Spanish
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Bienvenidos a la clase de Español
Welcome to Spanish class
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PRE-K
We continue to start off each class by singing the Hello song and end by singing the Goodbye song in Spanish.
The children have been introduced to some facial words. Eyes (Ojos), Mouth (Boca), Nose (Nariz) and Teeth (Dientes). We’ve done some activities like Simon says to help them learn these words.
Ask your child, to point to their nariz, boca, dientes or ojos.
Nariz Ojos
Dientes BocaWe also continue to go over the numbers and colors. They have been counting in Spanish and they are now becoming familiar with the written number words as well as the color words..
One (Uno), Two (Dos), Three (Tres), Four (Cuatro) and Five (Cinco)
Red (Rojo), Blue (Azul), Yellow (Amarillo) and Green (Verde)
They are currently working on the numbers 6 - 10
Six (Seis), Seven (Siete), Eight (Ocho), Nine (Nueve) and Ten (Diez)KINDERGARTEN
We continue to start each class with a greeting and praying the Hail Mary.
The children are now familiar with their colors and numbers 1-10 in Spanish.
Colors Red (Rojo), Blue (Azul), Yellow (Amarillo), Green (Verde), Purple (Morado), Orange (Anaranjado) and brown (Café).
Numbers One (Uno), Two (Dos), Three (Tres), Four (Cuatro), Five (Cinco), Six (Seis), Seven (Siete), Eight (Ocho), Nine (Nueve) and Ten (Diez).
They worked on learning the names of the objects in the classroom.
Table (Mesa), Chair (Silla), Pencil (Lapiz), Book (Book), Eraser (Borrador) and Scissors (Tijeras)
Matching Object pictures with Spanish wordsCurrently the children are working on learning food words.
Milk (Leche), Cheese (Ques0), Potato (Papa), Chicken (Pollo), Salad (Ensalada), Juice (Jugo) and Bread (Pan)FIRST GRADE
We continue to start each class with a greeting and praying the Hail Mary.
The children are now familiar with their colors and numbers 1-10 in Spanish.
They also learned the names of the objects in the classroom and we had a lot of fun labeling the classroom.
Table (Mesa), Chair (Silla), Pencil (Lapiz), Book (Libro), Notebook (Cuaderno), Eraser (Borrador), Scissors (Tijeras), Door (Puerta), Window (Ventana), Pen (Pluma), Desk (Escritorio) and Paper (Papel)
Take a look at some of the students practicing
https://youtu.be/YQGJG72kLck
https://youtu.be/dnzZJPqkOqU
https://youtu.be/kl_PlBHzEfg
They are currently working on food words
Milk (Leche), Cheese (Queso), Potato (Papa), Chicken (Pollo), Salad (Ensalada), Juice (Jugo), Bread (Pan), Apple (Manzana), Water (Agua) and Orange (Naranja)
SECOND GRADE
We continue to start each class with a greeting and praying the Hail Mary.
The children are now familiar with their colors, numbers 1-20 and the names of the objects in the classroom in Spanish.
Numbers 11-20 Eleven (Once), Twelve (Doce), Thirteen (Trece), Fourteen (Catorce), (Quince), Sixteem (Dieciseis), Seventeen (Diecisiete), Eighteen (Dieciocho), Nineteen (Diecinueve) and Twenty (Veinte).
In addition to the basic colors the children also learned.
White (Blanco), Black (Negro), and Pink (Rosado)
We also worked on learning basic expressions and greetings.
Good morning (Buenos Dias), Good afternoon (Buenas Tardes), and Good night (Buenas Noches)
Take a look at some of the children using the basic expressions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbY15yocFz4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM_DozA5ccs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJT1tBI_jRw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WQDHWWVdsE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6Wz6rM5DM
With the greetings lesson they were introduced to two differnt ways to to say "you" in Spanish.
Usted is a more respectful way of talking to someone, such as an older person, someone with authority or anyone you should show respect to.
Tú is less formal and can be used with a friend, someone younger or a sibling.
