8 de octubre This week our Tuesday and Thursday classes began working through the introductory chapter of our textbook. This included a look at the location on the map of the 22 Spanish speaking countries in our world. This intro unit also describes for us why it important to learn Spanish and gives some study strategies to help us learn it. We will finish with the intro chapter next week (that includes a review of el alfabeto as well as more Spanish basic phrases for the classroom)and then move on to Chapter 1 of our text.
17 de septiembre Fifth graders are learning about definite and indefinite articles in Spanish. We used an interactive powerpoint on the computer projector to help learn and practice these concepts in the Spanish language.
10 de septiembre Our first few Spanish classes have included a review of our Basic Routine that will begin each class; this includes asking and answering Como estas? (including the correct verbs and adjectives), asking about and describing the weather, going over the calendar (hoy, manana, ayer y la fecha) as well as the Hail Mary prayer in Spanish. This information will also become part of the students' oral Spanish grade. We practiced aloud, we wrote the information in our notebooks, and finally we reviewed and practiced in small groups with two fun games called"Cucharas" or spoons, and ZAP! They are doing a great job!! I am looking forward to a wonderful year.
27 de agosto Fifth grade Spanish classes have begun! All students meet once a week for class (either on Tuesday or Thursday morning) for 40 minutes. Our first meeting included a discussion of our important class rules, consequences and classroom procedures, as well as a discussion of the Grading Policy. Don't forget, the grading policy changes this year for the students; they will now be receiving a letter grade in Spanish! Please check back on our blog to see what we are working on each week!
18 de marzo More practice with "Las Excusas" (see last entry). We worked on a sequencing page in which the 8 main sentences were put into the order we hear them in the Spanish song.
11 de marzo Moving on to the second video we will be working with this semester - it is titled "las excusas" and it details in Spanish 8 interesting reasons why a student did not complete her Spanish homework! We are working with some of the new vocab and the lyrics. Great job, fifth graders!
4 de marzo No hay clase - no class - Terra Nova testing. Buena suerte, fifth graders!!
19 de febrero Continued practice with our song and video from Sr. Wooly's website titled "Puedo ir al bano?" (see last entry).
5 de febrero We have now moved on to our next song and video from Sr. Wooly's website titled, "Puedo ir al bano?" that includes some useful phrases to know in Spanish class! Ha! The students learned some new vocab and used it to fill in the lyrics page, we are also looking forward to singing the karoake version of this song in class!!
24 de enero In conjuction with our Spanish adjectives unit, we are using Sr. Wooly's "Guapo" video to reinforce our vocabulary.
10 de diciembre We continue to work with Spanish adjectives and describing words; we are currently making paragraph descriptions of ourselves that include hair color, eye color, likes and dislikes as well as personality traits. These papers will all be put into a pile which we will read aloud one at a time and guess which student is being described in Spanish!
27 de noviembre Completed our Wanted Posters using our describing words vocabulary as well as Spanish verbs to make complete sentences. We finished with a fun review game in small groups to help practice these words aloud.
13 de noviembre Fifth graders continue to work with adjectives and descriptions of personality and appearance in Spanish; we are currently working on Wanted! posters that describe the students in our class!
6 de noviembre We have now begun our next unit of their year which includes describing ourselves and others (using Spanish adjectives and describing words). We will continue with this chapter for the next couple of classes.
16 de octubre After finishing up with our interviews, we were able to listen to students reading aloud some of their Spanish sentences telling their likes and dislikes as well as those of their classmates.
2 de octubre Continued work with Me gusta plus infinitives(see last week). The students also worked in small groups to interview each other using Spanish only to talk about their likes and dislikes.
24 de septiembre Fifth graders have now learned how to talk about what they like and do not like (Me gusta, no me gusta) as well as the likes and dislikes of others (Te gusta/Le gusta). We worked with nine Spanish infinitives that allowed us to create both spoken and written Spanish sentences to tell about ourselves and others. Finally, we created a chart with two sides, one for our likes and the other for our dislikes, that includes an illustration that had to be matched to the complete Spanish sentences that the students wrote.
18 de septiembre The fifth graders continue to work in the Introductory chapter of our textbook. We also began learning about the different greetings and goodbyes words and phrases that are used in Spanish speaking countries. We took a look at the maps in our text which show the countries of the world that speak Spanish and where these are located on the map. Finally, we are continuing to work with our Routine Questions that include asking and telling (in complete Spanish sentences) what day today is, tomorrow and yesterday as well as the date (with numbers review to 31); also describing the weather of the day and asking and answering ?Como estas? and ?Como esta (name)?
