First grade -Third grade
In all three grades, we have covered vocabulary for the spring season. Classes learned about planting and the growth cycle of plants, from seed to sprout to flowering plant, including dirt, buds, leaves and trees. We practiced spring clothing vocabulary words such as raincoat, boots, umbrellas. Discussions about activities that we do in Spring like flying kites and jumping in puddles; what fun we have together! We learned farm animals, and made connections to our Learning Farm animals too. Additionally, in second grade, we learned the vocabulary for weather such as thunder, lightning, clouds, rainbow, fog and dew. In third grade, we extended the lesson to include insects and animals that hibernate, such as tortugas, sapos, and lombrices (turtles, frogs, and worms). Third graders also sang about mariposas, abejas, y pájaros (butterflies, bees, and birds).
All grades played games and sang songs about the days of the week and morning routines, like vestirse, peinarse, and desayunar (get dressed, comb your hair, eat breakfast). Second graders also learned about afternoon routines (eating lunch, learning, doing homework), and third graders included nighttime routines (setting the table, having dinner, taking a shower).
Fourth grade
The fourth graders continue to take dictations of the lyrics of songs that we learned in previous years. The class was introduced to the written words for spring and also the days of the week. They were able to write a short paragraph about the climate including observation of nature and activities. The days of the week lesson included the use of action verbs which described a student’s routines throughout a day in the present, past, and future tenses. As we practiced talking about our day, students continued observing pronouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Fifth grade
In the fifth grade the class practiced writing sentences and identifying pronouns, verbs, and adjectives. We took dictation of the lyrics of the Days of the Week songs. We were able to touch on reflexive verbs by writing about the daily routines of the students. We also continued reading and improving pronunciation.
