4th, 5th, 6th Grade: December 16, 2015

This week, we learned all about another "amiga del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish--all five verses!  We also watched a few videos of Belenes (and how to make them!), and had a Spanish Christmas carol sing-a-long time.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amiga del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about her?  (This week, our Amiga del Día was a girl who has a pet rabbit.)  

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• el perrito - the dog
• el conejo - the rabbit
• la jaula - the cage
• las orejas - the ears
• comida de conejos - rabbit food
• las zanahorias - the carrots
• muerde - he/she bites
• rasca - he/she scratches
• Chirstmas Vocabulary (Review)
• el árbol de navidad - Christmas tree
• los adornos - the ornaments
• las luces - the lights
• los calcetines - the stockings
• el nacimiento - the nativity scene
• Belén - Bethlehem
• un belén - a "Bethlehem"...a large nativity scene showing a large part of Bethlehem.

Homework:

• Last week's Quia assignment
• Practice our vocabulary with THIS game.
• Complete THIS Quia assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Listen to Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: December 16, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning about "Los Reyes Magos" and other Christmas customs in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• When do people exchange Christmas gifts in Spain and Mexico? (They don't exchange gifts on Christmas.  Instead they wait until Three Kings Day--January 6th.)   

This weeks' vocabulary:

• New
• escriben - they write
• reciben - they receive
• Review
• ellos - they
• ven - they see
• siguen - the follow
• traen - they bring
• los regalos - the gifts
• buscan - they look for
• encuentran - they find
• ¿Por qué? - Why
• porque - because
• le dan - they give him/her

Homework:

• Sing along with the song We Three Kings in Spanish.
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Just for fun, practice the vocabulary words with these activities:  "Rags to Riches" and Hangman  (same activities as last week)
• Bible Memory Verse!  (We added verse 5 this week!)
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: December 16, 2015

Today in class, we reviewed the Christmas vocabulary words that we learned last week.  We also reviewed Spanish numbers from 1-50 with a Christmas BINGO game.

Ask your student:

• How close were you to getting a BINGO?  Did you have a second BINGO? (Everyone had at least one BINGO by the end of class!)

Today's vocabulary (review):

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• Belén - Bethlehem
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds
• los reyes magos - the magi/wise men
• el pesebre - the manger
• la posada - the inn
• hay - there is/there are
• numbers 1-50

Homework:

• Sing along with our Christmas song:  Hoy es Navidad (to the tune of Jingle Bells)
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Tens
• Bible Memory Verse!  

• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

1st Grade: December 16, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we continued our Christmas unit!  We reviewed basic Christmas vocabulary words and talking about some of the animals that may have been at Jesus' birth.  It's a great way to review the animals we learned about earlier this year.  We're also learning a Christmas song that is very popular in Mexico!

Ask your student:

• Can you show me some of the actions from the Burrito de Belén song?  (Burrito: make floppy donkey ears with your hands, el camino:  make a path with your hands, Belén:  outline the tops of houses and other buildings with your hands.)

Today's vocabulary (review from last week):

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• Belén - Bethlehem
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds
• los reyes magos - the magi/wise men
• el burro - the donkey
• las ovejas - the sheep
• el camino - the path/the way (This word is in both our song, El Burrito de Belén, and our Bible Memory verse!) 

Homework:

• Sing along with our Christmas song:  El Burrito de Belén (The Little Donkey of Bethlehem)
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 

Kindergarten: December 16, 2015

This week, practiced our Christmas vocabulary words by playing games and singing songs.

This week's vocabulary:

• New
• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• Review
• el establo - the stable
• el pastor - the shepherd
• el ángel - the angel
• la estrella - the star

Homework:

• Listen and sing along with our two Christmas songs!
• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Salmos 100:1 (cien, versículo uno)
• Audio version (the audio version includes more than just the first verse, but it may still be helpful for Kindergarten students)

Christmas Break Activity Ideas~December 2015

To see the list of Christmas Break Activity ideas (recipes, crafts, books, and songs) from last year, CLICK HERE.

• Las Posadas:  In second grade, we talked about the Mexican tradition of "Las Posadas."  THIS LIST includes a lot of ideas for learning more about this tradition.
• Make a Posadas Piñata Ornaments

• Belenes:  In fourth, fifth, and sixth grade, we learned that many families in Spain decorate their homes with Belenes...or scenes of Bethlehem (not just the stable).  Design one of your own!

• Los Reyes Magos:  In third grade, we talked about Three Kings Day celebrations in Spain and Mexico.  Check out THIS LIST of Reyes Magos inspired activities.  

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: December 9, 2015

This week, we learned all about two more "amigos del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish--all five verses!  We also learned a little about a Christmas tradition in Spain.

Ask your student:

• Who were the "amigos del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about each of them  (This week, we had two amigos del día.  A girl who likes to ride her bike, and boy who likes to practice archery.)  
• How do most people in Spain decorate for Christmas?  (The put up a "belén"...it's like a nativity set, but much bigger.  It has Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, shepherds, wise men, and animals, but also buildings, mountains, a lot of other people and animals, and even King Herod and his soldiers.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• montar en bicicleta - to ride a bike
• compartir - to share
• el tiro con arco - archery
• dónde - where
• practicas - you practice
• Chirstmas Vocabulary
• el árbol de navidad - Christmas tree
• los adornos - the ornaments
• las luces - the lights
• los calcetines - the stockings
• el nacimiento - the nativity scene
• Belén - Bethlehem
• un belén - a "Bethlehem"...a large nativity scene showing a large part of Bethlehem.

