5th and 6th Grade: February 22, 2017

Today in class, we started a new unit.  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning about the history and traditions associated with the 5 de Mayo holiday.  This week, we took a little time in English to list what we already know about 5 de Mayo, and to create a list of questions we have.

Ask your student:

• What are some things you want to know about 5 de mayo?

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• mayo - May

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment
• No vocabulary practice this week.
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• South America Countries and Capitals Song!  Practice and sing along with THIS repetitive song!  Want to dance along?  I typed up our "dance moves" :)
• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24
• Printed Version/Bubble Letter Version to fill in as you learn
• Audio Version - Coming Soon
• Quia Games - Coming Soon

4th Grade: February 22, 2017

Today in class, we started a new unit!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning about a fun Mexican tradition!

Ask your student:

• What did you notice about this painting?  What questions did you have? (The painting by Carmen Lomas Garza is what we'll be using to learn all about the Mexican tradition.  Each week, we'll discover a little more!)

Lomas Garza, Carmen. Los Cascarones. 1989. Private Collection. Carmen Lomas Garza. Carmen Lomas Garza, 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• está pintando - he/she is painting
• está durmiendo - he/she is sleeping
• está cortando - he/she is cutting
• está llevando - he/she is wearing

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia assignment
• No vocabulary practice this week.
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24
• Printed Version/Bubble Letter Version to fill in as you learn
• Audio Version - Coming Soon
• Quia Games - Coming Soon

2nd and 3rd Grade: February 22, 2017

Today in class we continued talking about Costa Rica.  This week, we learned about the money they use in Costa Rica.  We also made a number game that we'll play in class next week.

Ask your student:

• In Costa Rica, if something costs 560 colones, how many dollars is that?  (560 colones is the same as $1.)
• What were some of the numbers you wrote down for the game?  (Students helped me make a number matching game by writing a number on a piece of blue paper and then writing out the number-in Spanish-on a piece of green paper.  Next week, we'll use everyone's numbers to play a matching game.)

Today's vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el dinero - the money
• colones - Colones, Costa Rica's currency
• la capital - the capital
• el dinero - the money
• Centroamérica - Central America

Homework:

• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24
• Printed Version/Bubble Letter Version to fill in as you learn
• Audio Version - Coming Soon
• Quia Games - Coming Soon
• Number Practice:
• 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 Ten
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.

1st Grade: February 22, 2017

This week, we continued learning community related vocabulary all in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember the actions you learned for each of the new words?  (la maestra: point to Sra. Brouwer, el médico: pretend to listen to a heartbeat, la escuela: spread out arm--as if to say "right here," el hospital: ambulance noise, la tienda: pretend to pay for something.) 

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el hospital - the hospital
• la escuela - the school
• la tienda - the store
• la maestra - the teacher
• el médico - the doctor
• el vecino - the neighbor (boy)
• la vecina - the neighbor (girl)
• el bombero - the firefighter
• la casa - the house
• el supermercado - the supermarket
• la iglesia - the church

Homework:

• Practice the places in the community vocabulary with THIS video. 
• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24.
• El hombre prudente construyó su casa sobre la roca.  Mateo 7:24 (siete, versículo veinticuatro)
• Audio Version - Coming Soon!
• Actions:
• El hombre prudente - point to head (wise)
• construyó - one fist over other, like you're building
• su casa - hands over head like a roof
• sobre - hands make a flat surface
• la roca - two fists next to each other making a solid rock
• Mateo - hands open next to each other like a book
• siete - hold up 7 fingers
• versículo - one fist on top of the other like a colon
• veinticuatro - one hand holds up 2 fingers, the other holds up 4
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: February 22, 2017

In class today, we continued our Animal unit!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning all about animals in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• What animal did you learn about in Spanish class today?  (We learned about fish!  We also learned how to say that they are small and they swim.) 

This week's vocabulary:
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el pez - the fish
• nada - he/she swims
• pequeño - small
• el elefante - the elephant
• grande - big
• gris - gray

Homework:

• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24.
• El hombre prudente construyó su casa sobre la roca.  Mateo 7:24 (siete, versículo veinticuatro)
• Audio Version - Coming Soon!
• Actions:
• El hombre prudente - point to head (wise)
• construyó - one fist over other, like you're building
• su casa - hands over head like a roof
• sobre - hands make a flat surface
• la roca - two fists next to each other making a solid rock
• Mateo - hands open next to each other like a book
• siete - hold up 7 fingers
• versículo - one fist on top of the other like a colon
• veinticuatro - one hand holds up 2 fingers, the other holds up 4

5th and 6th Grade: February 15, 2017

Today in class, we finished our Market Day unit with a short reading assignment.

Ask your student:

• What was the story about in Spanish class? (A boy named Luis was selling chocolate at Market Day.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• busco - I'm looking for
• ¿Qué buscas? - What are you looking for?
• quiero - I want
• ¿Qué quieres? - What do you want?
• necesito - I need
• ¿Qué necesito?
• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Our final assignment was handed out in class.  If you misplaced the assignment, you can print a new copy HERE.
• South America Countries and Capitals Song!  Practice and sing along with THIS repetitive song!
• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24
• Printed Version/Bubble Letter Version to fill in as you learn
• Audio Version - Coming Soon
• Quia Games - Coming Soon

• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of January 11
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of January 18
• Assignment 
• Week of January 25
• Assignment 
• Week of February 1
• Assignment
• Week of February 8
• Assignment

4th Grade: February 15, 2017

Today in class, we finished our Market Day unit with a short reading assignment.

