August
Thur, Aug 2 -
1. Handout - Getting to know you
2. Listening activity in Spanish - getting to know your teacher
3. Syllabus
4. Brief student intros. - Name, something you like/like to do, something you did this summer
5. Begin talking about classroom procedures
Fri, Aug 3 -
1. w-up - Copy and answer a few Spanish 2 review questions
*Choose Spanish names.
2. Finish going over classroom procedures.
3. Paired activity - Interview a classmate and introduce each other in Spanish!
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Mon, Aug 6- Para Empezar 1 (Review chapter)
1. w-up
2. Finish paired introductions with a classmate in Spanish (some classes)
2. Review regular/irregular present tense verbs,
3. practice writing sentences using irregular verbs. (2nd and 6th finish for hw)
Tues, Aug 7-
1. w-up - irregular present tense
2. Go over irregular verb questions sheet.
3. Review stem-change verbs, then paired activity - each pair is given a place (cine, biblioteca, escuela, casa, etc.) and must create at least 10 sentences using a different stem-changing verbs.
Wed, Aug 8-
1. w-up - stem-change verbs
2. Go over practice on back of stem-change notes (students selected 4 questions to answer)
3. Go over conjugation of "reír/sonreír" and present tense "yo" for "seguir"
4. Reflexive verbs - go over verb meanings and conjugation patterns
*Quick charades game with reflexive verb meanings - teacher acts out verbs & students identify
6. Q & A - students create 3-5 questions with reflexive verbs and ask another student to answer
Thur, Aug 9- Review/Practice
w-up - reflexive verbs
1. Finish reflexive verb questions (ask/answer with partner)
2. Go over quiz format
3. *Busca el error - Look at 5 sentences from Tuesday's paired activity and identify/correct the mistakes.
4. Written practice with all three groups of irregular present tense verbs
Quiz review sheet answers
Fri, Aug 10-
1. Review for quiz
2. Quiz PE1
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Mon, Aug 13- begin Para Empezar 2 (2nd review section)
1. w-up - Días especiales
2. Textbook, page 8 - Read "Días Especiales" & answer questions in Activity 13
3. Paired activity - How often do you do certain activities? (chart handout)
4. Listen to "me gustas tú" and identify the amount of words students can pick out of the song. Introduce verbs like gustar.
Tues, Aug 14-
1. w-up - gustar verbs
2. Finish practice sentences from "gustar" notes
3. Review possessive adjectives
*Finish handout for homework
Wed, Aug 15-
1. w-up - verbs like gustar
2. Go over quiz PE-1
3. Go over poss. adjective worksheet from yesterday.
4. Quiz format
5. PPT - Gustar (find the mistakes)
6. Gustar paired activity (back of notes)
7. If time, call out possessive adjective/noun combinations
Thur, Aug 16-
1. w-up - review
2. mini Test - PE2
3. Regular preterite review
Fri, Aug 17
w-up - preterite questions
1. Vocab 1A - Camping and outdoor activities
2. Set up conjuguemos accounts.
3. Song - "¿Cómo fue el viaje a la sierra?"
*Listen to song and fill in missing preterite verbs.
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Mon, Aug 20- Vocab 1A
w-up - weekend activities (preterite)
1. Go over preterite chart together and sing chant
2. Book activities with preterite
(p.17, Act. 2 and p. 19 Act. 6 and 7)
Tues, Aug 21 - Vocab 1A
1. w-up - vocab
2. Go over Mini-test PE2
3. Finish preterite verb practice.
*work with partner to finish / then go over together
4. Read camping story
5. Talk about group skit - Create ending to story & act out / memorize lines
*Camping story - picture
*Camping skit requirements/grading rubric
Wed, Aug 22 - Vocabulary
1. w-up - vocabulary
2. Book practice with vocab - p.26, Act. 4
3. Work on camping story in groups.
*Conjuguemos 1A due tonight!
*Online vocabulary review (vocab in sentences)
Thur, Aug 23 - Quiz 1A
1. w-up - review
2. Quiz 1A vocab
3. i>y verbs
- fill in chart
- practice activity
Fri, Aug 24 - irregular preterite verbs
1. w-up - i>y verbs
2. Irregular group 3 preterite verbs
3. Practice with verbs
4. Meet in groups to finish writing camping story skits
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Mon, Aug 27 - stem change verbs
1. w-up - group 3 preterite
2. Go over i>y practice and group 3 practice.
3. Stem-change preterite
4. Run through skits a couple of times with groups
5. Stem-change practice (if time)
Tues, Aug 28- Review
1. w-up - Practice skits
2. Present camping story skits
Wed, Aug 29 - Review for test
1. w-up - stem-change verbs
2. Finish presenting skits (5th and 6th)
3. Stem-change practice
4. Go over all preterite verb practices
*on back of notes
5. Test format
6. Irregular preterite battleship
Thur, Aug 30-
1. Writing practice #1 (Google classroom)
2. Vocabulary review sheet
Resources to review for test:
- Answers to vocabulary crossword with Spanish clues
- Answers to back of i>y verb notes and irregular preterite practice
- Textbook website - Go to Practice activities for Chapter 1
Select Vocabulary 1 AND there are 2 preterite practice activities
- PPT with vocab clues & answers in Spanish
- Test format
Fri, Aug. 31
Test 1A
1. Handout - Getting to know you
2. Listening activity in Spanish - getting to know your teacher
3. Syllabus
4. Brief student intros. - Name, something you like/like to do, something you did this summer
5. Begin talking about classroom procedures
Fri, Aug 3 -
1. w-up - Copy and answer a few Spanish 2 review questions
*Choose Spanish names.
