1st Grade: November 18, 2015

This week, we started class by talking about the weather, but we will also be learning about the seasons in Spanish.  We even sang a new song and watched a silly video (both linked below) to help us remember the words.  After practicing our Bible memory verse, we started to wrap up our "Ayudo a mi familia" (I help my family) unit.  We read/acted out a short story (all in Spanish!) about a boy who helped his dad with a lot chores around the house.

Ask your student:

• You watched a few videos in Spanish class today.  Which weather video was your favorite?  (See them linked below!) 

Today's vocabulary:

• Seasons
• el verano - the summer
• el otoño - the fall
• 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
• la cocina - the kitchen
• prepara la comida - he/she prepares the food
• come - he/she eats
• pone la mesa - he/she sets the table
• la sala - the living room
• ve la tele - he/she watches TV
• recoge - he/she picks up
• el jardín - the garden/yard

Homework:

• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• Sing along with our House Songs!!  Rooms in the house, Animals in the house
• 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 18, 2015

Today in class, we used songs and games to review the vocabulary words we have learned so far in this unit.  After learning a few more new words, we looked at some pretty silly "amigos imaginarios" (imaginary friends).  We talked about these crazy amigos all in Spanish, and then students had a chance to create their own amigos.

Ask your student:

• In Spanish class, you drew an "amigo imaginario" (imaginary friend).  What was yours like?  (Everyone had some pretty creative friends!  After Thanksgiving, we'll use these drawings to keep practicing our vocabulary words.) 

This week's vocabulary:

New

• el pelo - the hair
• los dedos - the fingers

Review

• los ojos - the eyes
• las orejas - the ears
• la boca - the mouth
• la nariz - the nose
• las manos - the hands
• los pies - the feet
• la espalda - the back
• los hombros - the shoulders
• espantapájaros - scarecrow
• tiene - he/she has
• la cabeza - the head
• las piernas - the legs
• los brazos - the arms
• el estómago - the stomach

Homework:

• Practice all of our words with THIS VIDEO.  See if you can point to the right part before the picture comes up!
• Sing along!  Father Abraham/Padre Abraham (if that link doesn't work, try this LINK for YouTube)
• 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: November 11, 2015

This week, we learned all about two more "amigos del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish.  We also learned some new vocabulary words for our Bible story unit.  We almost have all of the vocabulary words we need, to talk about Mary and Martha in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who were the "amig@s del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about each of them?  (This week, we had two amigos del día.  One girl who enjoys painting, and a boy who likes Legos.)
• What does it mean when Señora Brouwer types something with the @ sign?  (It could be a "o" or an "a."  It's a abbreviation that native Spanish speakers use.  Instead of saying amigo (friend who's a boy) and amiga (friend who's a girl) they write "amig@" to be both.)
• What do "the man," "the shoulder," and "hunger" all have in common?  (They all sound similar in Spanish!  The man = el hombre; the shoulder = el hombro; the hunger = el hambre...try saying it 3 times!)

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 artista - the artist
• conoces - you know
• las caras - the faces
• construir - to construct/build
• el proyecto - the project
• recibes - you receive
• ¿cuántos? - how many?
• Bible Story unit vocabulary
• Review
• 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
• cocina - he/she cooks
• limpia - he/she cleans
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• New Vocabulary
• trabajador - hardworking (male)
• trabajadora - hardworking (female)
• amable - kind/nice
• la mujer - the woman
• el hombre - the man

Homework:

• Quia Assignment for this week (November 11)
• Jumbled Words Vocabulary Practice (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment to complete for next week (worth 2 stickers)
• Did you miss a previous assignment in this unit?  Catch up here!
• Week of Nov 4
• Hangman style game to review the vocabulary words (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Week of Oct 28 
• Flashcards to review vocabulary (Choose "html" version if you're having trouble).
• ASSIGNMENT  (Worth 1 sticker)
• 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 

3rd Grade: November 11, 2015

This week, we continued our "me gusta" (I like) unit.  We learned how to talk about games we enjoy playing.

Ask your student:

• What is the difference between "fútbol" and "fútbol americano"? (Fútbol sounds like "football," but it means soccer.  Fútbol americano means football.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• 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
• leer - to read
• escribir - to write
• saltar - to jump
• correr - to run
• New vocabulary
• jugar - play
• afuera - outside
• videojuegos - video games
• beisbol - baseball
• fútbol - soccer
• fútbol americano - football
• hockey - hockey
• el rey de la montaña - king of the mountain

Homework:

• Sing along with the Me Gusta song we sang in class:  CLICK HERE 
• Quia Assignment 
• Battleship Vocabulary Practice Game (just for practice)
• November 11 Assignment (2 pegatinas)
• Did you miss any previous assignment?  You can still complete them for a sticker!
• Nov 4 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Nov 4 Jumbled Words Vocabulary Practice
• Sept 28 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Sept 28 Hangman Vocabulary Practice 
• 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 

2nd Grade: November 11, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning all about Peru.  Specifically, we focused on some of the animals who live there.  We also continued practicing numbers in Spanish.  This week we focused on 30-49.

