THIRD GRADE UPDATE: APRIL 19

After reviewing the clock on the hour and learning the clock on the half hour by playing "Clock Baseball," the third graders learned the enjoyable song: "Una pera y dos bananas (One Pear and Two Bananas)."

I have the kind permission of Mr. Uwe Kind, the author of many catchy Spanish songs, to put his lyrics on our blog. Please ask your child to sing it for you and maybe you'll be singing it soon too!

The students are now learning the names for the extended family by role playing different family members.

Here's a list of the family names:

La familia - The Family
la mamá - the mom
el papá - the dad
la hija - the daughter
el hijo - the son
la abuela - the grandmother
el abuelo - the grandfather
el tío - the uncle
la tía - the aunt
la prima - the cousin (girl)
el primo - the cousin (boy)

Lázaro, the puppet, has again appeared on the scene and is teaching the students how to say the name's of their family members. Here's a couple of examples:

Mi padre se llama Anthony. (My dad's name is Anthony.)
Mis padres se llaman Susan y Anthony. (My parents names are Susan and Anthony.)

The students have been also been having a lot of fun learning the names of Lázaro's many brothers(hermanos) and sisters(hermanas). His brother's names are Timoteo and Tomás, and his sister's names are Teresa, Tatiana, Tomasina, Tania and Tuti!

Hasta luego/See you later,
Sra. Starr