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

4th Grade: October 19, 2016

Today in class, we completed our first unit of the year.  We learned a few new vocabulary words and then read a short, Spanish version of Daniel in the Lions' Den.

Ask your student:

• Can you share the store of Daniel with me in Spanish?  (We made a small book in class with the story printed.)

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

• la ley - the law
• ora - he/she prays
• Dios - God
• el rey - the king
• el palacio - the palace
• ¿por qué? - why?
• porque - because
• tiene miedo (de) - he/she is afraid (of)
• 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.

• Final Assignment:  Instead of a Quia assignment, the final assignment for this unit was handed out in class.  If you misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy.
• Final assignment
• Mini Book from class (Folding tutorial)
• 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 October 12
• Assignment
• Assignment from Oct 5
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Assignment from Sept 28 (Bible Verse Practice!)
• Practice Activity
• Assignment
• 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: October 19, 2016

Today in Spanish class, we were entertained as Pedro and his abuela (grandma) acted out a restaurant skit for us.  We wrote our own skits and we will be sharing them with the class next week.

Ask your student:

• Did you get a chance to be a customer or a kitchen worker at Pedro's Sandwich Shop?  (What is your restaurant skit about?  Does it have a silly problem?) 

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

• Review week, no new vocabulary
• 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:

• 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 19, 2016

This week, we learned about a few more farm animals in Spanish.  Next week, we'll make a book of all the farm animals we learned about!

Ask your student:

• What animals do you that can canta?  (The first part of "oveja" sounds like "obey."  Sheep obey their shepherd.  Their Bible tells us that we are Jesus' sheep and He is our shepherd, so we obey Him.)

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:

• 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 19, 2016

This week, we finished our unit about body parts in Spanish!  After meeting Pedro's "amigos imaginarios" over the past few weeks, students created "amigos" of their own!

Ask your student:

• Can you show me your amigo?  Can you tell me about him or her in Spanish?  (Students brought their amigos home!  If they want to make another one for fun, you can print another copy HERE.) 

Vocabulary
New this week:

• No new vocabulary word this week!  All Review

Review:

• los dedos - the fingers
• los dedos de pie - the toes
• el pelo - the hair
• la boca - the mouth
• la nariz - the nose
• el estómago - the stomach
• la espalda - the back
• 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:

• From last week:  Meet one of Pedro's Amigos Imaginarios.  See if you can draw what he looks like!  Click Here! 
• 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
• 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: October 12, 2016

In class today, we played a game to practice all of the vocabulary and geography of Chile that we have been studying.  Then we read a few short paragraphs to review what we've learned and to learn about Chile's Independence day.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember which words you had during the "Headbands" game?  Who did you have to try to find?  (Everyone had to figure out what word was on their forehead and find their match. For example, the person with "la Capital" had to find "Santiago.")
• What is a ramada? (It's a Chilean independence day party!)

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

• 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.

• Quia Assignment
• No new vocabulary practice
• Assignment, worth 2 stickers
• 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 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

4th Grade: October 12, 2016

Today in class, learned a few new vocabulary words and then played a game to review all of the words we've learned so far.   I told the students that next week, we will learn 3 new words and then put everything together to tell a Bible story in Spanish!  See you can guess what story it is!  (Hint: It might be hard...the three words that will "give it away" are the ones we're learning next week!)

Ask your student:

• What game did you play in Spanish class?  Do you remember how many points you had?  Did you ever get "el rey" or "el palacio"?  (We played a dice game.  Students took turns rolling two dice and translating the corresponding words.   If they rolled doubles, they got to have "El Palacio" or "El Rey."  If you would like to play the game at home, you can print a copy HERE.)

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

• el rey - the king
• el palacio - the palace
• ¿por qué? - why?
• porque - because
• tiene miedo (de) - he/she is afraid (of)
• 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 practice this week.
• Assignment (worth 2 points)
• 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 Oct 5
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Assignment from Sept 28 (Bible Verse Practice!)
• Practice Activity
• Assignment
• 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: October 12, 2016

Today in Spanish class, we kept putting restaurant-themed vocabulary to use!  We even had a little sandwich shop set up, some students worked in the kitchen listening to orders in Spanish, and others were customers, placing orders in Spanish.  We also practiced the vocabulary more with a reading practice.  Since we all learn differently, some students chose to read quietly on their own, and others chose to read aloud and act out the story with me.

