2nd Grade: November 4, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning all about Peru.  Specifically, we focused on the land and specific landforms.  We also continued practicing Psalm 100 in Spanish.  This week, we added verse 4!

Ask your student:

• Does Peru have any mountains?  What are they called?  (Yes, the Andes Mountains are in Peru.) 

This week's vocabulary:

• Review 
  • la bandera - the flag
  • rojo - red
  • blanco - white
  • el invierno - the winter
  • el verano - the summer
  • las estaciones - the seasons
  • el opuesto - the opposite
  • la playa - the beach
  • la capital - the capital city
• New
• las montañas - the mountains
• los Andes - the Andes (mountains in Peru)
• la costa - the coast
• la playa - the beach
• la selva - the jungle
• el lago - the lake
• Lago Titicaca - Lake Titicaca (located between Peru and Bolivia)
• el río - the river
• el Río Amazonas - the Amazon River

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  
• Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  
• Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  
• Entren por sus puertas con acción de gracias; vengan a sus atrios con himnos de alabanza. ¡Denle gracias, bendigan su nombre!
• Salmos 100:1-4 (cien, versículos uno a cuatro)
• Audio version 

• Listen to the Seasons Song.  This song is about the seasons in Michigan.  How would the song be different if we were singing it in Peru?

1st Grade: November 4, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we finished learning all of the new weather vocabulary.  Over the year, we will continue to review these words as we talk about the weather at the beginning of each class. We also continued our new unit:  Ayudo a mi familia (I help my family).  This week we talked about the kitchen!

Ask your student:

• What room of the house did you learn about in class this week?  (Our new word was "la cocina" - the kitchen.  We also reviewed the words from last week:  el baño - the bathroom, el dormitorio - the bedroom) 

Today's vocabulary:

• Weather
• Review
• hace sol - it's sunny
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• está nevando - it's snowing
• hace viento - it's windy
• New
• hace fresco - it's cool/chilly
• House
• Review
• el baño - the bathroom
• limpia - he/she cleans
• lava las manos - he/she washes his/her hands
• el dormitorio - the bedroom
• duerme - he/she sleeps
• New
• la cocina - the kitchen
• prepara la comida - he/she prepares the food
• come - he/she eats
• pone la mesa - he/she sets the table

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 

Kindergarten: November 4, 2015

Today in class, we played a "hot potato" game to review the words we learned last week.  After that, we learned some new vocabulary words with the help of our friend, Espantapájaros.  We sang some songs and played another game to finish class.

Ask your student:

• What new songs did you learn in Spanish class this week? (We learned two songs... Father Abraham, and Head and Shoulders, Knees, and Toes...but in Spanish it's Head and Shoulders, Legs, and Feet!) 

This week's vocabulary:

• las manos - the hands
• los pies - the feet
• la espalda - the back
• los hombros - the shoulders

Review vocabulary:

• espantapájaros - scarecrow
• tiene - he/she has
• la cabeza - the head
• las piernas - the legs
• los brazos - the arms
• el estómago - the stomach

Homework:

• Sing along!  Father Abraham/Padre Abraham
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Salmos 100:1 (cien, versículo uno)
• Audio version (the audio version includes more than just the first verse, but it may still be helpful for Kindergarten students)

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: October 28, 2015

This week, we learned all about a new "amigo del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish.  We also learned some new vocabulary words.  Right now, the words are a seemingly random combination, but they're actually taken from a Bible story.  Over the next few weeks, we'll learn more words to eventually talk about a Bible story all in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amigo del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about him?  (This week, our "amigo del día" was a boy and he likes crocodiles.)
• If someone asks "¿por qué? how could you answer their question?  (¡Porque!  ¿Por qué?--two words with an accent mark means "why?" and porque--one word, with no accent means "because!")

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• asustar - to scare
• el pez - the fish
• Bible Story unit vocabulary
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• ayuda - he/she helps
• escucha - he/she listens
• habla - he/she talks
• ¿por qué? - why?
• porque - because

Homework:

• Quia Assignment 
• Use these flashcards to review the vocabulary words (Choose "html" version if you're having trouble).
• Complete THIS ASSIGNMENT.  (Worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory Verse!
• This year, all of the (HC)2 Students will be memorizing Psalm 100 during the first semester.  We will also be memorizing part of it in Spanish class!  Next week, we'll be adding verse 4!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que el Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos; ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado! Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: October 28, 2015

This week, we began a new unit in class!  We'll be learning to talk about things we enjoy doing in Spanish.  We spent 25 minutes speaking only in Spanish and we had a lot of fun today asking "normal" questions ("Do you like to eat chocolate?") and silly questions ("Do you like to swim in chocolate?").