They are also currently working on food words
Milk (Leche), Cheese (Ques0), Potato (Papa), Chicken (Pollo), Salad (Ensalada), Juice (Jugo), Bread (Pan), Apple (Manzana), Water (Agua) and Orange (Naranja)
Plus
Soup (Sopa), Meat (Carne), Frut (Fruta), Banana (Guineo), Plantain (Platano), Vegetables (Vegetales)
They are also learning how to identify the different juices by adding the fruit word.
Ex. Apple juice is Jugo de manzana -
THIRD GRADE
We start each class with a greeting and praying the Hail Mary.
Please take a look at how we start each class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zrrCpZSunU
Here are a couple of students reciting the Hail Mary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuFXPcYn8Ko
The children are now familiar with their colors, numbers 1-39, the names of the objects in the classroom and the days of the week in Spanish.
Numbers 21 through 39 can be challenging. The twenties are one-word numbers and the thirties are three-word numbers
21 – veintiuno, 22 – veintidós, 23 – veintitrés, etc.
31 - treinta y uno, 32 - treinta y dos, 33 - treinta y tres, etc.
With the objects of the classroom lesson they were taught that In Spanish, all nouns (person, place or thing) are either a masculine noun or a feminine noun.
Examples:
The pencil – El lapiz (Pencil is masculine)
The table – La mesa (Table is feminine)
We also worked on learning basic expressions and greetings. With the greetings lesson they were taught a very important lesson on the word "you" in Spanish. There are two ways to say you when addressing a person. It is important to know the difference because as the children were taught respect is a big part of the Spanish culture.
Usted is a more respectful way of talking to someone, such as an older person, someone with authority or anyone you should show respect to.
Tú is less formal and can be used with a friend, someone younger or a sibling.
The children practiced greeting each other using the informal you. They also pretended they were adults, so they can practice using the formal form of you. It was a lot of fun.
They are currently working on food words. In addition to the words listed above for 2nd grade they are also learning.
Grapes (Uvas), Pineapple (Piña), Strewberry (Fresa), Tomato (Tomate) and Lettuce (Lechuga)
They are also learning how to identify the different juices by adding the fruit word.
Ex. Apple juice is Jugo de manzana
FOURTH GRADE
We start each class with a greeting and praying the Our Father in Spanish. The fourth graders are learning and memorizing the prayer.
They are now familiar with their colors, numbers 1-39, the names of the objects in the classroom, greetings and basic expressions in Spanish.
With the greetings lesson they were also taught that respect is a big part of the Spanish culture. We went over the proper way to use the two ways to say “you”, when addressing a person. Usted (formal/respectful) and Tú (informal).
With the objects of the classroom lesson they were taught that In Spanish, all nouns (person, place or thing) are either a masculine noun or a feminine noun. They were also taught how to make nouns plural.
We spent some time working on putting numbers and plural nouns together. We used the names of the objects in the classroom and the numbers 1-39 to practice.
Ex. Three chairs = Tres sillas
They also learned that the word “the” changes based on the nouns gender and if the noun is plural is also changes. Singular the is el (masculine) and la (feminine). Plural the is los (masculine) and las (feminine)
Exs.
The desk = El escritorio (desk is masculine)
The pen = La pluma (pen is feminine)
The seven books = Los siete libros (book is masculine)
The four tables = Las cuatro mesas (table is feminine)
Take a look at some of the children practicing translating simple plural sentences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUf7lGY2HUA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzcmuv7ieNg
They are currently working on food words.
FIFTH GRADEWe start each class with a greeting and praying the Our Father in Spanish.
They are now familiar with their colors, numbers 1-100, the names of the objects in the classroom, greetings and basic expressions, days of the week and months of the year in Spanish.
We reviewed the proper way to use the two ways to say “you”, when addressing a person. Usted (formal/respectful) and Tú (informal) and practiced using them.
With the objects of the classroom lesson we reviewed that In Spanish, all nouns (person, place or thing) are either a masculine noun or a feminine noun. They were also taught how to make nouns plural. In addition, they were taught how to make simple sentences using quantity, noun and adjective. A big part of this lesson is that in Spanish the adjective comes after the noun not before. We used the objects in the classroom for the nouns, the numbers 1-100 and the colors for the adjectives to practice.
