5th and 6th Grade: September 26, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the Wildebeest story line.  This week, we wrote our own stories about a cat, a dog, and a mysterious object in the yard.

Ask your student:

• In the story you wrote, what was the mysterious green object in the yard?  How did your story end?  (Students each created their own ending in Spanish, but the mysterious object was either a hose or a snake!)

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

• el jardín - the garden
• la serpiente - the snake
• la manguera - the hose
• dijo - he/she said
• había - there was/there were
• tenía - he/she had
• estaba en - he/she was located in
• el ñu - the wildebeest 
• dice - he/she says
• agarra - he/she grabs
• mira - he/she looks at
• toca - he/she touches
• tiene - he/she has
• es - he/she is
• está en - he/she is located in
• hay - there is/there are

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  Yes, even 5th and 6th graders!  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!

• Pingüinos, a bailar. (Penguin Dance)
• Blanco Oso Polar (White Polar Bear)
• 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: 
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• The assignment is a Battleship style game this week!  Be sure to "Login for Credit" before you begin.   If you forget to log in first, you can have a parent email me to let me know you played the game!
• 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 (coming soon!)
• 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 September 19
•  Assignment
• Week of September 12
•  Vocabulary Review (Same as Sept 5)
• Assignment
• Week of September 5
•  Vocabulary Review
•  Assignment
• Week of August 29 
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

A note about homework:
In 5th and 6th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

A few notes about Quia assignments:

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

4th Grade: September 26, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued reading a story in Spanish and practicing the verbs "hay" and "le gusta."

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the story you illustrated in class today? (In class, we reread the Monkey and Pirate story.  Students created illustrations to match the Spanish sentences.)

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

• en - in/on
• quiere - he/she wants
• van - they go
• la isla - the island
• una isla - an island
• el pirata - the pirate
• un pirate - a pirate
• el mono - the monkey
• un mono - a monkey
• el barco - the boat
• un barco - a boat
• (no) le gusta - he/she (doesn't) like
• no hay - there is not
• el plátano - the banana
• las papas fritas - the french fries
• ¿cómo estás? - how are you?
• Estoy triste - I'm sad
• Estoy enfermo/enferma - I'm sick
• Estoy contento/contenta - I'm happy
• Estoy enojado/enojada - I'm angry
• Estoy cansado/cansada - I'm tired
• Tengo miedo - I'm afraid

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!

• 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: (Links will be working by Thursday Morning)
• Assignment
• The assignment is a Battleship style game this week!  Be sure to "Login for Credit" before you begin.   If you forget to log in first, you can have a parent email me to let me know you played the game!
• 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 (coming soon!)
• 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 September 19
• Vocabulary (just verbs) review
• Assignment
• Week of September 12   
• Vocabulary review
• Assignment
• Week of September 5
•  Vocabulary review  
• (No new vocab this week, same activity as last week)
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)  
• Week of August 29
• Flash Card Style
• Battleship Game Style
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)

A note about homework:

In 4th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

2nd and 3rd Grade: September 26, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued learning common Spanish vocabulary words with a familiar story. 

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-10. 

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what your story was about in Spanish today? (Using the same vocabulary as the 3 Bears, we read a story together about a girl who goes for a walk and a bear who goes into her house and eats all her food.)

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

• tiene hambre - he/she is hungry
• come - he/she eats
• la sandía - the watermelon
• el sándwich - the sandwich
• las galletas - the cookies
• todavía - still
• el plato - the plate
• la sopa - the soup
• caliente - hot
• fría - cold
• prueba - he/she tries
• da un paseo - he/she takes a walk
• viven - they live
• los osos - the bears
• el papá - the dad
• la mamá - the mom
• el bebé - the baby 
• hay - there is/there are
• estrella - star 
• grande - big
• mediano/mediana - medium
• pequeño/pequeña - small
• ¿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!

• 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 humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

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.

• 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: September 26, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued practicing size and family vocabulary words with some fun activities. 

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What food family did you make up in Spanish class?  (In the cookie story we read, there was a big dad cookie, a medium mom cookie, and a small baby cookie.  Students made up new families based on their favorite foods.)

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

• las galletas - the cookies
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el bebé - the baby
• el abuelo - the grandfather
• la abuela - the grandmother
• el perro - the dog
• grande - big
• mediano - medium
• pequeño - small 
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes

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!

