tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122751047905236372024-03-19T02:37:12.359-07:00Spanish SimplyLessons from an early elementary Spanish teacherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-89135130804067725042023-06-14T07:52:00.000-07:002023-06-14T07:52:00.612-07:00Children's Book to Learn Colors in Spanish: Delicious Colores<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYz3bqeQCMnzbWti_H5pvt2M6CtIL8rhNCsebiGpne3Yyxi8nSlJxtjuyAhVeWInlQkp5HXx04LAP-60_uz52FpAhZwHxajEYkG78xkxtmOmpP91KWNjhWFwryQbXGFB5xWBrDL-uorNjOsNmE7a_8VCj1ElRHb2U44m7KLTH7uWS7PWsy3DqOzOqw/s1920/cover-image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1920" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYz3bqeQCMnzbWti_H5pvt2M6CtIL8rhNCsebiGpne3Yyxi8nSlJxtjuyAhVeWInlQkp5HXx04LAP-60_uz52FpAhZwHxajEYkG78xkxtmOmpP91KWNjhWFwryQbXGFB5xWBrDL-uorNjOsNmE7a_8VCj1ElRHb2U44m7KLTH7uWS7PWsy3DqOzOqw/w471-h364/cover-image.jpg" width="471" /></a></div>I wrote the book '<a href="https://amzn.to/3NtdYt5" target="_blank">Delicious Colores</a>' to help my students learn colors through a fun quick story. I have several blog posts on other tools and tricks for teaching colors (see this post, and this post, and this post). One thing I found missing was a story that was interesting where they could follow along. The book is in English but the color words are in Spanish. I found that my students enjoy books that help them focus in on the target Spanish words, rather than books that are purely in Spanish. Another thing I noticed in all the books that I have bought for my students, there were very few depictions of children that look like them. So I enlisted Judith Stroman to help bring to life some of the cut out illustrations I made. With that I hope you will check out this book as a tool to help students learn colors in Spanish. <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-32209080235984672542017-03-21T11:31:00.015-07:002023-06-13T12:50:28.868-07:00Resources to Teach the Four Seasons in Spanish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yv9qZGzLYT19Ls9lL03gdqkV_mguLcmxXApmitzPYD5ECqBMEQ0kJfq6kp0i1LpEnuWq_r8-lON6MK1Z1tn2yG4OhA0-SqPKesMu00uiOSweXMSY6E7RAFZtJe8UlphF0lDlsXA3rSyPm-v5VM1rOaZOW9Jha5muVSCCKTYJeR0Gdu3XqEO_3JJk/s1500/Four%20Seasons%20Resources%20In%20Spanish%20Class%20website.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yv9qZGzLYT19Ls9lL03gdqkV_mguLcmxXApmitzPYD5ECqBMEQ0kJfq6kp0i1LpEnuWq_r8-lON6MK1Z1tn2yG4OhA0-SqPKesMu00uiOSweXMSY6E7RAFZtJe8UlphF0lDlsXA3rSyPm-v5VM1rOaZOW9Jha5muVSCCKTYJeR0Gdu3XqEO_3JJk/w464-h464/Four%20Seasons%20Resources%20In%20Spanish%20Class%20website.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
Teaching the seasons in my classroom is an ongoing part of the school year. We focus on every season during the season that it occurs. I did not think to teach it in its own lesson but got inspired by some materials I found. This post is dedicated to some resources I found to teach the seasons in Spanish. They can be used individually, or to combine to teach a specific lesson on the four seasons. <br />
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That video inspired me to find videos that explicitly taught the seasons.<br />
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Though the language can be tough for young language learners. Playing this game online from mySpanishgames.com by reading the words out-load to a class can be really engaging:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><h2><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Books:</span></h2></div></div><br /></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3p1lh1T" target="_blank">Mi primer libro de las estaciones </a></span></span></h1></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">by <span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Xavier Deneux<span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" color="rgb(86, 89, 89) !important" style="box-sizing: border-box;">, </span></span></span><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Teresa Tellechea <span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" color="rgb(86, 89, 89) !important" style="box-sizing: border-box;">(Translator)</span></span></span></span></h1></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QRr+eO4UL._SX442_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="444" height="300" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QRr+eO4UL._SX442_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3p1lx0R" target="_blank"><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">La fiesta de las estaciones / The Party of the Seasons. Stories, poems and games for all the year (Spanish Edition)</span></a></span></h1><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">by <span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vanesa Perez-Sauquillo </span></span></h1><div><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51MYqSRd9YL._SX359_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="361" height="390" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51MYqSRd9YL._SX359_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Worksheets:</span></span></h2></div><div><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;">In this simple worksheet, students would color the images on the right and cut them out to match the correct season the image belongs to. </span></span></div><div><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGakPVjIm7fR2nf1ZfV3Eh1dX086uHnj8Q6qY9wtrFoMEcOrDrHRPxs8tYYOwmoGfyCLYCnEUC9c0L4AM7SY_mDYEdhy1OgZ7FXHfZbilcXEmybjJHFfWX538wqFQyMbQRtYv3AVbxf9KmvX2Ae50wzd9PEmVxdjlr7hOWS4qqpOn_ueFPNmF603kJ/s811/4%20seasons.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="584" height="716" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGakPVjIm7fR2nf1ZfV3Eh1dX086uHnj8Q6qY9wtrFoMEcOrDrHRPxs8tYYOwmoGfyCLYCnEUC9c0L4AM7SY_mDYEdhy1OgZ7FXHfZbilcXEmybjJHFfWX538wqFQyMbQRtYv3AVbxf9KmvX2Ae50wzd9PEmVxdjlr7hOWS4qqpOn_ueFPNmF603kJ/w515-h716/4%20seasons.JPG" width="515" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span class="a-color-secondary" color="rgb(86, 89, 89) !important" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" color="rgb(86, 89, 89) !important" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div>
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<span class="st">¿<i>Cómo te llamas</i>? What's your name?</span><br />
<span class="st">I started with this question because everyday the students ask me </span><span class="st"><span class="st">¿<i>Cómo estás</i>? as a part of our greeting routine, so I did not want to focus a lesson on that question. I gave students cards with 5 adults in the building they knew (including myself) and students all put on the headbands, placing a card on the headband without looking. Students practiced asking the question </span>¿<i>Cómo te llamas</i>? while the person being asked the question took a guess as to who was depicted on their card (i.e. "Me llamo </span><span class="st"><span class="st"><i>Señorita Ross</i></span>.") If the student guessed the wrong person, the other students in the group would again ask </span><span class="st">¿<i>Cómo te llamas</i>? until the person guessing got it correct. Students take turn asking each other questions.</span><br />
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<span class="st">¿<i>Cuántos años tienes</i>? How old are you?</span><br />
<span class="st">The next lesson I taught the question </span><span class="st">¿<i>Cuántos años tienes</i>? This version of the game is the same except I only gave students two people on the cards, but each person could be one of 3 ages (5, 10, or 15). Students have to guess who they are first by being asked </span><span class="st">¿<i>Cómo te llamas</i>? If they guess correctly, they are then asked </span><span class="st">¿<i>Cuántos años tienes</i>? Students respond with the three different age options (i.e. "<i>Tengo 5 </i></span><i><span class="st"><i>años.")</i></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Very similarly to the last <span style="font-family: inherit;">game, w</span>ith the question </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="st">¿</span>Qué <i>deporte te gusta</i>? </span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">I used 5 different people on the cards and had students first guess 'who' using</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="st"> </span><span class="st">¿<i>Cómo te llamas</i>? They then had to guess which sport the person on the card liked using the phrase "<i>Me gusta ____</i> (guessing which adult.)"</span><br />
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<span class="st">Now you can use a similar format to ask the questions (in the target language):</span><br />
<span class="st">Where are you from?</span><br />
<span class="st">What ____ do you like? (food, subject, game, etc.)</span><br />
<span class="st">What is your favorite _____ ? </span><span class="st">(food, subject, game, etc.)</span><br />
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<span class="st">I always try to include a different accent through music or videos in my classroom. I found Calico Spanish videos to be the best for questions. Here are a few of my favorites:</span><br />
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<span class="st"> Template:</span><br />
