This week we’re covering Thanksgiving vocabulary.
Here’s this week’s vocabulary list:
- la mazorca – ear of corn
- la cornucopia – cornucopia
- el pavo – turkey
- el pavo al horno – baked turkey
- la calabaza – pumpkin/squash
- el pastel de calabaza – pumpkin pie
You can download the vocabulary list here:
You can listen to the vocabulary pronounced by a native speaker here.
Here’s a bilingual Thanksgiving video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfGDvUzcPEI
Here’s a Thanksgiving themed color by number sheet.
Week 6
The Monday class will cover week 6 on 11/4. The Wednesday class will cover week 4 (please scroll down to week 4 below) on 11/6 and cover week 6 material on 11/13.
This week we will begin reviewing what we’ve learned in class so far, plus add a handful of colors.
Here’s this week’s vocabulary list:
negro – black
blanco – white
café – brown
rosado/rosa – pink
You can download the vocabulary list here:
You can listen to the vocabulary pronounced by a native speaker here.
- Here is a video song to help us remember colors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpLQSdu4V94
- Here’s a printout of a colors song to the tune of Frére Jacques that we will learn in class over the next couple weeks.
Here’s my most popular color-by-number of all time: a Day of the Dead skull!
Week 5
Saturday (November 2) is Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) so we’ll be talking about this celebration in all our classes. (Next week, the Wednesday class will cover week 4 that they missed because of conferences and the Monday class will move on to week 6).
Here’s this week’s vocabulary list:
la vela – candle
el cempasúchil – marigold flower
el paper picado – tissue paper decorations
la calavera – skull
La Catrina – A skeleton lady with a hat, originally painted by Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada
la foto – picture or photograph
la calaca – skeleton
la ofrenda – offering
la calavera de azúcar – sugar skull
el pan de muerto – “bread of the dead”
el altar – altar
You can download the vocabulary list here:
You can listen to the vocabulary pronounced by a native speaker here.
Here’s a video about Day of the Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LijduaiSnQY
Here’s a kid-friendly (written) explanation of Day of the Dead: https://spanishmama.com/day-of-the-dead-kids/
Here are a whole slew of songs about Day of the Dead, including some for older kids and adults!
https://spanishmama.com/day-of-the-dead-songs
And here are a bunch of Day of the Dead coloring pages. (If you haven’t already bookmarked SpanishMama.com, I highly suggest you do—and add yourself to her mailing list while you’re at it!) https://spanishmama.com/sugar-skull-coloring-pages-and-masks-for-dia-de-muertos/
Week 4 (10/21 for Monday class; 11/6 for Wednesday class)
This week we’re covering more numbers and colors.
Here’s this week’s vocabulary list:
Vocabulario de la Semana 4 – K-2nd
16 – dieciséis
17 – diecisiete
18 – dieciocho
19 – diecinueve
20 – veinte
rojo – red
azul – blue
verde – green
amarillo – yellow
morado – purple
anaranjado – orange
You can download the vocabulary list here:
You can listen to the vocabulary pronounced by a native speaker here.
Here’s a song about colors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT9zY9azG9Y
Here’s a worksheet to help us practice counting.
Week 3
This week we’re covering more numbers and clothing.
Here’s this week’s vocabulary list:
Vocabulario – Semana 3
el abrigo – jacket
la camisa – shirt
los pantalones – pants
los zapatos – shoes
11 – once
12 – doce
13 – trece
14 – catorce
15 – quince
You can download the vocabulary list here:
You can listen to the vocabulary pronounced by a native speaker here.
Here’s a worksheet to help us practice counting.
Here’s a video about weather and clothing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYB9sXIL2cc
Week 2
This week we’re covering more ways to tell people how we feel and numbers. You can download the vocabulary list here:
You can listen to the vocabulary pronounced by a native speaker here.
Here’s this week’s vocabulary list:
Vocabulario – Semana 2
emocionado – excited
feliz – happy
cansado – tired
triste – sad
enojado – mad
cero – zero
uno – one
dos – two
tres – three
cuatro – four
cinco – five
seis – six
siete – seven
ocho – eight
nueve – nine
diez – ten
la manzana – apple
las galletas – crackers/cookies
el queso – cheese
Here’s are two YouTube videos to help practice counting to 10:
Here’s another one:
Here’s a worksheet to help us practice counting.
Week 1
This week we’re covering some of the vocabulary we’ll be using each week. You can download the vocabulary list here:
You can listen to the vocabulary pronounced by a native speaker here. (Note we included some snacks in the list that are not included in the audio. Sorry! We’ll add those to the audio for next week.)
hola – hello
adiós – goodbye
por favor – please
gracias – thank you
de nada – you’re welcome
manzana – apple
queso – cheese
galletas – crackers/cookies
Me llamo… – My name is…
¿Cómo estás? – How are you?
Yo estoy… – I am….
muy bien – very good
bien – good
más o menos – so so
mal – bad
muy mal – very bad
Here’s a YouTube video to help practice “me llamo” (my name is):
Here are a whole bunch of videos about “adiós” (goodbye): https://llamitasspanish.com/adios-spanish-goodbye-songs/
Here are some flashcards with clues and answers for some of the words we learned today.