The End of May

8th grade Spanish students have begun a new unit: MovieTalk Part III. This week we featured two clips which can be found at the following web addresses: 
* La Muerte y el mar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPrNO3qvCUM
* Sherman y el avión https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARHVR9BkOWU
If you are unfamiliar with MovieTalk I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/
MovieTalk is a great way to present your students with a broad range of vocabulary in an engaging manner. It provides comprehensible input because students are seeing images (instead of written translations) of the structures as you describe them. It is an excellent way to provide differentiated instruction, because student will pick up on whatever they are able to based on their current level of language ability. Beginning students will pick up a few words, since most words will be new to them, and advanced students will pick up on the few new words to them and will notice grammatical constructions.

7th grade Spanish students are in the midst of reading their novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we completed the following:
* Capítulo ocho: La panadería
* Capítulo nueve: La oficina del veterinario
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter.
*** Moore Time Spanish has had continued success and we are in our thirteenth week of meetings. Meetings will alternate between Miss Parker and Ms. Twomey. New members are always welcome! This is a great opportunity to practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed setting with friends. It is also a wonderful way to earn extra credit in foreign language!

6th grade Spanish did many TPR with short stories this week. Our stories were:

* Una idea buena

* Un noche misterioso

8th grade Spanish students have begun a new unit: MovieTalk Part III. This week we featured two clips which can be found at the following web addresses: 
* Un banquete (Feast) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hxbvo
* Los Piramides (The Pyramids) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6PbonHsqW0
If you are unfamiliar with MovieTalk I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/
MovieTalk is a great way to present your students with a broad range of vocabulary in an engaging manner. It provides comprehensible input because students are seeing images (instead of written translations) of the structures as you describe them. It is an excellent way to provide differentiated instruction, because student will pick up on whatever they are able to based on their current level of language ability. Beginning students will pick up a few words, since most words will be new to them, and advanced students will pick up on the few new words to them and will notice grammatical constructions.

7th grade Spanish students are in the midst of reading their novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we completed the following:
* Capítulo seis: Zapatos para la familia
* Capítulo siete: Tortillas y helado
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter.
*** Moore Time Spanish has had continued success and we are in our thirteenth week of meetings. Meetings will alternate between Miss Parker and Ms. Twomey. New members are always welcome! This is a great opportunity to practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed setting with friends. It is also a wonderful way to earn extra credit in foreign language!

6th grade Spanish did many interactive activities surrounding numbers this week. They engaged in a "Yo tengo..." activity in which they explained how much money they had and asked how much others had in order to figure out if they had enough money for items. They also played Spanish jeopardy in which they were required to use numeracy skills to decipher numbers in Spanish. It was a challenging feat to do in another language and the 6th graders were certainly up to the task.

Mid-May

8th grade Spanish students have begun a new unit: MovieTalk Part III. Our first two clips were the following: 
* El monje y el mono https://vimeo.com/14441514
* Lifted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4FIm5XOI6M
If you are unfamiliar with MovieTalk I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/
MovieTalk is a great way to present your students with a broad range of vocabulary in an engaging manner. It provides comprehensible input because students are seeing images (instead of written translations) of the structures as you describe them. It is an excellent way to provide differentiated instruction, because student will pick up on whatever they are able to based on their current level of language ability. Beginning students will pick up a few words, since most words will be new to them, and advanced students will pick up on the few new words to them and will notice grammatical constructions.

7th grade Spanish students are in the midst of reading their novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we completed the following:
* Capítulo cinco: La zapatería
* Kahoot review: Capítulos 3-5
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter.
*** Moore Time Spanish has had continued success and we are in our twelfth week of meetings. Meetings will alternate between Miss Parker and Ms. Twomey. New members are always welcome! This is a great opportunity to practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed setting with friends. It is also a wonderful way to earn extra credit in foreign language!

6th grade Spanish did their 2nd "Culture Corner" of the year (Rincón Cultural). This featured Spanish Names, important celebrations. Students learned how their last names would be constructed if they were hispanic. They also learned about Name Days, Pascua, Día de la raza, Navidad, Epiphany, etc.
Students did a Kahoot about celebrity descriptions using adjectives and descriptive Spanish phrases.

