Our year in Spanish is going very well. First through Third are learning vocabulary through songs. They’ll learn a song one year, and then come back to it and add more verses the next. We practice the vocabulary by playing games, then use the new words to respond to simple questions. We’ve learned about greetings, name, school, age, family, pronouns, and numbers 1-100 with sign language.

In fourth grade, we read and write. We started by learning the alphabet. We practice sounds and learn how to spell words. We work on reading and taking dictation. We are currently writing out the songs we learned in first -third grade.

Fifth grade started the year learning hand-clap rhymes. Now we’re practicing conjugation of the regular and irregular verbs in the present tense. Students learn short sentences that allow them to write about themselves and others. We are learning to identify nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and articles, also counting to 1000, and telling time.

All the grades learned the short poem, “Sol, Solecito”. Second and third grades made pictures to show the meaning, while fourth and fifth graders wrote it down. I’m excited to continue teaching your children!

Ki Maria