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Historias: los estudiantes se convierten en autores

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students started class by asking all students in our class about their topic for Expo. They wrote down what everyone has studied which we went over as a class. Students each shared one interesting thing they have learned about their project.

We went over some common phrases to begin and end a story as well as some important connecting words:
* Había una vez
* entonces/luego
* después
* de golpe
* pero
* sin embargo
* y vivían felices para siempre
* fin

Using a piece of art (village scene with llama), students were to come up with a story based on that scene of their choice.

Tarea: no hay. Since students are busy with Expo preparation there will be no homework. We will be having class on Thursday.

El mundo de los negocios: día de feria. (2/10/12)

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and set up their tables to sell their products.

Students from Kimber's class who have recently worked on transactional Spanish related to purchases came in and talked to store owners and bought products. They filled out the attached worksheet, asking each store owner questions to fill out their sheet. Students practiced the phrases at the top of the attached sheet and practiced talking about numbers (with prices).

Students did a great job during this project! Everyone did a great job coming up with an idea, designing a logo and slogan, creating business cards, a price sheet and marketing poster for their table. Buen trabajo!

tarea: no hay

Fluency level: 
Beginner

3rd Period Matrix- 2/10

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students answered comprehension questions on their homework reading about “Carnaval” (see attachment for questions).
-We learned a few vocabulary words associated with this festival and watched a couple video clips in class.
-Students created their own mini parade floats for our Carnaval celebration next week.
-We will finish the floats and have our celebration on Wednesday, Feb 15. There is no homework.

Class topics: 
festivals
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 2/10

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced conversational skills.
-We learned about the festival of “Carnaval”, celebrated in several Spanish-speaking countries around the world (see attachment for lesson). We learned a few vocabulary words associated with this festival and watched a couple video clips in class.
-Students created their own “mascaras” (masks) for our Carnaval celebration next week.
-We will finish the masks and have our celebration on Wednesday, Feb 15. There is no homework.

Class topics: 
festivals
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: (2/10)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed weather vocabulary.
-Students learned new phrases to use when shopping and reviewed those we already discussed in class.
-We visited Nikki's class, where students were able to go shopping at stores created by the class. They interacted in Spanish, purchasing items and discussing prices. We had a lot of fun!
-Homework is to continue working on your climate report. Bring information that you gather, as we may have time to work on these in class on Wednesday.

Fluency level: 
Beginner

Historias: competición imperfecto y pretérito 2/9/12

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students read a book aloud in pairs and write their synopsis of the story.

I introduced the three imperfect verbs:
* ser (era/eras/era/éramos/eran)
* ir (iba/ibas/iba/íbamos/iban)
* ver (veía/veías/veía/veíamos/veían)

In two groups, we played a game to practice verb conjugations. Students lined up at one of two whiteboards and were given a verb and tense. In order, students conjugated verbs in order (yo/tú/él/ella/usted/nosotros/ellos/ustedes). If one person made a mistake, the next person had to fix the mistake as their turn.

Tarea: no hay. (I'm giving students a bit of a break before Expo next week)

Fluency level: 
Intermediate

El mundo de los negocios: material de marketing (2/8/12)

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students got half of the attached page. Those with clues read them aloud and the partner with vocabulary words matched them up.

Students had the rest of class to come up with marketing materials:
* tarjeta de negocio (business card)
* cartel (poster for their table)
* lista de precios/menú con precios

Tarea: On Friday, students from the other class will be visiting our class to buy products. Students need to complete their above marketing materials (if they didn't in class) and bring their product. Student products can be real or imaginary, but the idea is to have a visual so that students can actually have sales conversations and sell their product. For example, students selling airline tickets should have model tickets that they can customize for each student. For students bringing food, it's fine if you don't have time to actually make and bring your food, instead you can bring plates and silverware to act out a restaurant experience.

Gracias a todos!

Fluency level: 
Beginner

3rd Period Matrix- 2/8

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced conversational skills in partners.
-Students read through a lesson in Spanish on the festival celebrated in Mexico called “El Dia de la Bandera” (Flag Day) (see attachment for reading).
-Students answered comprehension questions on the reading (see attachment).
-We discussed the reading as a group and looked at flags from other Spanish-speaking countries. Students chose one flag to recreate in class on paper.
-For homework, students have two worksheets to complete. One is a reading on the next festival we will celebrate in class. The other is a worksheet on the country of the flag they recreated (see attachment for assignments). Both are due on Fri (Feb 10).

Class topics: 
festivals
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 2/8

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students practiced conversational skills by choosing which questions to ask one another.
-Students learned about a festival celebrated in Mexico, called El Dia de la Bandera (Flag Day) (see attachment for festival info).
-We discussed the meaning of the Mexican flag and our own country's flag.
-Students chose one flag of a Spanish-speaking country to recreate on paper, using any materials they wanted.
-For homework, students have a short question sheet (see attachment). It is due on Friday (Feb 10).

Class topics: 
festivals
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Before School: El tiempo y la clima (2/8)

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students completed a worksheet in class reviewing weather vocabulary (see attachment).
-Students practiced conversational skills by choosing which questions to ask one another.
-In partners, students presented their weather forecast for the city of their choice.
-For homework, students must create a climate report for a country they have been assigned to. They may narrow it down to the city of their choice within this country. The poster will be due next Friday, Feb 17 (see attachment for detailed instructions).

Class topics: 
weather
forecast
Fluency level: 
Beginner

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