We reviewed for the test including greetings, times, weather, and seasons.

We took the time to show David how to do internet searches in Spanish. We also accessed Studyspanish.com so that he can study for this test and every other one independently.

We reviewed for the test including greetings, times, weather, and seasons.

We took the time to show Kaitlin how to do internet searches in Spanish. We also accessed Studyspanish.com so that she can study for this test and every other one independently.

We looked at the packet regarding the most used verbs in Spanish. We read the list of verbs and translated them.

We spoke about telling and asking for the time. Our discussion included common phrases like "and a quarter," and "and a half."

We also discussed the weather diving into the sometimes dubious cognates tiempo and estaciones. I asked David questions about the seasons and weather.

We reviewed numbers highlighting the numbers that have accent marks (16, 26, 22, 23). We watched a video with a song for the days of the week.

We reviewed greetings, farewells.

We then discussed numbers 1-100 making sure to ask specific questions of what may appear on the upcoming test.

David had questions about currencies in other countries. We discussed them briefly.

We discussed days of the week and months of the year getting into details such as the fact that these days are not capitalized when written in Spanish.

We briefly reviewed greetings, farewells, numbers 1-100, days, dates.

Then we quickly moved into telling time and discussing weather. While Kaitlin does seem to benefit from this brief review of these preliminary topics we continue to move through them rapidly as she seems to have a good foundation with them.

Lastly, we finished with some statistics given by the Spanish Royal Academy on which 12 verbs are used the most in the Spanish language. We will focus our efforts on these verbs this year.

Kaitlin and I covered multiple topics today as she already had a solid foundation with many of them.

We discussed greetings (verbal and physical gestures), farewells, courteous speech, numbers 1-100, days of the week and months of the year.

Given her strong foundation, I encouraged her to vary and expand her expression. She did a great job taking notes.

Today, we reviewed information regarding the geographical locations where Spanish is spoken.

We then dove into greetings, farewells, days of the week, months of the year.

David seems to have an aptitude for identifying patterns in language and academic subjects. He is highly inquisitive which is welcome in class.

I spoke to him about the importance of accessing Spanish everyday outside of class.

We spoke about the spread of the Spanish language throughout the world. We looked at the geographical location of Spain and discussed its proximity to parts of Africa and Europe. We spoke about how the Spanish language reflects its ties to African countries and other countries. We spoke of the strategic significance of the strait of Gibraltar and the Panama Canal.

Kaitlin had some wonderful insights regarding the languages that people in her life speak and the countries they visit.

Kaitlin and I discussed the Ser verb tree.

We discussed how we will use verb charts as tools to help us process large amounts of information efficiently.

We also discussed the historical significance of some of the conjugations.

We practiced saying and using the verb Ser.

She took her Alphabet test.

David and I discussed the verb Ser. We practiced saying and using the verb.

We spoke about the spread of the Spanish language throughout the world.

We looked at the geographical location of Spain and discussed its proximity to parts of Africa and Europe. We spoke about how the Spanish language reflects its ties to African countries and other countries.

We spoke of the strategic significance of the strait of Gibraltar and the Panama canal.

We then spoke about several greetings in Spanish including gestures used to greet people.