Homework:

• Quia assignment (links will be live by late Thursday afternoon)
• Practice our vocabulary with THIS game.
• Complete THIS Quia assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Listen to Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: December 9, 2015

Today in class, we learned a new Christmas song in Spanish.  We also learned about "Los Reyes Magos" in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who were "Los Reyes Magos"? (The Magi, the three Kings)

This weeks' vocabulary:

• ellos - they
• ven - they see
• siguen - the follow
• traen - they bring
• los regalos - the gifts
• buscan - they look for
• encuentran - they find
• ¿Por qué? - Why
• porque - because
• le dan - they give him/her

Homework:

• Sing along with the song We Three Kings in Spanish.
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Quia
• Practice the vocabulary words with these activities:  "Rags to Riches" and Hangman 
• Complete this assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory Verse!  (We added verse 5 this week!)
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: December 9, 2015

Today in class, we began our Christmas unit!  Today, we reviewed some basic Christmas vocabulary and we used that vocabulary to talk about a Christmas tradition in Mexico:  Las Posadas!  

Ask your student:

• Do you remember the actions you did for María, José, and el Niño Jesús?  (María-pretend to hold a baby and pat him on the back, José-pretend to carve something out of wood, el Niño Jesús-rock a baby in your arms).  
• What is "Las Posadas"?  (Posadas means "inns".  In Mexico, people organize parties for the 9 days leading up to Christmas.  They walk from house to house asking if they can go in...just like Mary and Joseph had to look for a place to stay.  Finally, they get to the "right" house that will let them come in and have a party.  In Mexico, they always plan out who will host the parties in advance!  We did this in class!  Some students "hosted" parties, others were Mary, Joseph, or the Angel.  Ask your student what his/her role was!)  

Today's vocabulary:

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• Belén - Bethlehem
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds
• los reyes magos - the magi/wise men
• el pesebre - the manger
• la posada - the inn
• hay - there is/there are

Homework:

• Sing along with our Christmas song:  Hoy es Navidad (to the tune of Jingle Bells)
• Practice our vocabulary words with this QUIA ACTIVITY.
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Tens
• Bible Memory Verse!  

• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

1st Grade: December 9, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we started our Christmas unit!  We'll be reviewing basic Christmas vocabulary words and talking about some of the animals that may have been at Jesus' birth.  It's a great way to review the animals we learned about earlier this year.  We're also learning a Christmas song that is very popular in Mexico.

Ask your student:

• What was Joseph's job?  What action do we do when we say Joseph's name?  (He was a carpenter.  When we review our vocabulary words, we pretend to be carving something out of wood for Joseph.) 

Today's vocabulary:

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• Belén - Bethlehem
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds
• los reyes magos - the magi/wise men
• el burro - the donkey
• las ovejas - the sheep
• el camino - the path/the way

Homework:

• Sing along with our Christmas song:  El Burrito de Belén (The Little Donkey of Bethlehem)
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 

Kindergarten: December 9, 2015

This week, we learned some new Christmas words!  Next week, we'll play some games and sing songs to review the new Christmas words.

Ask your student:

• What does "como pretzel" mean?  (When we sit on a circle on the floor "como pretzel" means to sit with your legs crossed...like a pretzel!)

This week's vocabulary:

• el establo - the stable
• el pastor - the shepherd
• el ángel - the angel
• la estrella - the star

Homework:

• Listen and sing along with our two Christmas songs!
• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Salmos 100:1 (cien, versículo uno)
• Audio version (the audio version includes more than just the first verse, but it may still be helpful for Kindergarten students)

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: December 2, 2015

This week, we learned all about another "amigas del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish--all five verses!  We also reviewed the vocabulary we've been learning and class and read the story of Mary and Martha together in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amiga del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about her?  (This week, our amiga del día was a girl who told us about her pet turtle.)
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This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• la tortuga - the turtle
• corto - short
• la comida de tortuga - turtle food/turtle pellets
• Bible Story unit vocabulary
• Review
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• ayuda - he/she helps
• escucha - he/she listens
• habla - he/she talks
• ¿por qué? - why?
• porque - because
• cocina - he/she cooks
• limpia - he/she cleans
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• trabajador - hardworking (male)
• trabajadora - hardworking (female)
• amable - kind/nice
• la mujer - the woman
• el hombre - the man
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• viene - he/she comes
• la cosa - the thing
• la casa - the house

Homework:

• Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class today.  If you misplaced the paper, and to see the vocabulary list on the back (same as what is listed above), CLICK HERE
• Did you miss a previous assignment in this unit?  Catch up here!
• Week of November 18
• Battleship Vocabulary Practice (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment  (worth 2 stickers)
• Week of Nov 11
• Jumbled Words Vocabulary Practice (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment to complete for next week (worth 2 stickers)
• Week of Nov 4
• Hangman style game to review the vocabulary words (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Week of Oct 28 
• Flashcards to review vocabulary (Choose "html" version if you're having trouble).
• ASSIGNMENT  (Worth 1 sticker)
• Bible Memory Verse!  (We added verse 5 this week!)
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: December 2, 2015

This week, we continued our "me gusta" (I like) unit.  I loved listening as each student introduced his or her "amigo" to the class...all in Spanish!  We laughed a lot as the students worked hard to speak only Spanish today.

Ask your student:

• What are some things that your "amigo" likes to do?  What are some things that he/she doesn't like to do?  Can you tell me about it in Spanish? (Every student did a great job with this in class!)

