Wednesday, January 17, 2018

5th and 6th Grade: January 17, 2018

This week, we started reading the book Eduardo, la piñata.  The book started off with an interesting twist of events!

Ask your student:
  • What sorts of things did Olivia put in the piñata?  (The piñata had not only candies and suckers, but also apples, oranges, peanuts, and pieces of sugar cane.)
  • Who is Eduardo?  What do you know about him?  (Eduardo is a piñata.  In this silly short story, he is alive!  When he hears that Olivia wants to break him, he runs away!)
  • Who is Javi?  What do you know about him?  (Javi is a rabbit.  He is Olivia's friend and he also likes piñatas.)
Vocabulary:
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.
  • caña de azúcar - sugar cane
  • los cacahuates - the peanuts
  • la manzanas - the apples
  • el conejo - the rabbit
  • romper - to break
  • escaparse - to escape
  • ¿Adónde? - To where?
  • corre - he/she runs
  • le gusta - he/she likes
  • me gusta - I like
  • te gusta - you like
  • ¿Por qué? - Why
  • Porque - because
  • el zorro - the fox
  • quiere hacer - he/she wants to make
  • los caramelos - the (wrapped) candies
  • los chupetes - the suckers 
Grammar Concept
Me gusta vs Me gustan
  • In Spanish you use "Me gusta" (I like) when what you like is either an action or a singular noun.
    • Examples:
    • Me gusta cantar.  = I like to sing.  (sing = action)
    • Me gusta la casa.  = I like the house.  (the house = singular)
    • Me gusta limpiar la casa.  = I like to clean the house.  (I like "to clean" = action)
    • Me gustar leer los libros.  = I like to read the books.  (I like "to read" = action...even though books is plural, the action comes first.)
  • In Spanish you use "Me gustan" (I like) when what you like is plural.
    • Examples:
    • Me gustan las piñatas. = I like the piñatas.  (piñatas = plural)
    • Me gustan los zapatos.  = I like the shoes.  (shoes = plural)
    • Me gustan los zorros.   = I like the foxes.  (foxes = plural)

Homework:
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  • Bible Memory:  (Second semester verse!)  This semester, we'll be memorizing Galatians 5:22-23 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish.
  •  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.


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