Christmas Break 2016: Activity Ideas

If you're looking for some fun, Spanish-related activities to do over break, check out some of these ideas:

1. Try a new recipe!
1. Mexican Hot Chocolate
2. Mexican Christmas Eve Salad
3. Spanish turrón
2. Try a craft!
1. Poinsettia ornament
2. Farolitos (Luminaries)
3. Piñata ornament
4. Make a paper bag piñata
5. Papel Picado
3. Learn some new songs (All are available through Herrick Library)
1. Merry Navidad!:  Christmas Carols in Spanish and English by Alma Flor Ada
2. Feliz Navidad:  learning songs and traditions in Spanish by Anna Maria Mahoney
4. Read a book (All are available through the Herrick Library or library loan)
1. The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie dePaola
2. The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
3. N is for Navidad by Susan Middleton Elya
4. Uno, Dos, Tres, Posada! by Virginia Kroll
5. The Gift of the Poinsettia by Pat Mora and Charles Ramírez Berg
6. A Piñata in a Pine Tree by Pat Mora
7. 'Twas Nochebuena by Roseanne Greenfield Thong

5th and 6th Grade: December 14, 2016

In class today, we continued learning about the Mexican Christmas legend of the poinsettia.

Ask your student:

• What is the legend of the Poinsettia about?  (It's about a girl who was poor and couldn't bring a gift to church on Christmas Eve.  She just brought a normal plant she found along the side of the road and when she brought it in to the church, it turned into a beautiful flower--the poinsettia.)

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• le da - he/she gives to him/her
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• ¿por qué? - why?
• ¡Qué lástima! - Too bad!
• mira - he/she looks at
• tengo - I have
• el regalo - the gift/present
• pobre - poor
• el dinero - the money 
• está triste - he/she is sad
• llora - he/she cries
• la flor de nochebuena - the poinsettia
• la iglesia - the church
• el corazón - the heart 
• el ángel - the angel
• recoge - he/she picks up
• el milagro - the miracle

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Quia Practice-Battleship Style!  

4th Grade: December 14, 2016

Today in class, we continued talking about a New Year's Eve tradition in Spain!

Ask your student:

• Were you able to eat all 12 grapes at the right time? (We watched a video from last year's New Year's Eve broadcast and tried to eat our grapes just like they do in Spain!  If you want to try it as a family, click HERE)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• ¿Cuándo? - When?
• diciembre - December
• Nochevieja - New Year's Eve
• medianoche - midnight
• ¿Dónde? - Where?
• España - Spain
• el reloj - the clock
• los cuartos - the quarters (double tone chime every 15 minutes)
• las campanadas - the chimes of the hour
• las uvas - the grapes

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 

2nd and 3rd Grade: December 14, 2016

In Spanish class today, we finished our short book about Christmas piñatas in Mexico.  We also spent the last 15 minutes of class attending a special (HC)2 Christmas Chapel.

Ask your student:

• Can you show me your book from class? (We wrote and illustrated a "That's Not My Christmas Piñata" book based on the "That's Not My..." series by Usborne books.  To sing along with the Piñata song on the back page, click HERE.)

Vocabulary
All review this week

• tradicional - traditional
• moderna - modern
• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: December 14, 2016

This week, we practiced our Christmas vocabulary words with some games and activities.

Ask your student:

• Can you name 3 people in the Christmas story in Spanish? (See the vocabulary list below.  We didn't get a chance to listen to our new Christmas song in class today:  The Donkey of Bethlehem.  You can listen to the song HERE.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el burrito - the small donkey
• Belén - Bethlehem
• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: December 14, 2016

This week, we made a small book together talking about shapes and the Christmas story.

Ask your student:

• Do you have your book from Spanish class?  (You can read through which shapes match up with different parts of the Christmas story.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

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

Homework:

• Want to listen to the songs we're singing?
• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

5th and 6th Grade: December 7, 2016

In class today, we began a short Christmas unit.  We'll be learning about the Mexican Christmas legend of the poinsettia.

Ask your student:

• What is a poinsettia called in Spanish?  What does it mean?  (In Spanish, the poinsettia is called la flor de Nochebuena.  That means:  the flower of Christmas Eve.)