Ask your student:

• Did you get a chance to be a customer or a kitchen worker at Pedro's Sandwich Shop?  (Not everyone was able to get a turn, but most students got to do at least one or the other.  We had some hardworking kitchen workers, but we never managed to deliver a sandwich intact...they always fell apart!) 

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

• 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:

• 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 12, 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:

• What animals do you that can canta?  (In class, we talked about frogs, birds, and roosters.)
• What does a rooster say in Spanish?  (Instead of cocka-doodle-doo, they say quiquirriqui!)

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

• Weather
• está lloviendo - it's rainy
• 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
• 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:

• 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 12, 2016

This week, we finished learning a few more body parts in Spanish.  We got to meet a few more of Pedro's "amigos imaginarios"...you can ask your student to show you some pictures!  Next week, we'll wrap up the unit with some final games and activities.

Ask your student:

• How do you say "toes" in Spanish?  (In Spanish, you say "dedos de pie"...or "Foot fingers"!) 
• Can you say your Bible verse in Spanish?  (These kindergarten students suprised me today!  Over half of them chose to say the Bible verse from memory!  Many were able to do so without any help from me, or just a few visual cues!)

Vocabulary
New this week:

• los dedos - the fingers
• los dedos de pie - the toes
• el pelo - the hair

Review:

• la boca - the mouth
• la nariz - the nose
• el estómago - the stomach
• la espalda - the back
• 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:

• From last week:  Meet one of Pedro's Amigos Imaginarios.  See if you can draw what he looks like!  Click Here! 
• 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
• 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: October 5, 2016

Today, we began class as students presented their Chilean weather reports from last week.  We reviewed what we have talked about so far, and we spent some time talking about Chile's flag and their national food (empanadas).
Ask your student:

• What is Chile's flag like?  (See if they can answer in Spanish!  Hay tres colores:  rojo, azul, y blanco.  Tiene una estrella.  It has three colors:  red, blue, and white.  It has a star.)
• What is Chile's national food?  (It is the empanada.  It's like a "Hot Pocket."  It is meat or cheese wrapped up in bread.)

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

• 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.

• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Activity
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• 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 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

4th Grade: October 5, 2016

Today in class, we used the vocabulary that we've been learning to read a story all in Spanish!  Before we began, we talked about the fact that we all learn Spanish differently.  Some students preferred to read quietly to themselves, others preferred to just listen to the story, and others preferred to see it acted out as we read.  Each student chose the method that worked best for him or her.

Ask your student:

• How did you choose to read the story in Spanish class?  What was the story about?  (Our silly story was about a guy named Samuel who was afraid of sandwiches, but he worked at Subway!)

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

• ¿por qué? - why?
• porque - because
• tiene miedo (de) - he/she is afraid (of)
• 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
• 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.
• Assignment from Sept 28 (Bible Verse Practice!)
• Practice Activity
• Assignment
• 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: October 5, 2016

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the difference between "quiero" (I want) and "quiere" (he/she wants), and "quieres" (you want).  We added the question "¿Qué quieres?  (What do you want?) and the phrase "de nada" (you're welcome).

We played the Hot and Cold/Find Pedro game to practice the numbers 1-20.

Ask your student:

• When you had Pedro, what did you have to say after you gave him back to Señora Brouwer?  (After I asked for Pedro back and said "gracias," each student had the chance to reply with "de nada.") 

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

• ¿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:

• 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 5, 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:

• What is an animal that can nada and vuela?  (A pato -duck- can both swim and fly.) 

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

• Weather
• 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
• 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:

• Watch THIS VIDEO to practice the animal action verbs (there is a new verb in there that we'll learn next week!)
• 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 5, 2016

This week, we continued continued learning more body parts in Spanish.  We played a few games and met some of Pedro's interesting "amigos imaginarios" (imaginary friends).

Ask your student:

• Can you show me where your "boca" and "nariz" are?  (Boca is mouth and nariz is nose.)

Vocabulary
New this week:

• la boca - the mouth
• la nariz - the nose

Review:

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

• Meet one of Pedro's Amigos Imaginarios.  See if you can draw what he looks like!  Click Here! 
• 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
• 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)