5th and 6th Grade: September 28, 2016

Today in class, continued our unit:  ¡Vamos a Chile!  (Let's go to Chile!)  First, we reviewed the vocabulary from last week.  Then, we learned more about the geography of Chile.  Finally, students worked with a partner to prepare a "National Weather Report" for Chile.

Ask your student:

• What is the weather like Southern Chile?  (See if they can answer in Spanish!  En el sur, hace fresco.  Llueve mucho.  In the south, it is cool.  It rains a lot.)
• What is the "Llanquihue"?  (Again see if your student can answer in Spanish!  Es un lago.  Está en el centro.  It is a lake.  It is in the center.)

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

• 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.

• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• 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.
• 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

4th Grade: September 28, 2016

Today in class, we joined the Pine Ridge students for chapel.  Our class enjoyed the chance to worship together with the entire school.  We had some time to quickly review the the vocabulary that we've been learning over the past few weeks.  We also spent some time reviewing our Bible memory verse in Spanish.  A few students were even prepared to say it from memory today!

Ask your student:

• What was your favorite part about chapel?

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

• está en - he/she is located in
• pone - he/she puts
• otro - other/another
• tiene - he/she has
• es - he/she it is
• el hombre - the man
• trabaja - he/she works
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• se llama - he/she is called (named)
• hay - there is/there are

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

• Quia Assignment...no new vocabulary this week, so our assignment will focus on practicing our Bible memory verse
• Practice Activity
• 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.
• Assignment from Sept 21
• Practice Activity
• Assignment
• Assignment from Sept 14
• Vocabulary Practice (Battleship style!)
• Assignment  
• Assignment from Sept 7
• Vocabulary practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from Aug 31
• Practice Assignment on Quia
• Complete THIS assignment about cognates on Quia. 

2nd and 3rd Grade: September 28, 2016

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the difference between "quiero" (I want) and "quiere" (he/she wants), and we added "quieres" (you want).  In coming weeks, we'll be using this vocabulary as we begin a restaurant unit.  

We also played a Hot and Cold type game to practice the numbers 1-20.

Ask your student:

• How tall was the sandwich your group made?  What would happen if you forgot to say "gracias"?  (We had some pretty tall sandwiches, but if someone forgot to say "gracias," we would take off the top layer of the sandwich.)

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

• 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:

• Did you miss it last week?  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: September 28, 2016

This week, we learned about another animal in Spanish.  Each week, as we learn more vocabulary words, we're able to say more about each of the animals in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what a bird says in Spanish?  (We learned that a bird says "pío, pío" in Spanish.)

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

• Weather
• 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
• 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:

• 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 coming soon
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: September 28, 2016

This week, we continued continued learning more body parts in Spanish.  We played a few games and even created some interesting looking Mr. Potato Heads (with "tres brazos" and "cuatro pies"!)

Ask your student:

• Can you show me where your "estómago" and "espalda" are?  (Estomago is stomach and espalda is back.)

Vocabulary
New this week:

• el estómago - the stomach
• la espalda - the back

Review:

• las manos - the hands
• los brazos - the arms
• los ojos - the eyes
• las orejas - the ears
• la cabeza - the head
• los hombros - the shoulders
• las piernas - the legs
• los pies - the feet
• tiene - he/she has
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• rápidamente - quickly
• lentamente - slowly

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 coming soon
• Sing along with "Padre Abraham" in Spanish!  Click HERE
• Sing along with this "Cabeza, Hombros, Piernas, Pies" Video!  There are a few new words in there that we'll be learning over the next few weeks!  (YouTube Link if video here isn't working)

5th and 6th: September 21, 2016

We continued learning about Chile this week!  We focused on learning some weather-related vocabulary as next week, we'll be talking about Chile's weather and geography all in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• When it's fall here, what season is it in Chile?  (Since Chile is in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are the opposite.  So, it would be spring in Chile.)
• Where is the desert in Chile?  (The Atacama Desert is in the northern part of Chile.)

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

• 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.

• Weather/Seasons Vocabulary Practice
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• Quia Assigment:
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia 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, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• 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

4th Grade: September 21, 2016

Today in class, we continued learning a few high-frequency words in Spanish.  We began by finishing up our small group stories.  We'll share them together in class next week!  Then, instead of telling a silly story together as a class, we practiced today's new vocabulary words by playing a game and hiding Pedro in different desks!

Ask your student:

• Who was today's "amigo del día"?  (This week's amigo del día was a boy who enjoy playing hockey and baseball.)  

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

• está en - he/she is located in
• pone - he/she puts
• otro - other/another
• tiene - he/she has
• es - he/she it is
• el hombre - the man
• trabaja - he/she works
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• se llama - he/she is called (named)
• hay - there is/there are

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

• Quia Assignment 
• Practice Activity
• 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.
• Assignment from Sept 14
• Vocabulary Practice (Battleship style!)
• Assignment  
• Assignment from Sept 7
• Vocabulary practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from Aug 31
• Practice Assignment on Quia
• Complete THIS assignment about cognates on Quia. 

