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• Buenos días, Buenas tardes y Buenas noches

• Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?) Hoy es Martes 27 de Enero de 2009

El Tiempo hoy (The weather today):

Hoy está soleado (It’s a sunny day). Soleado (Sunny). Hay SOL (Sun)

Y hay nieve (snow) y hace mucho frío (it’s very cold).

• Leer en Español: (Reading in Spanish)

We learn the five vowels in Spanish, singing them rhytmically. First all together, then each of them repit with me and alone:

A           E            I            O           U

They are very clearly different sounds one to the others and there is no middle sounds between them, they are only five, and they always sound the same, no matter the word they are part of. We insist in how different our mouths should be when we reproduce each of thouse sounds.

Having those sounds now we add the consonants and it’s very easy to read a simple sentence, even if we don’t know the meaning of some words!:

MI          MAMA         ME         MIMA

I explain to them how easy is to read in Spanish, and how different is the process to learn how to read in Spanish versus in English.

We practice reading with words that they already know. I make them identify these words, writting them in the board:

UNO     DOS       TRES         CUATRO        CINCO       SEIS        SIETE       OCHO      NUEVE     DIEZ

In turns, each of them aproches the board and write the digit of the word that I point out, after “reading” that word. Then that student point out another word to be indentified and the next student to try.

Now we remember the words for the body parts in Spanish with that song: “Head, shoulders, knees and toes,….” but in Spanish. We sing the song several times, all together first, then some of them that I see they need to practice more, then maybe some of them alone, all together again very fast… and they all have a lot of fun while learning…

As with the numbers, I write on the board the words for the body parts we just remembered:

CABEZA     HOMBROS      RODILLAS     PIES

OJOS          OREJAS            BOCA              NARIZ

And we play the same way: I point a first student to aproach the board, and read the word I choose and after reading it, he or she has to point that body part on her or his body. That student then point another one to aproach the board and the next word to be read and identified… and so on.

Some of the students are travelling to California and México very soon. I show all of them to identify some words that can be of interest for them! They try to read:

HELADOS (Ice cream)

PARQUE (Playground)

CINE (Theater)

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• Buenos días, Buenas tardes y Buenas noches

El Tiempo hoy (The weather today):

Hoy está  nublado (Today is cloudy).

Hay nieve (snow), hielo, y hace mucho frío (it’s very cold). Es invierno (winter).

Cuando hace mucho frío, además de nieve puede haber Hielo (When it’s very cold and there is some snow, there can be ICE)

Frases para jugar (sentences to play with):

We continue with the same exercises that we practiced the last day. Games to help them identifying numbers out of sequence and reading aloud sentences, reviewing meaning and pronuntiation.

I’ll write several sentences on the Board, each sentence is identified with a number. We read them aloud and review the meaning. A lot of them are sentences we have already used in our classes.

From a bag, each student picks a number. I write in other column on the Board their names with the numbers they picked.

First, they learn to identify the numbers out of sequence. I mean, we realize they know how to say “uno-dos-tres-…etc”, all together, but they doubt when I say one number out of the list. So, we practice in the following way: I say a number, for example I say “TRES”. And the student with the number 3 has to raise his/her hand and repit his/her number. I’m assigning points each time they are right. With this kind of competition they are much more interested and pay more attention.

Another game to help them in identifying the numbers out of sequence: I say alound a number in Spanish and everyone has to write that number on his/her paper, cover it when they are done and raise their hands. This way they all practice at the same time. All of those who wrote the correct number, got another point.

We do this several times until they are fluent identifying numbers.

And then we do the same thing but incorporating the sentences. When I say a number, for example “CINCO”, the student who got the number 5 should stand up and say his/her sentence, in this case: “Me como un elefante!” I ask them to scenify the sentence so they retain the meaning. They practice saying the sentences aloud, we correct pronuntiation and review the meaning.

1. Hola, cómo te llamas?
2. Me llamo….
3. Quiero comer, tengo hambre
4. Vamos a un restaurante
5. Me como un elefante!
6. Ahora tengo sueño
7. Me quiero ir a dormir
8. Pero me piza la nariz
9. Sabes tocar el violín?
10. Y la guitarra también
11. Con las manos y los pies
12. Buenas noches y hasta mañana
13. Espera, oigo una rana
14. Lleva en la cabeza una manzana
15. La veo desde la ventana

• HOLA
  

• Buenos días, Buenas tardes y Buenas noches

El Tiempo hoy (The weather today):

Hoy está  nublado (Today is cloudy).