<span class="st"> If you'd like to use a template for any of these cards I have a copy of all the materials I used in my TPT store: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Greeting-questions-in-Spanish-Game-1662653">click here</a> </span></div><div class="r"><br /></div><div class="r">Books:</div><div class="r">Here are a couple of books the might be a great acompanyment to this lesson:</div><div class="r"><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51oWzCfUdsL._SY498_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" target="_blank">Who Am I?: Guess the Ethiopian Animal in Spanish and English </a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">by <span class="author notFaded" data-width="198" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Elizabeth Spor Taylor</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51oWzCfUdsL._SY498_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="368" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51oWzCfUdsL._SY498_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: normal; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3NnMQM9" target="_blank">¿Quién soy? El sol / Who Am I? The Sun (Spanish Edition) </a></span></span></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="text-align: start;"> </span><span style="text-align: start;">by </span><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;">Pedro Mañas </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41t8VZ7FbrL._SX491_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="493" height="428" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41t8VZ7FbrL._SX491_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><span class="author notFaded" data-width="198" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></div><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="more notFaded" data-width="59" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;"></span></h1><div><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px !important; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><br /></span></div></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-72797320919665182672014-08-26T11:50:00.010-07:002023-06-21T06:47:38.985-07:00¡Buenos días! ¿Cómo estás? Teaching Feelings Routine<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eBCWF6oJTT1uBwvXmayhrDICvacGxcUc1lAp8QhOxZ3vUgvRH0IIGpqRw_SBVGlXcY5Wi3YBDxC8bOqcXWcgEVxvwDeDWwGe7ADRZzOqKeL-0CY1ltf5NpQG-LhjXd0_CuOUKjFAFVcFw6dRpDDl5oarzvmrYUitpyxLz3X1Ao53RxHt1ILTe3MrjzM/s1500/Teching%20Feelings%20in%20Spanish%20Through%20Regular%20Routines%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eBCWF6oJTT1uBwvXmayhrDICvacGxcUc1lAp8QhOxZ3vUgvRH0IIGpqRw_SBVGlXcY5Wi3YBDxC8bOqcXWcgEVxvwDeDWwGe7ADRZzOqKeL-0CY1ltf5NpQG-LhjXd0_CuOUKjFAFVcFw6dRpDDl5oarzvmrYUitpyxLz3X1Ao53RxHt1ILTe3MrjzM/w555-h312/Teching%20Feelings%20in%20Spanish%20Through%20Regular%20Routines%202.jpg" width="555" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the most important routines I have in my classroom is my greeting. Everyday one of the first things I do is say <i>¡Buenos días clase!</i> <i>(Good morning class!) </i>and the class says back ¡<i>Buenos días! ¿Cómo estás? </i><i>(Good morning, how are you?)</i> I then use my response to lead into my lesson. Normally I say <i>Estoy muy bien (I am very good) </i>and the class says <span class="st"><i><i>¿</i>por qué</i></span><i>? (why?) </i>and I go into the schedule of the day, <i>Hoy vamos a ... (I then use verbs in the infinitive form, i.e. hablar, cantar, jugar, etc.)</i> Sometimes I say that I feel bad and say the reason is because I need them to do x, or y. I play around with it, especially in the older grades so that the routine stays the same with some variation. </span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
No routine comes without an explicit lesson. This week I have been working with my Pre-K students on building up to this routine. Several lessons are completely dedicated to teaching <i>¿Cómo estás? </i>and 3-4 responses. I used to only teach three responses but after introducing the first three feelings I realized they could handle more. I gave students the chance to show their feelings every day using a couple of different worksheets. Here is one example from one of my Pre K 4 students Sylvia:<br />
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I used puppets in this lesson as well, having each puppet feel a different emotion. I also found this video (though a little strange) very helpful at remembering the routine:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I really like these Learning Time Fun videos that focus on one feeling at a time. They have short videos on these feelings: Feliz, Enojado, Tender Sed, Enferma, Tener Frio.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yk6CSWG50X4" width="320" youtube-src-id="yk6CSWG50X4"></iframe></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">
I used music from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Skip-Sing-Spanish-Book-Audio/dp/007147451X">Ana Lomba's Hop, Skip and Sing </a><a href="https://amzn.to/3NoQd5C">Spanish </a>as background music while students worked on their sheets. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another fun activity is to hold up <a href="https://amzn.to/3NGrrhy" target="_blank">feeling cards</a> that have the different emotion face on them and then ask the students to show that emotion and saying the feeling word. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://store.secondstep.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ss-el-spanish-feelings-cards.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="800" height="402" src="https://store.secondstep.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ss-el-spanish-feelings-cards.png" width="555" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Where students are able to match up the card's expression to the face on the blocks. Students have to say </span><i>¿Cómo estás? </i>before drawing a card. Then they try to say how the face is feeling as they draw the card. <div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Y1m6VGXeL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="300" height="275" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Y1m6VGXeL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-62394972040495813652014-06-02T09:21:00.005-07:002023-07-19T13:46:37.149-07:00Parts of a Tree in Spanish<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyWLhdMqV_6gkT_idJNhEaQdes2J70MDB6b42-CtEZDuSl7kLsu25Qo1n3rrE5VwgRxzZycfHd9eZyJ30xm2jFC75dgHe_67avM4vYpQhDdmi2smk5xpeBsIrLgYfQONcU-6RO9K07SIzmam9apM75H2lDlb1VsXTnMJO-4Qt6HYnw21Sw-K81nLyPt8/s1500/Parts%20of%20the%20Tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="684" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyWLhdMqV_6gkT_idJNhEaQdes2J70MDB6b42-CtEZDuSl7kLsu25Qo1n3rrE5VwgRxzZycfHd9eZyJ30xm2jFC75dgHe_67avM4vYpQhDdmi2smk5xpeBsIrLgYfQONcU-6RO9K07SIzmam9apM75H2lDlb1VsXTnMJO-4Qt6HYnw21Sw-K81nLyPt8/w455-h684/Parts%20of%20the%20Tree.jpg" width="455" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I always feel great when the general educators in my school ask to collaborate. The connections are always stronger the more kids experience different lessons in a different context. This quarter the Kindergarten students at my school learned about trees. Their teachers asked me to teach my students words related to trees in Spanish. At the end of the unit, the teachers are going to set up stations for parents to visit, one of which will be the language station. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Though these lessons focus mainly on vocabulary, I always try to teach students a phrase to accompany the words. Here is the vocabulary they learned:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Parts of the Tree</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tree- </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">árbol</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Un arbol necesita ... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Un arbol tiene ... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I staggered the teaching of the different vocabulary words over the course of a couple of worksheets. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This worksheet was the first that students received when they learned the word 'arbol.' Students drew in leaves and wrote down how many leaves they tree had.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">(a bit unrelated but <a href="https://amzn.to/3pOIwwH" target="_blank">these </a>are the self inking stamps I use to grade their work)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is hard to tell from the picture, but in this worksheet, students colored and cut out leaves and pasted them on a tree and wrote in how many leaves they included. When each student brought me their paper they had to tell me in Spanish the phrase "Mi arbol tiene x hojas"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also created the following sheet to have students practice the things trees need and have. I don't have a student example, but here is the blank version. Students were asked to circle three things that plants need and write the words beneath. Similarly, students have to find two things that trees had and write the word beneath. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The 'semilla' game has now become a really fun game that can be used to teach any set of vocabulary. I placed 3 different color pieces of tape on my tables as follows:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">At each end of the white tape have two students (four students total per table.) Students take turns competing against each other by blowing kernels of popcorn (semillas) using a straw to reach each line. The white lines are the stop and finishes, respectively based on which side of the table is playing. The colored lines are each associated with a set of vocabulary: purple (parts of the tree,) green (things tree need.) Students cannot keep blowing the kernel if they don't say the vocabulary set at each line. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In this video, I had students call out every time they see one of the target vocabulary. What's nice about this video is that there is no talking, so it could be universally used teaching any language. </span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-10805331117444467392014-04-07T08:09:00.001-07:002023-06-13T07:30:39.787-07:00Direct from the Author: Interview with Susan Middleton Elya<style>
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you are not familiar with her books, it is time for you to get to know <a href="http://www.susanelya.com/">Susan Middleton Elya</a>,
author of <span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span>over 26 different bilingual children's books including <a href="https://amzn.to/43ASrEJ">Say Hola to Spanish</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3p0DUDa">Rubia and the Three Osos</a>. Her books are perfect for an early
elementary classroom, especially FLES. I got the opportunity to ask Susan several questions
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<span face=""Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="apple-style-span">I have been writing since I was seven. It was an escape from an overcrowded household of seven people. I would sit in the stairwell and think. Then I wrote poems and little songs about going to the drugstore for candy. It was a penny apiece back then, a nickel for a candy bar.</span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="apple-style-span">I got inspiration for my books from my three children when they were little. My very first book, Say Hola to Spanish was written for my oldest, Carolyn. She asked me to teach her Spanish. I didn’t know how to teach one person since I was used to teach a classroom full, so I wrote couplets in rhyme and stuck them in a drawer. When I had enough to make a book, I strung them together as though I was talking to the reader. Once I got the title, I was ready to send it out. I’d been sending out stories for six years, but none of them sold. Say Hola was my first sale.<br /> </span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have any tips for teachers using your books in their classroom?</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="apple-style-span">I have some games and crossword puzzles at www.susanelya.com. The books have glossaries in the back or sometimes the front, which is always a good place to start when teaching a language. </span></span></span></div>
