20 April 2012

Pruebas (Quizzes)

¡Hola chicos!

Lately, nosotros estudiamos la familia y los verbos de -ar. Los estudiantes de 7o y 8o grados tienen una prueba el miércoles en: (7th and 8th grade have a quiz Wednesday on):
- the -ar verbs comprar, limpiar, trabajar, cocinar, jugar, escuchar, cantar, bailar, nadar, hablar, llamar y enseñar. Know the meaning of each of these verbs!

- How to conjugate -ar verbs. To review this, you may want to look back at your ¿Hablas español? worksheet. You can also check out the videos of Tonito Frito teaching -ar verbs, "O, As, A, Amos, An," or ConjugationsBack to help you review.

- Family vocabulary, such as madre, padre, hermano, hermana, abuelo, abuela, tío, tia, primo, prima, perro y gato (see La Familia worksheet to review this).

- Responding to the theme question of our unit, ¿Qué hace tu familia?

5o y 6o grados, you can start studying this information for your prueba, which will be coming up soon, and will also include los dias de la semana y los meses del año.

Also, don't forget to votar (vote) in the poll on the right side of the screen for tu canción favorita (your favorite song)!

¡Buena suerte!

17 April 2012

Más trabajo en el proyecto final

¡Hola chicos!

Espero que Uds hayan disfrutado las vacaciones! Recuerdan (remember) that, este jueves, your sources sheet is due, and you should have filled out ocho areas in your research chart, so make sure to use your time wisely!

Algunos estudiantes have had trouble finding exchange rate information for their países, so aquí hay unos nuevos enlaces:
XE Currency Converter
Go Currency
CampusUK Currency Converter

Si quieres escuchar música mientras trabajas, aquí hay el enlace para la lista discográfica (playlist) en Grooveshark.

02 April 2012

5o y 6o grado: Verbos de -ar

Para repasar (review) los verbos con -ar:
1) Do a lesson with Tonito Frito re-teaching you about -ar verbs, or if you feel ready, do this lesson where Tonito Frito quizzes you!.

2) If you prefer to read a review of -ar and play a game, go here. You can skim through the lesson, and then click "Generate Unique Quiz" at the top or the bottom of the page to test yourself.

3) Another game that's a little easier.

4) To get a preview of what we are going to be learning with la familia (the family), you will go to the website below. When you get to the link, Carlos will say "hola" to you, and then you will see a sky filled with planets. Click on the second one in the top row: it's pink with a mom, dad, and child in it. Once you click on it, click on "El mundo de Carlos" and then "Una foto de mi familia" or "Mi tia es veterinaria." To start the activity, go to Mi Mundo.

5) Watch O, As, A, Amos, An, or ConjugationsBack, about conjugating ar verbs!

29 March 2012

Nuevo recurso: Proyecto de Países

¡Hola 7o y 8o grados!

Aquí hay un nuevo enlace para el Proyecto de Países: la lista del CIA de líderes mundiales (the CIA list of world leaders). This should help those of you who have not been able to find a site or book with el presidente o líder de tu país.

¡Que tengan un buen fin de semana!

27 March 2012

Repaso de -ar

¡Hola clase! Hoy, Ustedes tienen una opción: pueden trabajar (you can work on) en tus proyectos de países, o pueden repasar (or you can review) los verbos con -ar.

Sitios de web para el proyecto de países:
Nations Encyclopedia
Food by Country
Every Culture
Exchange Rates

Para repasar (review) los verbos con -ar:
1) Do a lesson with Tonito Frito re-teaching you about -ar verbs, or if you feel ready, do this lesson where Tonito Frito quizzes you!.

2) If you prefer to read a review of -ar and play a game, go here. You can skim through the lesson, and then click "Generate Unique Quiz" at the top or the bottom of the page to test yourself.

3) Another game that's a little easier.

4) You can also try conjugating -ar verbs here. Before you start, make sure to go to the dropdown list below the activity box and select only -ar verbs, and then under pronouns, you can select "all but vosotros."

5) Watch O, As, A, Amos, An!

¡Buena suerte!

18 March 2012

Paso 1: Proyecto de Países

¡Hola, alumnos del 7o y 8o grados!

Hoy, ustedes van a trabajar (work) en su proyecto de países by starting to fill out your I-Search charts. If you have already decided which país you are going to be working on, read the instructions below at number 1. If you have not chosen a país yet, read the instructions under number 2.


1. If you've already chosen your país:
Pick a website from the list below, write the name of the website in the "Source 1" box on your I-Search chart, and then go to the site and begin looking for information that you need for your report. Remember, once you find information for a specific question, you should write that information in the chart for that question, on the same row as your source. Try to summarize instead of copying down the information word for word, like we practiced yesterday in class. Use your time researching in class wisely: the more you do in the computer lab, the less you have to do at home!

Websites:
Nations Encyclopedia
Every Culture
Food by Country
Exchange Rates.org

2. For people who have not chosen un país yet: Remember that you need to chose a país by jueves (Thursday), so do your best to make a decision today. Choose from one of the options below:

a) You may check with classmates to see if anyone would like to work together with you as a partner to research a country. If you find a partner, get out your I-Search chart and start doing the steps at number 1 above together. If two people are already in a group, do not ask them if you can be in their group also. I do not want more than two people working together.

b) Go to the research websites above and read about the countries that you are interested in to try to make a decision about which country you would most want to research.

c) Quietly look at países books from the library to try to decide which país you are interested in.

Want some music while you work? Check out the updated class playlist. Just click the 'play all' button below the picture on the left to start listening!

12 March 2012

Puerto Rico!

A sneak peek of mi vacacion. : )





Looking forward to seeing ustedes and telling all about it!