A Look into May

8th grade Spanish students continued their second "Cuentos" unit in which they will read and talk about short stories in Spanish.
Our story for this week included:
* La clase de matemáticas (Math Class)
* El hombre rico (The Rich Man)
* El estudiante loco (The Crazy Student)

7th grade Spanish students are in the midst of reading their novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we completed the following:
* Kahoot review: Capítulos 1-2
* Capítulo tres: Las estatuas
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter.
*** Moore Time Spanish has had continued success and we are in our eleventh week of meetings. Meetings will alternate between Miss Parker and Ms. Twomey. New members are always welcome! This is a great opportunity to practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed setting with friends. It is also a wonderful way to earn extra credit in foreign language!

6th grade Spanish are starting their first "Cuentos" unit in which they will read short TPR stories. This week was abbreviated due to the 6th graders trip to Camp Kieve but they were able to get an introductory class featuring the following:
* Carlos, Benjamín, y el pupitre malo (Carlos, Benjamin and the Bad Desk)
* Alicia y el café (Alicia and the Coffee)

April into May

8th grade Spanish students continued their second "Cuentos" unit in which they will read and talk about short stories in Spanish. The week was somewhat abbreviated due to Smarter Balanced testing. Our story for this week included:
* Juliette quiere un coche (Juliette Wants a Car)

7th grade Spanish students are in the midst of reading their novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we completed the following:
* Capítulo uno: Yo soy Isabela
* Capítulo dos: Yo saco fotografías
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter.
*** Moore Time Spanish has had continued success and we are in our tenth week of meetings. Meetings will alternate between Miss Parker and Ms. Twomey. New members are always welcome! This is a great opportunity to practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed setting with friends. It is also a wonderful way to earn extra credit in foreign language!

6th grade Spanish are starting their first "Cuentos" unit in which they will read short TPR stories. This week was abbreviated due to the 6th graders trip to Camp Kieve but they were able to get an introductory class featuring the following:
* El estudiante loco (The Crazy Student)

Have a wonderful April break!

8th grade Spanish students continued their second "Cuentos" unit in which they will read and talk about short stories in Spanish. Our stories for this week included:
* Conocemos a Lucía (Meet Lucy)
* El secreto en la mochila (The Secret in the Backpack)

7th grade Spanish students ended their MovieTalk unit with an assessment featuring the following clip:
* ¡Guacamole! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNJdJIwCF_Y
Students had to create their own MovieTalk and tell the story of this 1-minute film using the structures we have learned.
* Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/
*** Moore Time Spanish has had continued success and we are in our ninth week of meetings. Meetings will alternate between Miss Parker and Ms. Twomey. New members are always welcome! This is a great opportunity to practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed setting with friends. It is also a wonderful way to earn extra credit in foreign language!

6th grade Spanish students continued reading their new mini-novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." We reviewed chapters 9-10 and we completed chapter 10 this week. Students were asking guiding questions and acted out the stories using Reader's Theatre. These chapters included:
* Capítulo diez: Sam
* Kahoot review: Chapters 9-10

Mid-April

8th grade Spanish students continued their second "Cuentos" unit in which they will read and talk about short stories in Spanish. Our stories for this week included:
* Los gatos azules (The Blue Cats)
* Las aventuras de Peque (Peque's adventures)

7th grade Spanish students continued with their MovieTalk unit this week. The following clips were featured for discussion and questioning in Spanish.
* Los pirámides egipcias (The Egyptian Pyramids)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6PbonHsqW0
* Un banquete (A banquet) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hvdfy
* Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/
*** Moore Time Spanish has had continued success and we are in our eighth week of meetings. Meetings will alternate between Miss Parker and Ms. Twomey. New members are always welcome! This is a great opportunity to practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed setting with friends. It is also a wonderful way to earn extra credit in foreign language!

6th grade Spanish students continued reading their new mini-novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." We reviewed chapters 6-8 and we completed chapter 9 this week. Students were asking guiding questions and acted out the stories using Reader's Theatre. These chapters included:
* Kahoot review: Chapters 6-8
* Capítulo nueve: La oficina del veterinario