5th and 6th Grade: May 13, 2015

Today in class, students were able to use stickers they had earned in class to buy small prizes.

We also played Toma Todo, a traditional Mexican game.  The spinning tops we used in class were from Mexico, but you can follow THESE DIRECTIONS to make your own version of the game to play at home!

Vocabulary:

• pon - put
• toma - take
• todos - all, everyone
• todo - everything

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!

3rd and 4th Grade: May 13, 2015

Today in class, students were able to use stickers they had earned in class to buy small prizes.

We also played Toma Todo, a traditional Mexican game.  The spinning tops we used in class were from Mexico, but you can follow THESE DIRECTIONS to make your own version of the game to play at home!

Vocabulary:

• pon - put
• toma - take
• todos - all, everyone
• todo - everything

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!

2nd and 3rd Grade: May 13, 2015

Today in class, we played Toma Todo, a traditional Mexican game.  The spinning tops we used in class were from Mexico, but you can follow THESE DIRECTIONS to make your own version of the game to play at home!

Vocabulary:

• pon - put
• toma - take
• todos - all, everyone
• todo - everything

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!

1st Grade: May 13, 2015

Each week, we would begin Spanish class by briefly talking about the weather in Spanish.  Today, we took those phrases to talk about the water cycle in Spanish.  We even made it rain!  (If you're interested in recreating the experiment at home, you can read more about it HERE.)

Vocabulary:

• Hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• está nublado - it's cloudy 
• está lloviendo - it's raining

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!

Kindergarten: May 13, 2015

Today in class, we reviewed all of the colors and shapes by playing BINGO!  Each student won twice...once with three-in-a-row BINGO and once by covering the entire board!

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!

5th and 6th Grade: April 29, 2015

In class today, we worked on wrapping up a few loose ends and writing about our amigos.  Students also filled in a map with the Spanish-speaking countries and capitals of Central America.

Ask your student:

• How well do you think you knew the countries and capitals of Central America?  (Students filled out a map in class today to earn some extra stickers!) 

This week's vocabulary:

• Review 

Homework

• Next week (May 13) is the last time to earn stickers for memorizing the Lord's Prayer (or part of it) in Spanish.  
• Bible Memory Passage:  The Lord's Prayer
• Passage typed out HERE.
• Audio Version

3rd and 4th Grade: April 29, 2015

In class today, we reviewed the nature-related vocabulary words.  Then we compared the state symbols of Michigan to the national symbols of Honduras.  There were some interesting similarities.

Ask your student:

• What national symbols of Honduras were the same as Michigan's state symbols?  (Their national tree is the white pine and their national animal is the white tail deer.)
• What symbols did you choose for yourself?  (Each student chose at least 4 symbols to represent themselves.)

Today's vocabulary:

• el animal - the animal
• el árbol - the tree
• la flor - the flower
• el pájaro - the bird
• el pez - the fish
• la piedra - the stone
• la piedra preciosa - the gemstone 
• el reptil - the reptile
• la tierra - the soil

Homework:

• Listen and sing along with our song:  Cantaré.
• Practice our vocabulary words with these Quia games:  hangman, flashcards (with pictures)
• Complete this Quia Assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)

2nd and 3rd Grade: April 29, 2015

This week, we finished a year of working hard at learning numbers in Spanish by playing the "más grande/más pequeño" number game.

Ask your student:

• What number did you choose for your classmates to guess?  (Each student chose a number and a few classmates had to try to guess what it was.)  

This week's vocabulary:

• Review of numbers 1-100

Homework:

• Practice our Bible Memory verse:  1 Corinthians 13:4 (Audio Version)
• El amor es paciente, es bondadoso.  1 de Corintios 13:4 (Primero de Corintios trece versículo cuatro)

1st Grade: April 29, 2015

In class this week, we read a short story about transportation.  Everyone shared their favorite ways to get around.

Ask your student:

• You made a small book about transportation in Spanish class today.  What is your favorite way to travel?  (Students brought their booklets home.)  

Today's vocabulary:

• el avión - the airplane
• el tren - the train
• el bote - the boat
• el carro/el coche/el auto - the car
• el autobús - the bus
• la bicicleta - the bike
• a pie - on foot

Homework:

• Sing along with the Seatbelt Song
• Sing along with our song:  Alelu, aleluya
• March/April/May Bible Verse:  Hebrews 13:8  
• Jesucristo es el mismo ayer, hoy, y siempre.  Hebreos 13 versículo 8.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: April 29, 2015

Today in class, we practiced some more shape words!  Next time, we'll review them with a fun BINGO game.

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the book you made in Spanish class?  (Students brought home their "shape walk" books.)

This week's vocabulary:

• el círculo - the circle
• el cuadrado - the square
• el triángulo - the triangle
• el rectángulo - the rectangle
• la estrella - the star
• el óvalo - the oval
• el corazón - the heart
• el diamante (el rombo) - the diamond (the rhombus) 

Homework:

• Sing along!  Alele, alelu, alelu, aleluya
• 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.

5th and 6th Grade: April 22, 2015

In class today, students created "amigos" and practiced describing them in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What does your "amigo" look like?  What is his/her name?  (Some students brought theirs home, others left them in class.  Students, if you took your amigo home, please be sure to bring him or her back next week...otherwise you'll get to use one of the "leftover" amigos I made with mismatched clothes and gray hair!  ;) )

This week's vocabulary:

• Review of physical description vocabulary.  (See THIS list)
• Review of colors (See THIS list)
• Clothing vocabulary
• la blusa - the blouse
• la falda - the skirt
• los pantalones - the pants
• lospantalones cortos - the shorts
• la camiseta - the t-shirt
• el vestido - the dress
• los monos/los overoles - the overalls

Homework

• Final Quia Assignment of the year!  (Worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory Passage:  The Lord's Prayer
• Passage typed out HERE.
• Audio Version
• Our new song: Countries and Capitals of Central America/The Caribbean and Countries and Capitals in Reverse.  We'll be listening to this song in class each week.  We will have a quiz about the countries and capitals on Wednesday, April 29 (to earn more stickers!)  Use these Quia games to help you practice:
• Countries and Capitals Match-Up
• Countries and Capitals Map Matching

3rd and 4th: April 22, 2015

In class today, we started our final unit.  We learned some nature-related vocabulary and we talked about the state symbols of Michigan.  Next week, we'll see how they compare with the national symbols of a Spanish speaking country in Latin America.

Ask your student:

• What state symbols did you talk about?  Were there any that surprised you?  (Most students were surprised to learn that Michigan has a state soil.  Click HERE to learn more about it!)

Today's vocabulary:

• el animal - the animal
• el árbol - the tree
• la flor - the flower
• el pájaro - the bird
• el pez - the fish
• la piedra - the stone
• la piedra preciosa - the gemstone 
• el reptil - the reptile
• la tierra - the soil

Homework:

• Listen and sing along with our song:  Cantaré.
• Practice our vocabulary words with these Quia games:  hangman, flashcards (with pictures)
• Complete this Quia Assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)