5th and 6th Grade: January 25, 2017

Today in class, we reviewed "market" vocabulary with some practice conversations.

Ask your student:

• Did you speak any Spanish at Market Day? (We practiced some simple conversations in class to be prepared for speaking with 4th grade students.)

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

• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration

Homework:

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

• Quia Assignment 
• Vocabulary Practice (same as last week)
• Assignment 
• South America Countries and Capitals Song!  Practice and sing along with THIS repetitive song!
• We need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• SECOND SEMESTER BIBLE VERSE COMING SOON!
• 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 January 11
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of January 18
• Assignment 

4th Grade: January 25, 2017

Today in class, we practiced "market" vocabulary to get ready for Market Day!

Ask your student:

• What does "Se Habla Español" mean?  Did you have a sign out that said "Se Habla Español"? (It means "Spanish Spoken."  Several students chose to set out this sign so that they could have some Spanish-speaking customers (Señora Brouwer and 5th/6th graders) visit their shop.)

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

• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration

Homework:

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

• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Practice (Same as last week)
• Assignment 
• We need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• 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 January 11
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of January 18
• Assignment 

2nd and 3rd Grade: January 25, 2017

Today in class, we continued learning words for a Bible story in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• What phrase would you say when someone would leave to use the bathroom?  (Se fue.  He/she left.  I also started making students say "regresaré pronto"--I'll be back soon--before they leave to use the bathroom!)
• Who was your special teacher in Spanish class?  (During the last 15 minutes of class, Señora Brouwer went to Market Day to speak Spanish, and Mrs. Seabolt came and played the number guessing game in Spanish!)

Today's vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• se fue - he/she left
• ¿quién? - who?
• puedo - I am able (can)
• no puedo - I am not able (can't)
• regresaré - I will return
• pronto - soon 
• el camino - the path, the road
• camina - he/she walks
• ayuda - he/she helps
• ¡Ayúdame! - Help me!
• dijo - he/she said
• Numbers 20-100 by tens
• Numbers 1-19

Homework:

• Practice our vocabulary words with this Battleship-style game!  (No log in required)  Quia Vocabulary Practice
• Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Ten
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• 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 continue 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: January 25, 2017

This week, we learned all about the sense of touch and different textures.  We played a guessing game to review the texture vocabulary words.

Ask your student:

• What was the game you played in Spanish class?  Do you remember what object you touched?  (Play at home!  Señora Brouwer had a special "mystery box," but you can use a paper bag.  Put an object inside and describe it in Spanish.  Is it suave (smooth) or áspero (bumpy)?  Is it blando (soft and squishy) or duro (hard)?)

Vocabulary

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

• las manos - the hands
• toco - I touch
• suave - smooth
• áspero - rough/bumpy
• blando - soft/squishy
• duro - hard
• escucho - I listen
• escucha - he/she listens
• los oídos - the (inner) ears
• las orejas - the (outer) ears
• habla bajo - he/she speaks softly
• habla fuerte - he/she speaks loudly
• veo - I see
• ve - he/she sees 
• los ojos - the eyes

Homework:

• Sing along with our 5 Senses song in Spanish.  We've only listened to the first three verses...more to come 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: January 25, 2017

In class today, we continued learning the vocabulary to talk about getting ready to play out in the snow!

Ask your student:

• Whose team were you on for the relay race game?  (We divided the class in two groups and each group had to help a student put on their snow gear as quickly as Señora Brouwer said the words in Spanish.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• el pantalón - pants/snow pants
• las botas - boots
• el abrigo - winter coat
• la nieve - the snow
• el gorro - the hat
• los guantes - the gloves

Song (Tune: Frère Jacques)

Ponte el pantalón (ponte el pantalón)
Las botas (las botas)
Lugeo el abrigo (luego el abrigo)
Gorro, guantes (gorro, guantes)

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: January 17, 2017

Today in class, we reviewed "market" vocabulary.  Students will have a chance to try it out as they shop at Market Day next week!  We also began learning the countries and capitals of South America.

Ask your student:

• How could you ask someone if they have special sale/deal/offer in Spanish? (¿Tienes una oferta?)

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

• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration

Homework:

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

• Quia Assignment 
• Vocabulary Practice (same as last week)
• Assignment 
• South America Countries and Capitals Song!  Practice and sing along with THIS repetitive song!
• We need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• 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 January 11
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 

4th Grade: January 18, 2017

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

Ask your student:

• How could you ask someone if they have special sale/deal/offer in Spanish? (¿Tienes una oferta?)