• ¿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 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 humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

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: September 26, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued learning colors with our short story, Olivia y los Pájaros.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What game did you play in Spanish class?  (We had pictures of birds on the screen and Señora Brouwer would say a color in Spanish.  If it was your turn, you would lightly tap a bird that color with a --clean-- fly swatter).

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

• el árbol - the tree
• ve - he/she sees
• el pájaro - the bird 
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• verde - green 
• azul - blue
• morado - purple
• rosado - pink 
• gris - gray 
• blanco - white
• negro - black
• café/marrón - brown
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks

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!

• 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 humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

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: September 19, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the Wildebeest video from last week.  This week, we read a story with different characters that followed the same storyline...but with a twist at the end!

Ask your student:

• How was Señora Brouwer's new story different from the Wildebeest video?  (In the story that we read--in Spanish--two penguins were arguing about what was in the water.)
• If we watch the video, can you tell me the Wildebeest story in Spanish?  (Here's the link!  Please know that it does link to a YouTube video.  See note below.)

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

• dijo - he/she said
• había - there was/there were
• tenía - he/she had
• estaba en - he/she was located in
• el ñu - the wildebeest 
• dice - he/she says
• agarra - he/she grabs
• mira - he/she looks at
• toca - he/she touches
• tiene - he/she has
• es - he/she is
• está en - he/she is located in
• hay - there is/there are

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  Yes, even 5th and 6th graders!  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!

• Pingüinos, a bailar. (Penguin Dance)
• Blanco Oso Polar (White Polar Bear)
• 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:
•  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 (coming soon!)
• 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 September 12
•  Vocabulary Review (Same as Sept 5)
• Assignment
• Week of September 5
•  Vocabulary Review
•  Assignment
• Week of August 29 
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

A note about homework:
In 5th and 6th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

A few notes about Quia assignments:

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

4th Grade: September 19, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued reading a story in Spanish and practicing the verbs "hay" and "le gusta."

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what "guiño" and "chasquido" mean? (Guiño means "wink" and chasquido means "snap."  In the middle of class we played a game to get up, get moving, and take a break from the story.  We would wink one eye and snap the opposite hand.  When Señora Brouwer said "cambia" you would switch eye/hand.  It was a fun break in class!)

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

• en - in/on
• quiere - he/she wants
• van - they go
• la isla - the island
• una isla - an island
• el pirata - the pirate
• un pirate - a pirate
• el mono - the monkey
• un mono - a monkey
• el barco - the boat
• un barco - a boat
• (no) le gusta - he/she (doesn't) like
• no hay - there is not
• el plátano - the banana
• las papas fritas - the french fries
• ¿cómo estás? - how are you?
• Estoy triste - I'm sad
• Estoy enfermo/enferma - I'm sick
• Estoy contento/contenta - I'm happy
• Estoy enojado/enojada - I'm angry
• Estoy cansado/cansada - I'm tired
• Tengo miedo - I'm afraid

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!

• 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 (just verbs) review
• Assignment
• 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 (coming soon!)
• 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 September 12   
• Vocabulary review
• Assignment
• Week of September 5
•  Vocabulary review  
• (No new vocab this week, same activity as last week)
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)  
• Week of August 29
• Flash Card Style
• Battleship Game Style
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)

A note about homework:

In 4th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

2nd and 3rd Grade: September 19, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued learning common Spanish vocabulary words with a familiar story. 

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-10. 

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what "guiño" and "chasquido" mean? (Guiño means "wink" and chasquido means "snap."  In the middle of class we played a game to get up, get moving, and take a break from the story.  We would wink one eye and snap the opposite hand.  When Señora Brouwer said "cambia" you would switch eye/hand.  It was a fun break in class!)

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

• el plato - the plate
• la sopa - the soup
• caliente - hot
• fría - cold
• prueba - he/she tries
• da un paseo - he/she takes a walk
• viven - they live
• los osos - the bears
• el papá - the dad
• la mamá - the mom
• el bebé - the baby 
• hay - there is/there are
• estrella - star 
• grande - big
• mediano/mediana - medium
• pequeño/pequeña - small
• ¿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!

• 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 humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

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.

• 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: September 19, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we wrote our own version of the Gingerbread Cookie Family story! 

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What story did your class write together?  (We wrote our own version of the Cookie Family.  I told students that we could change the characters' sizes as much as they wanted, but we still ended up with "un papá grande" "una mamá mediana" and "un bebé pequeño.")

