The following is a synopsis of what the students will be learning this month:
8th grade: Complete exercises and finish the lesson for possessive adjectives.
Students will have a quiz on Friday March 4th.
Finish cultural reports for notable Latin American famous persons. Students will present their article during this month.
Students will learn how to use the irregular verbs To Be. Students will have to memorize the verb and the rules. This verb is essential to be able to form more complex sentences. We will do numerous activities to translate sentences and make sure students understand the appropriate usage so they feel comfortable with their knowledge.
We will have practice quizzes throughout the month to practice the usage of the verbs
7th grade: Students will do numerous activities in a magazine called ¿Que tal?. This is a monthly publication by Scholastic. It is written in Spanish and it contains articles such as the smallest dragon on the world, how La Merce is celebrated in Barcelona España, about Lourdes Leon and her family, and soccer (futbol) teams from España. These articles will help the students to translate sentences, learn about other cultures and to feel more comfortable about their Spanish pronunciation.
6th grade: Continuing with the community theme students will learn the correct pronunciation about places around town. Students will express their preferences such which is their favorite park, do they like to live in a house or in apartment and will also describe places around town in the target language.
Students will work on a cultural report that will include the following for their assigned Latin American Countries: 1. Map and Flag 2. Where is the country located? What continent? Which countries and/or bodies of water are in the north, south, east, and west? 3. What is the capital city? 4. What is the climate like? 5. What type of government does the country have? Who is the president? 6. What is the currency? Compare the value of the currency of your country to that of the United States. 7. What is the typical food of the country? Most of the research and report will be done in school however there is a possibility that some students may have to complete the work at home if they are unable to complete the project in school.
5th grade: The first week we will finish our lesson about household items such as restrooms, glass, towel, etc. Students will complete a crossword puzzle, and describe how many bedrooms they have in their house, the color of their bathrooms, etc.
Written and oral quiz Friday March 4th
At the beginning of the month students will learn the correct pronunciation of words of classrooms objects such as pluma, globo, regla, papeles, borradores etc. Students will complete “In the classroom” work sheet. Furthermore, they will randomly write Spanish words on bingo cards, they will scramble the flashcards and show one word. They will play bingo until a student has covered four in a row, column or diagonal.
Staring the third week of the month students will learn the usage of descriptive adjectives using opposites. Students will learnt the correct pronunciation of words such as garnde, nuevo, alegre, viejo, triste, limpio, abierto and the opposite words for these. Students will complete a “Words to Describe” work sheet and will create a book about themselves using pictures and Spanish adjectives. We will play a game having one student describing an object in the room. The other students will try to guess what it is. The person who guesses describes the next item.
Students will have a written quiz on descriptive adjectives on Friday 3-25
4th grade: We will continue to learn and use the correct pronunciation in Spanish of classrooms words such as chair, table, door, pen, window, eraser and pencil. Students will complete a work sheet and write the words in English and in Spanish.
3rd grade: Students will learn and use the correct pronunciation in Spanish about foods such ad carne, manzana, platano, naranja, agua. They will pronounce their favorite fruits. They will draw a picture with their favorite fruits and labels them in the target language.
2nd grade: Students will learn about the names of pets such gato, perro, pajaro, pez etc. They will use colored pencils or crayons to color pictures, they will say if they have any pets what kind and how many in the target language. At the end of the unit students will do a word search exercise to demonstrate their knowledge.