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• le da - he/she gives to him/her
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• ¿por qué? - why?
• ¡Qué lástima! - Too bad!
• mira - he/she looks at
• tengo - I have
• el regalo - the gift/present
• pobre - poor
• el dinero - the money 
• está triste - he/she is sad
• llora - he/she cries
• la flor de nochebuena - the poinsettia
• la iglesia - the church
• el corazón - the heart 
• el ángel - the angel

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia 
• Vocabulary practice (Practice Activity #1, Practice Activity #2)  **If you have problems getting Activity #1 to work, try #2.  It's a different format, but it shouldn't have any "Java" problems.  
• Assignment, worth 2 pegatinas. 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Quia Practice-Battleship Style!  
• Did you miss last week's final assignment?
• 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.  

4th Grade: December 7, 2016

Today in class, we began talking about a New Year's Eve tradition in Spain!

Ask your student:

• What do you know about the New Year's Eve tradition in Spain? (We'll talk more about it next week!  As the clock in the Puerta del Sol strikes 12, people eat 12 grapes.)
• What is the "Puerta del Sol"? (It's a place in Madrid, a large open square.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• ¿Cuándo? - When?
• diciembre - December
• Nochevieja - New Year's Eve
• medianoche - midnight
• ¿Dónde? - Where?
• España - Spain
• el reloj - the clock
• los cuartos - the quarters (double tone chime every 15 minutes)
• las campanadas - the chimes of the hour
• las uvas - the grapes

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia 
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 

2nd and 3rd Grade: December 7, 2016

In Spanish class today, we continued talking about piñatas, but specifically talked about the tradition of having Christmas piñatas in Mexico.  We also began writing a class book describing a Christmas piñata.

Ask your student:

• How do people in Mexico decide how many times you get to hit a piñata? (They have a song they sing!  When the song is over, so is your turn!  Click HERE to listen to the song.)

Vocabulary
All review this week

• tradicional - traditional
• moderna - modern
• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: December 7, 2016

This week, we continued to practice a few family vocabulary words as we practiced Christmas vocabulary as well!

Ask your student:

• What is a burrito?  What did "burrito" mean in the song you learned? (In most of the the Spanish speaking world, a "burrito" does not refer to food.  It refers to a small donkey.  We learned a new Christmas song in class today:  The Donkey of Bethlehem.  You can listen to the song HERE.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el burrito - the small donkey
• Belén - Bethlehem
• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: December 7, 2016

This week, we learned some more new Christmas words!  We also learned two Christmas songs in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what the "action" is for "the shepherd"?  (Every time I say "el pastor" in Spanish, students pretend to hold a shepherd staff and put their other had up to their eyes as if they're looking out for their sheep.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

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

Homework:

• Want to listen to the songs we're singing?
• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

5th and 6th Grade: November 30, 2016

In class today, we finished our unit about Las Meninas.  As a class, we posed (again!) to take a Las Meninas picture.  We also looked at another artist's interpretation of the painting.

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.

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el pintor - the painter
• pinta - he/she paints
• el chico/la chica - the boy/the girl
• un señor - a gentleman
• una señora - a lady 
• un perro - a dog
• un espejo - a mirror
• dentro de - inside of
• fuera de - outside of
• a la derecha de - to the right of
• a la izquierda de - to the left of
• aquí - right here
• ahí - right there***
• allí -  there***
• allá - over there
• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Look over the SLIDE SHOW from class to review our vocabulary.
• 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.  
• Videos (watch for extra vocabulary practice)
• Watch this VIDEO about Roberto and Señor Pato. 
• Lulo and Fufi video that we saw in class this week!  (LINK) 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Quia Practice-Battleship Style!  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• Week of November 16
• Assignment
• Week of November 9
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment

5th/6th Grade: Galería de Arte for Final Assignment

5th and 6th 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.

**If for some reason, the paintings don't show up for you, please email me so I can fix the links!  Gracias!**

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/The Lunch.  1619.  Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.

4th Grade: November 30, 2016

Today in class we finished our unit "Las Islas" by talking about foods!  This week we talked about different things and places and different things to do on the islands.

