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Mrs. Betsy K. Thomas

Please check this blog weekly for Lesson Plans, Quiz/Test dates, homework, and any other changes in our schedule. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at thaspanish@gmail.com.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Weekly Lesson Plans - Oct. 27 to 31, 2014


Weekly Lesson Plans
October 27 to 31 , 2014
Plans subject to change based on class pace.
Spanish I
Chapter 2A:  classroom items and furniture; prepositions of location;  subject pronouns; the present tense of –ar verbs; El Dia de los Muertos; Mexico
Monday
10/27
Continue Vocabulario – Ch. 2A; Manos a la obra, p. 78-79; Videohistoria, p. 76 - 77
HW:WB sheets
Tuesday
10/28
Subject Pronouns in Español, p. 82 – 83; GP Activities
HW: GP Activities; Read Gramatica, p. 84
Wednesday
10/29
More Vocabulary and Subject Pronoun Practice; Buscapalabras; Dice Game  with subject pronouns
HW: Study for quiz
Thursday
10/30
Quiz – Vocabulario, Ch. 2A
Vocabulario Review; Begin El Día De Los Muertos en México– Historia, Actividades, Video
Friday
10/31
Continue with El Día De Los Muertos – Historia, Actividades, Video
Quiz – Dia de los Muertos
Spanish II

Chapter 2A:   daily routines; getting ready for an event; reflexive verbs; review of ser and estar; possessive adjectives mio, tuyo, suyo; Dolores Hidalgo, México;  El Dia de los Muertos in Guatemala
Monday
10/27
En Busca de la Verdad – Episodio 1
Tuesday
10/28
A ver si recuerdas, p. 70 – 71 in book; Quick Review; Begin with Vocabulary, Ch. 2A, p 74 – 77; Cancion Nueva
HW:  Study Vocabulary on p. 96
Wednesday
10/29
A primera vista, p. 74 – 75; Manos a la obra, p. 78 – 79
HW: Vocabulary Practice; Study for quiz
Thursday
10/30
Quiz – Vocabulary, p. 70 – 71 & Ch. 2A
Videohistoria, p. 76 – 77

Friday
10/31
El Dia De Los Muertos – Historia, Actividades, Video
Quiz – Dia de los Muertos
Spanish III

Chapter 1: hiking objects, activities and perils; weather;  Review: preterite verbs with spelling changes i à y; preterite irregular verbs; preterite verbs with spelling changes eài and oà u.
Monday
10/27
El Preterito, p. 30 – (i à y), Act. 14 and 15, p. 30; GramActiva; GP worksheets
Tuesday
10/28
More irregular pretereite verbs, p. 33; Irregular Preterite Song;
Wednesday
10/29
Kindergarten – El Día de Los Muertos

Thursday
10/30
Preterite verbs (eài, o à u), p. 33; Wrap up all preterite verbs; Preterite Verb fill-in-blank chart

HW: GP sheets
Friday
10/31
El Día De Los Muertos en México– Historia, Actividades, Video
The Book of Life – Trailer – Pixar Movie

Coming up: Monday – Test Review (Preterite Tense and 1.1 Vocabulary); Tuesday – Ch. 1.1 Test – Preterite Tense

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Weekly Lesson Plans - Oct. 20 - 24, 2014


Weekly Lesson Plans
October 20 to 24 , 2014
Plans subject to change based on class pace.
Spanish I
Chapter 1B:  adjectives; personality descriptions;  adjectives; definite and indefinite articles; word order;  El Caribe
Monday
10/20
El Caribe, p. 68-69; Crucigrama with Vocabulario; Test Review
HW: Study for test
Tuesday
10/21
Test: Ch. 1B – Tuesday, October 21
Wednesday
10/22
Amigo por correspondencia, p. 67 – In class writing assignment – Email to a penpal
Thursday
10/23
Begin Ch. 2A – A primera vista, p. 74 – 75 (Vocabulario); Canción Nueva
HW: WB sheets
Friday
10/24
Continue Vocabulario – Ch. 2A; Manos a la obra, p. 78-79; Communicative Activity; Videohistoria
Spanish II

Chapter 1: classroom items; activities and rules;  Review: stem-changing verbs; affirmative and negative words;  Guanajuato, México
Monday
10/20
Practice with saber vs conocer; Hace + que time expressions, p. 58; GP handouts
HW: WB pages
Tuesday
10/21
Chapter Wrap Up; Test Review; Quiz Show
HW: Study for Test
Wednesday
10/22
Test – Ch. 1B, p. 44 – 69
Thursday
10/23
Guanajuato, Mx, p. 38 – 39; En Busca de la Verdad – El Callejon del Beso
Friday
10/24
En Busca de la Verdad – Episodio 1
Spanish III

Chapter 1: hiking objects, activities and perils; weather;  Review: preterite verbs with spelling changes i à y; preterite irregular verbs; preterite verbs with spelling changes eài and oà u.
Monday
10/20
Contine with A primera vista, p. 22 – 23; Manos a la Obra, p. 26; Lectura – Una Aventura Desastrosa, p. 28 – 29

HW: WB pages
Tuesday
10/21
Cierto/Falso with Vocabulario; Crucigrama with just clues; Test Review
Wednesday
10/22

Kindergarten Spanish Day
(Los colores)

Wrap up and review Ch. 1.1 Vocabulario
Thursday
10/23
Test: Ch. 1.1 Vocabulary Only
Friday
10/24
El Preterito, p. 30 – (i à y), Act. 14 and 15, p. 30; GramActiva; GP worksheets