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

• las galletas - the cookies
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el bebé - the baby
• el abuelo - the grandfather
• la abuela - the grandmother
• el perro - the dog
• grande - big
• mediano - medium
• pequeño - small 
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes

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!

• ¿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 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 humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

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: September 19, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued learning colors with our short story, Olivia y los Pájaros.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• How many birds did you put in a tree?  (We used the "pájaros" that students colored last week for a listening activity in class!).

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

• el árbol - the tree
• ve - he/she sees
• el pájaro - the bird 
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• verde - green 
• azul - blue
• morado - purple
• rosado - pink 
• gris - gray 
• blanco - white
• negro - black
• café/marrón - brown
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks

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!

• 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 humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

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: September 12, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the Wildebeest video from last week.  We added a few details to the story and practiced listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Spanish

Ask your student:

• In Spanish class, which was the easiest for you--listening to the story, reading the story, telling the story to a friend, or writing the story?  Which was the most challenging? 

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

• dijo - he/she said
• había - there was/there were
• tenía - he/she had
• estaba en - he/she was located in
• el ñu - the wildebeest 
• dice - he/she says
• agarra - he/she grabs
• mira - he/she looks at
• toca - he/she touches
• tiene - he/she has
• es - he/she is
• está en - he/she is located in
• hay - there is/there are

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  Yes, even 5th and 6th graders!  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 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 Review (No new vocabulary this week, activity is the 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 (coming soon!)
• 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 September 5
•  Vocabulary Review
•  Assignment
• Week of August 29 
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

A note about homework:
In 5th and 6th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

A few notes about Quia assignments:

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

4th Grade: September 12, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we reviewed the question "¿Cómo estás?" (How are you?). We also read a short story together in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What was the story about in Spanish?  (It was a about a monkey who liked bananas, and a pirate who liked junk food.)

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

• la isla - the island
• una isla - an island
• el pirata - the pirate
• un pirate - a pirate
• el mono - the monkey
• un mono - a monkey
• el barco - the boat
• un barco - a boat
• (no) le gusta - he/she (doesn't) like
• no hay - there is not
• el plátano - the banana
• las papas fritas - the french fries
• ¿cómo estás? - how are you?
• Estoy triste - I'm sad
• Estoy enfermo/enferma - I'm sick
• Estoy contento/contenta - I'm happy
• Estoy enojado/enojada - I'm angry
• Estoy cansado/cansada - I'm tired
• Tengo miedo - I'm afraid

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!

• 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 review
• Assignment
• 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 (coming soon!)
• 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 September 5
•  Vocabulary review  
• (No new vocab this week, same activity as last week)
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)  
• Week of August 29
• Flash Card Style
• Battleship Game Style
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)

A note about homework:

In 4th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

2nd and 3rd Grade: September 12, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we acted out a familiar story in class. 

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-10. 

Ask your student:

• What story did you act out in class?  Did you have a part in the story the first time?  Which part were you the second time? (We acted out a shortened version of Goldilocks and the three bears!  The first time, we had four actors, the second time, we acted out the story in groups of four and everyone had a part.) 

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

• el plato - the plate
• la sopa - the soup
• caliente - hot
• fría - cold
• prueba - he/she tries
• da un paseo - he/she takes a walk
• viven - they live
• los osos - the bears
• el papá - the dad
• la mamá - the mom
• el bebé - the baby 
• hay - there is/there are
• estrella - star 
• grande - big
• mediano/mediana - medium
• pequeño/pequeña - small
• ¿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 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 humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

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.

• 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: September 12, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we read the Gingerbread Cookie Family story! 

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)

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

• las galletas - the cookies
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el bebé - the baby
• el abuelo - the grandfather
• la abuela - the grandmother
• el perro - the dog
• grande - big
• mediano - medium
• pequeño - small 
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes

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!

• ¿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 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 humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

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 (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: September 12, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued learning colors with our short story, Olivia y los Pájaros.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What were the two stories you read in Spanish class?  (We reread "Olivia y los Pájaros" from last week.  We also read a story that featured everyone in our class!)  
• What colors did you make your "pájaro" in Spanish class?  Can you tell me those colors in Spanish?  (Students each colored a bird with two colors--like the birds in the story. We'll use them in class for the next few weeks, and students will eventually get to bring them home.)

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

• ve - he/she sees
• el pájaro - the bird 
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• verde - green 
• azul - blue
• morado - purple
• rosado - pink 
• gris - gray 
• blanco - white
• negro - black
• café/marrón - brown
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks

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!