Ask your student:

• What does "me gusta" like?  (Me gusta means "I like."  We watched a song/video in class today that reviewed this phase.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Me gusta - I like
• No me gusta - I don't like
• ¿Te gusta...? - Do you like
• Le gusta - he/she likes
• comer - to eat
• nadar - to swim
• bailar - to dance
• cantar - to sing

Homework:

• Sing along with the Me Gusta song we sang in class:  CLICK HERE 
• Quia Assignment!
• Play THIS GAME to review the vocabulary (just for practice).
• Complete THIS ASSIGNMENT (worth 2 stickers!)
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: October 28, 2015

Over the next few weeks, we'll be discovering Peru in class!  This week, we spent some time talking about where Peru is located, it's flag, and what the seasons are like.  We finished class by playing another game to review numbers 20-39 in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• When it's winter in Michigan, what season is it in Peru?  (Summer!  Peru's seasons are the opposite of ours.)
• What does Peru's flag look like?  (It's red and white and it has a design/picture/coat of arms in the center.)

This week's vocabulary:

• la bandera - the flag
• rojo - red
• blanco - white
• el invierno - the winter
• el verano - the summer
• las estaciones - the seasons
• el opuesto - the opposite
• la playa - the beach
• la capital - the capital city

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que el Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos; ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado! Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 
• Listen to the Seasons Song.  This song is about the seasons in Michigan.  How would the song be different if we were singing it in Peru?

1st Grade: October 28, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we began a new unit:  Ayudo a mi familia (I help my family).  During this unit, we'll be learning about rooms in the house and actions we do around the house that help our families.  For more information about this unit, click here: ¡Ayudo a mi familia!/I help my family!

This week, we learned about two rooms of the house and a few chores and activities in each room.

Ask your student:

• What were the two rooms of the house that you learned about today?  (el baño - the bathroom, el dormitorio - the bedroom) 

Today's vocabulary:

• Weather
• Review
• hace sol - it's sunny
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• está nevando - it's snowing
• New
• hace viento - it's windy
• House
• el baño - the bathroom
• limpia - he/she cleans
• lava las manos - he/she washes his/her hands
• el dormitorio - the bedroom
• duerme - he/she sleeps

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 

Kindergarten: October 28, 2015

This week, we started a new unit in class!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning the names for various body parts as we talk about a scarecrow.  We learned a few new words, and we finished class by playing a game to review the words.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember the name of this new friend? (Espantapájaros - Scarecrow) 

This week's vocabulary:

• espantapájaros - scarecrow
• tiene - he/she has
• la cabeza - the head
• las piernas - the legs
• los brazos - the arms
• el estómago - the stomach

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Salmos 100:1 (cien, versículo uno)
• Audio version (the audio version includes more than just the first verse, but it may still be helpful for Kindergarten students)

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: October 14, 2015

This week, we learned all about a new "amigo del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish.  Then, we read over the silly sentences/mini stories that students wrote last week.  We made illustrations to go with each sentence or story.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amigo del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about him?  (This week, our "amigo del día" was a boy and he has a unique pet.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• la culebra - the snake
• peligrosa - dangerous
• mono - cute
• pequeña - small
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• ¡Haz la maleta! unit vocabulary
• All review this week
• tiene frío - he/she feels cold
• el abrigo - the winter coat
• la chaqueta - the jacket
• se pone - he/she puts on
• se quita - he/she takes off
• tiene calor - he/she feels hot
• el bañador - the bathing suit
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• la camiseta - the short sleeve shirt
• la camisa - the long sleeve shirt
• los pantalones - the pants
• los pantalones cortos - the shorts
• mete - he/she puts in
• la maleta - the suitcase
• los zapatos - the shoes
• las botas - the boots
• las chanclas - the shoes
• ¡Qué calor! - How hot!
• ¡Qué frío! - How cold!

Homework:

• Final Assignment:  Since we finished our unit this week, we have a final assignment instead of a Quia assignment.  The assignment was handed out in class.  If you misplaced your assignment sheet, you can CLICK HERE to print a new copy.
• Quia Assignments!  Need to catch up on any of the assignments?  Here they are!  If you don't have your Quia log in information, please email me and I can get you that information right away.  
• October 7 Quia Assignment 
• September 30 Quia assignment
• September 23 Quia assignment
• September 16 Quia assignment
• September 16 Comic Strip with Useful Phrases
• September 9 Quia assignment 
• A note about assignments:  These are for students to practice.  Most questions Quia is able to grade automatically and give instant feedback.  Students may retry questions or the entire assignment as often as they want.  If a student is "stuck" with vocabulary, the vocabulary list above is a great resource.
• Bible Memory Verse!
• This year, all of the (HC)2 Students will be memorizing Psalm 100 during the first semester.  We will also be memorizing part of it in Spanish class!  This week, we added verse three!  
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que el Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos; ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado! Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: October 14, 2015

Today in class we finished our unit about  Las Mascotas (pets).  Students introduced their pets (or dream pets) to the class...using only Spanish!  I was very impressed with everyone who shared about their pets all in Spanish!!  Way to go Third Graders!!

