4/5/6: February 26, 2014

In class today, we continued learning location words in Spanish.  Click HERE for more information about this unit.

Ask your student:

• Who are some of the people in this painting?  (The girl in the center is a princess, the painter, Diego de Velázquez, put himself in the painting...and the King and Queen are "hidden"!)

Velázquez, Diego.  Las Meninas.  1656.  Oil on canvas.  Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from previous weeks
• el pintor - the painter
• pinta - he/she paints
• el chico/la chica - the boy/the girl
• un señor - a gentleman
• una señora - a lady 
• un perro - a dog
• un espejo - a mirror

Homework: 

• You can look over the slide show from class if you want to review the words on your own. 
• Quia Practice and Assignment! (Links working by late Thursday afternoon)
• Practice our vocabulary words with THIS Quia activity.  
• Complete THIS Quia assignment.  (Worth 2 pegatinas)
• If you still want to review location words, you can re-watch the videos we saw in class.  Roberto y Señor Pato (LINK) or Lulo and Fufi (LINK).
• Sing along the South America Countries and Capitals Rap!  (Click HERE, if that link doesn't work, here's the LINK to the song on YouTube)  Make it your goal to know all of the countries and capitals by April 16!
• Second semester Bible verse.  Verses 1-3 are due on Feb 19.  Keep working on verses 1-3 if you haven't learned them yet, but also start working on verse 4, too!
• Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
• Audio Version 

2/3: February 26, 2014

Today in class, we continued learning some restaurant vocabulary.  Students even practiced a simple dialogue between a waiter and guest!  Students who want to, will present their little "skits" to the class next week!  (Don't worry, there's nothing to memorize and no pressure to present a skit if you don't want to!  Even students who were absent this week will be able to participate.)

Ask your student:

• Do you have any ideas for restaurant names for your Spanish conversation?  (As part of the mini-conversation, students will come up with a name for their restaurant.  It can be simple (El Restaurante de __student's name__) or creative!)

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• ¿Algo más?  - Anything else?
• La cuenta, por favor.  - The bill, please
• Cuesta - It costs

Homework:

• Watch this video of Pedro and his friend acting out a restaurant scene!  
• Keep practicing our vocabulary words with THIS game!  
• Bible Verse.  A lot students tried to say the verse today, but they need just a little more practice!  Try to be ready to say the verse for me by March 5.  Click on the audio version to hear the verse as you practice:  Philippians 4:13 (Audio Version)
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Sing along with our new song:  Tengo paz como un río
• Earlier, we talked about seasons and weather in Costa Rica.  Listen to THIS SONG a few times to practice some of those words.  

1st Grade: February 26, 2014

In class this week, we kept finished learning words for our Bible story in Spanish!  Next week, we'll act out the story in class.

Ask your student:

• What word did you have to act out over and over in class?  (As a review game, most, but not all, students one of our vocabulary words that they had to keep acting out as we reviewed all of our words.  Next week, we'll all work together to understand our Bible story in Spanish.)  

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• el pescado - the fish
• hay - there is/there are
• aquí - here
• necesita - he/she needs
• gruñen - they growl (like stomachs do!)
• mucho/mucha - a lot

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  "La B-I-B-L-I-A"
• New Bible verse for January and February: 1 John 14:19  (Click for audio version)
• Nosotros amamos porque Él nos amó primero.  Primero de Juan 14 versículo 19.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: February 26, 2014

Today in class, we finished learning the vocabulary for the Noah's Ark story in Spanish.  Next week, we'll act out the story in class!

Ask your student:

• Can you name some colors in an "arco iris"? (This was a great chance for us to review colors!  Rojo=red, anaranjado=orange, amarillo=yellow, verde=green, azul=blue, morado=purple)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• el arco iris - the rainbow
• sube - he/she climbs or gets on
• viene - he/she comes
• la familia - the family

Homework:

• Sing along with our two songs:  "La B-I-B-L-I-A" and the song about Noah and his "floating house".  
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Psalm 23:1  (Click verse for Audio). 
• el Señor = the Lord = point up to heaven
• es mi = is my = point to self 
• pastor = shepherd = pretend to hold a staff in one hand, put other hand by forehead as if you're looking out over a field of sheep. 
• nada = nothing = wave hands palms facing down
• me falta = is lacking to me = place hands at side, palms facing upward.

Pedro y el Restaurante

4/5/6: February 19, 2014

In class today, we continued learning location words in Spanish.  Click HERE for more information about this unit.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say "left" and "right" in Spanish?  (Derecha-right, and izquierda-left)

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• dentro de - inside of
• fuera de - outside of
• a la derecha de - to the right of
• a la izquierda de - to the left of
• aquí - right here
• ahí - right there***
• allí -  there***
• allá - over there

***ahí and allí not only sound alike, but their meanings are very similar.  Native speakers often use them interchangeably or simply use one more than the other.  It often varies from country to country.  I promised students I wouldn't trick them with these words on their homework :)

Homework: 

• You can look over the slide show from class if you want to review the words on your own.  (Link fixed!!  If you tried to click on it earlier and it didn't work, it should work now!)
• Watch the Roberto y Señor Pato video from class last week if you want some extra review.  LINK
• You can also watch the Lulo and Fufi video that we saw in class this week!  (LINK)
• Quia Practice and Assignment! 
• Practice our vocabulary words with THIS Quia activity.  
• Complete THIS Quia assignment.  (Worth 2 pegatinas)
• Sing along the South America Countries and Capitals Rap!  (Click HERE, if that link doesn't work, here's the LINK to the song on YouTube)  Make it your goal to know all of the countries and capitals by April 16!
• Second semester Bible verse.  Verses 1-3 are due on Feb 19.  Keep working on verses 1-3 if you haven't learned them yet, but also start working on verse 4, too!
• Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
• Audio Version 

2/3 Grade: February 19, 2014

Today in class, we continued learning some restaurant vocabulary.  Students even learned how to place a simple order!