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</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-75816387782816610212014-03-06T10:16:00.002-08:002014-03-06T10:17:04.329-08:00Top 10 Words to Learn in Spanish<style>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">Is
it really worth learning only ten words in Spanish? It’s a perfectly valid
question, but when it comes to the crunch it’s definitely better to arrive
equipped with ten useful words in Spanish than to arrive with nothing.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">Ten
words learned might be the difference between a difficult situation easily
resolved and one that turns into a vacation nightmare. The same ten words might
be the difference between making a real connection with a foreign culture or
returning home with little to share from your trip.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">Not
everyone has the time to </span><a href="http://www.listenandlearnusa.com/spanish/"><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">study
Spanish formally</span></a><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">, but everyone
has the time to learn at least ten Spanish words to make their trip that little
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">1. Gracias / Por favor</span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">Even
if you can’t speak Spanish there’s no reason to leave your manners at home.
Being able to thank someone for their troubles or ask them politely for help or
information is important. You’ll feel a lot better when dining in restaurants
and buying things in stores if you can at least say “please” and “thank you” to
those around you in their native language.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">“Disculpe”
can be used to mean both “sorry” and “excuse me,” depending on the context of
the situation. For example, if you happen to bump into somebody, you can use
the word “disculpe” to show that it wasn’t your intention. If you want to ask
someone for help on the street, you can use “disculpe” to catch their attention
in a polite way, just like you would when saying, “excuse me,” back home. As
with please and thank you, “disculpe” is an important Spanish word to have to
hand to portray a polite demeanor with natives at all times.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">3. Pasaporte = Passport</span></b></div>
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might seem like an obvious choice, but you might be requested to show your
passport at any time. It’s advantageous to know what you’re being asked to
provide, whether this be when in the company of immigration officials or
transport agencies / tour operators if you end up buying national travel tickets
during your stay. If you lose your passport, you will also be very keen to
report the loss and find out what the next steps might be that you would have
to take. “Pasaporte” is a vital Spanish word for foreigners a long way from
home.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">The
first in the line of useful Spanish question words, “dónde?” will be one of the
Spanish words you’re most likely to use when spending time with
Spanish-speaking natives. Whether you’re traveling, working, studying or
interning in a Spanish-speaking community, you will need to find out how to get
to certain places every single day. Learning an entire phrase might be
challenging for some people, but learning the word “dónde?” and combining it
with the name of place you’re trying to get to (or by simply pointing to that
place on a map) could save lots of time and help you get out of difficult
situations when you find yourself lost in a strange place.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">5. Tiene? = Do you have?</span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">If
you’re in a coffee shop, a shop, a restaurant, a station, an airport, on the street,
anywhere! you can use this word followed by the name of the thing you are
looking for to ask for something. You might be looking for jeans in a clothes
shop or hoping to find a coffee shop which serves decaffeinated coffee.
Whatever you’re searching for, “tiene” with the intonation of a question in
your voice, is just the word you need to get your point across.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">If
you want to buy something, you’ll want to find out how much is costs first.
Pick up the item and ask, “Cuánto?” All Spanish-speakers will know exactly what
you mean. It’s a vital word to know, especially when there’s no price tag in
sight.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">7. La hora? = The time?</span></b></div>
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might need to catch a train, a bus or a flight and you might be in a hurry. If
you don’t have a watch, a friendly question to a passer-by for “la hora?” could
put your mind at rest. You might also be the one approached by a native
Spanish-speaker without a watch. If someone throws the phrase, “la hora” your
way, you’ll know what he or she needs and you’ll be able to help.</span></div>
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the end of the meal, when you want the bill, but all the waiters seem to be
avoiding your table, just ask for, “la cuenta” and you’ll be leaving a tip
before you know it. Why not even try throwing two of your ten words together in
the spirit of politeness and go for a completely armed phrase… “La cuenta, por
favor.” </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">Estación = Station</span></i></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white;">You’re
bound to need either one or the other or both at some point. Make sure you
memorize these two words. They’ll come in use in hotel receptions, taxis, on
the street and if you happen to get lost.</span></div>
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you ask lots of questions, particularly directions to different places, you’ll
often here “aquí” and “allá” as quick responses. Knowing whether to stay put or
move a little further down the bus station, for instance, is vital when
traveling around in a foreign location. Know the difference between the “aquí”
and “allá” and you’ll find yourself a little more equipped than before. (“aquí”
is “acá” in Argentina… just in case you plan on practicing your Spanish words
in the land of beef, wheat and wine!).</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-49088425643396130632014-01-12T08:41:00.000-08:002014-01-12T08:42:35.389-08:00Modes Transportation in Spanish ClassThis week my students learned different modes of transportation. I mainly taught the modes of transportation to link in with talking about their vacations.<br />
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We started by learning the names of six different modes of transportation:<br />
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barco <br />
<span class="st">avión</span><br />
cami<span class="st">ó</span>n<br />
coche/carro<br />
tren<br />
autob<span class="st">ú</span>s<br />
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We practiced those six words by repeating them in many different voices (baby voice, monster, etc.) in addition to tying in a motion for each word (i.e. <span class="st">avión = arms straight out, gliding like a plane.)</span><br />
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<b><span class="st">Tic Tac Toe</span></b><span class="st"><br /></span>
<span class="st">This is a perfect set of vocabulary to play tic tac toe. I created tic tac toe boards by placing the following image in a plastic sheet protector and gave students dry erase markers. </span><br />
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<span class="st">When students played they had to say each word before they marked the space with x or o. If they forgot to say the word, their partner could erase the mark. </span><br />
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I heard about a great site called <a href="http://www.rockalingua.com/">Rockalingua</a> which has a ton of videos and
songs designed to teach target vocabulary sets in Spanish for young
learners. I took one of their videos on transportation and showed it to
my students. When I first introduced the video, I had them focus on the
word 'viajar' and then later they learned all the words to the whole
song.<br />
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<b>I Spy Game</b><br />
After ensuring that students knew the vocabulary, I taught them the phrases "Fui a____" and "Fui en___." I then played a alternate version of I Spy, starting off by saying "as the teacher in this classroom, I've been everywhere in the room." I instructed students that I will tell them a place I have been by saying "Fui a ____ " then filling in the blank with a color. Then I would also tell how I got there by saying "Fui en ____" then filling in the blank with one of the modes of transportation. Students must then go to the target color and go pretending to be that specific target vehicle.<br />
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Each vehicle had a different movement (boat= dipping while walking slowly, truck= hopping, train = gliding, etc.) The game has no winners or right answers as in the real I Spy. It was more of an exercise in oral comprehension of the phrases.<br />
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For instance:<br />
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Teacher says "Fui a azul. Fui en tren."<br />
Students would glide to somewhere in the room that had something blue.<br />
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Be sure to note that students that when vehicles crash into each
other (meaning students touch/bump into each other during the game) they
crash and can't keep playing.<br />
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<b>Interview</b><br />
I
created an interview sheet for students to interview each other about
their vacations. The first question asks students how their vacation
was. Students then respond with the same answers to the question "como
estas" which my students know well. The interviewer then draws a face to
represent how they felt on their vacation. Then students ask "<span class="st">qué hiciste</span>" which is another question we practice often (see this <a href="http://www.spanishsimply.com/2012/01/cartoons-in-spanish-class-new-incentive.html?q=tom+and+jerry">lesson</a>.)