This week's vocabulary:

• All Review
• Me gusta - I like
• No me gusta - I don't like
• ¿Te gusta...? - Do you like
• Le gusta - he/she likes
• comer - to eat
• nadar - to swim
• bailar - to dance
• cantar - to sing
• leer - to read
• escribir - to write
• saltar - to jump
• correr - to run
• jugar - play
• afuera - outside
• videojuegos - video games
• beisbol - baseball
• fútbol - soccer
• fútbol americano - football
• hockey - hockey
• el rey de la montaña - king of the mountain
• cocinar - to cook 
• mirar la tele - to watch TV

Homework:

• Nothing new on Quia this week!  A lot of students said they enjoyed the battleship game, so here's that LINK again.  :) We'll start a Christmas unit next week!
• Songs and videos from class:
• Sing along with the Me Gusta song we sang in class:  CLICK HERE
• Find out what "Hamilton" likes to do!  CLICK HERE
• Spanish/English "Me Gusta" song:  CLICK HERE
• Review verbs with the happy hedgehog and the grumpy cat:  CLICK HERE
• Did you miss any previous assignment?  You can still complete them for a sticker!
• November 11 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Battleship Vocabulary Practice Game
• Nov 4 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Nov 4 Jumbled Words Vocabulary Practice
• Sept 28 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Sept 28 Hangman Vocabulary Practice 
• Bible Memory Verse!  (We added verse 5 this week!)
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: December 2, 2015

Today in class, we finished our unit about Peru by learning about Machu Picchu and looking at some traditional clothing.  We also played a Jeopardy-style game to review everything we learned.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what Machu Picchu is?  (It is an old palace for an emperor/lost city of the Incas.  The mountain in the background looks like a face if you turn it on its side.) 
• Do you remember what "Machu Picchu" means?  ("Machu Picchu" comes from the Quechua language.  It means "the old mountain.")

This week's vocabulary:

• New
• el palacio - the palace
• vieja - old
• tradicional - traditional

• Review 
  • la bandera - the flag
  • rojo - red
  • blanco - white
  • el invierno - the winter
  • el verano - the summer
  • las estaciones - the seasons
  • el opuesto - the opposite
  • la playa - the beach
  • la capital - the capital city
• las montañas - the mountains
• los Andes - the Andes (mountains in Peru)
• la costa - the coast
• la playa - the beach
• la selva - the jungle
• el lago - the lake
• Lago Titicaca - Lake Titicaca (located between Peru and Bolivia)
• el río - the river
• el Río Amazonas - the Amazon River
• el pájaro - the bird
• el condor - the condor, a bird that lives in the Andes.  It is the largest flying bird with a wingspan of 11 feet!
• la llama - the llama
• la alpaca - a type of llama with very soft, warm, fur

Homework:

• Review what we learned about Peru by watching/listening to the SLIDE SHOW we use in class.
• Here's a link to the Jeopardy style game we played in class...it's all in Spanish!
• Some students wanted a copy of our Condor Hunt chant.  Here's the link (with an English translation, too!)
• Bible Memory Verse!  (We added verse 5 this week!)
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

• Listen to the Seasons Song.  This song is about the seasons in Michigan.  How would the song be different if we were singing it in Peru?  (Hmmm...my Spanish Songs Blog seems to be having technical difficulties.  Here's a LINK to the song on YouTube.)

1st Grade: December 2, 2015

This week, we started class by talking about the weather and seasons.  After practicing our Bible memory verse, we concluded our "Ayudo a mi familia" (I help my family) unit by playing a game to review the vocabulary words we've learned.

Ask your student:

• What was the game you played in Spanish class today?  (Students brought home a "game board" of a house with different rooms, and cards that show various chores/actions.  I would say a sentence in Spanish, and students would put the card in the corresponding room based on what I said in Spanish.  Some sentences made sense, like "The dad prepares the food in the kitchen," and some were just silly, like "The mom sleeps in the bathroom.") 

Today's vocabulary:

• Seasons
• el invierno - the winter
• la primavera - the spring
• el verano - the summer
• el otoño - the fall
• House
• All review this week
• el baño - the bathroom
• limpia - he/she cleans
• lava las manos - he/she washes his/her hands
• el dormitorio - the bedroom
• duerme - he/she sleeps
• la cocina - the kitchen
• prepara la comida - he/she prepares the food
• come - he/she eats
• pone la mesa - he/she sets the table
• la sala - the living room
• ve la tele - he/she watches TV
• recoge - he/she picks up
• el jardín - the garden/yard

Homework:

• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• Sing along with our House Songs!!  Rooms in the house, Animals in the house
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 

Kindergarten: December 2, 2015

Today in class, we concluded our unit about body parts in Spanish.  We began by playing a few games to review all of the vocabulary words we've learned so far.  We sang some songs to practice a bit more, and finally, we looked at all of the "amigos imaginarios" that students created last time.  We were able to talk about them all in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Which "amigo imaginaro" (imaginary friend) is yours?  Can you tell me about it in Spanish?  (Check out the creative "amigos" in THIS SLIDE SHOW.  We spent time in class asking and answering questions about them in Spanish.)

This week's vocabulary:

• All review this week
• ¿cuántos? - how many?
• el pelo - the hair
• los dedos - the fingers
• los ojos - the eyes
• las orejas - the ears
• la boca - the mouth
• la nariz - the nose
• las manos - the hands
• los pies - the feet
• la espalda - the back
• los hombros - the shoulders
• espantapájaros - scarecrow
• tiene - he/she has
• la cabeza - the head
• las piernas - the legs
• los brazos - the arms
• el estómago - the stomach

Homework:

• Practice all of our words with THIS VIDEO.  See if you can point to the right part before the picture comes up!
• Sing along!  Father Abraham/Padre Abraham (if that link doesn't work, try this LINK for YouTube)
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Salmos 100:1 (cien, versículo uno)
• Audio version (the audio version includes more than just the first verse, but it may still be helpful for Kindergarten students)

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: November 18, 2015

This week, we learned all about two more "amigos del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish.  We also learned some new vocabulary words for our Bible story unit.  We almost have all of the vocabulary words we need, to talk about Mary and Martha in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who were the "amig@s del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about each of them?  (This week, we had two amigas del día.  One girl who enjoys playing soccer and another who loves horseback riding.)
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This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• los dos - both
• fútbol - soccer
• jugar - to play
• un equipo - a team
• para diversión - for fun
• más o menos - more or less/sort of
• de nada - you're welcome
• correr - to run
• saltar - to jump
• sal - salt
• mentas - mints
• Bible Story unit vocabulary
• Review
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• ayuda - he/she helps
• escucha - he/she listens
• habla - he/she talks
• ¿por qué? - why?
• porque - because
• cocina - he/she cooks
• limpia - he/she cleans
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• trabajador - hardworking (male)
• trabajadora - hardworking (female)
• amable - kind/nice
• la mujer - the woman
• el hombre - the man
• New Vocabulary
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• viene - he/she comes
• la cosa - the thing
• la casa - the house

