Interactive Notebook in A FLES program {Take A Quick Peek!}

by | Nov 30, 2014 | FLES program, Interactive Notebook

This is my first year using interactive notebooks with my students. I teach grades PreK-3, but I only use it with second and third graders, and they have Spanish twice a week for 45 minutes each class. We play games and sing a lot in class and sometimes make projects on iPads,  but at the end of every unit I like making a paper project or worksheet they can keep in their notebooks. Last year I used binders and divided them into sections, but soon enough the binders were messy, and some students dropped them by accident, and pages flew all over the place. I am not sure how interactive this notebook is, but I like calling it that because it sounds less boring than calling it just a a regular notebook, at least for my own motivation! So far the results have been great and the children really love them. Creating an interactive notebook is a lot of work. I have decided to create mine along with my students and with the curriculum in progress to see what activities really work.

Take a peek inside our notebooks. These are some of the activities in the second and third grade interactive notebooks. I will keep adding more pages as the school year progresses. 
  
Children worked on personalizing their notebooks
  
We used these two activities during the first two weeks of school. 
The calendar in the notebook is very useful as we use it as part of our class routine and can refer to it and access it very easily.
We also glue regular worksheets in the notebook folded in half to save space.

 
These are two different activities second and third graders did to review and learn new parts of the body.

   
We also glue booklets and lyrics of some of the songs we learn during class.
 

This is our latest activity to share what we are thankful for in Spanish.
 
At the end of the notebook we glued envelopes to keep those extra papers we need to save such as our participation cards.
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More pages will be added as the year goes by and we explore more language in our classes. You can purchase all the activities above in my TpT store. The good news is that I will keep adding more activities to this set, and if you purchase this set now you will be the first to get the new activities at no extra charge. You will be notified via e-mail every time I add more to this product, and you will just have to download the recent file! The price will change as the product grows, and you won’t have to pay anything extra.

Have fun putting your interactive notebooks together with your students!
Carolina

November Bilingual Blog Hop

by | Nov 7, 2014 | blog hop, Freebies

This month I have joined a group of amazing teachers in a bilingual blog hop. You will be able to download free resources for your classes. 
Here is my free product for you:
A Thanksgiving Pie in Spanish
A cute mini-book to count up to 10
Download your freebie HERE!
Please stop by my Teachers Pay Teacher store for more freebies and holiday resources for teaching Spanish. Don’t forget to like my page on Facebook to stay updated about more teaching ideas!

Next stop is at Maestra Sandoval’s blog! Make sure to visit her to get the awesome freebie she created for you!

https://www.maestrasandoval.com/2014/11/bilingual-blog-hop.html
Happy Thanksgiving!
Carolina

¡Es la Gran Calabaza, Charlie Brown! {Movie} – Activity Guide for Spanish Class

by | Oct 29, 2014 | Halloween

It’s Halloween time, and many of our students get excited about it in school. I always see this time as an opportunity to bring a new language to my classes. It’s a great time of year to teach or review colors, seasons, feelings, and so on. Last year, I bought this holiday movie classic and watched it in my classes but didn’t really have the time to plan an activity to go along with it. This year I decided to create an activity set that students may use to talk in Spanish after watching the movie.
Download the free activity set  HERE!
I show the movie to my students in Spanish and show English subtitles. According to your level and class meeting frequency, you might want to watch it in Spanish without subtitles. I used this activity in my third-grade classes, but I am sure it can be used with various levels.
Happy Halloween!

Carolina

 

 

Take Your Students on A Trip With This Awesome Puzzle!

by | Oct 28, 2014 | Giveaways, REVIEW

As a Spanish teacher, I feel that teaching geography is a responsibility of mine. Due to the ages that I teach, I find it hard because many of the maps that show Latin America are either in English or are not simple enough for the eyes of my second and third grade students. 
I felt a relief when I received this puzzle. The picture is a piece of art and is simple enough for my students to put together. I have used this puzzle as a center for early finishers and they absolutely love it. I often use a corner in my classroom for students from different classes to work on the puzzle collectively, adding pieces when they have time.

This puzzle has become a collaborative project in my room, serving as a thread to connect all of my students throughout the week. And the best is when I hear them reading the names of the countries in Spanish or making comments such as “I didn’t know Colombia is next to Ecuador.” Children always come to my classroom asking for el rompecabezas. It’s an activity that engages them easily and allows them to work in groups. They have made it a challenge and can’t wait to finish and see the final result. This will take your students on virtual trips to different places in Latin America. 
This puzzle has worked great for my students and I am sure it will work for your students too. This puzzle was created by a Spanish teacher who knows the importance of including geography in foreign language curriculum. To learn more about this great teaching tool please visit their Amazon store or like the their page on Facebook. I would love one of our readers to have one these awesome puzzles! 
And, with students who know where the Equator is, here’s to hoping I never get asked if it’s “winter” in Colombia with students who know not to assume that all of South America is south of the Equator! 

Giveaway Time!

One lucky teacher will get to win this puzzle for her/his class! Just enter below to participate. Winner will be announced on November 1st, 2014. United States only!

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¡Buena suerte!
Carolina
HALLOWEEN GAME FOR PRESCHOOLERS

HALLOWEEN GAME FOR PRESCHOOLERS

by | Oct 11, 2014 | games

This Halloween game is sure to be a hit with your younger students! It’s not only fun, but it also promotes teamwork and creativity. You can choose to prepare multiple sets for different groups or create one big pumpkin for the entire class to work on together. Here’s how it works:

  1. Call out a part of the pumpkin face (for example, “the nose” or “the mouth”).
  2. Have your students eagerly search for the correct part and then add it to the pumpkin as a group.
  3. Once they’ve successfully assembled the entire face, encourage them to label each part. This not only enhances their knowledge of the pumpkin’s anatomy but also their language skills.

To make this activity even more durable and reusable, consider laminating the pumpkin parts. This way, you can enjoy this game year after year. I recommend using a cookie tray or a magnetic board as a base, which makes it easy to manipulate the parts

Download your freebie HERE!
Enjoy,