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-Students answered questions to someone who was wanting to do the Camino de Santiago.
-We did a listening activity where students heard about a girl doing the Camino.
-We discussed the past tense verbs that were part of the listening activity.
-We went over the dialogue homework answers. Students should practice reading out loud at home.
-TAREA: Complete the journal pages for el Camino de Santiago.
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Students arrived and conjugated an -ar, -er and -ir verb.
Students presented their part of the trip and many students did a wonderful job and clearly spent a lot of time working on their part of our trip.
Students had about 10 minutes at the end of class to practice a conversation/role play that they are in charge of having for our role play of our trip. Conversations include:
* check in (led by students who were in charge of plane tickets)
* entering plane
* being on plane
* going through customs
* breakfast at a restaurant after leaving the airport
* checking in hotel
* conversation with car rental agency
Tarea: students need to be ready for their part of next Wednesday (22 octubre) role play and should bring any visuals.
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Students arrived and quizzed each other on capitals of South American countries.
frase del día: a ver
We practiced conversations in a conversation circle so students got to have 4-5 short conversations.
We went over the preposition rhyme (attached).
We went over the wonders of the Spanish speaking world.
We played a review game talking about wonders of the Spanish world, vocabulary about nature, words of the day and capitals.
Tarea: students are supposed to share the rhyme we learned in class with a family member (attached)
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Students brought in their cakes and decorated them and presented them to their class in Spanish.
Tarea: no hay
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-Students reviewed verbs in present tense.
-Dan's class led Tari's class in the story of Paco and Jason. They used only Spanish and asked classmates questions along the way.
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-Students practiced giving directions around the school. As a group, the students led me to different areas of the school using only Spanish.
-We played a game outside with Wonder of the World.
-Quinn led us in our daily routine.
-I explained that next week we will do an Amazing Race activity throughout the whole school, in two different teams. I will explain more next week.
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-Students reviewed telling time in Spanish.
-We played Simon Dice for review with body parts and actions.
-Students practiced their song about directions.
-The class began working on their pages for the class book. Each chose a different Wonder of the World.
-We read a story out loud together.
-We played a counting game.
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-Students reviewed verbs in the "Nosotros" form
-We reviewed action words and learned some new ones.
-We read together Dia Dos of the Inca Trail.
-Students practice reading out loud in partners.
-TAREA: Students should complete their journal entry for Dia Dos and practice the reading out loud at home.
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Students translated:
1. We are working.
2. They are playing.
3. I am studying.
4. Why are you crying?
5. She is traveling a lot recently.
Frase del día: en un abrir y cerrar de los ojos
gramática: I taught the concept of how long an activity has been happening plus the idea of "ago" expressed as:
Hace (tiempo) que...
Hace 10 años que estudio español. (I've been studying Spanish for 10 years).
Hace 5 años que toco el piano (I've been playing the piano for 5 years).
Hace mucho que nos conocemos (We've known each other for a long time).
Fue a Francía hace 2 años. (I went to France 2 years ago).
Students played a vocabulary game to practice speaking.
Tarea: no hay (but text next Friday on countries and capitals).
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Students arrived and practiced their countries and capitals
frase del día: calentarse (romperse) la cabeza
we did a short grammar lesson about reflexive verbs
students listened to this listening comprehension exercise and answered questions based on it.
Tarea: make cake and meet in kids' kitchen to decorate on Thursday morning.