We discovered that there are misconceptions about this celebration. We explored some of the history and traditions around Cinco de mayo using Kahoot quiz games.  Try these links to play the game as a guest {no login required}: Cinco de Mayo game 1 Cinco de Mayo game 2 Test your knowledge, have some fun with your […]

Kahoot Game: Saludos (greetings). Challenge your parents/guardians, grandparents, siblings, friends to an amicable competition:  Who knows basic Spanish greetings so well they can say/read them (almost) automatically??  Use the game link above to test your skills (as students did in class). In other areas, students did a great job showing their understanding of our current […]

Kahoot es divertido [fun]!  At home, here’s an entertaining competition that teaches/reviews some of our verbs.  You may want to try a friendly family (and/or friends competition) just for fun:  Kahoot game {verbos: salta, camina, duerme, corre, baila}. Our class is also having lots of fun practicing high-frequency vocabulary and grammar structures while engaging in […]

We had a great week, and we were so excited to show parents how our Spanish class works …by inviting them to go through our Spanish class routine!  Parents experienced greetings [saludos], an entrance card [la tarjeta de embarque], singing in Spanish [vamos a cantar], reading or being read to in Spanish [vamos a leer], […]

  4/5 students have been assessing their progress in understanding vocabulary with worksheets related to our classroom stories in the Había una vez curriculum.  I enjoyed seeing them use their artistic talents to express the meaning of phrases they decoded on the worksheets.  Acquiring family members and numbers and colors through repetition in stories can be fun […]

“Hola amigos y parientes,” –hi friends and relatives! Students finished up our recent focus on world winter celebrations by reflecting (in their portfolios) on what they learned while exploring and comparing several major holidays from around the world with their own family and/or community traditions.  I was pleased to see many students take time to […]

Letter to Friends & Fellow Learners –Why We Learn of World Holidays Before the winter break, our Spanish class explored Las Posadas as celebrated in Mexico and the United States.  We learned about the history and song most associated with this 9 day celebration leading up to La Noche Buena[Christmas Eve]. Here are a few […]

On DÍA de los MUERTOS, students did a fabulous job decorating mats to frame the pictures of their dear departed loved ones (including pets).  We also shared memories together.  We also learned how we fit into our family tree.  We are grateful for all the beautiful times we share with our familias.

¡Feliz Día de los Muertos!  Not a Halloween party, this Spanish-speaking cultural holiday celebration gathers family members together to remember their ancestors and loved ones who have passed on before.  It’s a time of joyful remembrances and sharing stories and traditions with family and friends. In preparation, in our class we’ve been learning how to understand […]