Hola, padres,
Our last few weeks of school were busy and happy! We celebrated our "madres" by using words that described our mothers in glowing terms! I hope it was a lovely Mother's Day for all. As we moved closer to Summer, we made lists of things we planned on doing in the Summertime: Voy a la playa, I am going to the beach, Voy a nadar, I am going to swim,etc. It sounds as if the children were going to have wonderful activities. The children learned new words for different animals, including gato and perro. The interest in playing store and learning some words for denominations of money in Spanish continued and they loved it! Our practice of weather expressions continued, along with talking about getting protection from the sun while we colored pictures of wide-brimmed sombreros. Some of the children wanted to count past ten in Spanish. One of the most challenging activities for them was listening to alphabet letter sounds and then matching a word I said in Spanish with the beginning letter sound. They also had fun coloring the letter sheets while working hard on the phonics of Spanish.
when I brought books from the library, they were received enthusiastically. The class had a very special last day of our year with treats of fruit, juice, and cookies and cupcakes provided by our director, Valerie. They spontaneously made flags and some sweet notes for me. The creativity and generosity of the children was touching and impressive, too. We received diplomas for our work during the year and the children were proud. Applause filled the air. I would like to thank you parents and the EFMB program for a special opportunity to work with the wonderful children this year. They have made friendships and formed some trusting bonds.It was always a treat to arrive and be welcomed by the children running towards the classroom and calling my name. We welcome them back next year for the next level of Spanish. Meanwhile, I encourage you to help them review, listen to their CD's, say phrases, look at books from the library that in Spanish or Spanish/English. Remember the four main components of language learning: listening, speaking, writing, reading. Feliz Verano, Happy Summer!! Senora Lucy
EFMB
- EFMB - Language School
- Non profit association providing after school language education for children
29 de abril, 2015
Our worksheets about our families, our homes, and ourselves in general has been a popular theme. They reflect a pride and connection to their personal worlds. A small addition such as tracing one's hand makes it even more visually personal.
29 de abril, 2015
Earth Day was a good day to talk about Nature, our Earth, and its living things. The children knew about recycling and more. We had vocabulary lists that apply to these concepts. They appreciate flowers, trees, and animals and understand the need to treasure them!
22 de abril
Hola, padres,
We enjoy our time together and have been working on letters and the sounds. We sing the alphabet song and the children always request "Veo, Veo", like "I Spy". That game involves finding an object and telling the children to guess which "purple" object it is! They love guessing and love the ritual of the back of fourth call and response. They should have the copy of the words in their books.
We enjoy our time together and have been working on letters and the sounds. We sing the alphabet song and the children always request "Veo, Veo", like "I Spy". That game involves finding an object and telling the children to guess which "purple" object it is! They love guessing and love the ritual of the back of fourth call and response. They should have the copy of the words in their books.
15 de abril
Our families are so important to us and the children loved practicing naming their family members and using Spanish words to identify them: madre, mother, padre, father, hermano/a, brother, sister, abuelo/a, grandmother and father. They know now that "girl" words in Spanish end in "a" and "boy" words end in "o" and we work on that each week. We continue to write word lists in Spanish and work on pronunciation. It is interesting to note that they attack the Spanish words with some of the phonics rules they know from English. Many times this works, when the Spanish is different, I prompt them.
8 de abril
The kids have been learning about "mascotas", or pets and used a work sheet that would help them recognize the words in Spanish for dog, bird, etc. Some of the names for their family pets are very creative and funny! This is a group of children who are very expressive about their feelings and one can see that they love their pets who are part of their family! If you encourage your child to share what is in their cuaderno, or notebook, it will underscore what they are learning.
miercoles, 25 de marzo
Buenos,
We like to review what we have learned. We also love the challenge of learning new groups of vocabulary, such as articles of clothing. We do a variety of activities geared to aiding memorization. The children do well when they see how something new they are learning relates directly to them. Some people find that using Post Its around the house or bedroom using words there children have mentioned or chosen helps make learning fun and available on a daily basis. We are off to Spring Break and have talked a bit about what will happen during the vacation. Happy Spring to all!
We like to review what we have learned. We also love the challenge of learning new groups of vocabulary, such as articles of clothing. We do a variety of activities geared to aiding memorization. The children do well when they see how something new they are learning relates directly to them. Some people find that using Post Its around the house or bedroom using words there children have mentioned or chosen helps make learning fun and available on a daily basis. We are off to Spring Break and have talked a bit about what will happen during the vacation. Happy Spring to all!
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