I then had students respond with Fui a____ and Fui en ______. The only
word that was not in Spanish in that sentence was the location.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-75240000189390393692013-12-30T11:43:00.002-08:002023-06-13T07:32:47.953-07:005 Senses in Spanish / Cinco SentidosMany language teachers try to create units based on what is being studied in their general education classrooms. I was delighted when a kindergarten teacher asked me to contribute to a science unit on the five senses. The students had a presentation on what they learned about the five senses. In that presentation the students recited a short poem I made up in Spanish.<br />
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The five senses in Spanish are as follows:<br />
sight = vista <br />
smell = olfato <br />
hear = oido <br />
touch/feel = tacto <br />
taste = gusto<br />
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However, since I get to teach my students with little frequency, I decided to teach them words that would be be a little more practical:<br />
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see=veo<br />
smell=huelo<br />
hear=oigo<br />
touch=toco<br />
taste=gusto<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The great thing about teaching these sets of words is that you can add any noun (that you can sense) after those words and create a sentence (i.e. Veo el gato.)<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">All of the following activities should be modeled using these verbs as chunks to create sentences. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Books</span><br />
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I read my students the book <span class="st"><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3PaMKZF" target="_blank">Arriba Y Abajo/Up And Down</a></i> </span><span class="st">by Angeles Jimenez Soria which does a nice job distinguishing verbs that go with the senses from the nouns names of the senses. </span><br />
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<span class="st"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">This worksheet is a matching worksheet. I put this worksheet in a plastic sheet protector and had students use dry erase markers with a partner. One partner would call out one of the five senses and the other would draw a line from the picture/word to what you can sense with that sense (smell=flowers, hear =drum, etc.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="st">I also had students record with pictures or with words what they do with each of their 5 senses. </span><br />
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<span class="st"><span style="font-size: large;">Poem </span></span><br />
<span class="st">Below is the poem my students finally recited on the day of their 5 senses presentation. The poem goes as follows:</span><br />
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Mis cino sentidos</div>
Veo, veo<br />
oh, ah (making binocular motion)</div>
hueno, hueo,</div>
Pee-eww (making stinky face)</div>
gusto, gusto</div>
uh, uh (making licking motion)</div>
oigo, oiga,</div>
la, la (listening with each ear)</div>
toco, toco</div>
(clap, clap)<br />
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This week I only taught some of my students because of the short week so I had to create a filler lesson (a lesson that was not part of my unit.) Thanksgiving is around the corner so I decided to teach a game called "Pavo Pavito Pavo." I learned this game first in Spain. But I did need a bit of a refresher. Here is a video from <a href="http://mariannavarro.net/">Marian Navarro</a> that I found helpful. I suggest starting at 0:22 for your students:<br />
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To play this game start with either odd number of children or enter the game as a player. Students dance while singing in a circle to the tune (below) that repeats. At
the end of the song, they say "uno" then they sing the song again. They keep singing and counting until they get to "cuatro" where students must then find a partner.
The one remaining alone then becomes the 'pavo.' In most versions of the game students shout "pavo, pavo" to the student who is left out. I preferred that the student who was 'out' remained in the middle and had flap their wings and dance as students played the game again.<br />
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The lyrics are as follows:<br />
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Al pavo pavito pavo<br />
Al pavo pavito sí,<br />
El pavito se ha marchado<br />
¡Y el pavito ya está aquí!</div>
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I found a version of the song on <a href="https://amzn.to/46cXgps"><span class="a-size-medium WebstoreAUISmoothFont WebstoreAUILink" id="artistBlurb">Los Pequeños Diablos</span></a>' album <i>Fiesta de canciones</i>: </div>
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After playing the games several times I talked to students about how to say Happy Thanksgiving in Spanish (Feliz día de acción de gracias) and gave them this worksheet from <a href="http://spanglishbaby.com/wp-content/directory-upload/2012/11/Preview2.png">SpanglishBaby</a>:</div>
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A Pre-K Student in class today came up to one of the teachers and said "The 'blanco' crayons don't work" and this made me smile. Hope it puts a smile on your face too! </div>
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Repeated Phrasing<br />
The hardest part of the lesson is making sure students get exposed to the target phrases many times. The best way to do that without them getting bored is to repeat the target phrases in many ways. We started by repeating the phrases "<span class="st">¿<i>Cómo te llamas</i>?" and "Me llamo..." many times. Then, I let students pick the kind of voices (in a monster voice, robot voice, etc.) Lastly, we said it while moving our bodies (saying the phrases while punching the sky, jumping up and down, etc.</span><br />
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<span class="st">Students then created pictures of themselves inside an ornate frame. Students traced the letters in the words "Me llamo" and then wrote their names on the second line. This can be a challenge for Pre K 3 students. You could pre-write students' names on the sheet with traceable letters, similar to the "Me llamo." Here is an example from a student in Pre K 4:</span><br />
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<span class="st">There is a very catchy song/video by </span><span class="watch-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Yo Me Llamo Paco - Barbara MacArthur - Spanish">Barbara MacArthur called "Yo Me Llamo Paco." In the song she uses four different voices and names to practice saying "Yo me llamo..." For each of those voices I introduced a different puppet and had the puppet pretend to be singing. Here is the video/song:</span><br />
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<span class="st">There is a nice video by <a href="http://www.calicospanish.com/">Calico Spanish</a> that has a very simple introduction to this greeting:</span><br />
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<span class="st"><a href="http://rosieandandy.com/">Rosie & Andy</a> have a nice video/song that is fun for younger students.</span><br />
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<span class="st"><a href="http://bashoandfriends.com/">Basho and Friends</a> has a really catchy song that my students enjoyed to learn these phrases: click <a href="https://amzn.to/3X2zubg">here </a></span><br />
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/stephane-husar/id80919953"><span id="artistBlurb">Stephane Husar</span></a><span class="byLinePipe"> also has a nice song that repeats the question many times: click <a href="https://amzn.to/43CAB3Z">here </a></span><br />
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Here is a book called "<a href="https://amzn.to/3N3dXe4" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Y tú ¿cómo te llamas? - Cuentos infantiles - Preescolar">Y tú ¿cómo te llamas?</span></span></span></span></a>" by Daniel Nesquens. There is a video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ptbCIAT_U">here</a>, where a woman reads the entire book if you'd like to preview it. The reading in the video was a little advanced for my students, so I did not show it to them. But I really enjoyed the book, so I bought it. <br />
<span class="st"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-59854674005849873522013-09-19T17:56:00.001-07:002013-09-20T05:21:24.237-07:00Guest Post: Fish Race Game in Spanish Class<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fish Race is a game that can be inserted into just about any Spanish (or other subject) lesson plan. Students grades four and younger really like it. My third and fourth grade students ask to play often.<br />
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Let me begin by giving you the basic instructions, and then I will show you some examples of how I have used it to practice Spanish. First, you provide each team or student with a different colored fish like in the picture shown. If your group is really small, it is nice to let students play individually and decorate their fish before playing. Once you are ready with the fish, draw waves across the board to provide you spaces for moving the fish.<br />
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The game begins by giving a player or team something to say or do correctly to be able to move a space (wave) on the board. Go around taking turns moving fish as teams or players answer correctly. First team to reach the end wins. If you have a large group, you can have them answer things simultaneously. Players/teams get a small white board to write answers and show them at the same time. Each one correct moves one wave. This keeps everyone busy the whole time!<br />
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Some ways I have used this to practice Spanish are:<br />
1. I show players a picture of a vocabulary word, and they have to say and/or write it correctly in Spanish.<br />
2. I say a sentence in Spanish and players have to translate it to English. This works great when I want to practice a combination of things at the same time, like verbs, vocabulary, and grammar. To make it harder, I say an English sentence so they have to provide the Spanish.<br />