Homework:

• Quia Assignment for this week (November 18)
• Battleship Vocabulary Practice (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment to complete for next week (worth 2 stickers)
• Did you miss a previous assignment in this unit?  Catch up here!
• Week of Nov 11
• Jumbled Words Vocabulary Practice (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment to complete for next week (worth 2 stickers)
• Week of Nov 4
• Hangman style game to review the vocabulary words (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Week of Oct 28 
• Flashcards to review vocabulary (Choose "html" version if you're having trouble).
• ASSIGNMENT  (Worth 1 sticker)
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: November 18, 2015

This week, we continued our "me gusta" (I like) unit.  We watched some fun songs and short videos, learned a few more phrases, and began reviewing with some interesting friends.

Ask your student:

• Why did Señora Brouwer give you a popsicle stick in class? (We will turn it into a little person/puppet and talk about it in Spanish.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• Me gusta - I like
• No me gusta - I don't like
• ¿Te gusta...? - Do you like
• Le gusta - he/she likes
• comer - to eat
• nadar - to swim
• bailar - to dance
• cantar - to sing
• leer - to read
• escribir - to write
• saltar - to jump
• correr - to run
• jugar - play
• afuera - outside
• videojuegos - video games
• beisbol - baseball
• fútbol - soccer
• fútbol americano - football
• hockey - hockey
• el rey de la montaña - king of the mountain
• New Vocabulary
• cocinar - to cook 
• mirar la tele - to watch TV

Homework:

• Songs and videos from class:
• Sing along with the Me Gusta song we sang in class:  CLICK HERE
• Find out what "Hamilton" likes to do!  CLICK HERE
• Spanish/English "Me Gusta" song:  CLICK HERE
• Review verbs with the happy hedgehog and the grumpy cat:  CLICK HERE
• "Amigo Assignment"  There is not a new Quia assignment for this week.  Instead, you will be writing about your amigo (popsicle stick!)
• Write 5 sentences, in Spanish, about what your amigo likes (or doesn't like) to do (worth 2 stickers).
• You may write more sentences to earn more stickers.
• In class (December 2), you can choose to help your "amigo" tell the class about his/her likes and dislikes.  This Spanish presentation is worth 2 stickers.
• If you make a few props for your amigo, that is worth an extra sticker.  (For example, if your amigo says "Me gusta jugar fútbol," you can make a soccer ball prop.)
• NOTE:  If you misplaced your popsicle stick amigo from class, you can use a popsicle stick from home, or another similar shaped object (clothes pin, pencil, cut out construction paper)
• Did you miss any previous assignment?  You can still complete them for a sticker!
• November 11 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Battleship Vocabulary Practice Game
• Nov 4 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Nov 4 Jumbled Words Vocabulary Practice
• Sept 28 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Sept 28 Hangman Vocabulary Practice 
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: November 18, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning all about Peru.  All in Spanish, we went looking for condors ("Goin' on a Bear Hunt" style).  We also continued reviewing numbers 30-49.

Ask your student:

• In Spanish class you had to use your imagination to go searching for something.  What was it?  (We went to Peru to search for a condor.  When we found one, we ran away.) 

This week's vocabulary:

• All Review 
  • la bandera - the flag
  • rojo - red
  • blanco - white
  • el invierno - the winter
  • el verano - the summer
  • las estaciones - the seasons
  • el opuesto - the opposite
  • la playa - the beach
  • la capital - the capital city
• las montañas - the mountains
• los Andes - the Andes (mountains in Peru)
• la costa - the coast
• la playa - the beach
• la selva - the jungle
• el lago - the lake
• Lago Titicaca - Lake Titicaca (located between Peru and Bolivia)
• el río - the river
• el Río Amazonas - the Amazon River
• el pájaro - the bird
• el condor - the condor, a bird that lives in the Andes.  It is the largest flying bird with a wingspan of 11 feet!
• la llama - the llama
• la alpaca - a type of llama with very soft, warm, fur

Homework:

• Some students wanted a copy of our Condor Hunt chant.  Here's the link (with an English translation, too!)
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

• Listen to the Seasons Song.  This song is about the seasons in Michigan.  How would the song be different if we were singing it in Peru?  (Hmmm...my Spanish Songs Blog seems to be having technical difficulties.  Here's a LINK to the song on YouTube.)

1st Grade: November 18, 2015

This week, we started class by talking about the weather, but we will also be learning about the seasons in Spanish.  We even sang a new song and watched a silly video (both linked below) to help us remember the words.  After practicing our Bible memory verse, we started to wrap up our "Ayudo a mi familia" (I help my family) unit.  We read/acted out a short story (all in Spanish!) about a boy who helped his dad with a lot chores around the house.

Ask your student:

• You watched a few videos in Spanish class today.  Which weather video was your favorite?  (See them linked below!) 

Today's vocabulary:

• Seasons
• el verano - the summer
• el otoño - the fall
• House
• Review
• el baño - the bathroom
• limpia - he/she cleans
• lava las manos - he/she washes his/her hands
• el dormitorio - the bedroom
• duerme - he/she sleeps
• la cocina - the kitchen
• prepara la comida - he/she prepares the food
• come - he/she eats
• pone la mesa - he/she sets the table
• la sala - the living room
• ve la tele - he/she watches TV
• recoge - he/she picks up
• el jardín - the garden/yard

Homework:

• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• Sing along with our House Songs!!  Rooms in the house, Animals in the house
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 

Kindergarten: November 18, 2015

Today in class, we used songs and games to review the vocabulary words we have learned so far in this unit.  After learning a few more new words, we looked at some pretty silly "amigos imaginarios" (imaginary friends).  We talked about these crazy amigos all in Spanish, and then students had a chance to create their own amigos.

