4th

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2018-2019

Welcome to Spanish Class!  We have lots of exciting things to learn in 4th Grade Spanish this year!  My goal is to teach the class 90-100% in Spanish.  We'll use actions, pictures, stories, songs, videos, and a lot of repetition to make sure each student understands and is successful.  Be sure to check this blog often for videos of vocabulary words, links to songs we're singing in class, and other fun resources.

Here's a quick overview of what we'll be learning...

First Semester

• First Semester Bible verse:  Coming Soon!
• Unit 1:  El Mono y el Pirata (The Monkey and the Pirate:  a short story to teach some food vocabulary and review the Super Seven verbs.)
• Unit 2:  El Día del Mercado (4th Grade students will participate in Market Day in January.  This unit focuses on expressing needs, wants, and basic Market Day related conversations.  They'll be prepared to have a Spanish speaking shopper--me!--visit their store.)
• Unit 3:  Las Uvas de Nochevieja (The New Year's Eve Grapes: Spanish New Year's Eve Tradition)

Second Semester

• Second Semester Bible verse:  Coming Soon!
• Unit 4:  Las Islas (The Islands:  Comparing and contrasting the Dominican Republic and Mackinac Island)  
• Unit 5:  Mira al Mundo! (Look at the World!  A mini magazine focusing on an endangered animal from Spanish speaking world)
• Unit 6:  ¿Quién es? (Guess Who:  describing people)

Into each of these units, I'll be incorporating the Sweet Sixteen Verbs.  The Sweet 16 are made up of "Los Súper Siete"--The Super Seven, plus nine additional high frequency verbs.  These verbs are some of the most common verbs in the Spanish language that will allow students to communicate about a variety of topics:

• hay = there is/there are   
•  da = he/she gives
• es = he/she is 
• dice = he/she says
• está en = he/she is located in 
• hace = he/she does/makes
• tiene = he/she has 
• oye = he/she hears 
• quiere = he/she wants
• puede = he/she is able
• va a = he/she goes to
• pone = he/she puts
• le gusta = he/she likes 
• sabe = he/she knows
• sale = he/he leaves
• ve = he/she sees

During each class period, we will also practice greetings, manners, seasons, calendar (months, days), numbers 0-100, and basic classroom vocabulary in Spanish.