3. I give a verb and subject in Spanish, and the players have to conjugate the verb. Examples: yo/abrir = abro OR we/comer = comemos.<br />
4. I ask a question in Spanish, and they have to answer in Spanish. Sometimes I require them to answer in a full sentence, but other times, I may just require them to answer with a word or phrase just to show they understood the question. This is great for practicing all kinds of questions, easy questions like ¿Cómo te llamas? and ¿Cómo estás? to harder questions using verbs where they need to answer with the correct verb conjugation. Example: ¿Comes los tacos o la pizza? Como la pizza. For these questions, sometimes I also write the question on the board. Some students need the visual.<br />
5. I also use this to practice or review various individual concepts. For example, when we are learning about telling time, I show a time on a clock with hands. Then the team has to say the time in Spanish. Or, if we have been practicing phrases that show location, I might place three vocabulary flashcards on the wall, like el libro, el papel, el lápiz. Then I would ask, “¿Dónde está el papel, entre el libro y el lápiz, o lejos del libro? The team says “entre”, if that is where el libro is.<br />
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The possibilities are endless. It is such a simple game, but it is a winner! Try it with your students. You will love it because it takes so little prep time, keeps the students engaged and thinking, and letʼs you review or practice so many things! ¡Qué se diviertan!<br />
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There are free extras for curriculum users, as well as lots of great ideas for practicing and learning Spanish, helpful information and articles, and more. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-26955055811131443672013-08-28T14:24:00.005-07:002023-06-20T11:50:09.999-07:00Setting Up an Elementary Bilingual Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a library in my classroom that students can always go visit when they have finished their independent practice. I try to make it an inviting place so that students choose to go here versus doing another early finisher activity. In the past, I have written about building up your library, which can be difficult knowing where to start (you can find that post <a href="http://www.spanishsimply.com/2012/01/building-spanish-library.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) Because of the nature of the ages and frequency I see my students, I have bilingual, Spanish and English books all in my library. They all serve a different purpose. This post is dedicated to how I organize all those books and a few other resources.<br />
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<b>Easy Access to Books</b><br />
There are two different ways I display books. The first way (<a href="https://amzn.to/3Ncbnm6" target="_blank">similar to this option</a>) is on a mobile library that shows the book's cover. This way is limited to about 24 books, however it is by far the most popular way students access books in my classroom. I make a color copy of each book cover and tape that behind the book on the shelf. This makes it easier for students to know where the book belongs. I also rotate the books seasonally.<br />
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I also keep books in bins separated by the following: books in Spanish, bilingual books, books about culture, emergent reader books, board books (for Pre K students) and my favorite books. The different categories are up to you, the demographics of your audience and how you want to scale things for your students. <br />
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<b>Other Components of the Library</b></div>
I try to make the library comfortable and inviting to students by including a separate carpet and pillows for them to use while reading. I also encourage the use of <a href="https://amzn.to/3Nn2Kq5" target="_blank">hear myself phones</a> while students read to themselves. It keeps the library quieter while other students are still working. <br />
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The last component of the library is one that essentially could be a center and does not really need to be in the library. I keep my globe there with maps on the walls of Spanish speaking countries. Students rarely get to spend time looking at a globe and you'd be surprised how much time they can spend looking at one. I have them try and find the countries located on the map on the globe.<br />
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If you have any other suggestions or tips for setting up an elementary Spanish library please let me know!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-1226088524357806042013-08-20T05:29:00.000-07:002013-08-20T05:30:00.385-07:00Staying Organized Helps Classroom ManagementIn my previous <a href="http://www.spanishsimply.com/2013/08/classroom-management-in-elementary.html" target="_blank">post</a> I wrote about some of the things I use to manage my classes. I have received a few messages asking for follow up on some of those concepts. Here are some techniques that help keep me organized.<br />
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<b>Recording Team Points</b><br />
As mentioned in the last <a href="http://www.spanishsimply.com/2013/08/classroom-management-in-elementary.html" target="_blank">post</a>, I divide my students into teams based on colors. Since I teach so many different grades and classes, I need to have this whole process organized in a simple way. I record the points on a dry erase board that I have added colored tape to. I bought my boards at <a href="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/product/productDet.jsp?productItemID=1%2C689%2C949%2C371%2C896%2C360&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181113&bmUID=1376924487521" target="_blank">Lakeshore</a>, however one cost effective way of creating these boards is to go to any large hardware store and ask for <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Thrifty-White-32-sq-ft-Hardboard-Panel-Board-709106/202090193#.UhIzxLyE7Fg" target="_blank">shower board</a>. The shower board will usually come in a large sheet. Most hardware stores will cut the board down to individual sizes for free. You can also use this method to create a class set of individual white boards.<br />
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During class I give students points on the white boards but students know there is an ongoing sum of points being recorded. Every class period teams usually earn around 5-15 points. After each class period I record the points in a binder. The page I record my points in looks like this:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I use this template for recoding team points in my classroom</td></tr>
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Another great method would be to invest students in the goal of earning points by keeping them posted on the wall. The only issue I have with that is that my classroom is used after school by other teachers, so I am worried about students coming in and adding points on their own. <br />
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<b>Recording Table Groupings</b><br />
I do not assign seats in my classroom, I just assign teams. Students are to sit on any available seat on the carpet that matches their team color. I group students in their tables based on behavioral concerns not their level in Spanish. Students can sometimes forget their team names, or students can leave throughout the school year making it important to have a record of who is on each team.<br />
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I record my teams on the following template:<br />
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If you do not have a sense for which students should be in what groups, you might want to ask their classroom teachers for help organizing the students in to teams. <br />
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<b>Performance Assessment Checklist</b><br />
The table groupings can also help when it is time to assess student's performance. Because of the frequency I get to see my students (2 times a week for less than 30 minutes) and the age level of my students (Pre K - 4th grade) the vast majority my assessments are performance based. I usually have a check list that I keep throughout a unit and as I hear a student master an objective I check it off my list. If by the end of the unit my students still have blanks, I then take time to individually assess. Here is the template I use to assess students<br />
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Note: I have a different page like this for each team color<br />
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I hope these templates are useful. Please contact me if you have any other suggestions for staying organized in your classroom! Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-76331669196564291112013-08-13T10:17:00.002-07:002023-06-13T07:40:32.024-07:00Classroom Management in an Elementary School Spanish ClassroomI am a certified general education elementary school teacher in addition to being certified to teach Spanish. I started my teaching career teaching 2nd grade. Any teacher, and especially and general education inclusion teacher, will tell you the importance of the first six weeks of school. If you haven't read the <a href="https://amzn.to/43QBDcg" target="_blank">book by the same title</a>, it should definitely be at the top of your to do list before you start off any school year. As a world language teacher, I see the entire school (over 450 students) twice in a given week for only 30 minutes. Systems and procedures in my classroom have to be tight so that all students can be successful in my classroom. In this post I am going to share some of the systems and procedures in my classroom.<br />
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<b>Incentive System </b><br />
