¿Qué hora es?

¡Hola clase!
Hoy vamos a practicar cómo decir la hora en español. (Today we're going to practice how to tell time.)

Primero, mira (watch) this Youtube video lesson on telling time to remind you of what nosotros have learned.

Ahora, ¡vamos a practicar! Try this telling time game. When you're done, go to this time vocabulary explanation page. Lee (read) what the page says, and then click on the images of the pieces of paper or the pencils in the box that says "Exercises" on the right side of the page to do games to practice what you've learned.

Now, if tú are ready for a challenge, try this activity by the Instituto Cervantes (a well-known organization from Spain that teaches Spanish to people all over the world!). The instructions for the activity here are all in español, so tú will have to do a little figuring out on your own of how to do the activities. Try your best to understand what tú need to do by experimenting a little bit. Oh, and here's a hint: arrastrar means 'to drag', so you'll be dragging words from one spot on the screen to another! To start the activity, click here. ¡Buena suerte! (Good luck!)

For 7th and 8th, if tú finished all that, do some practice from our last episode of Mi Vida Loca!

Los Números

¡Hola, chic@s!

Hoy nosotros are going to practicar los números that nosotros started learning yesterday with un video y some juegos (games).

Let's start by reviewing our lesson with Tontito Frito on Youtube. Watch the video, and then come back to the blog for the next activity.

Go to Genki Spanish by clicking here. First, listen to the pronunciation of the different numbers by clicking on them. Then, when you're ready, play the game!

Once you've gotten the hang of that, challenge yourself by using some higher numbers in the games here, here, and here.

¿Por qué es importante aprender otro idioma?

Why is it important to learn another language? In today's assignment, we're going to find out.

First, let's go to typewith.me to check out how we'll be able to share our opinions on-line.

Now, watch the videos below to get ideas:
Benefits for the brain
Delay Alzheimer's
Social benefits
Communication
Saying what you mean
Funny reasons
Famous bilinguals
Religion and culture
College preparation
Survival
Pass the time

Finally, share your thoughts in our class discussion at typewith.me!

When you finish, you can comment and post a link to another video or website with reasons why it's good to learn another language. Make sure that your video/website doesn't have any profanity in it, and that you only use tu primer nombre (your first name) when commenting. Doing this part of the assignment will earn you five points extra credit!

Una Carta

In 7th and 8th grade, nosotros are writing cartas (letters) to one another this semana (week) to use some of our new vocabulario. Here's an example of a carta from me to Phineas from Phineas and Ferb, to give you some ideas about how to write your own letter.

Querido Phineas:
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? Yo estoy bien. ¿Eres tú un alumno? ¡Yo soy una maestra y una alumna en la universidad!

¿Cómo es tu escuela? Mi universidad es grande, con muchos alumnos. ¿Cómo es tu clase de español? ¿Es muy difícil? Mi clase de español no es muy difícil. Es pequeña e interesante. Los alumnos son buenos. ¡Hasta luego!
Sinceramente,
Señora Greaves

Prueba Uno la próxima semana / Quiz 1 next week

¡Hola a todos!

Nosotros (we) have spent the last few weeks reviewing different ways to say hello, how to ask what others' names are and say our own, ask how others are feeling and express a range of emotions, and say goodbye. Nosotros also have been learning subject pronouns, and definite articles ('the') el and la. Next week, it will be time for us to see how well we have learned by taking una prueba (a quiz). 7th and 8th's quiz will be on martes (Tuesday), and 5th and 6th's quiz will be on miércoles (Wednesday).

For 5th and 6th, go over the above topics, paying attention to:
- The ways to greet people on your Saludos worksheet, and señor, señora, and señorita
- The ways to say goodbye to people and ask how they are feeling on your Adios worksheet
- The six emotions on the back of your mood chart
- Memorizing the different pronouns, and knowing when to use each one

For 7th and 8th, make sure to go over the topics in the first paragraph, plus:
- Saludos, presentaciones y despedidas (on your Saludos Listening Activity worksheet)
- The eight emotions on the back of your mood chart
- Memorizing the different pronouns, and knowing when to use each one

For both levels, here's a good matching game to help you review pronouns! Remember that vosotros(as) means 'you all informal,' and is used mainly in Spain. You will not need to know vosotros for our quiz.

¡Qué tengan un buen fin de semana! (Have a good weekend!)