Category Archives: 5TH

Today in class we got to meet the exchange students from my previous home country of GUATEMALA! It was fun to be able to meet them, if only for a brief momento!

We are practicing our conjugation and personal pronouns. Today we played differentiated games with personal pronouns and then did partner work. I am attaching images below for you to enjoy 🙂

5th grade is moving onto Present tense conjugations of regular –AR verbs.
Below I am attaching the AR Verbs. I am also attaching two videos for personal pronouns and the associated conjugations.

Hablar
Practicar
Estudiar
Trabajar
Cocinar
Mirar
Escuchar
Jugar
Presentar
Comprar

THINGS TO REMEMBER:
Every verb has 2 parts! Stem + ending

Present-tense verbs in Spanish can have several English
equivalents. Each simple expression in Spanish may
convey three different ideas in English:
example: Yo estudio español. I study Spanish. I do study Spanish. I am studying Spanish.

This Friday 4th and 5th grade have a LARGE test over the countries, capitals and geographical location of Central and South American countries.

Both 4th and 5th grade have received several practice sheets. If you have not seen these practice sheets, now is the time to ask!

As Hispanic Heritage Month is now over, we reflect on what we have learned. Hispanic people come from all over the world and it is important to understand how culture affects language and interactions. The geographical and cultural importance of this test is timeless.

I am attaching a link to the practice video again. Again, please ask your students about the countries and capitals of Latin America, they should know them all.

I am also attaching a online game resource that will quiz them on all of Central and South American countries.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_America_Geography.htm

Hola!

This week we continue to explore the countries and capitals while expanding on our existing knowledge! Today in class we had a pop quiz. It was NOT graded but rather will be used as a learning tool to enhance their learning experience and capacities.

Students will have a graded exam NEXT Friday, October 6th. They will receive a blank map of Central and South America and they will have to label countries and capitals. They will have the entire 30 mn. class period to complete the exam.

As we continue to move forward with the unit of ¨el mundo hispano¨ we continue to expand on other concepts (greetings, personal pronouns, numbers, alphabet, phonics, reading & comprehension).

As always, if you have any questions, please reach out!

¿Qué es el mundo real? What is the real world?

My dream for students is to apply everything that they have learned in Spanish class in the real world. Every cultural lesson and every vocabulary quiz has significance. The real world application of Spanish is limitless.

Beginning this week we will watch real world Spanish news. It is important for students to observe Spanish outside of my classroom and realize the importance and relevance of it.

TIP: Another great way to bring Spanish into your home is to watch the Spanish news with your student! I am attaching some resources below:

http://www.telemundo.com/noticias/videos

http://www.univision.com/noticias/video

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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

Let’s play & learn about the world! We are kicking off the beginning of the year learning all about the geography and cultures of the different Spanish speaking countries.

Learning about other countries is invaluable! We will be engaging in brain-engaging geography games to test their knowledge about Central and South American Countries, Capitals, Flags and landscapes. I am also adding cultural greetings and different accents based on the various regions.

Geography is a focus within the curriculum for understanding and resolving issues about the environment and sustainable development. It is also an important link between the natural and social sciences. As pupils study geography, they encounter different societies and cultures.

We will be expanding this lesson throughout the month and I anticipate a lot of cultural realizations and similarities among the many students at Quest!

Why learn geography in Spanish class?
To understand the geography of past times and how geography has played important roles in the evolution of people, their ideas, places and environments. To develop a mental map of your community, province or territory, country and the world so that you can understand the “where” of places and events.

I am attaching the 2 songs I use in class for memorization purposes below:

Spanish Grade Five Curriculum con Señora Oliver

In Grade Five, Spanish instruction is designed to generate interest and enthusiasm for the target language through a wide range of communicative and hands-on activities. The teaching of Spanish is content-based and interdisciplinary. Grade five students will learn and use Spanish vocabulary and various grammar structures while developing communicative skills and acquiring knowledge in Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, and Music.

The class meets 2 times/week for 45 minutes. Typical activities include vocabulary routines (greetings, date, weather, etc), songs and poetry, Total Physical Response activities (TPR engage children in active, physical activities and interactions in the target language), role playing, games, content-based exercises and applications, fiction and nonfiction read aloud, and introduction to Hispanic cultures and traditions.

Expectations
Exposing your child to a second language optimizes his or her learning potential, and capitalizes on the brain’s capacity for language acquisition in the early years. Classes are focused on acquisition of vocabulary and the development of lifelong foreign language proficiency, communicative skills and cultural awareness.

At the end of fifth grade students are able to:
Demonstrate orally and in written form a mixture of vocabulary words and phrases (i.e., greetings, simple commands, numbers, body parts, family members, shapes, animals, days, months, likes and dislikes) through literature, music, games, illustrations, pictures, and symbols
Be able to read upper intermediate level Spanish
Identify major Hispanic Holidays
Identify directions in Spanish
Recite the pledge of allegiance by memory
Understand and identify school and clothing vocabulary
Extend a conversation using complete sentences to include more simple questions and answers
Engage in conversations, obtain and provide simple information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions in Spanish
Associate body parts and articles of clothing according to seasons through literature, music, games, illustrations, pictures, and symbols
Understand present tense conjugation of the verbs, TENER, ESTAR, SER
Use today, tomorrow, and yesterday in sentence structure
Know the rules of agreement between gender, number, and placement with adjectives
Understand adjective agreement
Recognize and correctly use articles (definite and indefinite)
Recognize and understand the meaning of singular subject pronouns
Imitate, recite and/or dramatize rhymes, songs and skits
Know the days of the week, months, seasons, weather conditions
Know how to introduce themselves by stating their name and age
Imitate appropriate gestures and intonation during greetings, leave takings and daily interactions
Use extensive vocabulary to create a multimedia rich presentation to be shared with an audience