4 de septiembre Fifth grade Spanish classes have begun! All students meet once a week for class (either on Tuesday or Thursday morning) for 40 minutes. Our first meeting included a discussion of our important class rules, consequences and classroom procedures, as well as a discussion of the Grading Policy. Don't forget, the grading policy changes this year for the students; they will now be receiving a letter grade in Spanish! Please check back on our blog to see what we are working on each week!
20 de marzo We continue to work with Spanish adjectives and describing words; we are currently making paragraph descriptions of ourselves that include hair color, eye color, likes and dislikes as well as personality traits. These papers will all be put into a pile which we will read aloud one at a time and guess which student is being described in Spanish!
13 de marzo Fifth graders continue to work with adjectives and descriptions of personality and appearance in Spanish; we are currently working on Wanted! posters that describe the students in our class!
6 de marzo We have now also begun our final unit of their year which includes describing ourselves and others (using Spanish adjectives and describing words). The students worked with a partner to describe their hair color, eye color and personality traits in Spanish. Then they created a Venn Diagram to show their similarities and differences (using Spanish only).
27 de febrero Taking a break from our Voicethreads until we can get a time slot scheduled in the computer lab. In the meantime, we have begun our last unit for the year, Describing your appearance and personality (as well as others) in Spanish. 13 de febrero Finally we have begun our voicethreads project. This includes using a website where the students record themselves speaking in Spanish, in complete Spanish sentences and covering some of the various concepts we have covered so far this year. We will post them here on our website when they are finished!!
24 de enero Completed our work from last week with ME gusta... and No me gusta... and our nine Spanish infinitives. (see last entry).
17 de enero Fifth graders have now learned how to talk about what they like and do not like (Me gusta, no me gusta) as well as the likes and dislikes of others (Te gusta/Le gusta). We worked with nine Spanish infinitives that allowed us to create both spoken and written Spanish sentences to tell about ourselves and others. Finally, we created a chart with two sides, one for our likes and the other for our dislikes, that includes an illustration that had to be matched to the complete Spanish sentences that the students wrote.
Week #9 The fifth graders continue to work in the Introductory chapter of our textbook. We also began learning about the different greetings and goodbyes words and phrases that are used in Spanish speaking countries. We took a look at the maps in our text which show the countries of the world that speak Spanish and where these are located on the map. Finally, we are continuing to work with our Routine Questions that include asking and telling (in complete Spanish sentences) what day today is, tomorrow and yesterday as well as the date (with numbers review to 31); also describing the weather of the day and asking and answering ?Como estas? and ?Como esta (name)? Week #7 Continued work in the Etapa Preliminar in our textbook. We also corrected and graded our work in our Spanish notebooks. Week #6 Thursday's class will not meet due to Junior Achievement. Tuesday's class worked in the textbook with our intro unit that includes a look at why we learn Spanish, the countries of the world that Speak Spanish and also a list of Spanish boy and girl names that the students wanted to use this year in class!
Week #5 and #6 Continued practice with telling what the weather is like in Spanish - see last entry!
Week #4 Thursday's class did not meet due to track-a-thon. On Tuesday, we worked with a Spanish powerpoint and learned how to talk about the weather in Spanish. We will continue to practice this info next week.
Week #3 We watched a Spanish powerpoint to learn how the Spanish calendar is similar to and also different from our English calendar. We learned how to say the days of the week, the months, the seasons of the year, and we learned how to say the date in Spanish. Week #2 We continued to work with our basic routine questions that we will be starting off each class with. These include saying aloud how you and others are feeling (using the verbs Estoy and Esta with an adjective), also answering calendar related questions in complete Spanish sentences (Hoy es.... manana es... ayer fue... la fecha es...). We are also continuing to work on weather related questions and answers in Spanish to describe the weather of the day. The fifth graders are also now practicing reciting the Sign of the Cross and the Hail Mary prayer in Spanish.
Our First Week! Fifth grade Spanish classes have begun! All students meet once a week for class (either on Tuesday or Thursday morning) for 40 minutes. Our first meeting included a discussion of our important class rules, consequences and classroom procedures, as well as a discussion of the Grading Policy.
Don't forget, the grading policy changes this year for the students; they will now be receiving a letter grade in Spanish!
Please check back on our blog to see what we are working on each week!
