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Logan high intermediates: Costa Rica y verbos (2/12/13)

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and translated sentences practicing all of our verb conjugations:

  1. I used to go to the mountains most weekends.
  2. He cooked dinner last night.
  3. We're going to swim this weekend.
  4. I haven't read that book.
  5. They like to travel.
  6. We work hard in class.
  7. When I was 10, I had imaginary friends.
  8. Where arey ou going to go?

We went over translations and students said what verb type each sentence was.

We reviewed this/these/that/those which were a bit confusing for students in the sentences above.

Each class, to increase vocabulary I'm going to put out some objects students may or may not know. What they don't know they should write in their diccionario personal.
* eraser
* ruler
* cell phone
* tape
* speaker
* key
* keychain

We went over 10 of the most common verbs and students wrote down those they didn't know:
* aceptar
* permitir
* creer
* romper
* cambiar
* traer
* preguntar
* pedir y tomar prestado (to lend/to borrow)

We listened to part of this video about Costa Rica and students answered some questions about the video.

Tarea: no hay. We will have class on Thursday despite Expo.

Class topics: 
verbos
Costa Rica
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

3rd Period Matrix- 2/8

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed the reading on Samba with questions in Spanish.
-We read about Candombe, music of Argentina and Uruguay (see attachment).
-We watched videos of Candombe.
-We also read about Soca y Calypso music of Trinidad and Tobago (see attachment) and listening to a couple songs.
-HOMEWORK: Students have questions on Candombe (see attachment).

Class topics: 
Music
festivals
dance
Carnival
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Before school intermediate: Carnaval, 2/8/13

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and labeled things in a classroom on the sheet attached. We are doing a bit of review and practice at the beginning of each class to make sure students still remember vocabulary and concepts they learned in the past.

We added two new review topics: numbers and a quick conversation about the weekend.
* Numbers: students counted by tens to 100 and from 100 to 1000 by hundreds, remembering the irregulars:
* 500 quinientos
* 700 setecientos
* 900 novecientos

Students practiced quick conversation with 4 people:
Estudiante A: ¿Qué vas a hacer este fin de semana? (What are you going to do this weekend?)
Estudiante B: Voy a...esquiar, relajarme, leer, estudiar, dormir, jugar al fútbol).
Estudiante A: Que pases buen fin de semana.
Estudiante B: Igualmente.

We went over what students had learned about Carnaval. They also listened to a short article about Carnaval and were asked some listenening comprehension questions about it.

We made cascarones, confetti filled eggs that are used in México during Carnaval.

Tarea: no hay. I know students are busy next week preparing for Expo, but we will be having class both Wednesday and Friday.

Class topics: 
números
conversación
Carnaval
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Before school high intermediate: Costa Rica/Verbs 2/7/13

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students translated sentences below practicing present perfect.

  1. I have lived in Asia.
  2. You have studied Japanese.
  3. We have wanted to learn.
  4. They have traveled to Spain.
  5. He has read all the Hunger Games books.
  6. She hasn't seen that movie.

Addie taught a mini-lesson on the preterite and Addy taught her lesson on the futuro próximo. Both students had games to practice the concepts.

Tarea: write 7 sentences in Spanish with English translations mixing all of the verbs we've working on (pretérito, imperfecto, presente, perfecto de indicativo, futuro próximo). The reason for the translation is to have students fully know when each verb type is used.

Class topics: 
Costa Rica
futuro próximo
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

Before School: High Beginner 2/7

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-We reviewed the reading on Carnival with true/false statements.
-We read about typical masks made during Carnival in the Dominican Republic. Next class we will begin making our own.
-HOMEWORK: Students should think about a character for their mask so they are ready to get started on Tuesday. They can also bring any recycled materials from home they wish to use for their masks.

Class topics: 
festivals
Carnival
masks
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

3rd Period Matrix- 2/6

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed the reading on Carnival with comprehension questions. We discussed how to properly answer questions in Spanish using complete sentences.
-Students read about the music and dance of Samba (see attachment).
-We watched videos of Samba.
-HOMEWORK: Students should complete worksheet on Samba (see attachment).

Class topics: 
Music
festivals
dance
Carnival
samba
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

2nd Period Matrix- 2/6

Submitted by kimber on

Class Activities: 

-Students reviewed what we discussed about the festival of Carnival.
-Students read about Carnival celebrations around the world (see attachment). They also answered questions on the reading in Spanish (see attachment).
-We began going over our answers together, and we will continue on Friday.
-HOMEWORK: Students can bring in any extra materials they might want to use to make their Carnival headdresses or masks. If not, I have plenty of items to use here.

Class topics: 
festivals
Carnival
Fluency level: 
Beginner

Logan intermediates 2/6/13: Carnaval

Submitted by Nikki on

Class Activities: 

Students arrived and wrote down months of the year and categorized the list of holidays celebrated in the Spanish-speaking world by month (attached).

We did some review, including days of the week, months, parts of day, meals of the day, and things in the classroom. Attached is a photo of the board.

Students had 20 minutes in the computer lab to investigate an important holiday that's happening right now in the Spanish-speaking world: Carnaval.

Tarea: complete researching and writing what they learned about Carnaval.

Class topics: 
repaso
Carnaval
Fluency level: 
Intermediate

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