First Grade
Welcome to the First Grade!
This year the students will be incorporating their new reading and writing skills a bit more, but in Spanish. Building upon our units from last year, First Grade students will expand their vocabulary and cultural base to be able to produce more with the language. Many students are comfortable listening to the language, and can follow what is happening in class. My goal this year is to challenge them to be risk-takers, and to use the language more often with their peers.
For the first trimester, our unit of study is "Who I Am." This includes introductions, greetings, age, and numbers 1-10. We practice different ways to answer the question, ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?) We also use stories and simple songs to practice feelings, numbers, and greetings. To review parts of the body, we use brain breaks and review past, silly stories.
Our next unit is titled, "What I Eat". This year we focus on vocabulary for breakfast. We also look at typical breakfasts from other countries. Students will complete projects that will be displayed at school, and the assessments will be sent home.
As we begin 2023, we will work in the unit titled, "My Life as a Student." We will make 'las mochilas' (backpacks) and practice the vocabulary for the items that might be inside. We will take time to practice the days of the week, and numbers up to 20.
Our last unit of the year will cover 'La Familia'. We will learn the vocabulary, and then also talk a little about cultural family differences. Stay tuned for updates later in the year!
I am so excited to have the students in the classroom with me! Let's have an amazing year!
Greetings and Titles
¡Hola! - Hello, Hi Adiós - goodbye
Señor, Señora, Señorita - Mr., Mrs., Miss
Buenos días, buenas tardes, buenas noches - Good morning, good afternoon, good evening
Simple Questions
¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo _________. What is your name? My name is ____________________.
¿Cuántos años tienes? Tengo _________ años. How old are you? I am __________ years old.
¿Cómo estás? – How are you? -bien, más o menos, mal – good, so-so, bad
-tengo frío, tengo calor- I'm cold, I'm hot
-tengo hambre, tengo sed- I'm hungry, I'm thirsty
Los Colores
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rojo – red |
azul – blue |
verde – green |
amarillo – yellow |
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café – brown |
negro – black |
blanco – white |
morado – purple |
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anaranjado – orange |
rosado – pink |
gris - gray |
El Cuerpo
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la cabeza-head |
la nariz-nose |
los ojos-eyes |
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la boca-mouth |
los pies-feet |
los brazos-arms |
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las orejas-ears |
las manos-hands |
las piernas-feet |
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el cuerpo-body |
las rodillas-knees | el pelo-hair |
For Future Units:
La Familia
la familia-family la madre-mother el padre-father yo-I
el hermano-brother la hermana-sister el abuelo-grandpa
la abuela-grandma grande-large pequeño-small
el gato-cat el perro-dog el pez-fish
Las Frutas
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las fresas-strawberries |
las uvas-grapes |
la pera-pear |
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la manzana-apple |
el limón-lemon |
la naranja-orange |
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el plátano-banana |
la sandía-watermelon |
la piña-pineapple |
El Desayuno
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los huevos-eggs |
las frutas-fruits |
el pan tostado-toast |
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el cereal-cereal |
las salchichas-sausages |
el tocino-bacon |
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el jugo-juice |
la leche-milk |
el café-coffee |
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el desayuno-breakfast |
el chocolate caliente |
-hot chocolate |