• 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 humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

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?)
• 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. 

5th and 6th Grade: September 5, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the Wildebeest video from last week.  We also practiced reading in Spanish by reading a short version of the story.

Ask your student:

• You read the short story in Spanish twice.  What was the difference between the two stories?  (Students figured out that the first story was in the present tense, while the second version was in the past tense.  We'll be using past tense verbs occasionally this year...especially the most common ones!)

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

• dijo - he/she said
• había - there was/there were
• tenía - he/she had
• estaba en - he/she was located in
• el ñu - the wildebeest 
• dice - he/she says
• agarra - he/she grabs
• mira - he/she looks at
• toca - he/she touches
• tiene - he/she has
• es - he/she is
• está en - he/she is located in
• hay - there is/there are

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  Yes, even 5th and 6th graders!  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 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 Review (The vocabulary review does not earn stickers.  However, it gives you extra practice with the vocabulary words so that you are able to complete the assignment listed next.)
•  Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• 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 August 29 
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

A note about homework:
In 5th and 6th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

A few notes about Quia assignments:

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

4th Grade: September 5, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we reviewed the question "¿Cómo estás?" (How are you?). We also began learning vocabulary for a short story that we'll read together next week.

Ask your student:

• Next week, you'll read a story in Spanish class.  Do you have any guesses about the main characters or setting?  (Based on the words we learned today, students might guess that the story will be about a monkey and a pirate...somewhere on an island or a boat!)

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

• la isla - the island
• una isla - an island
• el pirata - the pirate
• un pirate - a pirate
• el mono - the monkey
• un mono - a monkey
• el barco - the boat
• un barco - a boat
• (no) le gusta - he/she (doesn't) like
• no hay - there is not
• el plátano - the banana
• las papas fritas - the french fries
• ¿cómo estás? - how are you?
• Estoy triste - I'm sad
• Estoy enfermo/enferma - I'm sick
• Estoy contento/contenta - I'm happy
• Estoy enojado/enojada - I'm angry
• Estoy cansado/cansada - I'm tired
• Tengo miedo - I'm afraid

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 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 Review (The vocabulary review does not earn stickers.  However, it gives you extra practice with the vocabulary words so that you are able to complete the assignment listed next.)
• Vocabulary review
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• 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 August 29
• Flash Card Style
• Battleship Game Style
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)

A note about homework:
In 4th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

2nd and 3rd Grade: September 5, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the word "hay," but we began learning more new words.  Next week, we'll use those new words to read a story together in class.  We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-10. 

Ask your student:

• What pretend food did you eat in class?  (We all pretended to eat "sopa" - soup.  Sometimes it was "caliente" - hot, sometimes it was "fría"-cold).

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

• el plato - the plate
• la sopa - the soup
• caliente - hot
• fría - cold
• prueba - he/she tries
• da un paseo - he/she takes a walk
• viven - they live
• los osos - the bears
• el papá - the dad
• la mamá - the mom
• el bebé - the baby 
• hay - there is/there are
• estrella - star 
• grande - big
• mediano/mediana - medium
• pequeño/pequeña - small
• ¿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 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:
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.

• New vocabulary game coming soon!  (Link will be working by Thursday morning)
• Some weeks, we will use the website, Quia, for practice activities.  This week, 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: September 5, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we started learning a few basic words in Spanish.  Next week, we'll use these words to read a short story together in class!

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• Do you like "galletas"?  (Galletas are cookies!  Next week, our story will be about a family of cookies.)

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

• las galletas - the cookies
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el bebé - the baby
• el abuelo - the grandfather
• la abuela - the grandmother
• el perro - the dog
• grande - big
• mediano - medium
• pequeño - small 
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes

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!

• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

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 (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: September 5, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we started our first unit by reading a short story in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What does "Hola, hola, caracola" mean? (It means "Hello, hello, snail."  It's sort of like saying "See you later, alligator" in English.  It doesn't make sense, but it's fun to say because it rhymes.)
• What was your story about in Spanish class?  (It was about a fox named Olivia who sees birds in a tree.  Each bird is a different color.  At the end of the story, there are so many birds in the tree that the branch breaks!)

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

• ve - he/she sees
• el pájaro - the bird 
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• verde - green 
• azul - blue
• morado - purple
• rosado - pink 
• gris - gray 
• blanco - white
• negro - black
• café/marrón - brown
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks

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!

• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

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?)
• 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.