In my classroom students are assigned to one of five teams (each based on a color in Spanish.) Students compete to earn points for their team throughout class. At the end of class, I then write down the points in a binder. The goal is for all teams to make it to 100 points for a classroom celebration. The team with the most points then gets an additional incentive (usually a certificate.) I usually try to time my celebrations to be at the end of every quarter, or right before a vacation. I give out points fairly generously at the beginning of the year to encourage the gaining of the points. I give them out much less frequently as the year goes on. I want students to know that they do not earn a point for doing the right thing or saying a correct answer all the time. They should be working hard ALL the time, and SOMETIMES they can earn a point. I only use a point system from grades 1-4.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I record points during class on small dry erase boards. I used colored tape to create a border for each board.</td></tr>
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<b>How Incentive System Corresponds to Classroom Set Up</b><br />
I am incredibly lucky to have a huge classroom just for Spanish. I know many world language teachers are not as lucky and have to teach off a cart. When you do not have your own space it is important to make sure you define the space you work in for your classroom with your students. Make sure they understand what can and cannot be used when you are with them. For those of you who are as lucky as I am, you have the luxury of setting up a space that is conducive to your class' needs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the two biggest components of my classroom: the carpet for mini lesson and corresponding colored tables for independent practice and group work. </td></tr>
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As mentioned above, I split up students into five different teams that correspond to different colors. I found <a href="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/product/productDet.jsp?productItemID=1%2C689%2C949%2C371%2C895%2C506&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181113&bmUID=1376413665912" target="_blank">this great carpet</a> that had the five colors in a circle. Students sit on their team colors on the carpet and when it is time for independent practice they sit at a corresponding table. On the carpet students end up sitting next to people from different teams.<br />
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At the tables students sit on special stools I made that also have numbers written on them. These numbers help me with classroom management depending on the activity. For instance, I can have students do a pair and share and say "1s match with 3s and 2s match with 4s and 5s." I could also have students start a game depending on which seat they are on. If you decide to use this technique, please be sure to randomize which numbers you decide to go first, or students may fight over which seat number they get assigned to.<br />
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<b>Routines</b><br />
Students need consistency more than anything else in elementary school. That can be hard to achieve in a classroom that is all in a different language. I try to maintain a routine that stays the same throughout the year; I just vary the activities within the general routine. For instance my students walk in on pink tape directly to the carpet every time they come into my classroom. I have a whole post dedicated to line up procedures <a href="http://www.spanishsimply.com/2013/04/line-up-strategies-in-spanish-class.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Other routines you should think about in your classroom are:<br />
-Cleaning up table work<br />
-What to do if you have already finished your work<br />
-How to ask for water/bathroom/pencil<br />
-Transitioning from mini lesson (carpet) to independent practice (tables)<br />
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The last thing I want to mention is probably one of the first things you should introduce with your students. Everyday I start my lesson by greeting students and telling them what we are going to do today. I give them infinitive verbs and pictures to go with each verb to give them an idea of what we will do in class today. For instance, "Hoy vamos a hablar, cantar, y leer." They repeat each verb with a motion as I say them. I have a post about teaching verbs <a href="http://www.spanishsimply.com/2012/02/verbos-teaching-verbs-to-young-students.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-5951751494855038132013-07-21T14:05:00.003-07:002013-07-22T15:43:26.766-07:00Teaching Global Citizenship through Digital Learning<style>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a great amount of attention being placed on digital
learning and 21<sup>st</sup> century skills in the classroom. This skill-set
focuses heavily on technology, problem solving, multicultural communication,
and collaborative learning. Globalization continues to dominate economic trends
and drive employment demands, which leads to the importance of teaching young
people these skills to prepare them for the workforce. With the ease of the
internet, innovative programs are available online to facilitate educational
experiences and build the capacity of today’s youth to meet these demands. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.e-collaborate.org/">e-collaborate</a>, a
non-profit organization dedicated to global education and digital learning, has
developed a unique online program to address this need while also teaching
global citizenship. Many students become self-aware of global citizenship after
their first trip abroad, after meeting an exchange student from a foreign
country, or from participating in service projects. However, many students
never have these opportunities. While
world history is taught in high schools, global citizenship is not a common
theme in today’s schools, yet important to teach. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Community project completed by e-collaborate classrooms in India</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://e-collaborate.org/programs/">e-collaborate’s
program</a> is called <a href="http://www.ekwipchallenge.org/moodle">eKWIP
Challenge</a>, which stands for Educating Kids With International Possibilities.
Curriculum is structured in five lesson plans that walk students through an
aspect of a global issue, such as water and human rights or water conservation.
Students study the issue through a problem solving method that leads them
through different levels of understanding and is made fun through the use of online
research, videos, and classroom games. The material covered is
interdisciplinary and includes science projects, writing assignments,
challenging reading passages, and more. This makes the material interesting to
students with diverse interests and strengths, while encouraging them to use
this material to think beyond themselves and even beyond their communities to
examine the issue on a global level. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After studying the issue, students are given a scenario that
is posed as a challenge that students work on collaboratively with others around
the world. For example, one course focuses on water as a human right and explores
what happens when governments stop providing access to water through corporate
privatization. The scenario provided is from a community in Bolivia that
experienced conflict and unrest when a large company privatized their water
source making it difficult for many to afford water in their homes. Through <a href="http://www.ekwipchallenge.org/moodle">eKWIP</a>, students divide into
groups to role play either the local community groups or the water corporation.
They identify their main arguments for their side and their list of demands.
Then either within their class or through connecting with other classes online,
students present their case and must collaboratively come to a resolution that
leaves both the local community and the corporation satisfied by the outcome. When
doing this exercise with classrooms abroad, students also get to practice multicultural
communication, while doing it in a challenging context that requires
negotiation and mutual understanding. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">These experiences help students gain problem solving skills
and an understanding of issues impacting communities abroad. However, we also
want students to understand the issues in their own communities and to use
technology to do so. Students are encouraged to explore the given issue in
their community and to develop a way to convey this through different media. For
<a href="http://e-collaborate.org/programs/ekwip/ekwip-archive/">example</a>, participating
students in India walked to a nearby river to talk to people about water
contamination and potable water. They used the stories and photos taken to
design a newspaper cover of the information and shared this with their peers
abroad. For the other students, this was an insightful experience to learn
about how water impacts communities abroad and even more meaningful to learn
this from their peers. Students can use film, photo, podcasts, and other
computer based design programs to tell the story of their community. In doing
this, they are building their technology skills while also teaching others and
connecting globally.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The uniqueness of the <a href="http://www.ekwipchallenge.org/moodle">eKWIP
Challenge</a> is that it allows teachers to hit all of the 21<sup>st</sup> century
skills while teaching students to do something good and to care about others. Many
past participants were deeply impacted by the program and found ways to
continue to be involved in helping with these issues in their community. By
making the community issues global through international collaboration and
communication, students are exposed to so much more and learn to look at the
important issues of our time through a global lens. While we want to prepare our students for professional
careers and economic success, we do not want them to lose focus on the issues
that really matter – helping others, making personal connections, and being a
good citizen in the globalized world.</span></span></span><br />
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</style><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teaching foreign language is a tricky subject to cover.
