Class #1 REVIEW (from Sept 3, 2010)

CLASS RULES / INSTRUCTIONS:
"Todos se sientan" everybody sit down.
"callate" please stop talking
"no toque a tu projmo" please keep your hands off your neighbor
"responde" respond
"escuchas" listen
abrir sus libros a la pagina ____, por favor. Please open your books to page ___.

Vocabulary from "The Adventure Begins"
Isla - Island
cuento - story
roca - rock
sopa - soup
sopa di tomate - tomato soup
pelota - ball
las montanas - mountains
zapato - shoe

Spanish Song for kids that we're learning

SIEMPRE QUE ME MUEVO (Every Move I Make)

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Siempre que me muevo es en ti

Junto a ti Cristo

Siempre que respiro es en ti

Siempre cada paso es en ti

Tu eres mi camino

Siempre que respiro es en ti

Cantemos:

Na na, na na-na-na-na, na na, na na-na-na-na

Na na, na na-na-na-na, na na, na na-na-na-na

Oh tu gracia y tu bondad

Miro en torno, tu estas alli

Tu amor me capturó

Oh, gran Dios de amor, no entiendo aun

Spanish for Kids Review Words

Here are the words we reviewed today.

los Estados Unidos de Mejico -- the United States of Mexico
Hasta luego - 'til later
la casa de Gabriela  - Gabriela's house
Ustedes pueden usar.... -- You (plural) can use....
las bicicletas de mis hijos -- the bikes of my kids
amigos -- friends
donde -- where
donde esta? -- where is?
Esta' cerca -- it's close by
esta' lejos -- it's far
derecha -- right
izquierda -- left
sigue derecho -- go straight

if you can't remember the pronunciation you can practice the vowels and sounds of the alphabet at Spanish Spanish.com

or hear words pronounced at Spanish Dict

Hear Correct Pronunciation

Check this page to type in an English word and when the Spanish word pops up you can hear it spoken.  Audio Dictionary

Translate phrases from English to Spanish

Here's a cool tool for learning spanish.  Type in a sentence or phrase in English and it will translate for you. Look down below the ads to find your translation. Spanish Phrase Translator.

Learn New Spanish Words from "At the Market"

Por supuesto -- Of course
mercado - market
madre - mother
perdoneme - forgive me
comida mejicana - mexican food
muchas gracias - thanks alot
de nada - it's nothing
ustedes - you (plural)
gira - tour (walk around)
botellas - bottles

colores
blanco - white
gris  - gray
negro - black
rojo - red
verde - green
amarillo - yello
azul - blue
naranja - orange
cafe' - brown
purpura - purple
rosado - pink

Learning Spanish for Kids Quote

Monolingualism can be cured.

NEW WORDS kids practiced from: Encuentro Peligroso

Encuentro Peligroso:  Dangerous Encounter
el niño avanza. The boy advances
el oso avanza. The bear advances
oso se escapa. Bear escapes
nino se sienta. Boy sits down
Niño vacila. Boy hesitates
Niño non vacila. Boy doesn't hesitate
Niño se rie. boy laughs
Oso non persigue. Bear doesn't chase
oso retrocede y corre. bear turns around and runs

DAYS OF THE WEEK: Lunes, martes, miercoles, jueves, viernes, sabado domingo

Week 3 - Phrases You've Heard by Now

Here are some words and phrases that you've heard me say in the stories I've read but we haven't studied them yet. You may remember some of them already.

Puedo ayudarles? Can I help you guys?
Ven conmigo.  Come with me
Maravilloso.   Marvellous
la casa del Senor Maldonado.  Mr. Maldonado's house
el mercado.  the market
nuestros padres.  our parents
esta isla.  this island
tesoros.  treasures
por un momento.  just a moment
Estoy pescando.  I'm fishing
Que' hacen ustedes?  What are you guys doing?
Yo se'.  I know

Moms -- I want you to know

Hey moms, I wish you could all see how well the kids are learning Spanish. In the class they all participate and are developing a vocabulary. At the end of class today they were making up their own phrases from the nouns and verbs they've learned so far. They're a pleasure to teach. Yes, I'm talking about your second graders.  And most of the class is boys! Their enthusiasm is great.

Spanish for kids bonus words -- DAYS OF THE WEEK, etc.

Learn spanish online vocabulary words for week 2 of class:

año = year
día = day
la semana = week
el mes = month
el lunes = Monday
el martes = Tuesday
el miercoles = Wednesday
el jueves = Thursday
el viernes = Friday
el sa'bado = Saturday
el domingo = Sunday

¿Qué fecha es hoy? = What's the date today?

primero = first

segundo = second

tercero = third

Learn Spanish online.

Practice for Jan 29th -- CODE WORDS

Workbook pages 28-35

If you want to prepare for the review on Friday look at the Letter Code sentences

K S S-O?  (What is that?)
S-O S _______. (That is _____)
E K S S-O (And what is that?)
S-O S ______, no?  (That is ________, isn't it?)
C S-O S __________. (Yes, that's ________)
E S-O S (And that is ___________)

We'll practice conversing with these phrases before going on with the story.

Class 2 phrases to practice

Hola   (Hello)
Buenos dias  (good day, good morning)
Buenas tardes  (good afternoon)
Buenas noches  (good evening, good night)
Me llamo _______  (my name is ____)
Mi nombre es ________  (my name is _____)
¿Cuál es su nombre?  (What's your name?)
¿Como se llama?   (What do you call yourself?)
Mucho gusto   (Nice to meet you)
Chao (goodbye)

Day One words to review from Jan 15

It's Friday morning at 8:38. I really should be getting ready but wanted to stop minute and write you all. I'm so excited to begin our Spanish class today. We are going to have a lot of fun and learn a whole lot!

I'm going to ask you to review a little in between classes since we only meet once a week. This will help you learn and make the classroom experience alot more fun. If you want to review the alphabet first click here. Feel free to explore. The blue box to the left is a dictionary. You can type in any word and find the word in Spanish.

Here are the words we introduced today. Please don't feel pressure to memorize them. We will keep reviewing in class. But... it may make you feel more confident in class if you review the words at home from week to week. If you can't remember the pronounciation please use the dictionary tool to hear it.

hola = hello!
roca = rock
sopa = soup
sopa di tomate = tomato soup
pelota - ball
sapato = shoe
Niña = girl
rata = rat
cuento = story
oso = bear
Niño = boy
gato = cat
tigre = tiger
corre = runs
persigue = chases
escapa = escapes
se rie = laughs
llora = cries 
ve = sees

Have fun, be bold and we'll see you next week!

FREE Practice with Flashcards

Lots of free printables at this link. Choose if you want to learn travel phrases, fruits and veggies, family members, verb and tenses. Plenty to keep you busy and a very cool name: Spanish Sponge

Mexican cultural crafts for kids

Did you know that the string game cat's cradle was Mexican? I didn't. From making paper flowers to pinatas Circletime Kids has many cute crafts for kids learning about Spanish and Latin culture. Click here

PHRASES, common Spanish phrases to hear and practice

This is a neat tool for learning common phrases. Choose what you want to learn and listen as many times as you need.  Click HERE

ALPHABET listen online

Here's a site where you can listen to the alphabet and hear them in common words.  Click HERE