mayo isn't a celebration of independence.  Mexican independence day is September 16.) 
• What was the problem that started the 5 de mayo problem?  (Mexico owed money to Spain, France, and England.  Mexico didn't have money to pay them back.  Mexico asked for more time to pay the money back.  Spain and England said it was okay, but France said it was a problem...)

Today's vocabulary (many words are review words)

• luego - later
• ganó - he/she won
• perdió - he/she lost
• reinaba - he/she reigned
• el dinero - the money 
• pagar - to pay
• la batalla - the battle
• tengo - I have
• tenía - he/she/I had
• necesitaba - he/she/I needed
• participaron - they participated
• celebran - they celebrate

Homework: 

• Quia Practice and Assignment
• Vocabulary practice 
• Weekly Assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• Link to slide show from class.
• 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!  NEW!!  HERE's a link to "reverse" version of the song!  
• Second semester Bible verse.  Verses 1-3 are due on Feb 19.  Keep working on verses 1-3 if you haven't learned them yet, but also start working on verse 4, too!  Verse 4 is due by March 12, and verses 1-6 are due by April 23.
• Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
• Audio Version 

2/3: March 19, 2014

Today in class, we continued learning words for a Bible story in Spanish!  Students were able to figure out that we'll be talking about the story of the Good Samaritan.

Ask your student:

• What phrase would you say when someone would leave to use the bathroom?  (Se fue.  He/she left.  I also started making students say "regresaré pronto"--I'll be back soon--before they leave to use the bathroom!)

Today's vocabulary:

• el camino - the path, the road
• camina - he/she walks
• ayuda - he/she helps
• ¡Ayúdame! - Help me!
• dijo - he/she said
• puedo - I can
• regresaré - I will return
• pronto - soon
• ¿Quién? - Who?
• se fue - he/she left

Homework:

• Bible Verse.  A lot students tried to say the verse today, but they need just a little more practice!  Try to be ready to say the verse for me by March 5.  Click on the audio version to hear the verse as you practice:  Philippians 4:13 (Audio Version)
• New Bible Verse:  Mark 12:30 (Audio coming soon)
• Ama al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma, con toda tu mente, y con todas tus fuerzas.  Marcos 12 versículo 30.
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Sing along with our new song:  Yo tengo un amigo que me ama

1st Grade: March 19, 2014

In class this week, we continued talking about our families in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Do you remember the difference between "el" and "la"?  ("el" means "the" if you're talking about a boy, and "la" means "the" if you're talking about a girl.)  

Today's vocabulary:

• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• el bebé - the boy baby
• la bebé - the girl baby
• yo - I/me
• la familia - the family
• el abuelo - the grandpa
• la abuela - the grandma
• el gato - the cat
• el perro - the dog

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Alelu, aleluya
• Watch this song to practice some family vocabulary words!  (There are two "new" words in the song...we'll learn them in class next week!)
• March/April/May Bible Verse:  Hebrews 13:8  (Audio link coming soon!)
• Jesucristo es el mismo ayer, hoy, y siempre.  Hebreos 13 versículo 8.
• Bible verse for January and February: 1 John 14:19  (Click for audio version)
• Nosotros amamos porque Él nos amó primero.  Primero de Juan 14 versículo 19.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: March 19, 2014

Today in class, we learned two traditional rhymes all about food!

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the "Chocolate" hand clap?  (A short video is linked in the vocabulary section.)
• What did you do with playdough in class today?  (We used it to "clap" out tortillas in our hands.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Chocolate
• Lyrics and translation HERE.
• Hand Clap Video
• Foot Jump Video
• Tortillitas, Tortillitas (There are many versions of this hand clap, below is the version I taught in class)
• Tortillitas, tortillitas.  Tortillitas para mamá, tortillitas para papá.  Las bonitas para papá, las calentitas para mamá.
• Little tortillas, little tortillas.  Little tortillas for mom, little tortillas for dad.  The nice ones for dad, the warm ones for mom.

Homework:

• Watch our new song and practice the actions!  5 Ratoncitos, Chocolate
• We also learned another new song!  Sing along!  Alele, alelu, alelu, aleluya
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Psalm 23:1  (Click verse for Audio). 
• el Señor = the Lord = point up to heaven
• es mi = is my = point to self 
• pastor = shepherd = pretend to hold a staff in one hand, put other hand by forehead as if you're looking out over a field of sheep. 
• nada = nothing = wave hands palms facing down
• me falta = is lacking to me = place hands at side, palms facing upward.

