Christmas Break Ideas ~ 2018

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

• Try a new recipe!

1. Mexican Hot Chocolate
2. Mexican Christmas Eve Salad
3. Spanish turrón
4. **5th and 6th Grade students requested that I add this recipe from the DR.  It's not a Christmas recipe, but we sample it in 4th grade and they love it.  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.)

• Try a craft!

1. Poinsettia ornament
2. Farolitos (Luminaries)
3. Piñata ornament
4. Make a paper bag piñata
5. Papel Picado

• 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

• 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 12, 2018

This week, students had the chance to show me how much they've learned this semester with a Spanish free write.  We ran out of time to play Toma Todo, but we'll be playing the first week back after break. :)

Ask your student:

• What did you choose to write about?  (Students could write about anything they wanted to in Spanish!)

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

• va - he/she goes
• vive - he/she lives
• compra - he/she buys
• quiere - he/she wants
• puede - he/she is able
• cuesta - it costs
• observa - he/she observes
• el cuatro - the small 4 stringed instrument in the guitar family.  Common throughout Latin America.
• el cuatrico - adding "-ico" to a word in Spanish makes it "little."  Cuatrico = the little cuatro.
• la guitarra - the guitar
• la cuerda - the string
• más pequeño - smaller
• parecido - similar
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice: 
• No assignment, Feliz Navidad
• Weather and Seasons
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• 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.
• Week of December 5
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Week of November 28
• Assignment 
• Week of November 14
• Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class today.  If you misplaced yours (or if it's hard to read), you can view a digital version HERE.
• Need some help?  Click here to view the slide show that we use in class.
• Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

4th Grade: December 12, 2018

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.

• 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
• ¿Cuándo? - When?
• diciembre - December
• Nochevieja - New Year's Eve
• medianoche - midnight
• ¿Dónde? - Where?
• España - Spain
• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• ¿Tienes? - Do you have?
• quiero - I want
• quieres - you want
• ¿Quieres? - Do you want?
• tiene - he/she has
• quiere - he/she wants

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Tiburones de Navidad (Christmas Sharks)
• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie) ~ Just for fun!
• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• No assignment, Feliz Navidad :)
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• 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.
• Assignment from December 5
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Assignment from November 28
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from November 7
• Vocabulary Practice (same as last week)
• Assignment 

2nd and 3rd Grade: December 12, 2018

In Spanish class today, we finished learning about Mexican Christmas piñatas.

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-30.

Ask your student:

• What do you remember about Mexican Christmas piñatas? (Students brought home an activity that they've been working on in class.)

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

• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tradicional - traditional
• moderna - modern
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• quiere - he/she wants
• hay - there is/there are 
• no hay - there isn't/there aren't 
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Tiburones de Navidad (Christmas Sharks)
• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• Pingüinos a Bailar (The Penguin Dance)
• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Video/Listening Practice
  
  • 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.)
• NUMBER Practice:   In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Use some the of the games below to practice and review at home.
• Numbers 11-20
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game. 

1st and 2nd Grade: December 12, 2018

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

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Everyone has had a turn to be the estrellita so far.  Now, we'll begin second turns.)
• What is your favorite Christmas song in Spanish? (The songs we sing in class are linked below.) 

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

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

Song of the Week

Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• El Burrito de Belén
• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Yo soy un pavo (I Am a Turkey)
• Si yo fuera mariposa (If I Were a Butterfly) 
  
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)
• Mono Bananas (Monkey Bananas -- a fun way to practice our vocabulary words)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 1st and 2nd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Watch this video to practice greetings and family vocabulary.
• Watch this video (featuring Pedro!) to practice more weather vocabulary words.
• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

Kindergarten: December 12, 2018

This week, we practiced Christmas vocabulary words with songs and activities.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (No one was the estrellita today.  Everyone has had a turn to be the estrellita so far.  Now, we'll begin second turns.)
• What is your favorite Christmas song in Spanish? (The songs we use in class are linked below.)

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

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Yo soy un pavo (I Am a Turkey)
• Otoño Llegó  (Fall Arrived)
• Basho and Friends:  Los Colores
• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In Kindergarten, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeño, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Los Colores (Bilingual song to practice the colors in Spanish)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

5th and 6th Grade: December 5, 2018

This week, we learned about Hugo Blanco, the composer of the Christmas song "El Burrito de Belén."  We learned how he purchased his first "cuatro" at a second hand store and learned how to play by observing famous musicians.

Ask your student:

• Where did Hugo buy his first cuatro?  Why?  (His family couldn't afford a new instrument, so he bought an old one at a second hand store.)