Ask your student:

• What foods did you sample in class today?  What did you think about them?  (We sampled mangú (mashed plantain) and morir soñando (orange juice and milk drink).  The mangú got mixed reviews from the students, but almost everyone liked the morir soñando.  Many students wanted to make these recipes at home.  The recipes I used are linked in the Homework section.)
• What word doesn't exist in Spanish?  (Just like we don't have a word for "mangú" they don't have a word for "fudge" in Spanish.  We describe mangú as mashed plantains.  In Spanish they would talk about fudge as a sweet made from chocolate and cream.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el plátano - the plantain (similar to a banana)
• el aceite de oliva - the olive oil
• sal - salt
• el jugo de naranja - the orange juice
• la leche - the milk
• el azúcar - the sugar
• dólares - dollars
• pesos - pesos  
• golf - golf
• béisbol - baseball
• hablan - they speak
• usan - they use
• los carros - the cars
• bicicletas - bicycles 
• la escuela - the school 
• el hotel - the hotel 
• el caballo - the horse
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• el flamenco - the flamingo
• la gaviota - the seagull
• la iguana - the iguana
• el bosque (de pino) - the (pine) forest
• la cueva - the cave
• la isla - the island
• el lago - the lake
• la montaña - the mountain 
• el océano - the ocean 
• hay - there is/there are
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• la isla - the island
• el país - the country
• el mar - the sea
• el lago - the lake

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class.  If you misplaced the worksheet, click HERE to print a new copy.
• Did you like the mangú and the morir soñando? Here are the recipes for you to share with your family!
• Mangú
• Morir Soñando (In class, I used a little sweetened condensed milk instead of sugar.  I also made a dairy free version by simply mixing orange juice and canned coconut milk.)
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of November 16
• Vocabulary Practice
• Extra Vocabulary Game
• Week of November 9
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment 
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 30, 2016

In Spanish class today, we finished our unit about piñatas with some reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities focusing on the verbs "es" (he/she/it is) and "tiene" (he/she/it has).

Ask your student:

• Can you describe this piñata in Spanish? (Es pequeña-It's small, Es moderna-It's modern; not a traditional style, Tiene dulces-It has candy.)
• 
  

Vocabulary
All review this week

• tradicional - traditional
• moderna - modern
• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: November 30, 2016

This week, we continued to practice a few family vocabulary words as we practiced Christmas vocabulary as well!

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.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: November 30, 2016

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

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what the "action" is for Joseph?  (Every time I say "José" in Spanish, students pretend to saw a piece of wood.  Since Joseph was a carpinter, the action helps us remember that José means Joseph.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus

Homework:

• Want to listen to the songs we'll be singing in class next week?
• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias

Happy Thanksgiving!

In our kindergarten Spanish class, we are learning about shapes and colors in Spanish.  This week, we used those words to make a "pavo" (turkey)!

Kindergarten students brought home a paper with shapes to color and cut out to create a small version of this turkey.  If you would like to print another copy, click HERE.


Vocabualry Words~
Colors

• amarillo - yellow
• anaranjado - orange
• blanco - white
• marrón - brown 
• negro - black 
• rojo - read

Shapes

• el círculo - the circle
• el cuadrado - the square
• el óvalo - the oval 
• el rectángulo - the rectangle
• el triángulo - the triangle

5th and 6th Grade: November 16, 2016

In class today, we continued our unit about Las Meninas.  As a class, we posed to take a Las Meninas picture.  Next time, we will look at another artist's interpretation of the painting.

Ask your student:

• When your class posed for a class picture of Las Meninas, who were you?  (Be sure to check out the photos that were attached to the (HC)2 Weekly!)

