Hola y Adios

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How often do you say the word "hello" or "hey"?  These words are used VERY often.  In this seminar you will learn these words in Spanish and you will be able to use them just as often to greet someone and to say your farewells.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication and Presentational Communication; Cultures: Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives; Connections: Acquiring Information and Diverse PerspectivesLearning TargetI can say Hello and Goodbye in SpanishHabits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillMaintaining an open mind and analyzing perspectives  

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Author: Tracy Rains

¿Cómo te llamas?

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As you learn a new language and meet new people you will have to be able to ask them what their name is.  Learning a new language will allow you to make many new friends across the world.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Presentational CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Practices to PerspectivesLearning TargetI can say my name and ask someone’s name in Spanish.Habits of MindPersistingStriving for AccuracyCritical Thinking SkillComparingMetacognitionSelf-Regulation 

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Author: Tracy Rains

El Alfabeto

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The English and Spanish alphabet have a lot of similarities.  They share the same letters, just different sounds.  It is important to learn the Spanish alphabet and its sounds so you can read and write Spanish easily.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Interpretive CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives:Connections: Acquiring Information and Diverse PerspectivesLearning TargetI can copy the letters of the alphabet.Habits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning

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Author: Tracy Rains

Greetings

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Spanish-speaking people tend to be very polite.  They greet each other politely and ask how they are doing.  In this seminar you will become familiar with these phrases and be able how to use them in a conversation with a new friend.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational.Cultures: Relating Cultural Practices to PerspectivesComparisons: Language ComparisonsCommunities: Lifelong learningLearning TargetI can recognize greetings when spoken in Spanish.Habits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning

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Author: Tracy Rains

Numeros 0-10

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In this seminar you will learn the numbers 0-10 in Spanish and how to ask someone for their phone number.  Be ready to speak using clear numbers and spell out the numbers correctly. As you walk around practice saying your Spanish numbers in your head so you can become an expert!ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal communication, interpretive communication, presentational communication.Cultures: Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives:Comparisons: Language ComparisonsLearning TargetI can count from 1-10, do basic math in Spanish, and ask someone for their phone number.Habits of MindStriving for accuracyCritical Thinking SkillAcquire and Integrate Knowledge  

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Author: Tracy Rains

Classroom Objects: I spy a classroom object!

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What are common items you find in a classroom?  What is your class like?  In this seminar you will learn to identify the different objects you see in a classroom by listing them correctly with the object in Spanish.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication and Presentational CommunicationComparisons: Cultural ComparisonsCommunities: School and Global CommunitiesLearning TargetI can list items I see every day in the classroom.Habits of MindApplying past knowledge to new situationsCritical Thinking SkillApplying past knowledge to new situations   

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Author: Tracy Rains

Activities You Like to Do - Yes or No?

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What do you like to do for fun?  Think about what you do outside of school!  Do you like to sing, dance, paint, play video games, or play sports?  These types of activities provide entertainment.  Be ready to share what you enjoy or don't enjoy in Spanish.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Interpretive CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Practices to PerspectivesLearning TargetI can respond to yes or no questions about activities I like to do or don’t like to do.Habits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning   

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Author: Tracy Rains

Basic Questions and Answers

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In this seminar you will be able to hold a short conversation asking and answering questions about your name, age and where you live. Being able to hold a conversation is very important and essentially the purpose of this course.  As you meet someone you want to learn the basics- what is their name, how are they doing, where are they from, etc.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal, Interpretive, and PresentationalCultures: Relating Cultural Practices to PerspectivesCommunities: School and Global CommunitiesLearning TargetI can state my name, age, and where I liveHabits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning   

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Author: Tracy Rains

Frequency Adverbs: How often do you…?

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Do you do your favorite hobby often, always, sometimes, or never?  These adverbs of frequency can indicate how often you do something.  In this seminar you will be able to listen carefully and identify how often people do activities. ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpretive CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Products to PerspectivesComparisons: Cultural ComparisonsLearning TargetI can understand some numbers or indication of time period using frequency adverbs.Habits of MindStriving for accuracyCritical Thinking SkillClassifying

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Author: Tracy Rains

Personality Adjectives: ¿Cómo eres?

