Me gusta el chocolate. Yo quiero chocolate

Intro Spanish:

Today we continued practicing how to express likes and dislikes in Spanish. We also started learning about the verb to want (querer). Next week we will learn how to say dates (las fechas) in Spanish: days of the week (page 14) and months (page 15)

Also, please review your numbers from 1-30 (page 9) and watch the video below in preparation for class (you only need to learn to 30 (treinta) but since numbers after that are quite easy and mechanical to learn, go ahead and see if you can reach 40 (cuarenta) or even 50 (cincuenta):

treinta y uno, treinta y dos.....
cuarenta y uno, cuarenta y dos.... cincuenta

Do not worry if you cannot learn all the numbers, we will go over them in class little by little.

VIDEO: Rockalingua: Numbers in Spanish

Intermediate Spanish:

Today we learned about the Aztecs, the main political power in Mesoamerica at the time the first Europeans arrived to the continent.

We also practiced our subject pronouns with regular verbs in the present tense. Next day in class we are going to continue working on our present tense AR ending verbs.

Please go over pages 35-37 in your book and watch the two videos below in preparation for class:


VIDEO: Christy Land - Conjugating AR verbs -Present tense.



VIDEO: Sr. Keldsen - O, As, A, Amos, An

Me gustan los aztecas

Intro to Spanish:

Today we practiced Me gusta and no me gusta in class. Please have your students go over pages 17--20 in their books. Remember that gusta becomes gustan when referring to more than one think being liked: eg. Me gusta el perro (I like the dog) vs. Me gustan los perros (I like dogs). Also please complete watching the video we started in class, with Tina, fruits and juice.


VIDEO: Spanish for kids - me gusta no me gusta



Intermediate Spanish:

Today we learned about the Maya in our class and took a look at a facsimile of the Dresden Codex (a 12th century pre-Columbian Maya book). Please in preparation for next class watch the video below and think of the similarities and differences between the Maya and the Aztecs. Aslo, go over the personal pronouns in  pages 22 and 23 of your book (and yes, you will have to learn the vosotros, vosotras informal plural second person (think y'all, if that helps).

VIDEO: Brain POP: The Aztecs

Me gusta: I like

Poor piñata...

Today we built some Mexican paper flowers (our older group served as guinea pigs, as we practiced with them ahead of the younger ones). Some turned out beautiful and several students took extra supplies to make some more at home. Those of you who could not make it to class today do not worry, your pals made some additional ones for you :) See you next week, J and J!

Oh, I almost forgot, we also whacked three piñatas today (I felt sorry for the piñatas, those kids meant to hit them! Just see above)

Next week we will resume with grammar. Please go over the video below to learn how to say I like and I do not like in Spanish (This videos is a favorite of my classes every year so I hope you enjoy it).

VIDEO: Sesame Street: No me gusta/ Me gusta

That is a lot of layers. Good work!

Looks nice on a braid.

He looks fabulous...

Nice big flower

Pulling the petals up

Another beautiful yellow flower