2nd Grade: January 13, 2016

Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning different school-related vocabulary words. 

Ask your student:

• In Spanish class, you learned the words "abre" and "cierra"  (open and close) what sorts of things might you open or close in a classroom?  (We came up with lots of ideas--your desk, the door, cabinets, books, folders, a pencil box, your backpack...even your eyes!)  

Today's vocabulary:

• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes
• el pupitre - the desk
• saca - he/she takes out
• guarda - he/she puts away
• el lápiz - the pencil

Homework:

• Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Tens
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Second Semester Bible Memory
• This semester, we'll be memorizing two short passages in Spanish.  Students received a hard copy of the verses in class.  If your student misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Verses for January and February
• Yo soy el buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí, así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo lo conozco a él, y doy mi vida por las ovejas.  Juan 10:14-15 (Juan diez, versículos catorce y quince)
• Audio version coming soon

1st Grade: January 13, 2016

We began class by talking about the weather and calendar in Spanish.  Then, we started our new unit.  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning all about different foods in Spanish.  Today we learned the phrases "me gusta" and "no me gusta" (I like/I don't like)to help us talk about foods each week!

Ask your student:

• What did you make in Spanish class?  (Each student used a paper plate and drew two faces...one side was a "me gusta" (happy) face, and the other side was a "no me gusta" (sad) face.)

Today's vocabulary:

• me gusta - I like
• no me gusta - I don't like
• come - he/she eats

Homework:

• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• Days of the week song
• Bible Memory Verse!
• This semester, we will learn two Bible memory verses in Spanish.  
• Verse for January and February:
• Yo soy el buen pastor;  conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí.  Juan 10:14 (diez, versículo 14)
• Audio version coming soon.

Kindergarten: January 13, 2016

In class today, we continued learning the vocabulary to talk about getting ready to play out in the snow!

Ask your student:

• What game did you play in Spanish class?  (Students were with a partner and each group had a paper with pictures of all of our vocabulary words.  Señora Brouwer would say a word in Spanish and everyone would try to point to the correct picture as fast as possible.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• el pantalón - pants/snow pants
• las botas - boots
• el abrigo - winter coat
• New
• la nieve - the snow
• el gorro - the hat
• los guantes - the gloves

Song (Tune: Frère Jacques)

Ponte el pantalón (ponte el pantalón)
Las botas (las botas)
Lugeo el abrigo (luego el abrigo)
Gorro, guantes (gorro, guantes)

Homework:

• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse!  
• Jesús dijo, "Yo soy el camino, la verdad, y la vida."  Juan 14:6 (catorce, versículo 6)
• Audio version coming soon

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: January 6, 2016

Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning and reviewing a lot of high frequency vocabulary words through silly stories.  As part of this unit, we'll also be learning the Spanish question words.

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 who enjoys videogames.)  
• What was the silly story about in Spanish?  Could you understand most of it?  (It was about a girl with a long name who has a pet fish.  Then she eats the fish!)

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.
• los padres - the parents
• la hermana - the sister
• los videojuegos - video games
• Story Vocabulary (some new, some review)
• el pez - the fish
• come - he/she eats
• se llama - he/she is called/named
• el miércoles - on Wednesday
• Interrogatives
• ¿Quién? - Who?
• ¿Qué? - What?
• ¿Cuándo? - When?
• ¿Dónde? - Where?
• ¿De dónde? - From where?
• ¿Por qué? - Why?
• ¿Cómo? - How?
• ¿Cuál? - Which?
• ¿Cuánto/Cuánta? - How much?
• ¿Cuántos/Cuántas? - How many?

Homework:

• Quia assignment 
• NOTE:  I know a lot of students have their computer remember their Quia username and password so they don't need to type it in each week.  Since it has been over 3 weeks since we've had a Quia assignment, your computer may have "forgotten" the information.  If you need your Quia log in information, please email me!  (ambrouwer@hollandchristian.org)
• Practice the Spanish question words with THIS game.
• Complete THIS Quia assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory Verse! (New verse coming soon!)
• 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!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: January 6, 2016

Today in class, we learned about the tradition of eating Rosca de Reyes in Spain and Mexico!

Ask your student:

• What did you think about the Rosca de Reyes? (Most students really enjoyed the sweet bread!) 
• What was the surprise in class?  (Most other "Rosca de Reyes" that Señora Brouwer has bought in Holland did NOT have a small Baby Jesus figure due to food laws.  We were all surprised to find an extra figure in our Rosca!)  

This weeks' vocabulary:

• trozo - piece
• la figurita - the small figure

Homework:

• Sing along with the song We Three Kings in Spanish.
• Bible Memory Verse!  (We added verse 5 this week!)
• 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!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: January 6, 2016

Today in class, we started learning the numbers 50-100.  Each week, we'll have at least some small activity to review numbers, but today, we dedicated the entire class period to numbers.  

Ask your student:

• What numbers did you choose for the guessing game?  (In small groups, students played a más/menos --more/less-- guessing game.)

Today's vocabulary:

• cincuenta - 50
• sesenta - 60
• setenta - 70
• ochenta - 80
• noventa - 90
• cien - 100

Homework:

• We made this number sheet together in class.  Several students asked if they could have printed copies.  I'll hand out hard copies in class next week, but until then, here's a digital copy.  Number Vocabulary
• Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Tens
• Bible Memory Verse!  We'll learn a new verse soon!
• 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!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)

• Audio version 

1st Grade: January 6, 2016

First semester, we began every class by talking about the weather in Spanish.  We'll continue to do that second semester, but we'll also talk about the calendar in Spanish too.  Today, we learned the days of the week in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What game did you play in Spanish class?  (Each student was assigned a different day of the week.  I would say the days in Spanish, and students would say the day in English.)

