miercoles, el 28 y viernes el 30 de septiembre

How do I forget to update the blog on Wednesdays? Wednesday we took our Conversations quiz, and went over it. Many students did the homework and completed their flash cards of the conversation words. We practiced colors and numbers 1-10, and introduced Pronouns.
Homework: To draw a visual illustrating each pronoun:
yo - I
tu - you (familiar)
el - he
ella- she
usted - you(formal)
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nosotros- we (masculine)
nosotras- we (feminine)
ellos - they (masculine)
ellas - they (feminine)
ustedes- you (plural, you all, etc.)

Friday we practiced conversations, colors, and number, introducing the numbers from 1 to 100. Here's a helpful website to hear and see the numbers: http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/numbers/numbers1.asp

Visit the website!!
We also practiced our action verbs with TPR, and worked on the Pronouns, and listened to a song called: De donde es?

Homework for Friday: 1. #s 1-100, memorize for a quiz next Friday
2. Cuaderno page 1 & 2, worksheet for practice.

miercoles, el 21 y viernes el 23 de septiembre

I missed blogging Wednesday, sorry. Wednesday we took a quiz on the numbers 1-10, days of the week, months, and alphabet. Most students did very well! Memorize Memorize Memorize! Friday we practiced our conversations, with all the vocabulary below, which students will be responsible for on Wednesday, for a Conversation Notes quiz. The quiz has written questions in Spanish that students will respond to in Spanish (writing).
We also started TPR "Total Physical Response" which is acting out words/verbs. Our verbs so far:
caminar - to walk
correr- to run
cantar- to sing
bailar- to dance
saltar- to jump
comer- to eat
da una vuelta- turn around
hablar- to talk
escuchar- to listen
leer- to read
estudiar- to study
escribir- to write
We will work on these lots more!

Here's the Conversation notes for your quiz on Wednesday, 9/ 28: Make flash cards and study!
Conversaciones en espanol: Notas

Saludas:
Hola.

Buenos Dias

Buenas Tardes

Buenas Noches

Despedidas:
Hasta luego.

Hasta manana.

Nos vemos.

Adios.

Cortesia:
Por favor.

Gracias.

Introduciones:
Como estas? (Bien, y tu?) Malo/a. Mas o menos.

Nombre:
Como te llamas? Me llamo _______________.

Como se llama? Se llama ________________.

Nice to meet you:
Mucho gusto. El gusto es mio.

Es un placer.

Encantado/a.

Origen:
De donde eres? Yo soy de _________________.

De donde es ____________? Es de ___________________.

Edad:
Cuantos anos tienes? Yo tengo ___________ anos.

Cuantos anos tiene ____________? ____________tiene ________ anos.

miercoles, el catorce de septiembre, 2011

Today in class we went over the brain and how it learns a second language. We talked about the months and days of the week, and the letters in the alphabet. We talked about why its good to learn a language, and went over the course outline and syllabus.

Homework: 1. Read the photocopied packet I handed out, and answer the questions in Section 1. For Section 2, read over the information about the alphabet and start memorizing the alphabet.

2. Go over the Syllabus with a parent and both student and parents need to sign, I want everyone to know there are a lot of hours students will need to spend outside of class making sure that they know the words. 8)