Week #29 Finished reading aloud our self descriptions that were written completely in Spanish. The class used the Spanish adjective clues being read aloud to guess who was being described! Week#27 To celebrate Cinco de mayo, the fifth graders invited the kindergarten and first grade homerooms to our classes to work on some Spanish language games and activities. The fifth grade students acted as the Teachers for small groups of younger students and we had a great time working together. Great job, fifth grade!! 26 de abril Back from break! We continue to work with Spanish adjectives and describing words; we are currently making paragraph descriptions of ourselves that include hair color, eye color, likes and dislikes as well as personality traits. These papers will all be put into a pile which we will read aloud one at a time and guess which student is being described in Spanish! 12 de abril Fifth graders took a break from our usual lessons to learn a little about how Holy Week, or Semana Santa, is celebrated in Spanish speaking countries. We read an article describing the “pasos” – the processions seen in Spain during Holy Week and also learned about the beautiful “alfombras” (carpets) made in Guatemala as part of Easter week. We also took a look at pictures online of actual alfombras being made in Antigua, Guatemala. The students also learned about velaciones, andas and cucuruchos as well as discussing similarities and differences between our country and Spanish speaking countries' cultural celebrations of this holiday. 31 de marzo Fifth graders continue to work with adjectives and descriptions of personality and appearance in Spanish; we are currently working on Wanted! posters that describe the students in our class!
24 de marzo Week#14 Passed back and discussed quizzes. Also discussed notebook grades, as well as semester grades. Week #13 Took a QUIZ on our definite and indefinite articles. Week #12 Continued practice with definite and indefinite articles in Spanish.
Week #11 Fifth graders are learning about definite and indefinite articles in Spanish. We used an interactive powerpoint on the computer projector to help learn and practice these concepts in the Spanish language. Week #10 Fifth graders are now presenting their Spanish dialogs to the class that they created with a partner (see last entry). Week #9 Fifth graders continue to practice saying where you and others are from, introducing yourself and others, and greetings/goodbyes in Spanish. They are currently starting to create by Spanish dialogs with a partner and will be presenting these to the class.
October 28 (No Tuesday class due to Junior Achievement). We passed back our graded notebooks and went over the scores; students also received a grade on their scavenger hunt project. Next week we will continue to work with saying where you and others are from, introducing yourself and others, and greetings/goodbyes in Spanish by creating Spanish dialogs in small groups and presenting these to the class.
October 19 & 21 Today's class began with our routine for speaking and listening practice (see previous entry), and the fifth graders are doing a great job! We also finished up our textbook scavenger hunt. Finally, we are moving on with our unit in the book which includes Spanish greetings and goodbyes, saying where you and others are from, and introducing yourself and others.
October 12 & 14 The fifth grade has now begun a "scavenger hunt" in our textbook. Ask your child what they learned from our activity! We also began learning about the different greetings and goodbyes words and phrases that are used in Spanish speaking countries. Finally, we are continuing to work with our Routine Questions that include asking and telling (in complete Spanish sentences) what day today is, tomorrow and yesterday as well as the date (with numbers review to 31); also describing the weather of the day and asking and answering ?Como estas? and ?Como esta (name)? October 5 & 7 This week, fifth graders continued with our basic routine described below (see last entry). We continued to work in the intro unit of our textbook, which included finding out the countries of the world where Spanish is spoken, and locating them on the map. The fifth grade is doing a great job! September 28 & 30 Today we continued to work with our basic routine questions that we will be starting off each class with. These include saying aloud how you and others are feeling ...Como estas/Como esta (name)? (answering with Estoy... and (name) esta... to describe feelings) as well as answering calendar related questions in complete Spanish sentences (Hoy es.... manana es... ayer fue... la fecha es...). We are also continuing to work on weather related questions and answers in Spanish to describe the weather of the day. The fifth graders are also now practicing reciting the Sign of the Cross and the Hail Mary prayer in Spanish. Finally, we are beginning to take a look at our new text and will continue working with it next week. September 21 The fifth graders learned how to talk about the weather using complete Spanish sentences. We watched a powerpoint that included some useful phrases to help us answer the question "?Que tiempo hace hoy?" We also began in the text we will be using this year, which includes a look at the countries of the world where Spanish is spoken, and also gives some reasons why it is important to learn Spanish! September 14 & 16 The fifth grade students are now practicing how to say important calendar words and phrases in Spanish. We will be asking and answering questions at the start of each class about today, yesterday and tomorrow as well as the date, to help practice with months and numbers. We watched a Spanish powerpoint to learn how the Spanish calendar is similar to and also different from our English calendar. We learned how to say the days of the week, the months, the seasons of the year, and we learned how to say the date in Spanish. Our first week! Fifth grade Spanish classes have begun! All students meet once a week for class (either on Tuesday or Thursday morning) for 40 minutes. Our first meeting included a discussion of our important class rules, consequences and classroom procedures, as well as a discussion of the Grading Policy.
Don't forget, the grading policy changes this year for the students; they will now be receiving a letter grade in Spanish as well as an effort grade!
Please check back on our blog to see what we are working on each week! |
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