Hay nieve (snow), hielo, y hace mucho frío (it’s very cold). Es invierno (winter).

Cuando hace mucho frío, además de nieve puede haber Hielo (When it’s very cold and there is some snow, there can be ICE)

Frases para jugar (sentences to play with):

I’ll write several sentences on the Board, each sentence is identified with a number. We read them aloud and review the meaning. A lot of them are sentences we have already used in our classes.

From a bag, each student picks a number. I write in other column on the Board their names with the numbers they picked.

First, they learn to identify the numbers out of sequence. I mean, we realize they know how to say “uno-dos-tres-…etc”, all together, but they doubt when I say one number out of the list. So, we practice in the following way: I say a number, for example I say “TRES”. And the student with the number 3 has to raise his/her hand and repit his/her number. I’m assigning points each time they are right. With this kind of competition they are much more interested and pay more attention.

Another game to help them in identifying the numbers out of sequence: I say alound a number in Spanish and everyone has to write that number on his/her paper, cover it when they are done and raise their hands. This way they all practice at the same time. All of those who wrote the correct number, got another point.

We do this several times until they are fluent identifying numbers.

And then we do the same thing but incorporating the sentences. When I say a number, for example “CINCO”, the student who got the number 5 should stand up and say his/her sentence, in this case: “Me como un elefante!” I ask them to scenify the sentence so they retain the meaning. They practice saying the sentences aloud, we correct pronuntiation and review the meaning.

1. Hola, cómo te llamas?
2. Me llamo….
3. Quiero comer, tengo hambre
4. Vamos a un restaurante
5. Me como un elefante!
6. Ahora tengo sueño
7. Me quiero ir a dormir
8. Pero me piza la nariz
9. Sabes tocar el violín?
10. Y la guitarra también
11. Con las manos y los pies
12. Buenas noches y hasta mañana
13. Espera, oigo una rana
14. Lleva en la cabeza una manzana
15. La veo desde la ventana

• HOLA
  

• Buenos días, Buenas tardes y Buenas noches

El Tiempo hoy (The weather today):

Hoy está  nublado (Today is cloudy).

Y hay un poco de nieve (light snow):

Hace mucho frío (it’s very cold).

Cuando hace mucho frío, además de nieve puede haber Hielo (When it’s very cold and there is some snow, there can be ICE)

La Nieve es Blanca y está Fría (The Snow is white and cold).

• Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?):

Martes (Tuesday), sí, pero además es el día de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings Day). Today is the day children in Spain receive their christmas presents, the Three Kings bring their toys in Spain and other countries.

• En qué mes estamos? (What month we are in?): Enero (January)

Hoy es el 6 de Enero de 2009, un año nuevo (Today is the 6th of January of 2009).

• Feliz Año Nuevo! (Happy New Year!)

• Jugamos con Acciones: (we play with action words)

We’ll review the words we learned in the past months about body parts and today we’ll add action verbs and we’ll practice everything together while playing a game: We’ll stay in a circle, I’ll say something to do and the last one to do it, will have to step down. It’s very important they pay attention if they want to go on playing! The last one to stay in the circle will be the winner!

Examples of things “to do”:

• De Pie (Stand up)
• Sentados (Sit down)
• Caminar, Andar (Walk)
• Parar (Stop)
• Correr (Run)
• Saltar (Jump)
• Girar, darse la vuelta (Turn around)

We’ll introduce also these words:

• Derecha (Right)
• Izquierda (Left)
• Arriba (Up)
• Abajo (Down)
• Alante (Forward)
• Atrás (Backwards)
• Cerrado (Close)
• Abierto (Open)

And in combination with the body parts we’ll get some other instructions for our game, examples:

• Ojos abiertos (eyes open)
• Ojos cerrados (eyes closed)
• Mano Derecha Arriba (Right hand up)
• Tocamos el pie izquierdo (We touch our left foot)
• Las dos Manos Arriba (Both hands up)
• Giramos a la Derecha (turn right)

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• Cuento (Story Time):

A Wish for Wings that Work: An Opus Christmas Story, by Berkeley Breathed. (Deseo por unas alas que funcionen: Cuento Navideño de Opus)

(Green Eggs and Ham). First, we review the vocabulary of a story that all of them know very well: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, and once they are familiar with the new words, we will read the story in Spanish.

