2016

Term 1

Bienvenidos! Welcome to term 1.

This term is exciting, as we will be learning more greetings and different ways of responding to ¿Cómo estás?, such as:

• Excelente
• Muy bien
• Mal
• Así, así.

We are really liking singing this song in class.

 

Term 3

In term 3 we are going to be listening to some wonderful stories from the Spanish-speaking world! This means, stories from countries where people speak Spanish.

I really look forward to hear them! What about you?

La primera (first): Our first story is a modern story written by Anna Witte.

Tico Tango es un loro. vive en Costa Rica con sus amigos.

Costa Rica está en Centroamérica.

Learn the words by playing with the flashcards!

Let’s record our learning!

Write your name and grade and write a word you learnt or a comment about the story.

Grade 1 wall.

Grade 2 wall.

La segunda (second): The second story is a folk tale from Argentina. This story is told as a song. It is very traditional to sing stories instead of reading. That is the way many people used to tell stories before books were as available as they are now!

Argentina está en Sudamérica.

La tercera (third): The third story is called “El conejo y la luna” and it is a traditional story from Mexico.

México está en Norteamérica.

 

Term 2

This term we continue to practise our vocab about fruit, by playing and learning the song “Me gustan las frutas”.

For games and activities on these topics, check out the site RockALingua. Ask Señorita García o Señora Butera for the login details.

We are also learning about our family members.

You can find some games here:

Languages Online Mi familia 1 (Does not work on iPad, desktop only).

Languages Online Talking about Family. (Does not work on iPad, desktop only).

Instituto Cevantes Family activities.

This term is special as we are learning about the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her wonderful art. Keep posted to see the results of our work.

We are also learning about parts of the body and the family. We are also practising following different actions.

Click for the Directions, rights left song.

You can dance and practise some parts of the body!

Cabeza, hombros, rodillas y pies.

Let’s practise all this vocabulary by dancing a Colombian rhythm called “cumbia’.

Term 1

Welcome to term 1! We are so excited about continuing to learn Spanish this year. We will learn a lot of songs, play games, make some craft activities and learn many new words in Spanish!

This term we are learning:

Everyday vocabulary

• ¿Puedo ir al baño? – Can I go to the toilet?
• ¿Puedo tomar agua? – Can I have a drink of water?
• Escribe – Write
• Recorta – Cut
• Colorea – Colour in
• Dibuja – Draw

Celebrations vocabulary

• Carnaval – Carnival
• Fiesta – Party
• Máscara – Mask
• Disfraz – Costume
• Desfile – Parade
• Música – Music

This term we are learning about how people in the Spanish-speaking world celebrate Carnaval, learning the names of fruits, practising parts of the face and body and making sentences.

We are having fun making colourful masks and dancing.

We are also learning numbers to 20 in grade 1 and to 5o in grade 2.

These are our favourite songs:

Días de la semana (grade 1)

Días de la semana (grade 2)

Los doce meses del año

Colores y números en español – Colorín Colorado

¡A divertirnos! – Let´s have fun!

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Here are some words we learnt last year:

• Hola – Hello
• Buenos días – Good morning
• Buenas tardes – Good afternoon
• Buenas noches – Good evening / Good night
• Por favor – Please
• Gracias – Thank you
• Silencio – Quiet
• Escucha – Listen
• Mira – Look