5th and 6th Grade: January 28, 2015

Our class did not meet today due to Market Day.  I loved seeing everyone's creativity at Market Day, and I enjoyed speaking español with you!  We'll wrap up our "Mercado" unit next week.

3rd and 4th Grade: January 28, 2015

Today in class, we practiced a few buying/selling conversations in Spanish before we headed to Market Day to try them out "for real."

Ask your student:

• Did you try speaking some Spanish at Market Day? (I was impressed that so many students decided to try talking to one or two of the older students in Spanish.)

This week's vocabulary

• Review
• Estoy mirando. ~ I'm looking/browsing.

Homework:

• Our new song:  Siempre que me muevo
• We realized we need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.  Here's another video that practices counting to 100 in Spanish.
• January/February Bible Verse:  James 4:8 (AUDIO Version)
• Acérquense a Dios, y Él se acercará a ustedes.  Santiago 4 versículo 8.

2nd and 3rd Grade: January 28, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning all about Peru.  All in Spanish, we went looking for condors ("Goin' on a Bear Hunt" style).

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:

• Review

Homework:

• Sing along with our new song:  Mi mandamiento (This is My Commandment)
• Practice our new Bible Memory verse:  1 Corinthians 13:4 (Audio Version)
• El amor es paciente, es bondadoso.  1 de Corintios 13:4 (Primero de Corintios trece versículo cuatro)

1st Grade: January 28, 2015

In Spanish class, we continued our unit:  ¡Qué Rico! (How Delicious!).  This week we talked about tacos from Mexico.

Ask your student:

• Are tacos from Mexico the same as tacos from "Taco Bell"?  How are they the same?  How are they different?  (Both kinds of tacos have meat and tortillas.  In Mexico, they also put onion and cilantro on the tacos.  If they use cheese it is white.  At Taco Bell/In the US, our tacos usually have lettuce and tomatoes.  The cheese is a yellow-orange color. ) 

Today's vocabulary:

• la tortilla - the tortilla
• la carne - the meat
• la cebolla - the onion
• el queso - the cheese

Homework:

• Look at what we've been learning!  Click through our SLIDE SHOW from class.  Ask your student what the vocabulary words mean in English.  (Tip~There is a translation of each slide at the end!)
• Sing along with our song:  Si tu tienes mucha hambre, come un pan (If You're Hungry, Eat Some Bread). 
• 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: January 28, 2015

Today in class, we continued practicing body parts in Spanish.

Ask your student:

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

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?

Homework:

• Practice all of our words with THIS VIDEO.  See if you can point to the right part before the picture comes up!
• Fun Songs!
• Head and Shoulders, Legs and Feet (This song uses the word "la cara"= the face instead of "las orejas"=the ears)
• Padre Abraham (Father Abraham)
• Juanito cuando baila (This song uses a few other new words, but it's still fun to sing...and dance...along with!  New words:  la cadera-the hip, la rodilla-the knee, el codo-the elbow, el dedito-the little finger).
• 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.

5th and 6th Grade: January 21, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning some "market" vocabulary.  I'm excited to see how students use this vocabulary at Market Day next week!

Ask your student:

• What does it mean if you set out a "Se Habla Español" sign at Market Day? (It means that you are willing to speak Spanish with customers like Sra. Brouwer and the 3rd and 4th grade students.)

This week's vocabulary

• compra - he/she buys
• vende - he/she sells
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• Tengo - I have
• Tienes - you have/do you have

Homework:

• Did you misplace your "Se Habla Español" sign and useful phrases?  Print another copy HERE.  I'll see you all at Market Day!
• Our new song: Countries and Capitals of Central America/The Caribbean.  We'll be listening to this song in class each week.  The goal is for students to learn all of the countries and capitals by the end of April.
• We realized we need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.  Here's another video that practices counting to 100 in Spanish.

3rd and 4th Grade: January 21, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning some shopping vocabulary.  Next week, we'll be going to Market Day during Spanish class.  If students choose, they can speak Spanish with some of the 5th and 6th grade students at their stores.

Ask your student:

• Do you think you will try speaking some Spanish at Market Day? (We'll practice a little in class before heading to Market Day.  Students will earn stickers for speaking Spanish.)

This week's vocabulary

• compra - he/she buys
• vende - he/she sells
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• Tengo - I have
• Tienes - you have/do you have

Homework:

• Our new song:  Siempre que me muevo
• We realized we need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.  Here's another video that practices counting to 100 in Spanish.
• January/February Bible Verse:  James 4:8 (AUDIO Version)
• Acérquense a Dios, y Él se acercará a ustedes.  Santiago 4 versículo 8.

2nd and 3rd Grade: January 21, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning all about Peru.  Specifically, we focused on the land/landforms and a few common animals.

Ask your student:

• Does Peru have any mountains?  What are they called?  (Yes, the Andes Mountains are in Peru.) 
• What is a condor?  (It's a large bird that lives in the mountains of Peru.)