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El Tiempo hoy (The weather today):

Hoy está  nublado (Today is cloudy).

Y hay un poco de nieve (light snow):

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• Me gusta (I like it) / No me gusta (I don’t like it). ¡Prueba! (Try it!)

Pelo (Hair)

Ojos (Eyes)

Nariz (Nose)

Boca (Mouth)

Lengua (Tongue)

Brazo (arm)

Mano (Hand)

Cuchara (Spoon)

Sopa (Soup)

Mesa (table)

I will say words (Spinachs, Dance, Homework, Candy,…) about different things, and after every word they will answer if they like it (“Me gusta”) or if they don’t like it (“No me gusta”).

Even if they like it a lot (“Me gusta mucho“) or if they don’t like it at all (“No me gusta nada“).

• Aquí (Here)

Ratón (Mouse)

Queso (Cheese)

• Allí (There)

Casa (House)

Nieve (Snow)

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• Coche (Car) / Tren (Train) / Barco (Boat)

El coche va por la _________ carretera (road)

El tren va por las __________ vías del tren (tracks)

El barco va por el __________ agua (water)

• Árbol (Tree) / Cabra (Goat)

Hojas (leaves)

Tronco (log)

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Cuernos (horns)

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• Cuento (Story Time):

Huevos Verdes con Jamón (Green Eggs and Ham) by Dr. Seuss

(At the Restaurant)

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• Buenos días, Buenas tardes y Buenas noches

El Tiempo hoy (The weather today):

Hoy está  nublado y con sol (Today is partly cloudy). Sol (sun) y Nubes (clouds)

• En el Restaurante (at the Restaurant):

Today we pretend we are “en el Restaurante” (at a Restaurant). The Restaurant is the classroom. We have “dos mesas” (two tables) at our Restaurant, “la cocina” (the kitchen) with three of the kids acting as “cocineros” (cooks), and “dos camareros” (two waiters). The waiters receive “una familia” (a family) at the Restaurant (classroom) door and ask them to come in. The family coming is composed of “Mamá, Papá, una  niña y un niño” (Mom, Dad, a girl and a boy). They are hungry and they want to eat (“Tengo hambre, Quiero comer”). The waiters ask them: “Cuántos Son?” (“how many are you?”) And they say “Somos cuatro” (“we are four”). And then the waiter conducts them to one of the tables and after they seat he asks them: “Les gusta la mesa?” (“do you like the table?”) and they answer: “Sí, Gracias!” (“Yes, thank you”).

Then, another family is coming and we do the same play. Now we have two families seat ready to have dinner.

At the Restaurant we have two other helpers who will set the tables with “platos, tenedores, cucharas, servilletas y vasos” (plates, forks, spoons, no knives, napkins, and glasses).

We had more acting planned in our restaurant, and we’ll try to continue with it in the next class.

This role play is full of sentences that the children can practice when they go to a restaurant, as in most of the restaurants they will find waiters who can talk spanish!

• COMIENDO EN LA MESA (Eating at the table):

Mesa (Table)          Silla (Chair)

Vaso (Glass)

Taza (Mug)

Plato (Plate)

Servilleta (Napkin)

Tenedor (Fork)

Cuchillo (Knife)

Cuchara (Spoon)

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• Cuento (Story Time):

Quién me arropará esta noche? (Who will tuck me in tonight?) by Carol Roth (Bedtime stories, NorthSouth Books)

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• ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?). Bien, gracias (fine, thank you)

• GRACIAS   –   Día de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving Day), Compartir (Sharing)
  

• Buenos días, Buenas tardes y Buenas noches

El Tiempo hoy (The weather today):

Hoy está lloviendo (Today is rainning). Lluvia (rain)

• La FAMILIA (Family) en la COMIDA de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving dinner):

Abuelo (Grandfather)

Abuela (Grandmother)

Papá (Dad)

Mamá (Mom)

Hija (daughter)

Hijo (son)

Bebé (Baby)

Hermanos (brother, sister)

Pavo (Turkey), Puré de Patatas (Mashed Potatoes), Boniatos (Sweet Potatoes), Judías verdes (Green Beans), Mantequilla (Butter), Pastel de Manzana (Apple Pie)

• COMIENDO EN LA MESA (Eating at the table):

Mesa (Table)          Silla (Chair)

Vaso (Glass)

Taza (Mug)

Plato (Plate)

Servilleta (Napkin)

Tenedor (Fork)

Cuchillo (Knife)

Cuchara (Spoon)

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Cuento (Story time):

Historia del Uno (A Story about the number One). By Uribe/Krahn, Planeta Infantil.