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el pintor - the painter
• pinta - he/she paints
• el chico/la chica - the boy/the girl
• un señor - a gentleman
• una señora - a lady 
• un perro - a dog
• un espejo - a mirror
• dentro de - inside of
• fuera de - outside of
• a la derecha de - to the right of
• a la izquierda de - to the left of
• aquí - right here
• ahí - right there***
• allí -  there***
• allá - over there
• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Look over the SLIDE SHOW from class to review our vocabulary.
• Quia Assignment:  
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Videos (watch for extra vocabulary practice)
• Watch this VIDEO about Roberto and Señor Pato. 
• Lulo and Fufi video that we saw in class this week!  (LINK) 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Quia Practice-Battleship Style!  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• Week of November 9
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment

4th Grade: November 16, 2016

Today in class we continued our unit "Las Islas."  This week we talked about different things and places and different things to do on the islands.

**NOTE** Next time (Nov 30), we will be sampling (very small portions) two different Dominican foods in class.  I will link the recipes I'll be using.  If your student has any allergies or food sensitivities, please let me know ahead of time.

• Mangú Recipe (Traditional mashed plantain breakfast)
• Morir Soñando Recipe (Traditional orange juice and milk drink.  Several students mentioned that they don't drink dairy milk, so I'll make two versions: one following the recipe listed, the other version replacing the milk and sugar with canned coconut milk.)

Ask your student

• What is a favorite sport on Mackinac Island?  How about the DR?  (Golf is popular on Mackinac Island, baseball is a favorite in the DR.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• dólares - dollars
• pesos - pesos  
• golf - golf
• béisbol - baseball
• hablan - they speak
• usan - they use
• los carros - the cars
• bicicletas - bicycles 
• la escuela - the school 
• el hotel - the hotel 
• el caballo - the horse
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• el flamenco - the flamingo
• la gaviota - the seagull
• la iguana - the iguana
• el bosque (de pino) - the (pine) forest
• la cueva - the cave
• la isla - the island
• el lago - the lake
• la montaña - the mountain 
• el océano - the ocean 
• hay - there is/there are
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• la isla - the island
• el país - the country
• el mar - the sea
• el lago - the lake

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Extra Vocabulary Game (Battleship style game!  Be sure to "Log in for Credit")
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of November 9
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment 
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 16, 2016

In Spanish class today, we continued our unit about piñatas by focusing on the verb "es" (he/she/it is).

(If you're looking for a fun activity to practice Spanish, check out this Turkey Pilgrim!)

Ask your student:

• What were traditional piñatas made of?  Why don't they make them like that anymore?  (Traditionally, piñatas were a clay pot.  They don't make them like that anymore because it was too dangerous and people got hurt from the sharp, broken, pot.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• tradicional - traditional
• moderna - modern
• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: November 16, 2016

This week, we continued our new unit:  Mi Familia/My Family.  Be sure to check out a few of the vocabulary videos linked in the homework section.  Also, if you're looking for a fun activity to practice Spanish, check out this Turkey Pilgrim!

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the picture of our family that you made in Spanish class?  (To review the vocabulary we've been learning, students drew and labeled--in Spanish--a picture of their family.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• Family Vocabulary Words (all review this week)
• el abuelo - the grandpa
• la abuela - the grandma
• el perro - the dog
• el gato - the cat
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• yo - I (me)

Homework:

• Vocabulary Videos:
• Video #1
• Video #2
• Video #3
• Video #4
• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: November 16, 2016

This week, we continued learning shapes and colors.  Using some simple shapes, we created a "Pilgrim Turkey"!  Students brought home a paper to make their own Pilgrim Turkey.  Click HERE for more information.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what a turkey says in Spanish?  (In Spanish, turkeys say "glu-glu.") 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el pavo - the turkey
• el óvalo - the oval
• la mesa - the table (rectangle)
• el plato - the plate (circle)
• el trozo de pay - the piece of pie (triangle)
• la servilleta - the napkin (square)
• el rectángulo - the rectangle
• el triángulo - the triangle
• el cuadrado - the square
• el círculo - the circle
• grande - big
• pequeño - small

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

5th and 6th Grade: November 9, 2016

In class today, we continued learning location words in Spanish.  We put those words into practice by talking about a famous Spanish painting.

Ask your student:

• Who are some of the people in this painting?  (The girl in the center is a princess, the painter, Diego de Velázquez, put himself in the painting...and the King and Queen are "hidden"!)

