miércoles, el veinticuatro de septiembre del dos mil ocho

Español Uno (1):

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. Warm-up practicing number recall. Can you recall and write the following numbers in Spanish? Can you recall the numbers in Spanish without counting in a sequence up from one?

A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 Ch. 14 D. 8 E. 6 F. 7 G. 2 H. 19 I. 0

2. Listen to our song of the week, "Las mañanitas." Quick word search: ¿Cómo se dice….king, flowers & little birds? Quick discussion of whether Mexico has a king [Answer: no] or whether Spain has a king [Answer: yes].

**Good work catching the next three missing words: linda, tú, and luz.

3. (1st period): Retell to a new partner the story of Jaime & Pepe using only the pictures. Class retell from three volunteers. Thank you Mitch, Josh and Kevin! Great job!!

(2nd period): Finish the last couple lines of the story of Jaime and Pepe. Five quick T/F questions about story. Six-frame illustration of the story as the teacher narrates the key points.

4. (1st period): Begin dictation #2. Careful to be precise in copying down corrections for our dictations. Remember, dictations are for precision. Everything counts: spelling, accents and punctuation!

(2nd period): Retell the story of Jaime & Pepe to a partner.

Homework: None. Although always feel free to reread our stories. Remember, repetition is the KEY to language acquisition.

Español Dos (2):

Today's Learning Objectives:

1. Sing and copy new song to the tune of "Friar John":

No lo sé. (x2).........................I don’t know.
¿Sabes tú? (x2).....................Do you know?
No me acuerdo. (x2).............I don’t remember.
Se me olvidó. (x2).................I forgot.

2. Listen to our song of the week, "Las mañanitas." Quick word search: ¿Cómo se dice….king? Quick discussion of whether Mexico has a king [Answer: no] or whether Spain has a king [Answer: yes...Rey Juan Carlos].

**Good work catching the next four missing words: linda, todos, cantaron, dio.

3. (4th period): Finish writing your group story.

(5th & 6th periods): With your partner, retell the story of Jaime & Pepe in the present tense. Remember, level 5 language acquisition is being able to change perspective. Can you take our story and put it in the present? Due at end of class.

Homework: None. Although always feel free to reread our stories. Remember, repetition is the KEY to language acquisition.