READING WEEK (2/1-2/5):
Many of my students enjoyed the after school sessions about Puerto Rico's adorable, but very LOUD tree frog - The Coquí! Students got to see this tiny frog in action on-line and hear it's wonderful singing. They then got to make tree-frog shadow puppets and performed wonderful Spanish skits for their families!
¡Coquí! ¡Coquí! ¡Co-quí-quí-quí-quí!
MORE ON VERBS & WORDS FOR CLASSES:
I'm delighted by how well the third graders have learned their Spanish verbs. Not only have they been able to learn the correct verb endings for the "I" form of these words, but they're becoming comfortable using them when referring to other people.
Here's an example: (Yo) corro. (I run.) Rosa corre. (Rosa runs.)
The students have looked through their notebooks and listed all the verbs they've learned on one page so they have easy access to them when doing writing assignments. They've also listed the names for their classes and composed sentences in which they say what they do in their classes. This has helped them during speaking practice.
Example: ¿Qué haces en la clase de español?/What do you do in Spanish class?
Hablo en la clase de español./I talk in Spanish class.
VALENTINE FORTUNE TELLERS:
For our Valentine celebration the students made Origami Fortune Tellers which they used to review their numbers and colors. They've also enjoyed making up "fortunes" to read to their families and friends. After making the fortune tellers, the students walked around the classroom and had a lot of fun speaking in Spanish as they read their classmates "fortunes."
Here are a few examples: Más amor/More love, Más amigos/More friends, Más diversión/More fun...
DON QUIJOTE:
The students loved learning about one of the world's oldest books: Don Quijote de la Mancha! I read the chapter on the windmills to the children and then they discussed the characteristics of three of the characters: want-to-be knight Don Quijote, his "squire" Sancho Panza and the beautiful lady Dulcinea. I taught the students how to use bilingual dictionaries to look up the English adjectives they thought up for each character.
STORY - ¡NO TIRES TUS DULCES!/DON'T THROW YOUR CANDIES!:
I'm now reading this funny story to my students. It's all about a chain reaction of events that could happen if a girl spills her bowl of candies...
SHARING IN CLASS:
Thank you so much for providing opportunities for your children to speak Spanish outside of school! So many of the students are sharing their "Spanish" experiences with their friends at the beginning of class. ¡MUCHAS GRACIAS!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
FOURTH GR 2/18: UPDATE
Reading Week/Adjectives:
After taking their vocabulary evaluation on places words, many of the fourth graders played educational games before their introduction to the Spanish Reading Week theme. The theme for the week was "Don Quijote de la Mancha," wich is one of the world's oldest books and (Europe's first Novel)!
The students loved learning about the fairy-tale world of knights in shining armor and lovely ladies! We had lively discussions about the story and the two main characters: want-to-be knight Don Quijote and his "squire" Sancho Panzo. The students were asked to compare the two characters and then list some English adjectives to later look up in Spanish.
Valentine Fortune Tellers/Numbers, Colors, Predictions:
For the Valentine's celebrations, we took a pause from our unit on descriptive words and have been making Origami Fortune Tellers! This activity is helping the students review Spanish colors and numbers as well as using new verb forms to make predictions. Each class has come up with some really fun Spanish "fortunes" to share with friends and family!
Reading Week After-School Sessions:
Many of my students enjoyed the after school sessions about Puerto Rico's adorable, but very LOUD tree frog - The Coquí! Students got to see this tiny frog in action on film and hear it's wonderful singing. They then got to make tree-frog shadow puppets and performed wonderful Spanish skits for their families!
¡Coquí! ¡Coquí! ¡Co-quí-quí-quí!
After taking their vocabulary evaluation on places words, many of the fourth graders played educational games before their introduction to the Spanish Reading Week theme. The theme for the week was "Don Quijote de la Mancha," wich is one of the world's oldest books and (Europe's first Novel)!
The students loved learning about the fairy-tale world of knights in shining armor and lovely ladies! We had lively discussions about the story and the two main characters: want-to-be knight Don Quijote and his "squire" Sancho Panzo. The students were asked to compare the two characters and then list some English adjectives to later look up in Spanish.
