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Our students receive Spanish lessons three times per week beginning in Kindergarten. We develop our curriculum after determining the specific language we want to teach and then we create lessons around the vocabulary using as many of the "5 C's" (communication, culture, connections, comparisons and communities) as possible. For example, in Kindergarten, we are learning the numbers 1-10 and emphasing the colors red, yellow and green. Since apples are harvested at this time of year, we talk about apples and then practice some of the language that is in this unit of study, such as ¿Qué color es la manzana? ¿Cuál es tu manzana favorita--roja,verde o amarilla? We have a song that's to the tune of "10 Little Indians" that we sing (una, dos, tres manzanas, etc) and I hold up visuals as we sing the song.
ReplyDeleteMuch of the language is reviewed throughout the year so we quiz the students after we've taught an important language function and continue on with our curriculum once a large percentage of the class has a good grasp of what has been taught. Much of the language is respiraled so the children will hear these language functions many times throughout the year.
It may be useful to search some of these organizations as they have websites that may help:
CT COLT, ACTFL, NNELL, Anacleta.
We will soon be learning about family and school and we'd love to hear about these two topics from you!Can you tell us about your family, home and school in Uruguay?
Gracias y buena suerte,
Josie
Hi Josie, thanks so much for your post!
ReplyDeleteI will propose your question about family, home, and school in Uruguay to my two conversation groups of elementary teachers here, and the next post will include their answers.
Also, if you want to take a look at my flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/allisonbloom) or my other blog (allisonsadventuresinsouthamerica.blogspot.com) I have all of my pictures and stories from my time as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant here in Uruguay, and I update it regularly, which may be of use to you.
-Allison