Ask your student:

• In Spanish class, you drew an "amigo imaginario" (imaginary friend).  What was yours like?  (Everyone had some pretty creative friends!  After Thanksgiving, we'll use these drawings to keep practicing our vocabulary words.) 

This week's vocabulary:

New

• el pelo - the hair
• los dedos - the fingers

Review

• los ojos - the eyes
• las orejas - the ears
• la boca - the mouth
• la nariz - the nose
• las manos - the hands
• los pies - the feet
• la espalda - the back
• los hombros - the shoulders
• espantapájaros - scarecrow
• tiene - he/she has
• la cabeza - the head
• las piernas - the legs
• los brazos - the arms
• el estómago - the stomach

Homework:

• Practice all of our words with THIS VIDEO.  See if you can point to the right part before the picture comes up!
• Sing along!  Father Abraham/Padre Abraham (if that link doesn't work, try this LINK for YouTube)
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Salmos 100:1 (cien, versículo uno)
• Audio version (the audio version includes more than just the first verse, but it may still be helpful for Kindergarten students)

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: November 11, 2015

This week, we learned all about two more "amigos del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish.  We also learned some new vocabulary words for our Bible story unit.  We almost have all of the vocabulary words we need, to talk about Mary and Martha in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who were the "amig@s del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about each of them?  (This week, we had two amigos del día.  One girl who enjoys painting, and a boy who likes Legos.)
• What does it mean when Señora Brouwer types something with the @ sign?  (It could be a "o" or an "a."  It's a abbreviation that native Spanish speakers use.  Instead of saying amigo (friend who's a boy) and amiga (friend who's a girl) they write "amig@" to be both.)
• What do "the man," "the shoulder," and "hunger" all have in common?  (They all sound similar in Spanish!  The man = el hombre; the shoulder = el hombro; the hunger = el hambre...try saying it 3 times!)

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• el artista - the artist
• conoces - you know
• las caras - the faces
• construir - to construct/build
• el proyecto - the project
• recibes - you receive
• ¿cuántos? - how many?
• Bible Story unit vocabulary
• Review
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• ayuda - he/she helps
• escucha - he/she listens
• habla - he/she talks
• ¿por qué? - why?
• porque - because
• cocina - he/she cooks
• limpia - he/she cleans
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• New Vocabulary
• trabajador - hardworking (male)
• trabajadora - hardworking (female)
• amable - kind/nice
• la mujer - the woman
• el hombre - the man

Homework:

• Quia Assignment for this week (November 11)
• Jumbled Words Vocabulary Practice (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment to complete for next week (worth 2 stickers)
• Did you miss a previous assignment in this unit?  Catch up here!
• Week of Nov 4
• Hangman style game to review the vocabulary words (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Week of Oct 28 
• Flashcards to review vocabulary (Choose "html" version if you're having trouble).
• ASSIGNMENT  (Worth 1 sticker)
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: November 11, 2015

This week, we continued our "me gusta" (I like) unit.  We learned how to talk about games we enjoy playing.

Ask your student:

• What is the difference between "fútbol" and "fútbol americano"? (Fútbol sounds like "football," but it means soccer.  Fútbol americano means football.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• Me gusta - I like
• No me gusta - I don't like
• ¿Te gusta...? - Do you like
• Le gusta - he/she likes
• comer - to eat
• nadar - to swim
• bailar - to dance
• cantar - to sing
• leer - to read
• escribir - to write
• saltar - to jump
• correr - to run
• New vocabulary
• jugar - play
• afuera - outside
• videojuegos - video games
• beisbol - baseball
• fútbol - soccer
• fútbol americano - football
• hockey - hockey
• el rey de la montaña - king of the mountain

Homework:

• Sing along with the Me Gusta song we sang in class:  CLICK HERE 
• Quia Assignment 
• Battleship Vocabulary Practice Game (just for practice)
• November 11 Assignment (2 pegatinas)
• Did you miss any previous assignment?  You can still complete them for a sticker!
• Nov 4 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Nov 4 Jumbled Words Vocabulary Practice
• Sept 28 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Sept 28 Hangman Vocabulary Practice 
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: November 11, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning all about Peru.  Specifically, we focused on some of the animals who live there.  We also continued practicing numbers in Spanish.  This week we focused on 30-49.

Ask your student:

• What two animals did you learn about?  Where do they live?  (We learned about the alpaca--a llama--and the condor--a bird.  Both live in the mountains of Peru.) 

This week's vocabulary:

• Review 
  • la bandera - the flag
  • rojo - red
  • blanco - white
  • el invierno - the winter
  • el verano - the summer
  • las estaciones - the seasons
  • el opuesto - the opposite
  • la playa - the beach
  • la capital - the capital city
• las montañas - the mountains
• los Andes - the Andes (mountains in Peru)
• la costa - the coast
• la playa - the beach
• la selva - the jungle
• el lago - the lake
• Lago Titicaca - Lake Titicaca (located between Peru and Bolivia)
• el río - the river
• el Río Amazonas - the Amazon River
• New
• el pájaro - the bird
• el condor - the condor, a bird that lives in the Andes.  It is the largest flying bird with a wingspan of 11 feet!
• la llama - the llama
• la alpaca - a type of llama with very soft, warm, fur

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

• Listen to the Seasons Song.  This song is about the seasons in Michigan.  How would the song be different if we were singing it in Peru?

1st Grade: November 11, 2015

After talking about the weather in Spanish, we continued our unit:  Ayudo a mi familia (I help my family).  This week we talked about the living room and yard!