2nd/3rd Grade: September 21, 2016

Today in Spanish class, we talked about the difference between "quiero" (I want) and "quiere" (he/she wants).  We continued our "sandwich building" game from last week.  Be sure to watch the video below to see what it's all about!

We also played a Hot and Cold type game to practice the numbers 1-20.

Ask your student:

• How tall was the sandwich your group made?  What would happen if you forgot to say "gracias"?  (We had some pretty tall sandwiches, but if someone forgot to say "gracias," we would take off the top layer of the sandwich.)
• What number game did you play in Spanish class today?  (One student would go out in the hall, and we would hide Pedro somewhere.  When the student came back in the room, we would begin counting in Spanish from 1-20.  The closer the student got to Pedro, the louder we'd count!  It was a fun challenge to try to find Pedro before the class got to 20.  Not everyone had a turn today, but we'll contine playing in weeks to come.) 

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

• 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:

• 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 

1st Grade: September 21, 2016

In addition to talking about the weather in Spanish and practicing our Bible memory verse, we learned about a few more farm animals.  We even played a game in teams to review what we know about each animal in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• What were the animals you talked about in Spanish?  (We learned the words for horse--caballo, and pig--cerdo.)

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

• Weather
• hace sol - it's sunny
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• hace frío - it's cold
• hace calor - it's hot
• Animals/Actions/Colors
• 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:

• 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 coming soon
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: September 21, 2016

This week, we continued continued learning more body parts in Spanish.  We played a game with Mr. Potato Head (Señor Patata Cabeza) and we sang Father Abraham in Spanish.  We also continued practicing our Spanish Bible memory verse.

Ask your student:

• Can you show me where your "manos" and "brazos" are?  (Brazos are arms and manos are hands.)

Vocabulary
New this week:

• las manos - the hands
• los brazos - the arms

Review:

• los ojos - the eyes
• las orejas - the ears
• la cabeza - the head
• los hombros - the shoulders
• las piernas - the legs
• los pies - the feet
• tiene - he/she has
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• rápidamente - quickly
• lentamente - slowly

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 coming soon
• Sing along with "Padre Abraham" in Spanish!  Click HERE
• Sing along with this "Cabeza, Hombros, Piernas, Pies" Video!  There are a few new words in there that we'll be learning over the next few weeks!  (YouTube Link if video here isn't working)

5th and 6th Grade: September 14, 2016

During class today, we began our first unit of the year!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning about Chile all in Spanish!  Today we started by talking about where Chile is located and what it looks like.  We also played "Veo, Veo" (I Spy) in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Where is Chile?  (See if they can answer in Spanish!  Chile está en Sudamérica.)
• What does Chile look like?  (Again see if your student can answer in Spanish!  Chile es largo y estrecho.  Chile is long and narrow.)

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

• 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.

• Quia Assigment:
• Practice our new vocabulary words with these Flashcards and Games
• Complete THIS Quia assignment.  (It will be worth 2 pegatinas/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 
• 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, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• September 7 Assignment
• Cognate Practice~Part 2
• August 31 Assignments
• Practice Assignment
• THIS assignment about cognates

4th Grade: September 14, 2016

Today in class, we continued learning a few high-frequency words in Spanish.  Over the next few weeks, we'll learn more common words and start stringing them together in to silly stories that we create together as a class...today's challenge was for students to work together to create their own story!  We'll finish them in class next week!

Ask your student:

• What is "amigo del día"?  Who was today's "amigo del día"?  (Each week, we'll learn a little bit about a classmate.  Each student drew four pictures to represent people, activites, etc...that are important to them.  We'll spend some time each week talking about one student's mini poster all in Spanish!  Today's "amiga del día" was a girl who is very excited that her birthday is coming up!  She also enjoys cooking and wants to be on the TV show Chopped Jr.)

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

• otro - other/another
• tiene - he/she has
• es - he/she it is
• el hombre - the man
• trabaja - he/she works
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• se llama - he/she is called (named)
• hay - there is/there are

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

• Quia Assignment 
• Vocabulary Practice (Battleship style!)
• 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 
• 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.
• Assignment from Sept 7
• Vocabulary practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from Aug 31
• Practice Assignment on Quia
• Complete THIS assignment about cognates on Quia.  Have your username and password handy!  

2nd and 3rd Grade: September 14, 2016

Today in Spanish class, we reviewed the vocabulary words from the past few weeks.  We learned a few new words and helped Pedro "build a sandwich."

This year, we will also work on learning and reviewing the numbers in Spanish from 1-100.  This week, we focused on the numbers 1-10 with a fun review game.

Ask your student:

• What two games did you play in Spanish class today?  (The first game was a number game to practice counting from 1-10.  In the other game, we stacked pieces of folded paper to help Pedro create a "sandwich") 

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

• más - more
• por favor - please
• hay - there is, there are
• quiere - he/she wants
• un problema - a problem
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• 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 
• Audio Version 

1st Grade: September 14, 2016

Again, we began class this week by singing a few songs together and talking about the weather in Spanish.