Ask your student:

• What was the story about in Spanish class? (A boy named Luis was selling chocolate at Market Day.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• busco - I'm looking for
• ¿Qué buscas? - What are you looking for?
• quiero - I want
• ¿Qué quieres? - What do you want?
• necesito - I need
• ¿Qué necesito?
• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Our final assignment was handed out in class.  If you misplaced the assignment, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24
• Printed Version/Bubble Letter Version to fill in as you learn
• Audio Version - Coming Soon
• Quia Games - Coming Soon
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of January 11
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of January 18
• Assignment 
• Week of January 25
• Assignment 
• Week of February 1
• Assignment
• Week of February 8
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: February 15, 2017

Today in class, started a new unit!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning all about Costa Rica! We started today by talking about the capital and the flag.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what color the taxis are in Costa Rica?  (In San José, the capital, they have red taxis!)
• What are the 3 colors on Costa Rica's flag?  (Red, white, and blue)

Today's vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• la capital - the capital
• el dinero - the money
• Centroamérica - Central America

Homework:

• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24
• Printed Version/Bubble Letter Version to fill in as you learn
• Audio Version - Coming Soon
• Quia Games - Coming Soon
• Number Practice:
• 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 Ten
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.

1st Grade: February 15, 2017

This week, we began a new unit.  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning community related vocabulary all in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember the actions you learned for each of the new words?  (La casa: hold two arms over head like a roof; la iglesia: fold hands, holding up index fingers as a steeple, el supermercado: pretend to push a cart, el vecino: wave and say "hola;" el bombero: pretend to hold a fire hose.)

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el vecino - the neighbor (boy)
• la vecina - the neighbor (girl)
• el bombero - the firefighter
• la casa - the house
• el supermercado - the supermarket
• la iglesia - the church

Homework:

• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24.
• El hombre prudente construyó su casa sobre la roca.  Mateo 7:24 (siete, versículo veinticuatro)
• Audio Version - Coming Soon!
• Actions:
• El hombre prudente - point to head (wise)
• construyó - one fist over other, like you're building
• su casa - hands over head like a roof
• sobre - hands make a flat surface
• la roca - two fists next to each other making a solid rock
• Mateo - hands open next to each other like a book
• siete - hold up 7 fingers
• versículo - one fist on top of the other like a colon
• veinticuatro - one hand holds up 2 fingers, the other holds up 4
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: February 15, 2017

In class today, we started a new unit!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning all about animals in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• What animal did you learn about in Spanish class today?  (We learned about elephants!  We also learned how to say that they are BIG and gray.) 

This week's vocabulary:

• New
• el elefante - the elephant
• grande - big
• pequeño - small 
• gris - gray

Homework:

• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24.
• El hombre prudente construyó su casa sobre la roca.  Mateo 7:24 (siete, versículo veinticuatro)
• Audio Version - Coming Soon!
• Actions:
• El hombre prudente - point to head (wise)
• construyó - one fist over other, like you're building
• su casa - hands over head like a roof
• sobre - hands make a flat surface
• la roca - two fists next to each other making a solid rock
• Mateo - hands open next to each other like a book
• siete - hold up 7 fingers
• versículo - one fist on top of the other like a colon
• veinticuatro - one hand holds up 2 fingers, the other holds up 4

5th and 6th Grade: February 8, 2017

Today in class, we played a game to speak "Mucho español!"

Ask your student:

• What "meta" (goal) did you have in the Uno game? (Using Uno cards, we played a game to practice using our new vocabulary words!)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• busco - I'm looking for
• ¿Qué buscas? - What are you looking for?
• quiero - I want
• ¿Qué quieres? - What do you want?
• necesito - I need
• ¿Qué necesito?
• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Practice (Same as last week)
• Assignment
• South America Countries and Capitals Song!  Practice and sing along with THIS repetitive song!
• We need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• SECOND SEMESTER BIBLE VERSE COMING SOON!
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of January 11
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of January 18
• Assignment 
• Week of January 25
• Assignment 
• Week of February 1
• Assignment

4th Grade: February 8, 2017

Today in class, we played a game to speak "Mucho español!"

Ask your student:

• What "meta" (goal) did you have in the Uno game? (Using Uno cards, we played a game to practice using our new vocabulary words!)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• busco - I'm looking for
• ¿Qué buscas? - What are you looking for?
• quiero - I want
• ¿Qué quieres? - What do you want?
• necesito - I need
• ¿Qué necesito?
• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Practice (Same as last week)
• Assignment
• We need to brush up on numbers in Spanish (especially for saying how much something costs!).  Practice counting by 10s in Spanish with this song.
• Coming Soon!  Second semester Bible verse~Matthew 7:24.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of January 11
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of January 18
• Assignment 
• Week of January 25
• Assignment 
• Week of February 1
• Assignment