2. Finish going over classroom procedures.
3. Paired activity - Interview a classmate and introduce each other in Spanish!
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Mon, Aug 6- Para Empezar 1 (Review chapter)
1. w-up
2. Finish paired introductions with a classmate in Spanish (some classes)
2. Review regular/irregular present tense verbs,
3. practice writing sentences using irregular verbs. (2nd and 6th finish for hw)
Tues, Aug 7-
1. w-up - irregular present tense
2. Go over irregular verb questions sheet.
3. Review stem-change verbs, then paired activity - each pair is given a place (cine, biblioteca, escuela, casa, etc.) and must create at least 10 sentences using a different stem-changing verbs.
Wed, Aug 8-
1. w-up - stem-change verbs
2. Go over practice on back of stem-change notes (students selected 4 questions to answer)
3. Go over conjugation of "reír/sonreír" and present tense "yo" for "seguir"
4. Reflexive verbs - go over verb meanings and conjugation patterns
*Quick charades game with reflexive verb meanings - teacher acts out verbs & students identify
6. Q & A - students create 3-5 questions with reflexive verbs and ask another student to answer
Thur, Aug 9- Review/Practice
w-up - reflexive verbs
1. Finish reflexive verb questions (ask/answer with partner)
2. Go over quiz format
3. *Busca el error - Look at 5 sentences from Tuesday's paired activity and identify/correct the mistakes.
4. Written practice with all three groups of irregular present tense verbs
Quiz review sheet answers
Fri, Aug 10-
1. Review for quiz
2. Quiz PE1
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Mon, Aug 13- begin Para Empezar 2 (2nd review section)
1. w-up - Días especiales
2. Textbook, page 8 - Read "Días Especiales" & answer questions in Activity 13
3. Paired activity - How often do you do certain activities? (chart handout)
4. Listen to "me gustas tú" and identify the amount of words students can pick out of the song. Introduce verbs like gustar.
Tues, Aug 14-
1. w-up - gustar verbs
2. Finish practice sentences from "gustar" notes
3. Review possessive adjectives
*Finish handout for homework
Wed, Aug 15-
1. w-up - verbs like gustar
2. Go over quiz PE-1
3. Go over poss. adjective worksheet from yesterday.
4. Quiz format
5. PPT - Gustar (find the mistakes)
6. Gustar paired activity (back of notes)
7. If time, call out possessive adjective/noun combinations
Thur, Aug 16-
1. w-up - review
2. mini Test - PE2
3. Regular preterite review
Fri, Aug 17
w-up - preterite questions
1. Vocab 1A - Camping and outdoor activities
2. Set up conjuguemos accounts.
3. Song - "¿Cómo fue el viaje a la sierra?"
*Listen to song and fill in missing preterite verbs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mon, Aug 20- Vocab 1A
w-up - weekend activities (preterite)
1. Go over preterite chart together and sing chant
2. Book activities with preterite
(p.17, Act. 2 and p. 19 Act. 6 and 7)
Tues, Aug 21 - Vocab 1A
1. w-up - vocab
2. Go over Mini-test PE2
3. Finish preterite verb practice.
*work with partner to finish / then go over together
4. Read camping story
5. Talk about group skit - Create ending to story & act out / memorize lines
*Camping story - picture
*Camping skit requirements/grading rubric
Wed, Aug 22 - Vocabulary
1. w-up - vocabulary
2. Book practice with vocab - p.26, Act. 4
3. Work on camping story in groups.
*Conjuguemos 1A due tonight!
*Online vocabulary review (vocab in sentences)
Thur, Aug 23 - Quiz 1A
1. w-up - review
2. Quiz 1A vocab
3. i>y verbs
- fill in chart
- practice activity
Fri, Aug 24 - irregular preterite verbs
1. w-up - i>y verbs
2. Irregular group 3 preterite verbs
3. Practice with verbs
4. Meet in groups to finish writing camping story skits
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Mon, Aug 27 - stem change verbs
1. w-up - group 3 preterite
2. Go over i>y practice and group 3 practice.
3. Stem-change preterite
4. Run through skits a couple of times with groups
5. Stem-change practice (if time)
Tues, Aug 28- Review
1. w-up - Practice skits
2. Present camping story skits
Wed, Aug 29 - Review for test
1. w-up - stem-change verbs
2. Finish presenting skits (5th and 6th)
3. Stem-change practice
4. Go over all preterite verb practices
*on back of notes
5. Test format
6. Irregular preterite battleship
Thur, Aug 30-
1. Writing practice #1 (Google classroom)
2. Vocabulary review sheet
Resources to review for test:
- Answers to vocabulary crossword with Spanish clues
- Answers to back of i>y verb notes and irregular preterite practice
- Textbook website - Go to Practice activities for Chapter 1
Select Vocabulary 1 AND there are 2 preterite practice activities
- PPT with vocab clues & answers in Spanish
- Test format
Fri, Aug. 31
Test 1A