Wednesday, November 28, 2018

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
    • Weather and Seasons
    • 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. 
    • 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.

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