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

• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration

Homework:

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

• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• We need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• 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 January 11
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: January 18, 2017

Today in class, we continued learning words for a Bible story in Spanish!  Right away, several students were able to guess...we'll be learning the story of the Good Samaritan in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What was the silly story about in Spanish class?  (To practice our vocabulary words, I told the students another silly story.  It was about animals who would walk along a path and then fall down.  Other animals would come come by and wouldn't be able to help, so they would go and find another animal to help.  In the end, they worked as a team!)

Today's vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• puedo - I am able (can)
• no puedo - I am not able (can't)
• regresaré - I will return
• pronto - soon 
• el camino - the path, the road
• camina - he/she walks
• ayuda - he/she helps
• ¡Ayúdame! - Help me!
• dijo - he/she said
• Numbers 20-100 by tens
• Numbers 1-19

Homework:

• Practice our vocabulary words with this Battleship-style game!  (No log in required)  Quia Vocabulary Practice
• Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Ten
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• 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 continue 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: January 18, 2017

This week in Spanish, we continued learning about our five senses in Spanish.  We focused on our ears and hearing.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what the difference is between "orejas" and "oídos"?  (They both mean "ears."  However, your orejas are the part of your ears that you can see.  Your oídos are the inner part of your ears.)

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

• escucho - I listen
• escucha - he/she listens
• los oídos - the (inner) ears
• las orejas - the (outer) ears
• habla bajo - he/she speaks softly
• habla fuerte - he/she speaks loudly
• veo - I see
• ve - he/she sees 
• los ojos - the eyes

Homework:

• Sing along with our 5 Senses song in Spanish.  We've only listened to the first two verses...more to come 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: January 18, 2017

In class today, we continued learning the vocabulary to talk about getting ready to play out in the snow!

Ask your student:

• What game did you play in Spanish class?  (Students were with a partner and each group had a paper with pictures of all of our vocabulary words.  Señora Brouwer would say a word in Spanish and everyone would try to point to the correct picture as fast as possible.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• el pantalón - pants/snow pants
• las botas - boots
• el abrigo - winter coat
• New
• la nieve - the snow
• el gorro - the hat
• los guantes - the gloves

Song (Tune: Frère Jacques)

Ponte el pantalón (ponte el pantalón)
Las botas (las botas)
Lugeo el abrigo (luego el abrigo)
Gorro, guantes (gorro, guantes)

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: January 11, 2017

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

Ask your student:

• How do you say "It's a bargain!!" in Spanish? (Es una ganga.)

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

• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration

Homework:

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

• Quia Assignment (links will be working by Thursday afternoon)
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• We need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• 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 

4th Grade: January 11, 2017

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

Ask your student:

• How do you say "It's a bargain!!" in Spanish? (Es una ganga.)

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

• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!

Homework:

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

• Quia Assignment (links will be working by Thursday afternoon)
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment...link fixed!! (worth 2 stickers)
• We need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• 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: January 11, 2017

Today in class, we started learning words for a Bible story in Spanish!  Right away, several students were able to guess...we'll be learning the story of the Good Samaritan in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What was the silly story about in Spanish class?  (To practice our vocabulary words, I told the students a silly story.  It was about animals who would walk along a path and then fall down.  Other animals would come and help them.)

Today's vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el camino - the path, the road
• camina - he/she walks
• ayuda - he/she helps
• ¡Ayúdame! - Help me!
• dijo - he/she said
• Numbers 20-100 by tens
• Numbers 1-19

Homework:

Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Ten
Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
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 continue 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: January 11, 2017

This week in Spanish, we began learning the vocabulary for our next unit.  We'll be learning words and phrases to talk about our 5 senses in Spanish.  This week, we focused on our eyes and seeing.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what "veo, veo" means in Spanish?  (It means "I see, I see."  It's what you say to start a game of "I spy.")

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

• veo - I see
• ve - he/she sees 
• los ojos - the eyes

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: January 11, 2017

In class over the next few weeks, we'll be learning the vocabulary to talk about getting ready to play out in the snow!

Ask your student:

• What game did you play in Spanish class?  (We had pictures of snow pants, boots, and a winter coat.  Señora Brouwer hid a picture of Pedro under one picture and students had to guess where the picture was by saying the word in Spanish.)

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

• el pantalón - pants/snow pants
• las botas - boots
• el abrigo - winter coat

Song:  Tune of "Three Blind Mice"

Pantalón, pantalón

El pantalón, el pantalón

Primero se pone el pantalón,    (First you put on the snow pants,

para jugar en la nieve.                to play in the snow.)

Pantalón

Las botas, las botas

Las botas, las botas

Segundo se pone las botas,        (Second you put on the boots,

para jugar en la nieve.                to play in the snow.)

Las botas

El abrigo, el abrigo

El abrigo, el abrigo

Tercero se pone el abrigo,        (Third you put on the coat,

para jugar en la nieve.               to play in the snow.)

El abrigo

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