4/5/6: March 12, 2014

In class today, we started a new unit.  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning about the history of the 5 de mayo holiday.  We'll also talk about how 5 de mayo is celebrated both in Mexico and the US.

Ask your student:

• Have you heard about 5 de mayo before?  What do you think it is about?  (We talked about this for a little while in class today.  Almost everyone had heard about 5 de mayo, and some students had some good ideas,  but no one knew the whole story of the holiday.  We'll be discovering that over the next few weeks!) 

Today's vocabulary (many words are review words)

• luego - later
• ganó - he/she won
• perdió - he/she lost
• reinaba - he/she reigned
• el dinero - the money 
• pagar - to pay
• la batalla - the battle
• tengo - I have
• tenía - he/she/I had
• necesitaba - he/she/I needed
• participaron - they participated
• celebran - they celebrate

Homework: 

• Quia Practice and Assignment
• Vocabulary practice 
• Weekly Assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• 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!  NEW!!  HERE's a link to "reverse" version of the song!  
• Second semester Bible verse.  Verses 1-3 are due on Feb 19.  Keep working on verses 1-3 if you haven't learned them yet, but also start working on verse 4, too!  Verse 4 is due by March 12, and verses 1-6 are due by April 23.
• Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
• Audio Version 

2/3: March 12, 2014

Today in class, we started learning words for a Bible story in Spanish!  Right now, no one has been able to guess the story yet...maybe next week!

Ask your student:

• What was the silly story about in Spanish class?  (To practice our vocabulary words, I told the students a silly story.  It was about animals who would walk along a path and then fall down.  Other animals would come and help them.)

Today's vocabulary:

• el camino - the path, the road
• camina - he/she walks
• ayuda - he/she helps
• ¡Ayúdame! - Help me!
• dijo - he/she said

Homework:

• Bible Verse.  A lot students tried to say the verse today, but they need just a little more practice!  Try to be ready to say the verse for me by March 5.  Click on the audio version to hear the verse as you practice:  Philippians 4:13 (Audio Version)
• New Bible Verse:  Mark 12:30 (Audio coming soon)
• Ama al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma, con toda tu mente, y con todas tus fuerzas.  Marcos 12 versículo 30.
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Sing along with our new song:  Yo tengo un amigo que me ama

1st Grade: March 12, 2014

In class this week, we started talking about our families in Spanish!  Everyone told me about their family in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to name everyone in our family (mom, dad, brother, sister, etc...)?  (See vocabulary list below.  Don't worry...we'll add pets in the next few weeks!  A lot of students wanted to include them!)  

Today's vocabulary:

• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• el bebé - the boy baby
• la bebé - the girl baby
• yo - I/me
• la familia - the family

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Alelu, aleluya
• Watch this song to practice some family vocabulary words!  (There are two "new" words in the song...we'll learn them in class next week!)
• March/April/May Bible Verse:  Hebrews 13:8  (Audio link coming soon!)
• Jesucristo es el mismo ayer, hoy, y siempre.  Hebreos 13 versículo 8.
• Bible verse for January and February: 1 John 14:19  (Click for audio version)
• Nosotros amamos porque Él nos amó primero.  Primero de Juan 14 versículo 19.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: March 12, 2014

Today in class, we started our new unit!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning traditional action songs and hand claps from the Spanish speaking world.

Ask your student:

• You learned a new song in Spanish class today.  What was it about?  (It was about 5 mice playing.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Un Ratoncito Sale de la Cueva
• Un ratoncito - a mouse
• salen - they leave or go out
• la cueva - the cave
• mueven - they move
• el hocico - the snout
• juegan - they play
• dan vueltas - they spin in circles
• 5 ratoncitos salen de la cueva, mueven el hocico, juegan, y dan vueltas.
• 5 little mice go out of the cave, they move their snouts, play, and spin in circles.
• The song counts down (4 mice, 3 mice...) until just one mouse is left. 

Homework:

• Watch our new song and practice the actions!  5 Ratoncitos
• We also learned another new song!  Sing along!  Alele, alelu, alelu, aleluya
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Psalm 23:1  (Click verse for Audio). 
• el Señor = the Lord = point up to heaven
• es mi = is my = point to self 
• pastor = shepherd = pretend to hold a staff in one hand, put other hand by forehead as if you're looking out over a field of sheep. 
• nada = nothing = wave hands palms facing down
• me falta = is lacking to me = place hands at side, palms facing upward.