Ask your student:

• Did you talk about our pet (or a dream pet) in Spanish class?  What did you say?

This week's vocabulary:

• All Review
• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• tiene - he/she has
• la mascota - the pet
• el perro - the dog
• el gato - the cat
• el pez - the fish
• la culebra - the snake
• el conejo - the rabbit
• la tortuga - the turtle
• el hámster - the hamster
• el pájaro - the bird
• corre - he/she runs
• nada - he/she swims
• vuela - he/she flies
• salta - he/she jumps
• juega - he/she plays
• come - he/she eats
• duerme - he/she sleeps
• vive - he/she lives
• en la casa - inside
• afuera - outside

Homework:

• No new assignments this week!  If you were unable to complete previous assignments, you can use these two weeks as a chance to catch up!
• Introduce your pet to the class!  If you misplaced the paper, you can click HERE to print a new copy.  
• September 30 Quia Assignment 
• September 23 Quia Assignment; Vocabulary practice
• September 16 Quia Assignment
• September 9 Quia Assignment
• A note about assignments:  These are for students to practice.  Most questions Quia is able to grade automatically and give instant feedback.  Students may retry questions or the entire assignment as often as they want.  If a student is "stuck" with vocabulary, the vocabulary list above is a great resource.
• Bible Memory Verse! 
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos;  ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado!  Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: October 14, 2015

Today in class, we finished our first unit:  Los 5 Sentidos.  We sang along with the 5 senses rap, played a guessing game using our 5 senses, and finished class by reviewing the numbers 20-39.

Ask your student:

• What guessing game did you play in class?  (We played a game in which I would describe an object in Spanish, and students would have to guess what I was describing.  I used the homework assignments they turned in for ideas!)

This week's vocabulary:

• All Review
• veo - I see
• ve - he/she sees 
• los ojos - the eyes
• escucho - I listen
• escucha - he/she listens
• los oídos - the (inner) ears
• las orejas - the (outer) ears
• habla bajo - he/she speaks softly
• habla fuerte - he/she speaks loudly
• las manos - the hands
• toco - I touch
• suave - smooth
• áspero - rough/bumpy
• blando - soft/squishy
• duro - hard
• pruebo - I taste
• como - I eat
• la boca - the mouth
• la lengua - the tongue
• dulce - sweet
• salado - salty
• la nariz - the nose
• huele bien - it smells good
• huele mal - it smells bad

Homework:

• Sing along with our 5 Senses song in Spanish.  
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Reconozcan que el Señor es Dios; él nos hizo y somos suyos; ¡somos pueblo suyo y ovejas de su prado! Salmos 100:1-3 (cien, versículo uno a tres)
• Audio version 

1st Grade: October 14, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we finished our unit all about farm animals.  We made a little booklet that students brought home to share with you.  (For an audio version of the book, click HERE).

Ask your student:

• Of the 10 farm animals you learned about in Spanish, which one is your favorite?

This week's vocabulary:

• Weather
• Review
• hace sol - it's sunny
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• New
• está nevando - it's snowing
• Animals/Actions/Colors
• All review this week!
• la rana - the frog
• el burro - the donkey
• corre - he/she runs
• salta - he/she jumps
• verde - green 
• gris - gray
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• el caballo - the horse
• dice - he/she says
• café - brown
• canta - he/she sings
• come - he/she eats
• el cerdo - the pig
• el gallo - the rooster
• anaranjado - orange
• rosado - pink
• vuela - he/she flies
• nada - he/she swims
• el pájaro - the bird
• el pez - the fish
• la vaca - the cow
• la oveja - the sheep
• el pato - the duck

Homework:

• Read along with our booklet!  Click HERE for an audio version!
• Bible Memory Verse!
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor.  Con gritos de alegría, vengan a su presencia.  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículos uno y dos)
• Audio version 
• Listen to this fun song practice the animal vocabulary words!  Animales en la Granja Song
• Each week, we begin class by talking about the weather in Spanish.  Here's a fun song to practice at home!
• Weather, months, seasons song