Valentine Fortune Tellers/Numbers, Colors, Predictions:
For the Valentine's celebrations, we took a pause from our unit on descriptive words and have been making Origami Fortune Tellers! This activity is helping the students review Spanish colors and numbers as well as using new verb forms to make predictions. Each class has come up with some really fun Spanish "fortunes" to share with friends and family!
Reading Week After-School Sessions:
Many of my students enjoyed the after school sessions about Puerto Rico's adorable, but very LOUD tree frog - The Coquí! Students got to see this tiny frog in action on film and hear it's wonderful singing. They then got to make tree-frog shadow puppets and performed wonderful Spanish skits for their families!
¡Coquí! ¡Coquí! ¡Co-quí-quí-quí!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
February 10: Fourth Gr. Technology Assignment (Due: April 19th.)
Hi, kids! Blogs are helpful tools for communicating with others in our community and around the world. Did you know that people in 24 countries have had a look at our Spanish blog?
Using the blog can also be a good way for you to practice your Spanish. In the next couple of weeks I’m going to be asking the fourth graders to answer several questions about their families on the blog.
On your way into the Spanish room take a look at your class schedule. The schedule will tell you which two students in your class will be posting their questions to the blog on that day.
Posting your answers to the blog is something I would like you to be able to work on independently, while I’m teaching your classmates that day’s lesson.
Every month there will be two “experts” whom I’ve assigned from your class to help you, if you’re not sure how to post your answers. Their names will be on your class schedule.
I’ll also have a list of Spanish phrases with their English meanings near the computers which you can use to help you complete your assignment.
This should be a fun assignment for you, since you can never know who from our community (or the world!) will be posting a comment to our blog.
¡”Buena suerte” and have fun blogging!
Señora Starr
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS:
Remember how you learned some of the names of Lázaro’s brothers and sisters from last year? They were Teresa, Tomás, Tomasina, Tita…
Whew! It’s hard to remember them all!
Can you use Spanish to tell me the names of some of your family members? Here’s your big chance! I only want the FIRST name of your family members, and if you’re not sure of a word use the lists next to the computers for help.
If you can’t figure out the meaning of a word in Spanish, go ahead and write the word in English. When I see that you’ve written in English, I’ll get back to you after our next class meeting to help you out. I’d like your answers to be in COMPLETE sentences.
"Tu familia" (Your Family)
SPANISH QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO ANSWER:
1. ¿Cómo se llaman tus padres?
2. ¿Cómo se llaman tus hermanos?
3. ¿Cómo se llaman tus primos?
Using the blog can also be a good way for you to practice your Spanish. In the next couple of weeks I’m going to be asking the fourth graders to answer several questions about their families on the blog.
On your way into the Spanish room take a look at your class schedule. The schedule will tell you which two students in your class will be posting their questions to the blog on that day.
Posting your answers to the blog is something I would like you to be able to work on independently, while I’m teaching your classmates that day’s lesson.
Every month there will be two “experts” whom I’ve assigned from your class to help you, if you’re not sure how to post your answers. Their names will be on your class schedule.
I’ll also have a list of Spanish phrases with their English meanings near the computers which you can use to help you complete your assignment.
This should be a fun assignment for you, since you can never know who from our community (or the world!) will be posting a comment to our blog.
¡”Buena suerte” and have fun blogging!
Señora Starr
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS:
Remember how you learned some of the names of Lázaro’s brothers and sisters from last year? They were Teresa, Tomás, Tomasina, Tita…
Whew! It’s hard to remember them all!
Can you use Spanish to tell me the names of some of your family members? Here’s your big chance! I only want the FIRST name of your family members, and if you’re not sure of a word use the lists next to the computers for help.
If you can’t figure out the meaning of a word in Spanish, go ahead and write the word in English. When I see that you’ve written in English, I’ll get back to you after our next class meeting to help you out. I’d like your answers to be in COMPLETE sentences.
"Tu familia" (Your Family)
SPANISH QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO ANSWER:
1. ¿Cómo se llaman tus padres?
2. ¿Cómo se llaman tus hermanos?
3. ¿Cómo se llaman tus primos?
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