Wednesday, January 24, 2018

5th and 6th Grade: January 24, 2018

This week, we continued reading the book Eduardo, la piñata.  

Ask your student:
  • Where did Olivia and Javi go while searching for the piñata?  (They visited a lot of small shops around town...a vegetable shop, dairy shop, bakery, supermarket, and finally a piñata shop.)
  • Why didn't they break the piñata?  (While the piñata was running away, all of the treats fell out!  Since there were no candies and fruits inside, they didn't break the piñata.)
Vocabulary:
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.
  • el parque - the park
  • van - they go
  • has visto - have you seen
  • la verdulería - the vegetable store
  • la lechería - the dairy store
  • la panadería - the bakery
  • el supermercado - the supermarket
    • Cultural note:  In Spanish speaking countries, a supermarket only has groceries and other household supplies (cleaning supplies, soap, lotion, toothpaste, paper towels, etc...) a store like Meijer which also sells clothes, electronics, toys, etc... would be called "el hipermercado."
  • la piñatería - the piñata store
  • la heladería - the ice cream shop
  • vacía - empty
  • caña de azúcar - sugar cane
  • los cacahuates - the peanuts
  • las 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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