Kindergarten: 5 Ratoncitos Song

4/5/6: March 5, 2014

In class today, we finished our unit about Las Meninas.  As a class, we posed to take a Las Meninas picture.  We also looked at another artist's interpretation of the painting.  Click HERE for more information about this unit.

Ask your student:

• What is this painting all about?  What is going on?  (Because Las Meninas is such a well known painting in Spanish art, many other artists have copied the painting and given it their own interpretation.  This is one of Pablo Picasso's many takes on the painting.  Can you find/identify everyone?) 

  

  Picasso, Pablo.  Las Meninas (Group).  1957.  Museu Picasso, Barcelona.

• When your class posed for a class picture of Las Meninas, who were you?  (We posed twice, so some students had double roles!  Be sure to check out the photos that were attached to the (HC)2 Weekly!)

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from previous weeks

Homework: 

• Our final assignment for the Las Meninas unit was handed out in class.  If you misplaced the assignment, you can print a new copy HERE.  Also, for the assignment, you will need to look at THESE three Diego Velázquez paintings.  
• You can look over the slide show from class if you want to review the words on your own. 
• If you still want to review location words, you can re-watch the videos we saw in class.  Roberto y Señor Pato (LINK) or Lulo and Fufi (LINK).
• 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!
• Second semester Bible verse.  Verses 1-3 are due on Feb 19.  Keep working on verses 1-3 if you haven't learned them yet, but also start working on verse 4, too!  Verse 4 is due by March 12, and verses 1-6 are due by April 23.
• Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
• Audio Version 

2/3: March 5, 2014

Today in class, students practiced and presented mini restaurant skits. They were great!

Ask your student:

• What was your restaurant skit/conversation about?  What did the guest order to eat and drink?  How much was the total bill?  (A lot of the restaurants were quite expensive!  Students were asking how to say big numbers like five hundred and one thousand.)

Today's vocabulary:

• Review

Homework:

• In case you missed it, watch this video of Pedro and his friend acting out a restaurant scene!  
• Keep practicing our vocabulary words with THIS game!  
• Bible Verse.  A lot students tried to say the verse today, but they need just a little more practice!  Try to be ready to say the verse for me by March 5.  Click on the audio version to hear the verse as you practice:  Philippians 4:13 (Audio Version)
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Sing along with our new song:  Tengo paz como un río
• Earlier, we talked about seasons and weather in Costa Rica.  Listen to THIS SONG a few times to practice some of those words.  

1st Grade: March 5, 2014

In class this week, we read the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 in class.

Ask your student:

• In the story book, what sound did the rumbling stomachs make?  (The book we read repeated the line "Ron, ron, los estómagos gruñen" several times.  Translation:  Rumble, rumble, the stomachs growled.)  

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from last week

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  "La B-I-B-L-I-A"
• New Bible verse for January and February: 1 John 14:19  (Click for audio version)
• Nosotros amamos porque Él nos amó primero.  Primero de Juan 14 versículo 19.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: March 5, 2014

Today in class, we read the story of Noah's Ark in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Pedro said he had two favorite parts of the story.  Do you remember what they were?  What was your favorite part of the story? (Pedro said he liked the part when the animals came to the ark and he liked the part when God gave Noah a rainbow to remind him of His promises.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review

Homework:

• Sing along with our two songs:  "La B-I-B-L-I-A" and the song about Noah and his "floating house".  
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Psalm 23:1  (Click verse for Audio). 
• el Señor = the Lord = point up to heaven
• es mi = is my = point to self 
• pastor = shepherd = pretend to hold a staff in one hand, put other hand by forehead as if you're looking out over a field of sheep. 
• nada = nothing = wave hands palms facing down
• me falta = is lacking to me = place hands at side, palms facing upward.

4/5/6: Galería de Arte

4/5/6 grade students, here are the 3 paintings to use for your homework assignment.  If you misplaced the assignment that was handed out in class, you can print a new copy HERE.

Remember our challenge:  Paintings #1 and #2 each depict a different Bible story.  Which ones are they?

Pintura #1

Velázquez, Diego.  (Name withheld due to our "challenge").  1618.  National Gallery, London.

Pintura #2

Veláquez, Diego.  (Name withheld due to our "challenge").  1619.  Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Pintura #3

Velázquez, Diego.  El Almuerzo.  1619.  Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.