This is a difficult lesson to grasp because not only is the adjective in a different order as in English, but it changes into a plural form if the noun is plural and if the noun is feminine some adjectives will change to a feminine form as well. They children needed to memorize the gender of the noun in order to correctly compose these sentences.
Ex. Three yellow chairs = Tres sillas amarillas
They also learned that the word “the” changes based on the nouns gender and if the noun is plural is also changes. Singular the is el (masculine) and la (feminine). Plural the is los (masculine) and las (feminine)
Exs.
The purple desk = El escritorio morado (desk is masculine)
The black pen = La pluma negra (pen is feminine)
The seven red books = Los siete libros rojos (book is masculine)
The four white tables = Las cuatro mesas blancas (table is feminine)
They children also learned how to translate mathematical terms into Spanish. We have been working on mathematical equations in Spanish.
Take a look at some of the children practicing translating equations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArZ20Jat0Sc&t=1sThey are currently working on combining the mathematical equations with simple sentence formations to create word problems and solve them.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
We also start each class with a greeting entirely in Spanish and praying the Our Father.
The middle school students are learning regular verb conjugations in the indicative mood. (The indicative is one of three moods in Spanish. The indicative mood is typically used for making factual statements or describing obvious qualities of a person or situation.)
SIXTH GRADEWe started off the year by doing review to help us remember some of what we've learned and help any new students get caught up. So far, we reviewed our colors and introduced a few more. We’ve gone over the numbers 1 – 100 and learned how to write and say the numbers up to 199.
The children are learning regular " ar" verb conjugations. The conjugations are in the indicative mood in the present tense.
They have also been re-introduced to the Spanish alphabet in order to begin practicing reading Spanish.
Here is a sample of some of the children reading in Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-jqmCPzMs8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJvsKLX8wgU&t=22s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spn11xMwAxI&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP8FXGFAvDw
SEVENTH GRADE
We also started off the year by doing review to make sure we remember some of what we've learned. So far, we reviewed our colors and introduced a few more. We’ve gone over the numbers 1 – 100 and learned how to write and say the numbers up to 1,000. We've also review the rules on how to make nouns plural and the Spanish questions words.
They have also reviewed the Spanish alphabet in order to continue reading in Spanish and work on verbally spelling words using the Spanish letters.
The children are currently working on the regular " er" verb conjugations. The conjugations are also in the indicative mood in the present tense.
Every year I have them write a script using what they have learned. They need to work together but each person needs to write their own lines.
Take a look at what they put together themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBtz_gVYwCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zRffedEjOg
EIGHT GRADE
We also started off the year by doing review to make sure we remember some of what we've learned and help any new students get caught up. So far, we reviewed our colors and introduced a few more. We’ve gone over the numbers 1 – 100 and learned how to write and say the numbers up to 1,000. We've also review the rules on how to make nouns plural and the Spanish question words.
They have also reviewed the Spanish alphabet in order to continue reading in Spanish and work on verbally spelling words using the Spanish letters.
In addition to learning the indicative mood in the present tense, they are also learning the Preterite past tense, and the future tense. They are currently working on the regular " ar" verb conjugations in all three tenses.
Every year I have them write a script using what they have learned. They need to work together but each person needs to write their own lines.
Take a look at what they put together themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Hd0g6__es
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZDKonxtm8o&t=11s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VepgcnaAG0
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PLEASE ADOPT SPANISH
I would like to introduce the children to multiple mediums for learning the Spanish language. It's my desire to make learning Spanish interesting and fun. With this in mind there are several items I would like to have as part of the classroom.
- Chapter books in Spanish
- Pobre Anna (There are several books in this series all under $8)
- Berto (There are also several books in this series all under $8)
- I would appreciate any books in the Porbre Anna and Berto series.
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- Graphic novels in Spanish
- or Books they know and enjoy but in Spanish like:
- The magic tree house
- Harry Potter
- A series of unfortunate events
- etc.
Thank you in advance for any help with any of these.
Mrs. Maria Arroyo