Optimally, students will gain enough fluency to be able to use the foreign
language in a practical sense – future jobs, when traveling, or when meeting
people from other countries. Language learning exposes students to a different
culture since some words and phrases have to be understood in the context of
the foreign culture. It also
allows students to read great works of literature in the language that the
author intended. Foreign language study exposes students to so much more than
just verb conjugation. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I recently visited a school in the Atitlan region of
Guatemala. The majority of students were indigenous and spoke one of the many
Mayan dialects in their home as their native language. They all spoke Spanish
as well since that is the predominant language in their community. However, all
curriculum in the school was taught in English. Many of the younger students
frequently spoke in Spanish to each other out of habit, and they were gently
reminded to use English language since they are being taught in an immersion
style. The older students spoke English with ease and with little to no accent.
It was amazing to meet young children who are already fluent in three or four
languages. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Generally, being multilingual is considered a great asset –
one that can help you land future jobs and buff up your resume. However,
through discussions with local educators I wonder if this could actually be a
disadvantage to the students in this area. Most of the students attend school
through private sponsorships. It is unlikely that these students will have the
means to pursue university studies in the US or another English speaking
country. Most will attend universities in Guatemala where they will be taught
in Spanish for the very first time. These students will likely lack the
academic language needed in Spanish to understand scientific concepts or other
difficult terms. They are also not prepared to write long papers or read
academic material in Spanish since this is something they have never had to do before.
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have been on the reverse side of this. I grew up in the US
and attended a Spanish immersion school where I received math, science, and
language art instruction in Spanish through the eighth grade. I did struggle
through high school and college to understand math and science in English. I
felt like I was always one step behind in these classes. I also picked up some
Spanish writing styles – different word orders and lengthy sentences – that I
had to learn to remove from my English papers. However, I did have a strong
academic background and was used to being challenged since it is difficult to
learn in an immersion environment. I think that early academic foundation and
exposure shaped my way of thinking and my appreciation for education, which
later helped me work through language learning issues and not give up. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From the support and dedication that students received from
teachers in the school that I visited, I think that they have a strong academic
background and the motivation to work through the difficult transition that
they might face in university. In the end, I definitely benefited from having
attended a language immersion school. It has opened up so many doors for me in
finding jobs, shaping my career path, and being able to form amazing
relationships with local people when I lived abroad.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">However, I do think it is important that these issues be taken into
consideration when teaching a foreign language. How do we balance the critical
academic language with the practical application of a foreign language? Can
this be solved through providing a strong academic base or can more be done to
prepare the student?</span></span></span><br />
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non-profit in the DC area that focuses on global education and
technology. Previously, Beth worked for a grassroots organization in
Panajachel, Guatemala that provided empowerment trainings and non-formal
education to indigenous women throughout the country. For more
information about e-collaborate go to: <a href="http://www.e-collaborate.org/" target="_blank">www.e-collaborate.org</a> or tour their global education program at <a href="http://www.ekwipchallenge.org/moodle" target="_blank">www.ekwipchallenge.org/moodle</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Game 1: <span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="TROPICALISIMO LOBO - Dónde Estás Corazón? ((eN vIVO))"><span class="st">¿</span>Lobo lobo dónde estás? </span></span><br />
I started the unit by just teaching the three meals of the day in Spanish. Each meal had a movement associated with the order in which you eat it (breakfast 1st, etc.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take 1 finger and pretend you are dipping it into a cupcake and put to your mouth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take 2 fingers and rub your stomach in a circle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take 3 fingers and pretend they are a fork sticking into food then in your mouth</td></tr>
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To practice this game I had students circle up with a mystery folder in the middle of the circle. The mystery folder had the following pictures (cut up) inside. The person in the middle would be the 'wolf.' I started off the game being the 'lobo.' Students then would chant <span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="TROPICALISIMO LOBO - Dónde Estás Corazón? ((eN vIVO))"><span class="st">"¿</span>Lobo lobo dónde estás?" The <i>lobo</i> then picks a card out of the folder and reads it (usually just saying the meal word since that is all we have learned so far, however I have added the chunk "estoy comiendo.") If the card says "estoy comiendo ______" the rest of the classmates repeat the meal word with the corresponding movement. If the card says "tengo hambre..." then the <i>lobo</i> runs and chases the rest of the students until they catch someone. The person the <i>lobo</i> catches then becomes the new <i>lobo</i>. Here are the cards I created:</span><br />
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<span class="watch-title long-title yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="TROPICALISIMO LOBO - Dónde Estás Corazón? ((eN vIVO))"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Game 2: Tic Tac Toe </span><br />
Then I taught them the two phrases "Me gusta comer _______" and "No, me gusta comer______" where they would put one of those meal words in the blank. To practice this phrase students played tic tac toe. Of course my version of the game has pictures of each of the meal words on the spaces. When a student marks either an 'X' or an 'O' they have to say either of the above phrases with the meal word that corresponds to the space they are marking. Here is the tic tac toe board I created. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Game 3: White Board Game </span><br />
The last step to build up to playing this game is to teach add the following "Me gusta comer _______(food word) para ___________ (meal word.)"<br />
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I created a visual list of food words for students to look at and substitute in the blanks when speaking. This is definitely an activity that requires some reading ability, so it will not be appropriate for Pre K and K.<br />
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Here is a game that practices that last phrase. I adapted a game <a href="http://www.spanishsimply.com/2012/05/teaching-parts-of-face-partes-de-la.html" target="_blank">I previously wrote about to fit this theme</a>.<br />
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To play the game you need 2 dry erase markers, a die, and sheet protector. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">I
decided to create a picture of a plate with different meal words. Be sure
to use pictures that you can color in. Then I assigned 6 different food words to each number on the die (1=pollo, 2=maiz, etc.) Students
pair up and take turns rolling the die. When the first student rolls
they look number's corresponding food word. They then color in that face
part with the dry erase marker and mark the first letter of their name
next to the face part in the legend. Then the next student rolls again.
