Cabo took a test today.

He was very focused and worked diligently.

He asked appropriate and insightful questions.

Cabo also transitioned quickly between activities. He has been been getting better and better with his transitions.

Cabo did a fantastic job of transitioning to the task at hand today.

We opened with a Guess Who Review. Cabo was able to use much of the vocabulary but needed minor reminders for some of the vocabulary used for the game.

We introduced a new learning game: I spy. In the course of the game we discovered new vocabulary: Ardilla, oja, pajaro. We also learned the repetitive phrase that is used to play the game and review words such as arbol.

We did a brief preview of reflexive verbs but did not dive into the exact usage.

Cabo wrote 3 sentences in Spanish.

We reviewed the notecards that Cabo had created in an early session.

We corrected one of the cards that may have had an error due to the word being a false cognate. So we diverted to discuss the dangers of not verifying possible cognates.

We reviewed the clothing vocabulary and used the verb llevar. We discussed how other languages can highlight other perspectives as we discussed how Spanish uses 1 verb to express both the wearing and carrying of an item.

Cabo seems to appreciate nuances like these.

We toured the school discussing what items people were wearing or not wearing in Spanish

We also wrote sentences on the board. Cabo finished the class by writing sentences on his own in Spanish.

Our session started a couple minutes late as Sofia saw her father at the front of the school and went to talk to him. We used Spanish to express her feelings using the verb estar. We continue to map out the content areas on which Sofia has a firm grasp. We discussed resources in addition to the text for Sofia to use.
We organized the paragraphs of her essay.

Cabo I discussed skills to become a lifelong learner of Spanish. I introduced him to various useful resources outside of the textbook including StudySpanish.com. We discussed how this tool differs from the text and ways for him to use it and tools like it even after he has stopped taking Spanish classes.

We continued to map out the content areas of his learning and areas where he could use a review. He took an online quiz. We discussed the days of the week. We highlighted how to say someone does something on certain days of the week.

We started Chapter 9. We practiced using past tense by asking, "What did you do on the long weekend?" Cabo described stores where he enjoys shopping, and we compared those stores in the USA and Mexico. We also completed page 292 in the student textbook. Cabo completed page 298, and we practiced vocabulary words.

We had Bobby join Judie's birthday party first, so that he could be a part of the school-wide activity. He was very gracious in wishing Judie a happy birthday.

We then quickly dove into writing a 5-paragraph essay in Spanish. Bobby was able to answer a series of questions about himself in Spanish.

We used the answers to those questions to form the 3 body paragraphs of his essay. We wrote topic sentences for each paragraph. We wrote Introductory and Conclusionary paragraphs.

Cabo wrote a paragraph about a house. While many students write about their own house, we modified the assignment to discuss his "ideal" house. He adeptly described a house.

Cabo then read a description of a different house and was able to draw a picture from the description. His picture included the key details described.

We played a round of Guess Who. Cabo used the vocabulary to play a well thought out game. His personal strategy for the game includes using questions with the term "or" being prominently featured. We adjusted our game vocabulary to facilitate this strategy.

We created a store flyer in Spanish that highlighted the weekly and monthly vocabulary and added pictures of Spanish stores.

After brief introductions with Bobby, we discussed his intentions and experiences with Spanish. I let him know that writing will be a priority.

He translated some sentences to English from Spanish using verbs that are critical to success in Spanish 1.