viernes, el cuatro de septiembre del dos mil nueve

Español Uno (1):

Today’s Learning Objectives:

1. Do our “para empezar” (“in order to begin”) warm-up.

--sensing/intuition self-assessment & class chart.

--Learn your table group members’ favorite activity.

2. Practice yesterday’s basic questions on the Basic Questions Handout. Add a new basic question.

Basic Question #4: “¿De dónde eres?” (From where are you?)…. “Soy de ____.” (I am from ____.)

3. Practice our gestures from Wed. (see Wednesday’s post for the list of gesture words.) Expand upon our use of those words with new gestures & a song.

New gestures:
saca = s/he takes out (or “take out!”)
mira = s/he looks (at) (or “look!”)
anda = s/he walks (or “walk!”)
se sienta = s/he sits h/h-self down
se levanta = s/he stands h/h-self up
le da = s/he gives to him/her

New song (to the tune of “Brother John” / “Frère Jacques”)

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

4. Copy & illustrate our gesture words & song from yesterday onto our Picture Dictionary page.

5. Begin to read the story “¡Jason no entiende!” together as a class.

Homework: If you don’t yet have a class binder, please find one. If you didn’t finish your illustrations, please do so for Tuesday.

(2nd hour only): Please show your parent/guardian your permission slip for Tuesday’s class viewing.

Español Dos (2):

Today’s Learning Objectives:

1. Do our “para empezar” (“in order to begin”) warm-up.

--sensing/intuition self-assessment & class chart.

--Learn your table group members’ favorite activity.

2. In table groups, practice answering the second 15 questions on the Spanish 1 Basic Questions Handout. If you were shaky in answering any of these, you are expected to practice at home! I will be calling on you all year long, expecting that you can comfortably answer any of these.

3. Practice Wednesday & Thursday’s gesture words (see Thursday’s post) and learn some new gestures for today.

4. Learn a new song to the tune of “Brother John” / “Frère Jacques.”

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

5. (4th & 6th periods only): Review our Spanish 1 personal pronouns. 5th period—we will tackle this on Tuesday.

Homework: If you don’t yet have a class binder, please find one. If you didn’t finish your illustrations, please do so for Tuesday.