Ask your student:

• What rooms of the house did you learn about in class this week?  (Our new word was "la sala" - the living room, and "el jardín" - the yard.) 
• Can you show me the weather book you made in Spanish class?  (Each week, students have a coloring sheet with a vocabulary word to color at the beginning of class.  Since the beginning of the year, the coloring sheets have had weather related vocabulary words.  Today, students brought the books home.)

Today's vocabulary:

• Weather (Although we'll continue to do a weather report at the beginning of class each day, this is the last week I'll list the vocabulary on the blog.)
• Review
• hace sol - it's sunny
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• está nevando - it's snowing
• hace viento - it's windy
• hace fresco - it's cool/chilly
• House
• Review
• el baño - the bathroom
• limpia - he/she cleans
• lava las manos - he/she washes his/her hands
• el dormitorio - the bedroom
• duerme - he/she sleeps
• la cocina - the kitchen
• prepara la comida - he/she prepares the food
• come - he/she eats
• pone la mesa - he/she sets the table
• New
• la sala - the living room
• ve la tele - he/she watches TV
• recoge - he/she picks up
• el jardín - the garden/yard

Homework:

• Sing along with our House Songs!!  Rooms in the house, Animals in the house
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 

Kindergarten: November 11, 2015

Today in class, we reviewed the vocabulary words from the past two weeks, by playing a few games and singing a few songs.  After that, we learned several more words body part (face) words.  We played with Mr. Potato Head, and even drew a funny Potato Head as a class.

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the Potato Head you made in Spanish class? (We all drew the same ridiculous Potato Head.  He looks something like this:  
  

This week's vocabulary:

• los ojos - the eyes
• las orejas - the ears
• la boca - the mouth
• la nariz - the nose

Review Vocabulary:

• las manos - the hands
• los pies - the feet
• la espalda - the back
• los hombros - the shoulders
• espantapájaros - scarecrow
• tiene - he/she has
• la cabeza - the head
• las piernas - the legs
• los brazos - the arms
• el estómago - the stomach

Homework:

• Sing along!  Father Abraham/Padre Abraham
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Salmos 100:1 (cien, versículo uno)
• Audio version (the audio version includes more than just the first verse, but it may still be helpful for Kindergarten students)

4th/5th/6th Grade: November 4, 2015

This week, we learned all about not one, but TWO "amigas del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish...even adding verse 4 this week.  We also learned some new vocabulary words for our Bible story unit.  Over the next few weeks, we'll learn more words to eventually talk about a Bible story all in Spanish. Today, one of the students guessed what story it is!

Ask your student:

• Who were the "amigas del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about each of them?  (This week, we had two amigas del día.  Both are girls.  One loves to play board games and the other loves her family!)

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• juegos de mesa - board games
• jugar - to play
• ajedrez - chess
• la familia - the family
• quiere - he/she loves
• misterios - mysteries
• ficción juvenil - juvenile fiction
• Bible Story unit vocabulary
• Review
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• ayuda - he/she helps
• escucha - he/she listens
• habla - he/she talks
• ¿por qué? - why?
• porque - because
• New
• cocina - he/she cooks
• limpia - he/she cleans
• le dice - he/she says to him/her

Homework:

• Quia Assignment for this week (November 4)
• Hangman style game to review the vocabulary words (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment to complete for next week (worth 2 stickers)
• Did you miss a previous assignment in this unit?  Catch up here!
• Week of Oct 28 
• Flashcards to review vocabulary (Choose "html" version if you're having trouble).
• ASSIGNMENT  (Worth 1 sticker)
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: November 4, 2015

This week, we continued our "me gusta" (I like) unit.  We learned how to talk about more things that we enjoy (or don't enjoy) doing.  Once again, I was impressed at how excited everyone was to speak only Spanish in class!  We also continued practicing Psalm 100 in Spanish.  This week, we added verse 4!

Ask your student:

• What was your silly sentence in Spanish class today? (Students wrote 3 sentences in Spanish...one telling me something they like to do, one telling me something they don't like to do, and one silly sentence using the "I like" vocabulary.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• Me gusta - I like
• No me gusta - I don't like
• ¿Te gusta...? - Do you like
• Le gusta - he/she likes
• comer - to eat
• nadar - to swim
• bailar - to dance
• cantar - to sing
• New
• leer - to read
• escribir - to write
• saltar - to jump
• correr - to run

Homework:

• Sing along with the Me Gusta song we sang in class:  CLICK HERE 
• Quia Assignment 
• Assignment (2 pegatinas)
• Did you miss last week's assignment?  You can still complete it for a sticker!
• Play THIS GAME to review the vocabulary (just for practice).
• Sept 28 ASSIGNMENT (worth 1 sticker)
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: November 4, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning all about Peru.  Specifically, we focused on the land and specific landforms.  We also continued practicing Psalm 100 in Spanish.  This week, we added verse 4!

Ask your student:

• Does Peru have any mountains?  What are they called?  (Yes, the Andes Mountains are in Peru.) 

This week's vocabulary:

• Review 
  • la bandera - the flag
  • rojo - red
  • blanco - white
  • el invierno - the winter
  • el verano - the summer
  • las estaciones - the seasons
  • el opuesto - the opposite
  • la playa - the beach
  • la capital - the capital city
• New
• las montañas - the mountains
• los Andes - the Andes (mountains in Peru)
• la costa - the coast
• la playa - the beach
• la selva - the jungle
• el lago - the lake
• Lago Titicaca - Lake Titicaca (located between Peru and Bolivia)
• el río - the river
• el Río Amazonas - the Amazon River

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

• Listen to the Seasons Song.  This song is about the seasons in Michigan.  How would the song be different if we were singing it in Peru?

1st Grade: November 4, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we finished learning all of the new weather vocabulary.  Over the year, we will continue to review these words as we talk about the weather at the beginning of each class. We also continued our new unit:  Ayudo a mi familia (I help my family).  This week we talked about the kitchen!