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what you "ordered" to eat and drink in class?  (Some of the options for drinks were water-agua, milk-leche, and jugo-juice and some of the food options were pollo-chicken, sopa-soup, and frijoles-beans.  Everyone participated and earned a few stickers!  AND...everyone remembered to say "por favor"!)

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• ¿Qué quieres comer? - What do you want to eat?
• ¿Qué quieres beber?  - What do you want to drink?
• Quiero... - I want
• ¿Algo más?  - Anything else?
• Sí, por favor - Yes, please
• No, gracias - No, thank you

Homework:

• Practice our new vocabulary words with THIS game!  
• Bible Verse.  A lot students tried to say the verse today, but they need just a little more practice!  Try to be ready to say the verse for me by March 5.  Click on the audio version to hear the verse as you practice:  Philippians 4:13 (Audio Version)
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Sing along with our new song:  Tengo paz como un río
• Earlier, we talked about seasons and weather in Costa Rica.  Listen to THIS SONG a few times to practice some of those words.  

1st Grade: February 19, 2014

In class this week, we kept learning words for our Bible story in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• What Bible Story are you learning about in Spanish class?  (Jesus feeds the 5000.  After learning our words in class today, a lot of students were able to figure it out!)  

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• la comida - the food
• dice - he/she says
• da - he/she gives
• gracias - thanks or thank you
• tiene hambre - he/she is hungry

Homework:

• We learned a new song today:  "La B-I-B-L-I-A" (new video!)
• New Bible verse for January and February: 1 John 14:19  (Click for audio version)
• Nosotros amamos porque Él nos amó primero.  Primero de Juan 14 versículo 19.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: February 19, 2014

Today in class, we began continued vocabulary to learn the Noah's Ark story in Spanish.  It was a great way to review some of the animal vocabulary we learned earlier this year!

Ask your student:

• When God told Noah, "Trabajo mucho," what does that mean?  Did Noah obey? (It means "work a lot".  Yes, Noah obeyed.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• trabaja - he/she works
• mira - he/she looks at
• dice - says (we practiced some animal sounds in Spanish, too!)
• la familia - the family

Homework:

• We sang "La B-I-B-L-I-A" again (links to a new video!) and we also sang a song about Noah and his "floating house".  
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Psalm 23:1  (Click verse for Audio). 
• el Señor = the Lord = point up to heaven
• es mi = is my = point to self 
• pastor = shepherd = pretend to hold a staff in one hand, put other hand by forehead as if you're looking out over a field of sheep. 
• nada = nothing = wave hands palms facing down
• me falta = is lacking to me = place hands at side, palms facing upward.

4/5/6: February 12, 2014

In class today, we began a new unit.  This week and next week we'll be learning some location words in Spanish.  Then, we'll use those words to talk about a famous Spanish painting!  Click HERE for more information about this unit.

Ask your student:

• What did you talk about with the stuffed animals?  (We played with stuffed animals in class!  With their partners, students would listen to me say a sentence in Spanish and they would act it out with their animals.)

Today's vocabulary:

• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

Homework: 

• You can look over the slide show from class if you want to review the words on your own.
• Watch the Roberto y Señor Pato video from class if you want some extra review.  LINK
• Practice our vocabulary words with THIS Quia activity. 
• Complete THIS Quia assignment.  (Worth 2 pegatinas)
• Sing along the South America Countries and Capitals Rap!  (Click HERE, if that link doesn't work, here's the LINK to the song on YouTube)  Make it your goal to know all of the countries and capitals by April 16!
• Second semester Bible verse.  Verses 1-3 are due on Feb 19.
• Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
• Audio Version 

2/3: February 12, 2014

Today in class, we started a new unit.  We'll be learning all about restaurant-related vocabulary!

Ask your student:

• How do you say "I need the plate, please" in Spanish?  Do you remember what you asked for in class?  ("Necesito el plato, por favor.  In class we played a game and students practiced asking for specific items.)

Today's vocabulary:

• el restaurante - the restaurant
• el camarero - the waiter
• la camarera - the waitress
• la mesa - the table
• el plato - the plate
• el vaso - the glass
• la servilleta - the napkin
• el menú - the menu
• necesito - I need
• por favor - please

Homework:

• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Sing along with our new song:  Tengo paz como un río
• New Bible Verse:  Philippians 4:13 (Audio Version)
• Earlier, we talked about seasons and weather in Costa Rica.  Listen to THIS SONG a few times to practice some of those words.  

1st Grade: February 12, 2014

In Spanish class, started a new unit.  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning the words for a Bible story in Spanish.  I didn't tell the students what story we'd be learning, but I encouraged them to see if they could figure it out.

Ask your student:

• What Bible Story do you think you'll be learning in Spanish class?  (See vocabulary list for a few clues.  I'll tell students next week what the story is!)  

Today's vocabulary:

• Jesús - Jesus
• habla - he/she talks
• escucha - he/she listens
• las personas - the people
• el pan - the bread
• el estómago - the stomach

Homework:

• We learned a new song today:  "La B-I-B-L-I-A"
• New Bible verse for January and February: 1 John 14:19  (Click for audio version)
• Nosotros amamos porque Él nos amó primero.  Primero de Juan 14 versículo 19.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months