Velázquez, Diego.  Las Meninas.  1656.  Oil on canvas.  Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el pintor - the painter
• pinta - he/she paints
• el chico/la chica - the boy/the girl
• un señor - a gentleman
• una señora - a lady 
• un perro - a dog
• un espejo - a mirror
• dentro de - inside of
• fuera de - outside of
• a la derecha de - to the right of
• a la izquierda de - to the left of
• aquí - right here
• ahí - right there***
• allí -  there***
• allá - over there
• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Look over the SLIDE SHOW from class to review our vocabulary.
• Quia Assignment:  
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• Videos (watch for extra vocabulary practice)
• Watch this VIDEO about Roberto and Señor Pato. 
• Lulo and Fufi video that we saw in class this week!  (LINK) 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Quia Practice-Battleship Style!  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment

4th Grade: November 9, 2016

Today in class we continued our unit "Las Islas."  We read a few short paragraphs and began filling out a Venn Diagram about the similarities and differences between the two places. 

Ask your student:

• What are some similarities and differences between Mackinac Island and the Dominican Republic?  (In class today, we talked about the fact that they have a lot of schools and cars in the DR, while on Mackinac Island there is only one school and no cars.  Both places have a lot of tourists.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• los carros - the cars
• bicicletas - bicycles 
• la escuela - the school 
• el hotel - the hotel 
• el caballo - the horse
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• el flamenco - the flamingo
• la gaviota - the seagull
• la iguana - the iguana
• el bosque (de pino) - the (pine) forest
• la cueva - the cave
• la isla - the island
• el lago - the lake
• la montaña - the mountain 
• el océano - the ocean 
• hay - there is/there are
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• la isla - the island
• el país - the country
• el mar - the sea
• el lago - the lake

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment 
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 9, 2016

In Spanish class today, we continued our unit about piñatas by focusing on the verb "tiene" (has).

Ask your student:

• What are some things that you could find inside a piñata?  (In Mexico, fruit, coins, and nuts are often in piñatas!)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: November 9, 2016

This week, we continued our new unit:  Mi Familia/My Family.  During this unit, we'll be learning how to describe our families in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say "grandma" or "grandpa" in Spanish?  (la abuela - grandma, el abuelo - grandpa)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• Family Vocabulary Words
• el abuelo - the grandpa
• la abuela - the grandma
• el perro - the dog
• el gato - the cat
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• yo - I (me)

Homework:

• Watch the first half of this video.  It reviews 4 of our new vocabulary words. 
• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: November 9, 2016

This week, we continued learning shapes and colors.  We read a short book together (students brought it home), and learned some Thanksgiving related vocabulary.

Ask your student:

• Can  you show me your "Shape Walk" book from Spanish class today?  (See if you can find more shapes in your home.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el óvalo - the oval
• la mesa - the table (rectangle)
• el plato - the plate (circle)
• el trozo de pay - the piece of pie (triangle)
• la servilleta - the napkin (square)
• el rectángulo - the rectangle
• el triángulo - the triangle
• el cuadrado - the square
• el círculo - the circle
• grande - big
• pequeño - small

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

5th and 6th Grade: November 2, 2016

In class today, we continued learning location words in Spanish through some games and speaking activities.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say "left" and "right" in Spanish?  (Derecha-right, and izquierda-left)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• dentro de - inside of
• fuera de - outside of
• a la derecha de - to the right of
• a la izquierda de - to the left of
• aquí - right here
• ahí - right there***
• allí -  there***
• allá - over there
• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

***ahí and allí not only sound alike, but their meanings are very similar.  Native speakers often use them interchangeably or simply use one more than the other.  It often varies from country to country.

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Look over the SLIDE SHOW from class to review our vocabulary.
• Quia Assignment:  
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Videos (watch for extra vocabulary practice)
• Watch this VIDEO about Roberto and Señor Pato. 
• Lulo and Fufi video that we saw in class this week!  (LINK) 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment

4th Grade: November 2, 2016

Today in class we continued our unit "Las Islas."  This week we talked about different geographical features and animals on the islands.

Ask your student:

• What does "Hay un lago grande y dos islas pequeñas" mean?  What would you draw on this picture?  
  