Ask your student:

• What room of the house did you learn about in class this week?  (Our new word was "la cocina" - the kitchen.  We also reviewed the words from last week:  el baño - the bathroom, el dormitorio - the bedroom) 

Today's vocabulary:

• Weather
• Review
• hace sol - it's sunny
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• está nevando - it's snowing
• hace viento - it's windy
• New
• hace fresco - it's cool/chilly
• House
• Review
• el baño - the bathroom
• limpia - he/she cleans
• lava las manos - he/she washes his/her hands
• el dormitorio - the bedroom
• duerme - he/she sleeps
• New
• la cocina - the kitchen
• prepara la comida - he/she prepares the food
• come - he/she eats
• pone la mesa - he/she sets the table

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 

Kindergarten: November 4, 2015

Today in class, we played a "hot potato" game to review the words we learned last week.  After that, we learned some new vocabulary words with the help of our friend, Espantapájaros.  We sang some songs and played another game to finish class.

Ask your student:

• What new songs did you learn in Spanish class this week? (We learned two songs... Father Abraham, and Head and Shoulders, Knees, and Toes...but in Spanish it's Head and Shoulders, Legs, and Feet!) 

This week's vocabulary:

• las manos - the hands
• los pies - the feet
• la espalda - the back
• los hombros - the shoulders

Review vocabulary:

• espantapájaros - scarecrow
• tiene - he/she has
• la cabeza - the head
• las piernas - the legs
• los brazos - the arms
• el estómago - the stomach

Homework:

• Sing along!  Father Abraham/Padre Abraham
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Salmos 100:1 (cien, versículo uno)
• Audio version (the audio version includes more than just the first verse, but it may still be helpful for Kindergarten students)

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: October 28, 2015

This week, we learned all about a new "amigo del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish.  We also learned some new vocabulary words.  Right now, the words are a seemingly random combination, but they're actually taken from a Bible story.  Over the next few weeks, we'll learn more words to eventually talk about a Bible story all in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amigo del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about him?  (This week, our "amigo del día" was a boy and he likes crocodiles.)
• If someone asks "¿por qué? how could you answer their question?  (¡Porque!  ¿Por qué?--two words with an accent mark means "why?" and porque--one word, with no accent means "because!")

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• asustar - to scare
• el pez - the fish
• Bible Story unit vocabulary
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• ayuda - he/she helps
• escucha - he/she listens
• habla - he/she talks
• ¿por qué? - why?
• porque - because

Homework:

• Quia Assignment 
• Use these flashcards to review the vocabulary words (Choose "html" version if you're having trouble).
• Complete THIS ASSIGNMENT.  (Worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory Verse!
• This year, all of the (HC)2 Students will be memorizing Psalm 100 during the first semester.  We will also be memorizing part of it in Spanish class!  Next week, we'll be adding verse 4!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que el Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos; ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado! Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: October 28, 2015

This week, we began a new unit in class!  We'll be learning to talk about things we enjoy doing in Spanish.  We spent 25 minutes speaking only in Spanish and we had a lot of fun today asking "normal" questions ("Do you like to eat chocolate?") and silly questions ("Do you like to swim in chocolate?").

Ask your student:

• What does "me gusta" like?  (Me gusta means "I like."  We watched a song/video in class today that reviewed this phase.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Me gusta - I like
• No me gusta - I don't like
• ¿Te gusta...? - Do you like
• Le gusta - he/she likes
• comer - to eat
• nadar - to swim
• bailar - to dance
• cantar - to sing

Homework:

• Sing along with the Me Gusta song we sang in class:  CLICK HERE 
• Quia Assignment!
• Play THIS GAME to review the vocabulary (just for practice).
• Complete THIS ASSIGNMENT (worth 2 stickers!)
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: October 28, 2015

Over the next few weeks, we'll be discovering Peru in class!  This week, we spent some time talking about where Peru is located, it's flag, and what the seasons are like.  We finished class by playing another game to review numbers 20-39 in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• When it's winter in Michigan, what season is it in Peru?  (Summer!  Peru's seasons are the opposite of ours.)
• What does Peru's flag look like?  (It's red and white and it has a design/picture/coat of arms in the center.)

This week's vocabulary:

• la bandera - the flag
• rojo - red
• blanco - white
• el invierno - the winter
• el verano - the summer
• las estaciones - the seasons
• el opuesto - the opposite
• la playa - the beach
• la capital - the capital city

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que el Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos; ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado! Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 
• Listen to the Seasons Song.  This song is about the seasons in Michigan.  How would the song be different if we were singing it in Peru?

1st Grade: October 28, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we began a new unit:  Ayudo a mi familia (I help my family).  During this unit, we'll be learning about rooms in the house and actions we do around the house that help our families.  For more information about this unit, click here: ¡Ayudo a mi familia!/I help my family!

This week, we learned about two rooms of the house and a few chores and activities in each room.

Ask your student:

• What were the two rooms of the house that you learned about today?  (el baño - the bathroom, el dormitorio - the bedroom) 

Today's vocabulary:

• Weather
• Review
• hace sol - it's sunny
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• está nevando - it's snowing
• New
• hace viento - it's windy
• House
• el baño - the bathroom
• limpia - he/she cleans
• lava las manos - he/she washes his/her hands
• el dormitorio - the bedroom
• duerme - he/she sleeps

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 

Kindergarten: October 28, 2015

This week, we started a new unit in class!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning the names for various body parts as we talk about a scarecrow.  We learned a few new words, and we finished class by playing a game to review the words.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember the name of this new friend? (Espantapájaros - Scarecrow) 

This week's vocabulary:

• espantapájaros - scarecrow
• tiene - he/she has
• la cabeza - the head
• las piernas - the legs
• los brazos - the arms
• el estómago - the stomach

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Salmos 100:1 (cien, versículo uno)
• Audio version (the audio version includes more than just the first verse, but it may still be helpful for Kindergarten students)