Today's vocabulary (review from last week):

• lunes - Monday
• martes - Tuesday
• miércoles - Wednesday
• jueves - Thursday
• viernes - Friday
• sábado - Saturday
• domingo - Sunday

Homework:

• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• Days of the week song
• Bible Memory Verse!  (We'll learn a new verse soon!)
• 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: January 6, 2016

In class over the next few weeks, we'll be learning the vocabulary to talk about getting ready to play out in the snow!

Ask your student:

• What game did you play in Spanish class?  (We had a stick person on the board and had to help him get dressed to go outside by putting snow pants, boots, and a coat on him.)

This week's vocabulary:

• New
• el pantalón - pants/snow pants
• las botas - boots
• el abrigo - winter coat

Song:  Tune of "Three Blind Mice"

Pantalón, pantalón

El pantalón, el pantalón

Primero se pone el pantalón,    (First you put on the snow pants,

para jugar en la nieve.                to play in the snow.)

Pantalón

Las botas, las botas

Las botas, las botas

Segundo se pone las botas,        (Second you put on the boots,

para jugar en la nieve.                to play in the snow.)

Las botas

El abrigo, el abrigo

El abrigo, el abrigo

Tercero se pone el abrigo,        (Third you put on the coat,

para jugar en la nieve.               to play in the snow.)

El abrigo

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse!  Soon, we'll be learning a new 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: December 16, 2015

This week, we learned all about another "amiga del día." (Friend of the day).  We practiced learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish--all five verses!  We also watched a few videos of Belenes (and how to make them!), and had a Spanish Christmas carol sing-a-long time.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amiga del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about her?  (This week, our Amiga del Día was a girl who has a pet rabbit.)  

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 perrito - the dog
• el conejo - the rabbit
• la jaula - the cage
• las orejas - the ears
• comida de conejos - rabbit food
• las zanahorias - the carrots
• muerde - he/she bites
• rasca - he/she scratches
• Chirstmas Vocabulary (Review)
• el árbol de navidad - Christmas tree
• los adornos - the ornaments
• las luces - the lights
• los calcetines - the stockings
• el nacimiento - the nativity scene
• Belén - Bethlehem
• un belén - a "Bethlehem"...a large nativity scene showing a large part of Bethlehem.

Homework:

• Last week's Quia assignment
• Practice our vocabulary with THIS game.
• Complete THIS Quia assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Listen to Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• 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!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

3rd Grade: December 16, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning about "Los Reyes Magos" and other Christmas customs in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• When do people exchange Christmas gifts in Spain and Mexico? (They don't exchange gifts on Christmas.  Instead they wait until Three Kings Day--January 6th.)   

This weeks' vocabulary:

• New
• escriben - they write
• reciben - they receive
• Review
• ellos - they
• ven - they see
• siguen - the follow
• traen - they bring
• los regalos - the gifts
• buscan - they look for
• encuentran - they find
• ¿Por qué? - Why
• porque - because
• le dan - they give him/her

Homework:

• Sing along with the song We Three Kings in Spanish.
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Just for fun, practice the vocabulary words with these activities:  "Rags to Riches" and Hangman  (same activities as last week)
• Bible Memory Verse!  (We added verse 5 this week!)
• 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!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

2nd Grade: December 16, 2015

Today in class, we reviewed the Christmas vocabulary words that we learned last week.  We also reviewed Spanish numbers from 1-50 with a Christmas BINGO game.

Ask your student:

• How close were you to getting a BINGO?  Did you have a second BINGO? (Everyone had at least one BINGO by the end of class!)

Today's vocabulary (review):

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• Belén - Bethlehem
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds
• los reyes magos - the magi/wise men
• el pesebre - the manger
• la posada - the inn
• hay - there is/there are
• numbers 1-50

Homework:

• Sing along with our Christmas song:  Hoy es Navidad (to the tune of Jingle Bells)
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Tens
• 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!
• Porque el Señor es bueno; su amor es eterno y su fidelidad no tiene fin.
• Salmos 100:1-5 (cien, versículos uno a cinco)
• Audio version 

1st Grade: December 16, 2015

This week in Spanish class, we continued our Christmas unit!  We reviewed basic Christmas vocabulary words and talking about some of the animals that may have been at Jesus' birth.  It's a great way to review the animals we learned about earlier this year.  We're also learning a Christmas song that is very popular in Mexico!

Ask your student:

• Can you show me some of the actions from the Burrito de Belén song?  (Burrito: make floppy donkey ears with your hands, el camino:  make a path with your hands, Belén:  outline the tops of houses and other buildings with your hands.)

Today's vocabulary (review from last week):

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• Belén - Bethlehem
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds
• los reyes magos - the magi/wise men
• el burro - the donkey
• las ovejas - the sheep
• el camino - the path/the way (This word is in both our song, El Burrito de Belén, and our Bible Memory verse!) 

Homework:

• Sing along with our Christmas song:  El Burrito de Belén (The Little Donkey of Bethlehem)
• Listen to other Spanish Christmas songs HERE.
• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• 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