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

• va - he/she goes
• vive - he/she lives
• compra - he/she buys
• quiere - he/she wants
• puede - he/she is able
• cuesta - it costs
• observa - he/she observes
• el cuatro - the small 4 stringed instrument in the guitar family.  Common throughout Latin America.
• el cuatrico - adding "-ico" to a word in Spanish makes it "little."  Cuatrico = the little cuatro.
• la guitarra - the guitar
• la cuerda - the string
• más pequeño - smaller
• parecido - similar
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice: 
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Weather and Seasons
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• 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.
• Week of November 28
• Assignment 
• Week of November 14
• Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class today.  If you misplaced yours (or if it's hard to read), you can view a digital version HERE.
• Need some help?  Click here to view the slide show that we use in class.
• Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

4th Grade: December 5, 2018

Today in class, we continued 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 the center Madrid, a large open square.)

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

• 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
• ¿Cuándo? - When?
• diciembre - December
• Nochevieja - New Year's Eve
• medianoche - midnight
• ¿Dónde? - Where?
• España - Spain
• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• ¿Tienes? - Do you have?
• quiero - I want
• quieres - you want
• ¿Quieres? - Do you want?
• tiene - he/she has
• quiere - he/she wants

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Tiburones de Navidad (Christmas Sharks)
• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie) ~ Just for fun!
• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• 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.
• Assignment from November 28
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from November 7
• Vocabulary Practice (same as last week)
• Assignment 

2nd and 3rd Grade: December 5, 2018

In Spanish class today, we continued talking about piñatas, but specifically talked about the tradition of having Christmas piñatas in Mexico.

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-30.

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

• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tradicional - traditional
• moderna - modern
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• quiere - he/she wants
• hay - there is/there are 
• no hay - there isn't/there aren't 
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Tiburones de Navidad (Christmas Sharks)
• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• Pingüinos a Bailar (The Penguin Dance)
• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Video/Listening Practice
  
  • 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.)
• NUMBER Practice:   In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Use some the of the games below to practice and review at home.
• Numbers 11-20
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game. 

1st and 2nd Grade: December 5, 2018

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

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Everyone has had a turn to be the estrellita so far.  Now, we'll begin second turns.)
• 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
• la mamá - the mom
• José - Joseph
• el papá - the dad 
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• el bebé - the baby 
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds

Song of the Week

Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Yo soy un pavo (I Am a Turkey)
• Si yo fuera mariposa (If I Were a Butterfly) 
  
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)
• Mono Bananas (Monkey Bananas -- a fun way to practice our vocabulary words)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 1st and 2nd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Watch this video to practice greetings and family vocabulary.
• Watch this video (featuring Pedro!) to practice more weather vocabulary words.
• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

Kindergarten: December 5, 2018

This week, we learned some more new Christmas words!

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (No one was the estrellita today.  Everyone has had a turn to be the estrellita so far.  Now, we'll begin second turns.)
• 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

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Yo soy un pavo (I Am a Turkey)
• Otoño Llegó  (Fall Arrived)
• Basho and Friends:  Los Colores
• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In Kindergarten, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeño, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Los Colores (Bilingual song to practice the colors in Spanish)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

5th and 6th Grade: November 28, 2018

In the past, we've listened to the Christmas song "El Burrito de Belén" (The Donkey of Bethlehem) in Spanish class.  This year, we'll be learning more about the song and the Venezuelan composer.  This week, we learned about the "Cuatrico"--an instrument mentioned in the song and an important part of Venezuelan music.

Ask your student:

• What is a "cuatro"?  How does it compare to a guitar?  (A cuatro is an instrument in the guitar family.  It is common in all of Latin America.  It is smaller than an guitar and it only has 4 strings--that's why it's called "un cuatro.")

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

• el cuatro - the small 4 stringed instrument in the guitar family.  Common throughout Latin America.
• el cuatrico - adding "-ico" to a word in Spanish makes it "little."  Cuatrico = the little cuatro.
• la guitarra - the guitar
• la cuerda - the string
• más pequeño - smaller
• parecido - similar
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice: 
• Assignment  (worth 2 stickers) 
• Weather and Seasons
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• 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.
• Week of November 14
• Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class today.  If you misplaced yours (or if it's hard to read), you can view a digital version HERE.
• Need some help?  Click here to view the slide show that we use in class.
• Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

4th Grade: November 28, 2018

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

Ask your student:

• What do you know about when and where the tradition takes place?  (It takes place on Dec 31/Jan 1 at midnight in Madrid.  Next week, we'll talk about the "what" and "how".) 

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
• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• ¿Tienes? - Do you have?
• quiero - I want
• quieres - you want
• ¿Quieres? - Do you want?
• tiene - he/she has
• quiere - he/she wants

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Tiburones de Navidad (Christmas Sharks)
• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie) ~ Just for fun!
• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• 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.
• Assignment from November 7
• Vocabulary Practice (same as last week)
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Assignment from October 31
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from October 24
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from October 17
• Assignment
• Assignment from October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Mono y Pirata Final Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 28, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued learning more high frequency Spanish verbs.  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning about the traditional Mexican Christmas piñatas and how they're different from the piñatas we're used to.