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: October 14, 2015

This week, we learned all about a new "amigo del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish.  Then, we read over the silly sentences/mini stories that students wrote last week.  We made illustrations to go with each sentence or story.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amigo del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about him?  (This week, our "amigo del día" was a boy and he has a unique pet.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• la culebra - the snake
• peligrosa - dangerous
• mono - cute
• pequeña - small
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• ¡Haz la maleta! unit vocabulary
• All review this week
• tiene frío - he/she feels cold
• el abrigo - the winter coat
• la chaqueta - the jacket
• se pone - he/she puts on
• se quita - he/she takes off
• tiene calor - he/she feels hot
• el bañador - the bathing suit
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• la camiseta - the short sleeve shirt
• la camisa - the long sleeve shirt
• los pantalones - the pants
• los pantalones cortos - the shorts
• mete - he/she puts in
• la maleta - the suitcase
• los zapatos - the shoes
• las botas - the boots
• las chanclas - the shoes
• ¡Qué calor! - How hot!
• ¡Qué frío! - How cold!

Homework:

• Final Assignment:  Since we finished our unit this week, we have a final assignment instead of a Quia assignment.  The assignment was handed out in class.  If you misplaced your assignment sheet, you can CLICK HERE to print a new copy.
• Quia Assignments!  Need to catch up on any of the assignments?  Here they are!  If you don't have your Quia log in information, please email me and I can get you that information right away.  
• October 7 Quia Assignment 
• September 30 Quia assignment
• September 23 Quia assignment
• September 16 Quia assignment
• September 16 Comic Strip with Useful Phrases
• September 9 Quia assignment 
• A note about assignments:  These are for students to practice.  Most questions Quia is able to grade automatically and give instant feedback.  Students may retry questions or the entire assignment as often as they want.  If a student is "stuck" with vocabulary, the vocabulary list above is a great resource.
• Bible Memory Verse!
• This year, all of the (HC)2 Students will be memorizing Psalm 100 during the first semester.  We will also be memorizing part of it in Spanish class!  This week, we added verse three!  
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que el Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos; ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado! Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: October 14, 2015

Today in class we finished our unit about  Las Mascotas (pets).  Students introduced their pets (or dream pets) to the class...using only Spanish!  I was very impressed with everyone who shared about their pets all in Spanish!!  Way to go Third Graders!!

Ask your student:

• Did you talk about our pet (or a dream pet) in Spanish class?  What did you say?

This week's vocabulary:

• All Review
• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• tiene - he/she has
• la mascota - the pet
• el perro - the dog
• el gato - the cat
• el pez - the fish
• la culebra - the snake
• el conejo - the rabbit
• la tortuga - the turtle
• el hámster - the hamster
• el pájaro - the bird
• corre - he/she runs
• nada - he/she swims
• vuela - he/she flies
• salta - he/she jumps
• juega - he/she plays
• come - he/she eats
• duerme - he/she sleeps
• vive - he/she lives
• en la casa - inside
• afuera - outside

Homework:

• No new assignments this week!  If you were unable to complete previous assignments, you can use these two weeks as a chance to catch up!
• Introduce your pet to the class!  If you misplaced the paper, you can click HERE to print a new copy.  
• September 30 Quia Assignment 
• September 23 Quia Assignment; Vocabulary practice
• September 16 Quia Assignment
• September 9 Quia Assignment
• A note about assignments:  These are for students to practice.  Most questions Quia is able to grade automatically and give instant feedback.  Students may retry questions or the entire assignment as often as they want.  If a student is "stuck" with vocabulary, the vocabulary list above is a great resource.
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: October 14, 2015

Today in class, we finished our first unit:  Los 5 Sentidos.  We sang along with the 5 senses rap, played a guessing game using our 5 senses, and finished class by reviewing the numbers 20-39.

Ask your student:

• What guessing game did you play in class?  (We played a game in which I would describe an object in Spanish, and students would have to guess what I was describing.  I used the homework assignments they turned in for ideas!)

This week's vocabulary:

• All Review
• veo - I see
• ve - he/she sees 
• los ojos - the eyes
• escucho - I listen
• escucha - he/she listens
• los oídos - the (inner) ears
• las orejas - the (outer) ears
• habla bajo - he/she speaks softly
• habla fuerte - he/she speaks loudly
• las manos - the hands
• toco - I touch
• suave - smooth
• áspero - rough/bumpy
• blando - soft/squishy
• duro - hard
• pruebo - I taste
• como - I eat
• la boca - the mouth
• la lengua - the tongue
• dulce - sweet
• salado - salty
• la nariz - the nose
• huele bien - it smells good
• huele mal - it smells bad

Homework:

• Sing along with our 5 Senses song in Spanish.  
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que el Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos; ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado! Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

1st Grade: October 14, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we finished our unit all about farm animals.  We made a little booklet that students brought home to share with you.  (For an audio version of the book, click HERE).

Ask your student:

• Of the 10 farm animals you learned about in Spanish, which one is your favorite?

This week's vocabulary:

• Weather
• Review
• hace sol - it's sunny
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• New
• está nevando - it's snowing
• Animals/Actions/Colors
• All review this week!
• la rana - the frog
• el burro - the donkey
• corre - he/she runs
• salta - he/she jumps
• verde - green 
• gris - gray
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• el caballo - the horse
• dice - he/she says
• café - brown
• canta - he/she sings
• come - he/she eats
• el cerdo - the pig
• el gallo - the rooster
• anaranjado - orange
• rosado - pink
• vuela - he/she flies
• nada - he/she swims
• el pájaro - the bird
• el pez - the fish
• la vaca - the cow
• la oveja - the sheep
• el pato - the duck

Homework:

• Read along with our booklet!  Click HERE for an audio version!
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 
• Listen to this fun song practice the animal vocabulary words!  Animales en la Granja Song
• Each week, we begin class by talking about the weather in Spanish.  Here's a fun song to practice at home!
• Weather, months, seasons song