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• ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?). Bien, gracias (good, thank you)
  

• Buenos días, Buenas tardes y Buenas noches

El Tiempo hoy (The weather today):

Hoy está soleado (It’s a sunny day). Soleado (Sunny)

• LA CARA (The face):

pelo (hair)

ojos (eyes)

nariz (nose)

boca (mouth)

oreja (ears)

cuello (neck)

• EL CUERPO (The Body):

Cabeza (Head)

Hombros (Shoulders)

Brazos (Arms)

Manos (Hands)

Dedos (Fingers)

Barriga (Tommy)

Piernas (Legs)

Rodillas (Knees)

Pies (Feeth)

• LA FAMILIA

Papá (Dad)

Mamá (Mom)

Hijo (Son)

Hija (Daughter)

Abuelo (Grandfather)

Abuela (Grandmother)

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• Buenos días, Buenas tardes y Buenas noches

El Tiempo hoy (The weather today):

Hoy está lloviendo (Today is rainning). Lluvia (rain)

• Por favor (Please)
• Gracias (Thank you), de nada (You are welcome)

• Los Colores (The Colours)

ROJO (Red) – Fresa (Strawberry)

AMARILLO (Yellow) – Banana

AZUL (Blue) – La Tierra (The Earth)

VERDE (Green) – Aguacate (Avocado)

NARANJA (Orange) – Naranja (Orange)

BLANCO (White) – Nieve (Snow)

NEGRO (Black) – Araña (Spider)

• La Rueda de los Colores (The Colour Wheel)
  

Amarillo

Rojo

Azul

Amarillo + Azul = Verde

Rojo + Azul = Morado, Violeta (Purple)

Rojo + Amarillo = Naranja

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• Las Formas

Cuento (Story Time): “¿Quién salta?” (Who jumps?)

EJERCICIOS (Exercises intended for 2nd to 5th grade)

Sobre el Calendario (about the Calendar)

• Los Números:

1-Uno   2-dos    3-tres    4-cuatro    5-cinco

6-seis    7-siete    8-ocho    9-nueve    10-diez

11-once    12-doce    13-trece    14-catorce    15-quince

16-dieciséis    17-diecisiete    18-dieciocho    19-diecinueve    20-veinte

21-veintiuno    22-veintidos    23-veintitres    24-veinticuatro    25-veinticinco

26-veintiséis    27-veintisiete    28-veintiocho    29-veintinueve    30-treinta

• Los días de la semana (Monday to Sunday):

Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, Jueves, Viernes, Sábado, Domingo

• Los meses del año (January to December):

Enero – Febrero –  Marzo

Abril  –  Mayo –   Junio

Julio – Agosto – Septiembre

Octubre – Noviembre – Diciembre

Responder (answer):

¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo_____________________________
¿Qué día de la semana es hoy? Hoy es __________________
¿Cuántos años tienes? Tengo ______________________ años
¿En qué mes estamos? Estamos en ______________________
¿En qué mes naciste? Nací en ___________________________
¿Qué día naciste? Nací el día ____________________________

• ¿Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?)

Lunes Monday

Martes Tuesday

Miércoles Wednesday

Jueves Thursday

Viernes Friday

Sábado Saturday

Domingo Sunday

Canción (song): “Lunes…” (to the tune of “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…”)

Hoy es Martes –  Today is Tuesday

La clase de español es el martes –   The Spanish class is on Tuesday

• El formato del calendario en español: (The spanish calendar format)

• ¿En qué mes estamos? –  What month are we in?

Estamos en Octubre –  We are in October

¿En qué mes naciste? (In what month were you born?)

Enero – Febrero – Marzo – Abril – Mayo – Junio

Julio – Agosto – Septiembre – Octubre – Noviembre – Diciembre

• Repasamos los números…… Cuántos años tienes? (Review the numbers……. How old are you?)

¿Cuántos años tienes?…… Tengo # años (How old are you? I am # years old)