  (This was similar to the listening activity we did in class.  Students would listen to a description and draw what I described.  In this case, they would draw a large lake and two small islands.)
• 
  

• What are some interesting animals in the DR?  (There are crocodiles, iguanas, and flamingos!)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el caballo - the horse
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• el flamenco - the flamingo
• la gaviota - the seagull
• la iguana - the iguana
• el bosque (de pino) - the (pine) forest
• la cueva - the cave
• la isla - the island
• el lago - the lake
• la montaña - the mountain 
• el océano - the ocean 
• hay - there is/there are
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• la isla - the island
• el país - the country
• el mar - the sea
• el lago - the lake

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 2, 2016

In Spanish class today, we began a new unit!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking about piñatas as we learn about the important Spanish verbs "tiene" (has) and "es" (is).

Ask your student:

• What are some things you know about piñatas?  What are some things you want to know about piñatas?  (We talked about this together as a class.  Over the next few weeks, we'll learn more about what a piñata is made of, and what sorts of surprises it has in other places.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: November 2, 2016

This week, started a new unit:  Mi Familia/My Family.  During this unit, we'll be learning how to describe our families in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say "mom" and "dad" in Spanish?  (la mamá-mom; el papá-dad)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• Weather (All review this week!  We'll continue reviewing weather vocabulary each week this year.)
• está nevando - it's snowing
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• hace viento - it's windy
• hace sol - it's sunny
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• hace frío - it's cold
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace fresco - it's cool/not too hot, not too cold
• Family Vocabulary Words
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• yo - I (me)

Homework:

• Watch the first half of this video.  It reviews 4 of our new vocabulary words. 
• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: November 2, 2016

This week, we continued learning shapes and colors.  Next week, we'll begin using those words to talk about some fall/harvest and Thanksgiving related vocabulary.

Ask your student:

• Where is the "triángulo grande"?  The "rectángulo pequeño?  Can you show me your picture from school?  (Every student drew their own version of this picture as part of a listening activity in class.  The triángulo grande is the big triangle and the rectángulo pequeño is the the small rectangle.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el rectángulo - the rectangle
• el triángulo - the triangle
• el cuadrado - the square
• el círculo - the circle
• grande - big
• pequeño - small

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

5th/6th Grade: October 26, 2016

In class today, we began a new unit.  This week and next week we'll be learning some location words in Spanish.  Then, we'll use those words to talk about a famous Spanish painting!

Ask your student:

• What did you talk about with stuffed animals?  (We played with stuffed animals in class!  I would say a sentence in Spanish and act it out with stuffed animals.  Next week, students will have the chance to practice vocabulary with stuffed animals too!)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment:  
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• Due to technical difficulties, we weren't able to watch this VIDEO about Roberto and Señor Pato.  
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice

4th Grade: October 26, 2016

Today in class we began a new unit:  Las Islas.  In this 4 week unit, we'll be learning all about the Dominican Republic and contrasting it with what we know about Mackinac Island.  Today, we started by learning some key vocabulary words.

Ask your student:

• Is the Dominican Republic an island?  (The DR is a country.  It is located on an island.  The island is named "Hispaniola" or "La Española" in Spanish.)
• Based on what you've learned so far, how are the DR (Hispaniola) and Mackinac Island similar?  How are they different?  (They are both located on islands.  The DR is on an island in the sea, Mackinac Island is in a lake.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• hay - there is/there are
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• la isla - the island
• el país - the country
• el mar - the sea
• el lago - the lake

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 

2nd and 3rd Grade: October 26, 2016

In Spanish class today, we finished our restaurant unit by watching Pedro and a friend act out a restaurant skit.  (The link is in the Homework section.)

Ask your student:

• How well did you understand Pedro's video?  Was it easier to understand after you watched it a few times?

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• la cuenta - the bill
• el menú - the menu
• comer - to eat
• beber - to drink
• Aquí tienes - Here you go
• ¿Algo más? - Anything else?
• ¿Qué quieres? - What do you want 
• de nada - you're welcome
• quieres - you want
• quiero - I want
• gracias - thank you 
• más - more
• por favor - please
• hay - there is, there are
• quiere - he/she wants 
• un problema - a problem
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Pedro y el Restaurante Video
• Did you miss it earlier?  VIDEO:  Pedro Makes a Sandwich!  (Students, see how much you can understand!  Parents, you can click on "CC" to see Spanish captions with the English translation.)
• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: October 26, 2016

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?