Ask your student:

• What two animals did you learn about?  Where do they live?  (We learned about the alpaca--a llama--and the condor--a bird.  Both live in the mountains of 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
• 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
• New
• el pájaro - the bird
• el condor - the condor, a bird that lives in the Andes.  It is the largest flying bird with a wingspan of 11 feet!
• la llama - the llama
• la alpaca - a type of llama with very soft, warm, fur

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 11, 2015

After talking about the weather in Spanish, we continued our unit:  Ayudo a mi familia (I help my family).  This week we talked about the living room and yard!

Ask your student:

• What rooms of the house did you learn about in class this week?  (Our new word was "la sala" - the living room, and "el jardín" - the yard.) 
• Can you show me the weather book you made in Spanish class?  (Each week, students have a coloring sheet with a vocabulary word to color at the beginning of class.  Since the beginning of the year, the coloring sheets have had weather related vocabulary words.  Today, students brought the books home.)

Today's vocabulary:

• Weather (Although we'll continue to do a weather report at the beginning of class each day, this is the last week I'll list the vocabulary on the blog.)
• 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
• 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
• la cocina - the kitchen
• prepara la comida - he/she prepares the food
• come - he/she eats
• pone la mesa - he/she sets the table
• New
• la sala - the living room
• ve la tele - he/she watches TV
• recoge - he/she picks up
• el jardín - the garden/yard

Homework:

• Sing along with our House Songs!!  Rooms in the house, Animals in the house
• 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 11, 2015

Today in class, we reviewed the vocabulary words from the past two weeks, by playing a few games and singing a few songs.  After that, we learned several more words body part (face) words.  We played with Mr. Potato Head, and even drew a funny Potato Head as a class.

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the Potato Head you made in Spanish class? (We all drew the same ridiculous Potato Head.  He looks something like this:  
  

This week's vocabulary:

• los ojos - the eyes
• las orejas - the ears
• la boca - the mouth
• la nariz - the nose

Review Vocabulary:

• las manos - the hands
• los pies - the feet
• la espalda - the back
• los hombros - the shoulders
• 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: November 4, 2015

This week, we learned all about not one, but TWO "amigas del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish...even adding verse 4 this week.  We also learned some new vocabulary words for our Bible story unit.  Over the next few weeks, we'll learn more words to eventually talk about a Bible story all in Spanish. Today, one of the students guessed what story it is!

Ask your student:

• Who were the "amigas del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about each of them?  (This week, we had two amigas del día.  Both are girls.  One loves to play board games and the other loves her family!)

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.
• juegos de mesa - board games
• jugar - to play
• ajedrez - chess
• la familia - the family
• quiere - he/she loves
• misterios - mysteries
• ficción juvenil - juvenile fiction
• Bible Story unit vocabulary
• Review
• 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
• New
• cocina - he/she cooks
• limpia - he/she cleans
• le dice - he/she says to him/her

Homework:

• Quia Assignment for this week (November 4)
• Hangman style game to review the vocabulary words (just for fun and extra practice)
• Assignment to complete for next week (worth 2 stickers)
• Did you miss a previous assignment in this unit?  Catch up here!
• Week of Oct 28 
• Flashcards to review vocabulary (Choose "html" version if you're having trouble).
• ASSIGNMENT  (Worth 1 sticker)
• 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 

3rd Grade: November 4, 2015

This week, we continued our "me gusta" (I like) unit.  We learned how to talk about more things that we enjoy (or don't enjoy) doing.  Once again, I was impressed at how excited everyone was to speak only Spanish in class!  We also continued practicing Psalm 100 in Spanish.  This week, we added verse 4!

Ask your student:

• What was your silly sentence in Spanish class today? (Students wrote 3 sentences in Spanish...one telling me something they like to do, one telling me something they don't like to do, and one silly sentence using the "I like" vocabulary.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• 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
• New
• leer - to read
• escribir - to write
• saltar - to jump
• correr - to run

Homework:

• Sing along with the Me Gusta song we sang in class:  CLICK HERE 
• Quia Assignment 
• Assignment (2 pegatinas)
• Did you miss last week's assignment?  You can still complete it for a sticker!
• Play THIS GAME to review the vocabulary (just for practice).
• Sept 28 ASSIGNMENT (worth 1 sticker)
• 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 

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)