Ancient Americas – Facts

Here is a site with many interesting facts about the “Ancient Americas.” “Haz click” on the  word that follows:  INTERESANTE

An Eagle on a Cactus Holding a Snake on a Flag? Why?

Have you ever wondered why there is an eagle sitting on a cactus  holding a snake on “la bandera de México?”  Here is a site that will explain the Aztec legend about this.  “Haz clic “on the Spanish word for flag that follows: BANDERA

El 16 de septiembre – !Independencia!

Did you know that this is a  special year for Mexico?  This year Mexico celebrates 200 years of freedom from Spanish rule as well as  100 years since the Revolution that ended the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz.   To read more about the history and celebration of these important events, click on the number that follows: 2010.

LA ROPA

Here is a good way to practice “La Ropa.”   There are flashcards and games such as Concentration and Matching.  There are also online wordsearches.  To get to this site, haz click sobre la palabra “clothing” en espanol: ROPA

If you would like more of a challenge, here is another site you can try.  Haz click aqui: ROPA #2 

EL ALFABETO

Here is a link to a fun “alfabeto” site.  Haz clic on the word that follows in Spanish: ALFABETO.

!HOLA ! BIENVENIDOS A LA CLASE DE SRA. OT

LOS OBJETOS PARA LA CLASE DE ESPANOL

Click on the highlighted word that follows to go to a website where you can play some games with the classroom objects that you have learned: OBJETOS

Can you translate the following sentence?        !La clase es buena, perfecta, y super divertida!  !Viva la clase!

De Compras – ?Que Es Esto?

Hay muchas de estas cosas en el mercado.

Aqui esta una foto del objeto que tenemos en nuestra clase! Este mercado es un mercado de Portchester.

!Es un articulo popularisimo!

Que Recomienda Usted – Prueba

Here are the phrases to “repasar para la prueba.” 

Haz click on the words “What Do You Recommend” that follow en espanol: QUE RECOMIENDA USTED

Una Pera y Dos Bananas

Here is a great song that I thought you might enjoy hearing!  See how many of the words you can recognize.  There are some new words at the end such as “arriba”= up,” abajo = down, a la derecha = to the right, a la izquierda = to the left.  Haz click on the words that follow:  Una Pera y Dos Bananas 

And here are the words to the song:

UNA PERA Y DOS BANANAS

Written by Uwe Kind/Mark Schaffel

Una pera, cuatro cuadros

dos bananas, cinco días,

tres tortugas, seis semanas,

tres manzanas, seis tortillas (repeat)

una pera y dos bananas

una pera y dos bananas

arriba, arriba, a la derecha

abajo, abajo, a la izquierda

arriba, arriba, a la derecha

abajo, abajo, a la izquierda

cinco sellos, diez calles,

seis semanas, veinte villas

ocho ríos, treinta tías

nueve ranas, cuarenta días, (repeat)

una pera y dos bananas……..

sesenta gatos, sesenta gatos,

ochenta pesos, ochenta pesos,

noventa platos, noventa platos,

y cien besos. y cien besos

 

ANIMALES MILLONARIO

Here is a new animal game.  See if you can win $1,000,000!  Click on the words “Good Luck” that follow in Spanish: BUENA SUERTE                     

Día de los Muertos

!Hola clase! Here is a great site for you to investigate and learn more about Día de los Muertos.  You will see many beautiful photos of sugar “calaveras,”, altars, crafts, etc.  Click on the highlighted words in this sentence to go to the site: Día de los Muertos.  Also, be sure to click on the “egg shaker trivia” on the rightof the page and the words in the black box also on the right  to learn a lot of interesting facts about this most interesting “día.”

Los Objetos de la Clase – JUEGOS (Games)

Here is a link that has several games that use some (not all) of the classroom objects that we have studied.  Note that they use the term: “una caja de tiza.”  That means “a box of chalk.”  Be sure to look at the “list of terms used in these activities” above the peach colored box before you play any of the games.  Also, it looks to me like the flashcard activity is just for review and not really a game…let me know if you figure out that it really is a game!  The other ones look like games you’ll recognize.

Click on the word objects that follows in Spanish to access the link: OBJETOS

The Weather – El Tiempo

One of the next things we’ll be learning about is the weather.  If you would like to get a head start, here are some “Quia” games similar to the classroom object ones below.  You will also learn the four seasons and a few expressions that are not in your manual.  Be sure to go over the “list of terms” in blue above the peach box as you have not yet learned these words.  In fact,  you may have to keep referring to the words in this list until you become more familiar with them.

This is the first time I have posted vocabulary that we have never done in class.  Let me know if this is too challenging or a fun way to get a head start.

To get to the games, click on the words that follow in Spanish: el tiempo

POEMA O PASO COMICO —?Que Prefieres?

?Que prefieres?  Which do you prefer?  Doing pasos comicos(skits) or learning poemas?  Or do you enjoy doing both these activities equally?  Leave a  comment about your preference, or just comment about your own experience with either one of these activities.  I thought you chamaquitos (kids) did an amazing job with the paso comico, and so far I have been very impressed with how quickly and well you are doing with Ventanitas!  !Buen fin de semana!  Sra. OT

Numeros 0 – 100 Tricky

Here is a game you can play to see if you can win $1,000,000.  (Sorry, not for real!)  You must know the numbers from 0 to 100, but the tricky part is you must also be able to recognize the correct spelling.  Is 50 cincuenta or cinquenta? (answer: cincuenta.)  Which is correct: a) veintiuno or b) vientiuno? Answer a)veintiuno.

Click here if you want to try this: 0 – 100

La Familia

Here are some new juegos (games) to play with your new “vocabulario de la familia.”   Be sure to review the “list of terms”above the peach colored game box as there are” uno o dos palabras nuevas” (new words)for you to learn before starting.

Click on the following highlighted Spanish words: LA FAMILIA

Send me a comment on which game you played, how you liked it,  and how well you did.

NOTE: Your prueba (quiz) on la familia will be on jueves, el 29 de enero.

Juego – La Familia

Here is a quick game (juego) that you can play to practice the family words.  However, there are 2 new words: nieto(grandson) y nieta (granddaughter.)

BTW, yo tengo un nieto.  El se llama A.J. (Andres Juan = Andrew John.)

Click aqui to try this: La Familia

Los Animales

Here is a new post if you just want to have some fun and learn how to say the words for some animals en espanol.

Click the following in Spanish: LOS ANIMALES

 Which new word did you like best? Was this game fun?  Be sure to leave a comment!  Sra. OT

Los Adjetivos

Here are some fun “juegos” to play using “adjetivos. “

Click on the Spanish word that follows to play these juegos: ADJETIVOS

Unidad 3 – Repaso

Here are some juegos that you can play to practice questions and vocabulario  from Unit 3 and your family story.

To play Concentration, click where it says Unit 3 in Spanish: Unidad 3

Click here for more juegos: Otros Juegos

La Comida

Practice ” la comida” from your manual on p. 12 – 13.  Click on the word “food” in Spanish that follows:  COMIDA

Also, note that there are 3 new palabras: breakfast, lunch, and dinner (desayuno, almuerzo, y cena.)  Practice these with the list of words before you play the games.

LOS NUMEROS 0 – 100

Here is a new number game for you to play.  It’s “Hangman” with numbers. Click on the words “New Game” that follow in Spanish:  JUEGO NUEVO