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• Weather
• está nevando - it's snowing
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• hace viento - it's windy
• hace sol - it's sunny
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• hace frío - it's cold
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace fresco - it's cool/not too hot, not too cold
• Animals/Actions/Colors
• la oveja - the sheep
• la vaca - the cow
• el pez - the fish
• el gallo - the rooster
• canta - he/she sings
• anaranjado - orange
• nada - he/she swims
• el pato - the duck
• amarillo - yellow
• el pájaro - the bird
• vuela - it flies
• el caballo - the horse
• el cerdo - the pig
• café - brown
• rosado - pink
• come - he/she eats
• el burro - the donkey
• gris - gray
• corre - he/she runs
• la rana - the frog
• salta - he/she jumps
• verde - green 
• grande - big
• pequeño - small

Homework:

• Read along with our booklet!  Click HERE for an audio version!
• Listen to this fun song practice the animal vocabulary words!  Animales en la Granja Song
• Watch THIS VIDEO to practice the animal action verbs!
• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: October 26, 2016

Over the next few weeks in Spanish class, we'll be learning shapes, colors, and using those words to talk about some fall/harvest and Thanksgiving related vocabulary.

Ask your student:

• Where is the "círculo grande"?  The "círculo pequeño?  Where is the "cuadrado grande"?  The "cuadrado pequeño"?  (As we learn new words, we try to "recycle" words we learned in the past.  This week, we practiced our new shape vocabulary while reviewing body parts!  The círculo grande is on the pierna, the círculo pequeña is on the pelo, the cuadrado grande is on the estómago, and the cuadrado pequeño is on the oreja.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el cuadrado - the square
• el círculo - the circle
• grande - big
• pequeño - small

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

5th/6th Grade: October 19, 2016

In class today, we talked about how Chilean's celebrate Independence Day.

Ask your student:

• How did you "celebrate" in Spanish class today?  (We listened to "La Cueca" music and watched a video of the dance.  We also played a simplified version of "Rayuela."  We didn't try any empanadas though!  If you feel like trying a new food with your family, check out THIS recipe.)
• Rayuela Game Video
• Cueca Dance

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• rayuela - game, similar to horseshoes, that is common in Chile
• la cueca - Chilean style of music and dance
• la ramada - a party on Chile's Independence Day
• la bandera - the flag
• la estrella - the star
• la empanada - the empanada (like a Hot Pocket)
• la carne - the meat
• el queso - the cheese
• el pan - the bread
• dentro de - inside of
• la capital - the capital
• el lago - the lake
• Llanquihue - Lake Llanquihue (a lake in central Chile)
• las montañas - the mountains
• Los Andes - Andes Mountains (eastern Chile)
• el océano - the ocean
• el Océano Pacífico - the Pacific Ocean (western Chile)
• el invierno - the winter
• el verano - the summer
• la primavera - the spring
• el otoño - the fall/autumn
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• hace viento - it's windy
• llueve - it rains
• norte - north
• sur - south
• este - east
• oeste - west
• el desierto - the desert
• hay - there is/there are
• es - he/she/it is
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• tiene - he/she/it has
• largo - long
• corto - short
• estrecho - narrow
• ancho - wide
• el país - the country
• la costa - the coast

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Final Assignment:  There is no assignment on Quia this week.  Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class.  If you misplaced the assignment, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Need some help?  Click here to view the slide show that we use in class.
• Weather/Seasons Vocabulary Practice
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• October 12 Assignment
• Assignment
• October 5 Assignment
• Vocabulary Activity
• Assignment 
• September 28 Assignment
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• September 21 Assignment
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment
• September 14 Assignment
• Flashcards and Games
• THIS Quia assignment.
• September 7 Assignment
• Cognate Practice~Part 2
• August 31 Assignments
• Practice Assignment
• THIS assignment about cognates