¡Feliz Navidad!

Diciembre en la clase de español

This month all Grange Hall kids have been learning new material.  Here is a quick run-down of what your students are doing in Spanish class.

Kindergarten:  Students have mastered the family members and the topic of mom and baby.  They loved pulling animals out of the magic box and matching mom to her baby.  We are now moving on to Community Helpers, what they do and where they work.

1st grade:  Building on what was taught last year, students have mastered the family members and have interacted with different kinds of families.  They are also learning about the house and some rooms and things in a house. 

2nd grade:  Second graders have learned about many foods and the food groups in which each belongs.  The idea that an egg (un huevo) is a meat product (carnes y frijoles) and not a dairy product (productos lácteos) was difficult for some.  We talked about prices of foods and are now beginning to work with money values.  This is all to help them practice their number vocabulary from 30-100.  Students by now are pretty comfortable with their numbers up to 29 but they need (and want) to learn the higher numbers.

3rd grade:  Students have reviewed the seasons, weather and months of the year.  All of this was in preparation for learning about holidays and when they happen.  First we talked about some of the holidays we celebrate here in the USA.  Now they are learning about some of the holidays celebrated in Mexico.  Right now the children are making something for "La Navidad" to take home to their families.  When we get back from winter break we will experience a little bit of "El Día de los Reyes" with some books and activities.

4th grade:  Fourth graders have learned many different animals that live in the tropical rainforest and some descriptions of each.  They can tell you all about the animals using adjectives like grande y pequeño, feroz y tranquilo, bonito y feo, and rápido y despacio.  They have talked about some fruits that come from the rainforest and we are going to do a hands on activity next week to reinforce the food vocabulary.  Pictures to come...

5th grade:  These students have also been learning about the family members and have been learning about different types of families.  They have learned more words for extended family members and lots of descriptions for people.  We are taking a short break from Spanish classes this week as they practice for their program which they will perform on Tuesday, December 14th. When they come back to Spanish we will celebrate the winter holidays with some fun activities that reinforce basic vocabulary.  Then we'll begin in January with a quarterly project in which each student will need to bring in a photograph of a family member whom they will write several sentences about.