After that, we continued learning words for our first unit all about farm animals.  We spent a lot of time speaking only in Spanish and practicing those words.

Ask your student:

• What was the animal you talked about in Spanish?  Do you remember what that animal says in Spanish?  (We learned the words for donkey--burro--and in Spanish a donkey says "ji-ja.")

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

• Weather
• hace sol - it's sunny
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• Animals/Actions/Colors
• 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:

• 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 coming soon
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: September 14, 2016

This week, we continued our first unit in class.  We reviewed the words we learned last week, and learned how to say "eyes" and "ears" in Spanish.  Like last week, we played a few games to practice and sang some songs.  We also began practicing our Spanish Bible memory verse.  

Ask your student:

• Can you show me where your "ojos" and "orejas" are?  (Ojos are eyes and orejas are ears.)

Vocabulary
New this week:

• los ojos - the eyes
• las orejas - the ears

Review:

• la cabeza - the head
• los hombros - the shoulders
• las piernas - the legs
• los pies - the feet
• tiene - he/she has
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• rápidamente - quickly
• lentamente - slowly

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 coming soon
• Sing along with this "Cabeza, Hombros, Piernas, Pies" Video!  There are a few new words in there that we'll be learning over the next few weeks!  (YouTube Link if video here isn't working)

Spanish Bible Memory Verse: Colossians 3:17

Fall 2016 Bible Memory in Spanish!

Use this slide show to help you memorize our verse in Spanish!  You can practice little by little or try the entire slide show at once.

2nd - 6th Grade:  We will try to memorize the entire verse by Thanksgiving!

5th and 6th Grade: September 7, 2016

During class today, we walked over to the High School to join participate in this year's opening convocation with the entire Holland Christian student body.  It was a great time praying and praising the Lord together.


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

Even though we didn't have a normal Spanish class this week, I asked the students if they still wanted a Quia assignment this week and most of them said, "Yes!"  So, here it is:

• Cognate Practice~Part 2 (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 
• Audio Version 

• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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.
• Practice Assignment on Quia 
• Complete THIS assignment about cognates on Quia.  

4th Grade: September 7, 2016

Today in class, we started learning a few high-frequency words in Spanish.  Over the next few weeks, we'll learn more common words and start stringing them together in to silly stories that we create together as a class.

Ask your student:

• What was today's silly story about?  (It was about a man named Joe who worked at Captain Sundae.)

Today's vocabulary:

• el hombre - the man
• trabaja - he/she works
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• se llama - he/she is called (named)
• hay - there is/there are

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

• Quia Assignment  
• Vocabulary practice (just for fun!)
• 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 
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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.
• Practice Assignment on Quia
• Complete THIS assignment about cognates on Quia.  Have your username and password handy!  

2nd and 3rd Grade: September 7, 2016

Today in Spanish class, we reviewed the word "hay" and learned another important Spanish word:  "quiere."  Using these two words and cognates (words that look and sound the same in both Spanish and English), students worked in small groups to write their own simple stories in Spanish!  We even took time to share them with the class.

Ask your student:

• What does "quiere" mean in Spanish?  (Quiere means "he or she wants.")
• What was your group's story about?  (All of our stories followed the same pattern.  The main character wants something, but there isn't any.  There is something else, but the character doesn't want it.  Click here if you would like to see the worksheet we used while writing the story.)

This week's vocabulary:

• hay - there is, there are
• quiere - he/she wants
• un problema - a problem

Homework:

• 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 
• Audio Version 
• Last week, I linked a practice game on Quia for reviewing the word "hay".  If you didn't get a chance to play last week or you would like to play again, CLICK HERE  

1st Grade: September 7, 2016

We began class this week by singing a few songs together and talking about the weather in Spanish.

After that, we began learning some words for our first unit all about farm animals.  We spent a lot of time speaking only in Spanish and practicing those words.

Ask your student:

• What was the animal you talked about in Spanish?  Do you remember what that animal says in Spanish?  (We learned the words for frog--rana--and in Spanish a frog says "croc, croc.")

Vocabulary

• Weather
• hace sol - it's sunny
• Animals/Actions/Colors
• la rana - the frog
• salta - he/she jumps
• verde - green 
• grande - big
• pequeño - small

Homework:

• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: September 7, 2016

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

Ask your student:

• What are two songs you sang in Spanish class today?  (We sang several "routine" songs:  "Walking to the Circle," "Sit Like a Pretzel," and "Hello, Class."  We also sang "Head and Shoulders, Knees, and Toes"--which is actually "Head and Shoulders, Legs, and Feet" in Spanish.  Finally, we sang "Jesus Loves Me" in Spanish to end class.)

Vocabulary
New this week:

• la cabeza - the head
• los hombros - the shoulders
• las piernas - the legs
• los pies - the feet
• tiene - he/she has

Review:

• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• rápidamente - quickly
• lentamente - slowly

Homework:

• Sing along with this "Cabeza, Hombros, Piernas, Pies" Video!  There are a few new words in there that we'll be learning over the next few weeks!  (YouTube Link if video here isn't working)