If the second student rolls the same part as the first student, then
that second student loses their turn. To make this game adaptable to
younger grades, change the words to pictures. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-41945274984951449082013-05-12T06:10:00.000-07:002013-05-12T06:10:59.683-07:00Mother's Day Card in SpanishMother's day is celebrated all over the world (though usually on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day#International_history_and_tradition" target="_blank">different days</a>.) It is a great day to share with students. I had an extra class period with some third grade students and decided to dedicate that time to make Mother's Day cards in Spanish. I found a really great card on Pinterest and decided to replicate it in Spanish. Click <a href="http://blogs.babycenter.com/life_and_home/5-awesome-gifts-to-make-for-dad/?bclink=img&scid=bcToday" target="_blank">here</a> for the original post.<br />
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To make this card start by having students fold a paper in half and tracing their hands on one half. <br />
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After cutting out the hand have students write the words 'te quiero' on one hand. Then with a different colored piece of paper cut a 1-2 inch strip. Fold that strips around 12 times like an accordion. Then glue that strip in side the palms of the two hands.<br />
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Happy Mother's Day!! Enjoy!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-88189922334703447792013-04-30T08:14:00.002-07:002013-04-30T08:21:18.565-07:00Line Up Strategies in Spanish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love finding ways to review old material without taking too much class time since my class periods are so short. One fun way I have found to review a few topics is to incorporate them into the lining up process. Having a plan for lineup is also a great way to structure your class so that kids know they are learning from beginning to end. Please note these are strategies for topics you should have already covered, not introducing.<br />
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<b>Months of the Year:</b><br />
Essentially I call out a month of the year in Spanish and those student's whose birthday are in that month get to line up. For instance, if I say 'enero' all the students whose birthday is in January would line up. <br />
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<b>Days of the Week:</b><br />
When I taught the days of the week, I taught the students a song to the tune of 'My Darling Clementine.' So, I play this song and the students walk in a circle around the carpet as they sing the song. The student who is singing it the clearest/loudest gets chosen as the line leader and the rest of the class 'snakes' out behind the line leader. <br />
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<b>Colors and Clothing:</b><br />
I call out a color on an article of clothing, and those students who have that color on that article of clothing get to line up. For instance, I would say '<span class="st"><i>¿Quién tiene rojo en sus zapatos?' </i>Those students with red on their shoes would line up. You can vary the color and the article of clothing.</span><br />
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<span class="st">A slightly more time consuming way of lining students up is to give them all slips of paper with the numbers 1-20 (or however many students are in your classroom.) Then call out the numbers in Spanish and have students line up as they hear their number. </span><br />
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<b>Random Vocabulary:</b><br />
Similar to the idea for reviewing numbers, you can give students all different picture/flash cards. As you call out the word students who have that word or picture on their card can line up. <br />
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If you have any other suggestions please let me know!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-28951491307292654072013-04-16T13:10:00.000-07:002013-04-18T07:50:18.113-07:00Shine Light on Autism: Lesson on Interrogative Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April is World Autism Awareness Month. To celebrate, I want to share videos of some of my students who created skits to learn interrogative words. Though only one of the students below is on the autism spectrum, all of the students are special needs. This post is meant to promote the idea that ALL students can gain something from foreign language education.<br />
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I taught the students 6 different interrogative words in isolation to lead up to using them as sentence/question starters. After a short introduction, I had the students split up into groups to create their own skits that highlight each interrogative word. Here are 6 of those skits:<br />
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At the moment, high school graduates can apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA.) DACA provides a two-year period where applicants can get a work permit and in some cases a license. However, you cannot get financial aid or in-state tuition. Even this huge step in immigration reform is only an executive order and can be revoked by our current president or any future president.<br />
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What will happen to Manuel's dream and the thousands of others like him? Will there be a dream he can believe in? <br />
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I was at the March for Immigration Reform today. If you couldn't be there today, check out <a href="http://unitedwedream.org/" target="_blank">United We Dream</a> for more ways to take action.<br />
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<i><span class="st">*<i>name has been changed</i> to <i>protect</i> privacy</span> </i><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312275104790523637.post-38928249987652781012013-03-18T11:57:00.000-07:002013-03-18T12:24:38.823-07:00Technology for Language Students<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I usually reserve my blog posts for lesson I have used in my classroom. However, I read an article today that inspired me to share some technology resources for use in a Spanish classroom.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the newspaper eSchool News I read the following article:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/05/17/virtual-worlds-among-latest-trends-in-language-education/">Virtual worlds are a new trend in language instruction</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This article got me thinking of other ways to incorporate technology in the classroom. Though my students do not have phones and iPads, I could easily make a center out of one if I gave them a technology device. eSchool news goes on to summarize some great Language Apps for Students:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/wonder-kids/id446308264">Wonder Kids</a>, offers language instruction for young students in 5 different languages. What I like about this app is that it is essentially a game application for toddlers, but you can play it in different languages. Because it is designed for such young children, older children wont be overwhelmed by a game that is in a completely different language.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learn-chinese-toy-story-3/id500281127?mt=8">Learn Chinese: Toy Story 3</a>, is the first in a series of story books that combines Disney’s
appeal to young people with proven language learning methods that allow
children to learn English and Mandarin vocabulary and grammar. partially in the native language of the learner and partially in the
language being taught. The app has students reading a story in both languages. As the child's understanding progresses, an
increasing proportion of the story is told in the foreign language until
the reader is experiencing the story entirely in that foreign language. I can't wait for the Spanish version of this!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://livemocha.com/">Live Mocha</a> and <a href="http://www.busuu.com/mobile">Busuu</a> blogger Benny Lewis summarizes his experience with both interfaces on his blog <a href="http://www.fluentin3months.com/busuu-livemocha-review/">Fluent in 3 Months</a>. Both remind me a lot of Rosetta Stone, but are definitely geared towards students who can read already. These are not as applicable for early elementary Spanish learners. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.miraispanish.com/">iStart Spanish!</a> is the most popular language learning app on iTunes. Similarly to other language learning applications, it is definitely geared towards adult learners. What is great about this tool is that you get seemingly get to text message native speakers. It simulates real conversations. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Feric-carles-my-very-first-app%252Fid392077095%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">Eric Carle’s My Very First App</a> I love Eric Carle stories because they translate well into other languages. This app lets you interact with his stories in 6 different languages! There are three levels of game play, appropriate for different age
groups, in which children can match images and concepts, as well as tap
images to hear related sounds.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Ftoddler-flashcards%252Fid304021996%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">Toddler Flashcards</a> This app teaches students words for common things in
Spanish, French or Chinese, in addition to English, these Toddler
Flashcards are delightfully simple and easy to use. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=kA8hpmfqRAo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252F123-color-hd-talking-coloring%252Fid364892854%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30">123 Color HD</a></span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Teaches colors, numbers and other key vocabulary in 4 different languages (including Spanish) as children color in a picture. As they color, your student will hear sound effects voice-overs based on their
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Looking for more:</span></i></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Best Kids Apps has 6 other apps they recommend <a href="http://www.bestkidsapps.com/ages-0-4/learn-spanish-with-your-iphone/">here</a>. </span></span></span> </h3>
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Best Apps for Kids has great things to say about Little Pim <a href="http://bestappsforkids.com/2011/09/little-pim-spanish/">here</a>.</span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Mommy Maestra has her <span style="font-size: small;">li<span style="font-size: small;">st of best <span style="font-size: small;">apps <a href="http://www.mommymaestra.com/2012/07/5-spanish-apps-for-kids.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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I found a great worksheet on the blog <a href="http://storytime-storytime.blogspot.com/2012/10/goldilocks-and-three-bears-story.html" target="_blank">Storytime and more</a> that I used to create other worksheets that focused on the vocabulary words <i>grande</i>, <i>mediano</i>, and <span class="st"><i>pequeño.</i></span><br />
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Here is the Pre K Version:<br />
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Here is the Kindergarten version:<br />
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To download the worksheets for free click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Three-Bears-in-Foreign-Language" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I accompanied the story with two videos found on the <a href="http://www.professorparrot.com/" target="_blank">Professor Parrot DVD</a>. They were a little bit long, but I enjoyed how much Spanish was used.<br />
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I also read the students a version of the story in both English and Spanish. I used Susan Middleton Elya's version called <a href="https://amzn.to/3oZUL90" target="_blank">Rubia and the Three Osos</a>. The text is in English with many Spanish words mixed in. What I like best is that you can essentially change any target vocabulary word into Spanish. Check out how to do that <a href="http://www.spanishsimply.com/2012/04/sensacional-teaching-one-word-through.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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