Elementary Spanish News - Diciembre
Our students are very active and ready for new challenges. Everyone is involved in the lessons, which are often filled with laughter. We learn by seeing and doing. Everyone is "especial," and they feel it.
Lower Elementary
As students prepare to read a book, they practice working with cards that feature some of the vocabulary they will find in the book.
Students enjoy reading to themselves and later sharing what they read with friends.
We reinforce the TPR (Total Physical Response) method by matching action cards with the correct words.
The students love having lessons outside!
The students learn by playing games. Language is involved, but the physical activity and social engagement add to the experience.
We play Rojo/Verde, or Red Light/Green Light, and A La Vibora, a version of London Bridge.
We also play Pasa la Pelota! Pass the Ball!
And who doesn't like to dance! We practice Flamenco!
Lower Elementary students are very excited about the fort they are building with David's supervision. As I discussed the activity with them in Spanish, it was amazing how much of my language they can understand already. They were able to identify many of the things around them in Spanish.
Upper Elementary
One student asks their classmates to name the action picture that they are describing.
After we read the first chapter of our novel or a story, students will look up words they don't understand in the Spanish-English dictionary.
Some Upper Elementary students are reading the novel Pobre Ana (Poor Ana). Students begin by describing the attributes of each character in the story.
Here's a fun introduction of the characters in the novel.
Students also learned how to fold origami-like designs to play "Fortune Teller." Students pick numbers on the fortune teller, and then quiz each other in Spanish with the question under that number.
The students also create original work to practice their Spanish skills. Take a look at their creative commercials below! The students worked collaboratively to produce it. Espectacular!
Some students have been asking to go deeper into their experience with the Spanish language. On their own, they came up with the idea of a Spanish Club. They initiated an organizational meeting among themselves to discuss their goals and interests, where they created a long and inventive list of things they hope to do. The club will be open to all Upper Elementary students.
The Spanish Club's first project is to donate new or gently used toys and books to lower income families who speak both English and Spanish. The books can be in either language, and they plan to put a collection box on each porch. More than 25 students have already signed up to be involved!
As students prepare to read a book, they practice working with cards that feature some of the vocabulary they will find in the book.
Students enjoy reading to themselves and later sharing what they read with friends.
We reinforce the TPR (Total Physical Response) method by matching action cards with the correct words.
The students love having lessons outside!
The students learn by playing games. Language is involved, but the physical activity and social engagement add to the experience.
We play Rojo/Verde, or Red Light/Green Light, and A La Vibora, a version of London Bridge.
We also play Pasa la Pelota! Pass the Ball!
And who doesn't like to dance! We practice Flamenco!
Lower Elementary students are very excited about the fort they are building with David's supervision. As I discussed the activity with them in Spanish, it was amazing how much of my language they can understand already. They were able to identify many of the things around them in Spanish.
Upper Elementary
One student asks their classmates to name the action picture that they are describing.
After we read the first chapter of our novel or a story, students will look up words they don't understand in the Spanish-English dictionary.
Some Upper Elementary students are reading the novel Pobre Ana (Poor Ana). Students begin by describing the attributes of each character in the story.
Here's a fun introduction of the characters in the novel.
Students also learned how to fold origami-like designs to play "Fortune Teller." Students pick numbers on the fortune teller, and then quiz each other in Spanish with the question under that number.
The students also create original work to practice their Spanish skills. Take a look at their creative commercials below! The students worked collaboratively to produce it. Espectacular!
"Pet Shop"
"Selling Lapices Mecanicos (Mechanical Pencils)"
"Selling Unicornios (Unicorns)"
Some students have been asking to go deeper into their experience with the Spanish language. On their own, they came up with the idea of a Spanish Club. They initiated an organizational meeting among themselves to discuss their goals and interests, where they created a long and inventive list of things they hope to do. The club will be open to all Upper Elementary students.
The Spanish Club's first project is to donate new or gently used toys and books to lower income families who speak both English and Spanish. The books can be in either language, and they plan to put a collection box on each porch. More than 25 students have already signed up to be involved!
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