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-30.

Ask your student:

• What is a traditional piñata like in Mexico?  (It's big.  It's a circle and has 7 cones that make it look like a star.) 

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

• tradicional - traditional
• moderna - modern
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• quiere - he/she wants
• hay - there is/there are 
• no hay - there isn't/there aren't 
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Tiburones de Navidad (Christmas Sharks)
• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• Pingüinos a Bailar (The Penguin Dance)
• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Video/Listening Practice
  
  • 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.)
• NUMBER Practice:   In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Use some the of the games below to practice and review at home.
• Numbers 11-20
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game. 

1st and 2nd Grade: November 28, 2018

This week, we reviewed a few family vocabulary words as we practiced Christmas vocabulary as well!

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Everyone has had a turn to be the estrellita so far.  Now, we'll begin second turns.)
• 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
• la mamá - the mom
  
• José - Joseph
• el papá - the dad 
  
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• el bebé - the baby 
  
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds

Song of the Week

Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Yo soy un pavo (I Am a Turkey)
• Si yo fuera mariposa (If I Were a Butterfly) 
  
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)
• Mono Bananas (Monkey Bananas -- a fun way to practice our vocabulary words)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 1st and 2nd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Watch this video to practice greetings and family vocabulary.
• Watch this video (featuring Pedro!) to practice more weather vocabulary words.
• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

Kindergarten: November 28, 2018

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:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (No one was the estrellita today.  Everyone has had a turn to be the estrellita so far.  Now, we'll begin second turns.)
• 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 carpenter, 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

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Yo soy un pavo (I Am a Turkey)
• Otoño Llegó  (Fall Arrived)
• Basho and Friends:  Los Colores
• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In Kindergarten, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeño, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Los Colores (Bilingual song to practice the colors in Spanish)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

5th and 6th Grade: November 14, 2018

Today in class, we finished our unit about Chile.  We reviewed everything we learned.  Students were able to tell me a lot in Spanish! 

Ask your student:

• Would you like to visit Chile some day?  Why or why not? 

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 southern Chile)
• las montañas - the mountains
• Los Andes - Andes Mountains (eastern Chile)
• el océano - the ocean
• el Océano Pacífico - the Pacific Ocean (west of 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
• Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class today.  If you misplaced yours (or if it's hard to read), you can view a digital version HERE.
• Need some help?  Click here to view the slide show that we use in class.
• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice: 
• None this week
• Weather and Seasons
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• 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.
• Week of November 7
• Assignment 
• Week of October 31
• Vocabulary Activity
• Assignment  
• Week of October 24
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment
• Week of October 17 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Week of October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment
• Final Assignment from Wildebeest Unit.
• Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

4th Grade: November 14, 2018

Today in class, talked a little bit about needs and wants.  In Spanish, the word "he/she needs" is "necesita" which sounds a lot like "necessity" in English.  We talked about things that we are thankful for and learned how to name those in Spanish.

After Thanksgiving, we'll begin a short Christmas unit, and we'll jump back in with the Market Day vocabulary after Christmas.

Ask your student:

• What are some things you're thankful for? (We shared ideas as a class and learned a lot of new words in Spanish!  They had some great ideas, and we learned that there isn't an easy way to translate "laser tag" in Spanish!)  

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

• Doy gracias por - I give thanks for
• Necesito - I need
• Necesita - he/she needs
• ¿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
• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• ¿Tienes? - Do you have?
• quiero - I want
• quieres - you want
• ¿Quieres? - Do you want?
• tiene - he/she has
• quiere - he/she wants

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie) ~ Just for fun!
• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• No Assignment this week
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• 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.
• Assignment from November 7
• Vocabulary Practice (same as last week)
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Assignment from October 31
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from October 24
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from October 17
• Assignment
• Assignment from October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Mono y Pirata Final Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 14, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the different forms of "quiere" (wants).  Instead of helping Pedro make a simple sandwich, we helped him to fill his plate for a Thanksgiving meal!

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-20.

Ask your student:

• What did Pedro want to eat?  What would you choose?  (Ask your student to show you their "plato" we made in class.) 

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

• el pavo - the turkey
• las patatas - the potatoes
• las verduras - the vegetables
• las frutas - the fruits
• el relleno - the stuffing
• el maiz - the corn
• el postre - the dessert
• ¿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
• el pan - the bread
• el queso - the cheese
• la lechuga - the lettuce
• el tomate - the tomato
• quiere - he/she wants
• hay - there is/there are 
• no hay - there isn't/there aren't 
• un problema - a problem
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• Pingüinos a Bailar (The Penguin Dance)
• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Video/Listening Practice
  
  • 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.)
• NUMBER Practice:   In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Use some the of the games below to practice and review at home.
• Numbers 11-20
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game. 

