Celebrating our Students’ Language Learning Journey
Estoy orgullos@ de = I am proud of The goal of this activity was for students to take a moment to think about how great they are, and to feel proud of their commitment...
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Todo Sobre Mí – Fifth Grade
In fifth grade we reviewed previous content, and learned new phrases to describe people. Then fifth graders created a digital poster describing their personality and physical appearance. They imported that into puppet pals...
Treasure Map Plays in Fourth Grade
In fourth grade we read a story about three friends and their search for a treasure chest. Then groups of fourth graders wrote and acted out their own play with pirates in search of...
About Animals – Second Grade Spanish
In first and second grade we learned how to say the names of animals you typically find at the zoo after reading a story about some kids that take a trip to the zoo....
About Animals – First Grade Spanish
In first and second grade we learned how to say the names of animals you typically find at the zoo after reading a story about some kids that take a trip to the zoo....
Spanish Solar System Stories in Third Grade
After reading a story about a mouse traveling through the solar system looking for cheese, third graders created their own. Third graders wrote and illustrated a short story about travels through the solar system...
Casa Sol y Mar
For an authentic assessment of ordering food at a restaurant in Spanish, sixth graders headed to the restaurant Casa Sol y Mar. The staff spoke only in Spanish with the students. All of the...
How to Make Arepas Videos by Fourth Grade
Below are a few videos of the presentational speaking assessments students did after they made arepas (a typical Venezuelan food) with Mrs. Montalva. The fourth graders explained how to make them as if they...
Spanish Slang with the Sorianos
After learning all about Mexico in Spanish class, third graders had a special surprise class taught by Mr. and Mrs. Soriano on Spanish slang. One of the phrases the Sorianos taught us was how...
Ratoncito Perez – Tooth news!
We started a new activity this year to connect to a fun cultural practice of kids in many Spanish speaking cultures. In many Spanish speaking cultures, when a child loses a tooth someone called...