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Spanish Selfies
Who are we? At the beginning of the year we all introduced ourselves by answering the question ¿Cómo te llamas tú? Kiddos then made their own "selfies" to look like a phone.
Greetings.......and conversations
Students in grades 3 and 4 worked hard on their conversations. In pairs they created a written conversation as if they had never met each other. Once they completed them, they presented them to the class. Most students didn't need to use their papers! They did a great job!
El Día de los Muertos....el 1 y el 2 de noviembre
We have been discussing the tradition of the Day of the Dead holiday that is celebrated in Mexico and in other Latin American countries these past weeks. If you would like to learn about the holiday click here. The Book of Life is a new movie that discusses el Día de los Muertos. Some kiddos were telling me all about it, so I had to watch it. It is worth seeing. We have been making Calavera masks in grades K and 1. In grades 2, 3 and 4, we have been talking about how Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead. After reading the book " The Day of the Dead" by Tony Johnston, we talked about which types of foods many families may prepare for the celebration; foods such as empanadas, tamales and mole. Some of the kiddos were able to describe to others what the foods tasted like, because it was their favorite! Others had agreed to give the food a try. (Some said they had tried Mexican hot chocolate that was just like mole at a local ice cream shop..and it was good...so they might like Mole!)
To integrate the 3rd grade Social Studies curriculum into the Spanish class, we are comparing how we live in our community in comparison to how they live in Mexico. We are also comparing how we celebrate Halloween in comparison to how the Day of the Dead is celebrated. Students are realizing and quite surprised that kids in Mexico don't go trick-or-treating :)
To integrate the 3rd grade Social Studies curriculum into the Spanish class, we are comparing how we live in our community in comparison to how they live in Mexico. We are also comparing how we celebrate Halloween in comparison to how the Day of the Dead is celebrated. Students are realizing and quite surprised that kids in Mexico don't go trick-or-treating :)