1st and 2nd Grade: November 14, 2018

Today took some time to review colors and read a short story about a colorful turkey in Spanish!  Students were excited to bring home books to share with you.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Everyone has had a turn to be the estrellita so far.  Now, we'll begin second turns.)
• What color was the turkey's head in Spanish class?  (Students brought home a book about the colorful turkey.)
   

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

• el pavo - the turkey
• ¿de qué color es...? - What color is...?
• cabeza - head
• pico - beak
• alas - wings
• cuerpo - body
• patas - (animal) feet
• cola - tail
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• café/marrón - brown
• morado - purple
• verde - green
• azul - blue

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Yo soy un pavo (I Am a Turkey)
• Si yo fuera mariposa (If I Were a Butterfly) 
  
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)
• Mono Bananas (Monkey Bananas -- a fun way to practice our vocabulary words)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 1st and 2nd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Watch this video to practice greetings and family vocabulary.
• Watch this video (featuring Pedro!) to practice more weather vocabulary words.
• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

Kindergarten: November 14, 2018

Today we continued talking about OTOÑO (autumn).  We also reviewed colors in Spanish, and met a colorful turkey!

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (No one was the estrellita today.  Everyone has had a turn to be the estrellita so far.  Now, we'll begin second turns.)
• What color was the turkey's head in Spanish class?  (Students brought home a book about the colorful turkey.)
   

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

• el pavo - the turkey
• ¿de qué color es...? - What color is...?
• cabeza - head
• pico - beak
• alas - wings
• cuerpo - body
• patas - (animal) feet
• cola - tail
• ¿Qué ves?  - What do you see?
• Veo - I see
• mira - he/she looks at
• ve - he/she sees
• la hoja - the leaf
• se cae - it falls
• soy - I am
• tengo - I have
• viento - wind
• el árbol - the tree
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• café/marrón - brown
• morado - purple
• verde - green
• azul - blue

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Yo soy un pavo (I Am a Turkey)
• Otoño Llegó  (Fall Arrived)
• Basho and Friends:  Los Colores
• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In Kindergarten, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeño, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Los Colores (Bilingual song to practice the colors in Spanish)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

5th and 6th Grade: November 7, 2018

Today in class, continued our unit:  ¡Vamos a Chile!  (Let's go to Chile!)  This week, we practiced reading in Spanish again as we read a few short paragraphs to review what we've learned and to learn about Chile's Independence day.

Ask your student:

• 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 southern Chile)
• las montañas - the mountains
• Los Andes - Andes Mountains (eastern Chile)
• el océano - the ocean
• el Océano Pacífico - the Pacific Ocean (west of 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 Vocabulary/Language practice: 
• No new vocabulary activity
• Assignment  (worth 2 stickers)
• Need some help?  Click here to view the slide show that we use in class.
•  Weather and Seasons
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• 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.
• Week of October 31
• Vocabulary Activity
• Assignment  
• Week of October 24
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment
• Week of October 17 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Week of October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment
• Final Assignment from Wildebeest Unit.
• Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

4th Grade: November 7, 2018

Today in class, we practiced the "market" vocabulary we've been learning in class.  We'll have many opportunities to practice in class and students will have a chance to speak Spanish at Market Day later this school year.

Ask your student:

• What was the story about in Spanish class? (It was about a boy at Market Day who sold chocolate and cookies.)

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
• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• ¿Tienes? - Do you have?
• quiero - I want
• quieres - you want
• ¿Quieres? - Do you want?
• tiene - he/she has
• quiere - he/she wants

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie) ~ Just for fun!
• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• Vocabulary Practice (same as last week)
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• 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.
• Assignment from October 31
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from October 24
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Assignment from October 17
• Assignment
• Assignment from October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Mono y Pirata Final Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 7, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the different forms of "quiere" (wants).  We used this vocabulary to tell a silly story together as a class.

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-20.

Ask your student:

• What was the silly story in Spanish class?  (Pedro wanted a cheese sandwich.  He went to 3 different restaurants before he was able to get one.) 

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
• el pan - the bread
• el queso - the cheese
• la lechuga - the lettuce
• el tomate - the tomato
• quiere - he/she wants
• hay - there is/there are 
• no hay - there isn't/there aren't 
• un problema - a problem
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• Pingüinos a Bailar (The Penguin Dance)
• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Video/Listening Practice
  
  • 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.)
• NUMBER Practice:   In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Use some the of the games below to practice and review at home.
• Numbers 11-20
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game.