Ms. Wolter's Classroom Page

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7th: House vocab

7th: continued

8th: Room vocab

Tener and venir practice:

http://studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/pitenven.htm

5th grade: Central American Capitals Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAupLjNTae0

5th grade: South American Capitals Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw1H8aIhKNk

PASSPORT UPDATE:

√ Our world travelers are in Mexico for Christmas and have learned many of the holiday traditions there.

√ Students went to Panama to learn about maps and the vocabulary words to talk about geography.

√ Classes learn ocean vocabulary in Nicaragua and made an advertisement urging people to visit.

√ Classes celebrated el día de los muertos in Guatemala and made an authentic day of the dead altar at home and in the classroom.

√ Students learned about folklore in Honduras and wrote their own folktales and legends.

√ Students learned about Sports in El Salvador and illustrated their favorite sport: Mi deporte favorito es… (My favorite sport is…).

√ Students traveled to Costa Rica to learn about nature and the rainforest. They made Salva! (Save!) posters to advocate for different things in nature (all in Spanish).

√ Students learned about music and dance in Spain. They participated in a flamenco dance lesson to learn the basic postures and hand/feet movements of traditional Spanish flamenco dance.

Seventh grade is currently working on their third unit for the year. In this unit, they will learn vocabulary for classes, schedules and the calendar. Students will also learn the present tense of -ar verbs, how to ask questions, and how to tell time.

Eighth grade is now on their third unit of the year. In this unit, students will learn vocabulary for vacations, they will review vocabulary for weather and season as well as review the calendar. Students will also learn the personal “a”, the verb decir, the present progressive tense, and how to make comparisons.