Primary and LE: “Mi cuerpo”& “Mi Familia”; UE: “La Comida”& “Direcciones”; MS: “La Universidad y Las Profesiones”, reading, comprehension, listening and vocabulary from each topic. A general review of all we have learned to this point in this school year has been done at every level. In addition, FWM students are still working on their usual conversation such as Spanish greetings, feelings, the calendar, and description of weather, as repetition is the key to learning another language. They are continuously improving their Spanish understanding. Students from Primary, Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary and Middle School listened carefully to Spanish books and songs and participated in interactive games that were displayed during class.

Primary and Lower Elementary students started to learn names of some parts of the human body in Spanish, the lesson is called “Mi cuerpo;”: cabeza, hombros, rodillas, pies, codo, ojos, orejas, boca y manos. In addition to LE students learned about “La Familia”: padre, madre, hermano, hermana, abuelo, abuela, bebé, tío, tía, primo y primas. Using the same type of Montessori lessons such as three part learning cards and matching cards to reinforce concepts.

Upper Elementary Students are learning about food in Spanish “La Comida”and they also learned “Direcciones” (Directions in Spanish). They continue practicing their writing, listening and vocabulary through activities, worksheets, and games we used in class. The children also really enjoyed singing and participating in classroom games. Spanish Montessori Lessons were presented in class and left in their classroom to be practiced during the week in addition of some worksheets.

Middle School students also continue working year-round on their Spanish greetings, description of weather, feelings and their daily calendar that includes days of the week, months, and seasons. Students continue working the Spanish curriculum in the “Somos” program. They also focused on learning verb “Querer” (want to) and its different conjugations depending on the pronoun used. They are practicing it in worksheets, that include exercises focusing on listening and comprehension.  We are reading short stories for youth in Spanish to enhance their vocabulary, reading, listening and comprehension. Middle schoolers presented their last project of the year their “Spanish Food Presentation”. This project allowed children to expand their horizons, where they can experience the diversity of food that other countries can offer. They really enjoyed working on their project. All of them did a great job researching the dishes, history, origin, recipes and showing videos of them cooking at home and they even shared the food they prepared with classmates.

All the students at FWM are enjoying learning Spanish and I am very pleased with their progress accomplishing goals in my class.