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What are you like?  Tall, dark, and handsome?  What is your personality like?  Are you hardworking, funny, or lazy?  There are many ways to physically describe people as well as their personality.  In this seminar we will take a look at some of those words!ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Presentational CommunicationCommunities: School and Global CommunitiesLearning TargetI can say or write something about the members of my family and ask about someone’s family using personality adjectives.Habits of MindStriving for accuracyCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning

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Author: Tracy Rains

Subject Pronouns

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I, you, he, she, we, and they are what we call in English personal pronouns.  In this seminar you will learn what these words are in English and how they are a basis for writing Spanish sentences and using verbs. You will be able to listen carefully and figure who is being talked about in stories and conversations.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpretive Communication, Presentational CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Practices to PerspectivesComparisons: Language ComparisonsLearning TargetI can recognize some questions or statements about friends and classmates or workmates using subject pronouns.Habits of MindApplying past knowledge to new situationsCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning  

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Author: Tracy Rains

The Verb “Ser”

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The final piece to the puzzle! The verb ser! You can now read, speak, write, and listen to complete sentences using subject pronouns, adjectives, and the verb ser.  Be very careful with noun and adjective agreement! Watch and listen closely so you can make sure your sentences all agree!ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Presentational CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Products to PerspectivesCommunities: School and Global CommunitiesLearning TargetI can listen to and understand some questions or statements about family using the verb ser.Habits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning  

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Author: Tracy Rains

Sentence Agreement and Articles

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Spanish people are very particular about gender and the number of items.  You must be very specific in your Spanish writing to make sure your sentence agrees.  When being specific use definite articles (el, la, los, or las) when not being specific using indefinite articles (un, una, unos, or unas).  Make sure your articles match your subject and verb!  This seminar will help you understand the small stuff and how to sound your best when speaking another language!ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpretive CommunicationComparisons: Language ComparisonsLearning TargetI can say or write something about friends and classmates or co-workers with agreement using definite and indefinite articles.  Habits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning  

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Author: Tracy Rains

Class Subjects

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You learn about a lot of different subjects in school.  In this seminar we will be discussing what school is like and how to describe when your classes start and what they are like.  Let's start by learning how to say your classes in Spanish!ACTFL StandardsCommunication: InterpretiveLearning TargetI can list my courses and say what time they start and end.Habits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillClassifying 

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Author: Tracy Rains

Describe Your Class

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What is your favorite class?  How would you describe that class or teacher? Are they fun, interesting, boring, etc.? In this seminar you will learn new adjectives that describe what your classes may be like.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal and InterpretiveCultures: Practices to PerspectivesComparisons: Cultural ComparisonsLearning TargetI can understand simple captions under photos.Habits of MindApplying past knowledge to new situationsCritical Thinking SkillConstructing Support  

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Author: Tracy Rains

Telling Time

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What time is your math class?  What time is your fun Spanish class?  Although telling time in Spanish is unique; it is important to know, whether you are telling a new friend what time your classes are, or what time a movie starts.  In this seminar we will learn how to tell time doing simple arithmetic!ACTFL StandardsCommunication: InterpretiveCultures: Practices to PerspectivesConnections: Acquiring Information and Diverse PerspectivesLearning TargetI can identify simple arithmetic problems to tell time using numbers 0-100Habits of MindThinking flexiblyCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning 

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Author: Tracy Rains

What do you do? Conjugating -ar verbs

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You will hear the word "conjugating" very often when it comes to verbs.  In this lesson you will learn that conjugating means manipulating a verb (action word) and changing its spelling so it agree with the subject doing it.  In this seminar you will focus on the present tense of -ar verbs.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal, PresentationalConnections: Making ConnectionsLearning TargetI can talk about my daily routine and activities I do by conjugating -ar verbs in the present tense.Habits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillInternalize

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Author: Tracy Rains

Furniture in the Classroom

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Where do the libros go?  Where do the estudiantes sit?  Where does the maestro or maestra do their work?  Furniture is essential in a classroom to help aid learning.  In this seminar you will be able to identify different pieces of furniture in the classroom.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication and Presentational CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Products to PerspectivesLearning TargetI can label items in a classroomHabits of MindGathering data through all sensesCritical Thinking SkillClassifying   

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Author: Tracy Rains

Estar and Prepositions

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Where is the window in your class?  In this seminar you will learn how to conjugate the verb "estar" to tell where something is and use location words to describe their location in more detail.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication and Presentational CommunicationComparisons: Language ComparisonsCommunities: School and Global CommunitiesLearning TargetI can ask about and identify familiar things in a picture from a storyHabits of MindThinking and communicating with clarity and precisionCritical Thinking SkillClassifying 

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Author: Tracy Rains

What’s for Breakfast?

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There is a vast amount of choices that you can have for breakfast, but sometimes we don't take the time to enjoy this important meal of the day.  There are various vocabulary words related to this meal, also known as desayuno in Spanish. There are several beverages as well. In this seminar you will learn about vocabulary dealing with breakfast foods and understand the cultural differences between an American breakfast and a Spanish breakfast.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Presentational CommunicationCultures: Relating Cultural Practices to PerspectivesComparisons: Cultural ComparisonsLearning TargetI can list breakfast food items and drinks I see every day.Habits of MindStriving for AccuracyCritical Thinking SkillConstruct Meaning

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Author: IU8 Author