This week's vocabulary:

• 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 condor - the condor (a large bird)
• la alpaca - the alpaca (type of llama)

Homework:

• Sing along with our new song:  Mi mandamiento (This is My Commandment)
• 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?
• Practice our new Bible Memory verse:  1 Corinthians 13:4 (Audio Version)
• El amor es paciente, es bondadoso.  1 de Corintios 13:4 (Primero de Corintios trece versículo cuatro)

1st Grade: January 21, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we continued our new unit:  ¡Qué Rico! (How Delicious!).  During this unit, we'll be learning about some common, traditional foods from the Spanish speaking world.  This week we talked about flan from Spain.

Ask your student:

• What are two ingredients in Flan?  (The two main ingredients are milk and eggs.  Flan sort of tastes like pudding but it feels wiggly, like Jello, in your mouth.) 

Today's vocabulary:

• tengo sed - I'm thirsty
• la leche - the milk
• los huevos - the eggs
• la nata - the cream 
• el flan - custard like dessert that is common in Spain and the rest of the Spanish speaking world.

Homework:

• Sing along with our new song:  Si tu tienes mucha hambre, come un pan (If You're Hungry, Eat Some Bread).
• Watch this video.  It's a Spanish speaking cooking show and they're making flan!  You won't understand every word, but see how many times you hear the words "leche" and "huevos" 
• 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: January 21, 2015

This week, we kept learning more body parts in Spanish.  We played some games and sang some songs to practice.

Ask your student:

•   Do you have your snowman picture from class today?  (We labeled a few body parts on this snowman!)
• 

This week's vocabulary:

• la mano - the hand
• los dedos - the fingers
• los brazos - the arms
• el estómago - the stomach
• la espalda - the back 
• el pelo - the hair 
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?

Homework:

• Practice all of our words with THIS VIDEO.  See if you can point to the right part before the picture comes up!
• Fun Songs!
• Head and Shoulders, Legs and Feet (This song uses the word "la cara"= the face instead of "las orejas"=the ears)
• Padre Abraham (Father Abraham)
• Juanito cuando baila (This song uses a few other new words, but it's still fun to sing...and dance...along with!  New words:  la cadera-the hip, la rodilla-the knee, el codo-the elbow, el dedito-the little finger).
• 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.

5th and 6th Grade: January 14, 2015

Today in class, we started learning some "market" vocabulary.  Students will have a chance to try it out as they set up shops at Market Day in a few weeks!

Ask your student:

• How do you say "A bargain!!" in Spanish? (Una ganga.)

This week's vocabulary

• la tienda - the store
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very inexpensive.
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Una oferta - an offer/a deal

Homework:

• Our new song: Countries and Capitals of Central America/The Caribbean.  We'll be listening to this song in class each week.  The goal is for students to learn all of the countries and capitals by the end of April.
• We realized we need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• Quia
• Practice our vocabulary words with THIS ACTIVITY.
• Complete THIS ASSIGNMENT (worth 2 pegatinas).

3rd and 4th Grade: January 14, 2015

Today in class, we started learning some shopping vocabulary.  Students will have a chance to try it out as they shop at Market Day in a few weeks.

Ask your student:

• How do you say "A bargain!!" in Spanish? (Una ganga.)

This week's vocabulary

• la tienda - the store
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very inexpensive.
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Una oferta - an offer/a deal

Homework:

• Our new song:  Siempre que me muevo
• We realized we need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• Quia
• Practice our vocabulary words with THIS ACTIVITY.
• Complete THIS ASSIGNMENT (worth 2 pegatinas).

2nd and 3rd Grade: January 14, 2015

Over the next few weeks, we'll be discovering Peru in class!

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:

• Sing along with our new song:  Mi mandamiento (This is My Commandment)
• 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?
• Practice our new Bible Memory verse:  1 Corinthians 13:4 (Audio Version)
• El amor es paciente, es bondadoso.  1 de Corintios 13:4 (Primero de Corintios trece versículo cuatro)

1st Grade: January 14, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we began a new unit:  ¡Qué Rico! (How Delicious!).  During this unit, we'll be learning about some common, traditional foods from the Spanish speaking world.  This week we talked about empanadas from Chile and Argentina.

Ask your student:

• What were the two kinds of empanadas you talked about in class?  (In Chile and Argentina, meat empanadas and cheese empanadas are very popular.) 

Today's vocabulary:

• tengo hambre - I'm hungry
• el pan - the bread
• la carne - the meat
• el queso - the cheese
• tiene - it has
• comen - they eat

Homework:

• Sing along with our new song:  Si tu tienes mucha hambre, come un pan (If You're Hungry, Eat Some Bread).
• Watch this video of someone making empanadas in Argentina. 
• 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.

Kindergarten: January 14, 2015

This week, we started a new unit!  We'll be learning to name body parts in Spanish.  We started off by learning all of the words in the Head and Shoulders song.

Ask your student:

•   In English, we sing the song "Head and shoulders, knees and toes"...what are the words in Spanish?  (Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies...head, shoulders, legs, and feet!)

This week's vocabulary:

• la cabeza - the head
• los hombros - the shoulders
• las piernas - the legs 
• los pies - the feet
• los ojos - the eyes
• las orejas - the ears
• la boca - the mouth 
• la nariz - the nose
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?

Homework:

• Watch this video to review our vocabulary words!  (It uses the word "la cara"= the face instead of "las orejas"=the ears)
• Practice our Second Semester 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.