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Spanish
​in December
​Virtual Lessons

Teachers, no prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary for you to show
our virtual lessons to your students. In fact, with our virtual lessons,
you get to learn or brush up on Spanish too!

Spanish in December at a Glance

  • Compliments
  • Decorating a Christmas Tree
  • Song: Feliz Navidad
  • Presents
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas Game
  • Winter Clothes
  • Wash your hands
  • Colors
  • How many days until Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hannuka, etc. 
Note: Optional review activities are included with each virtual lesson. These are OPTIONAL, so pick and choose which ones, if any you want to do, and only do them if you feel you have time. If each week the minimum you do is show part of, or an entire virtual lesson to your students, you will be successful in Spanish! 
SHOP DECEMBER BOOK & CD
Do you want extra activities, games and songs to practice this month? Then you'll want a copy of our 
​​Teach & Learn Spanish in December
​Activity Book and CD or MP3.
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December - Week 1 
​​Virtual Lesson

You will practice:​
Rules:
00:00-9:05:
Compliments
9:06-11:40:
The Christmas tree
11:41-19:23: 
the star, the ornament(s), the lights, color review
19:24-30:51:

Decorating a Christmas tree

 Week 1: Review 

Compliments

Download and print this compliment poster and display it in your classroom or home as a visual reminder to practice complimenting each other in Spanish everyday. Soon you and your students will naturally say the compliments in Spanish!  

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Decorating a Christmas Tree

If you will decorate a Christmas tree at school or at home, below are the phrases you can use to decorate the tree in Spanish. You can also print off and laminate a tree, lights, star and ornament visuals and use them to practice decorating a tree with your students. 
DOWNLOAD PHRASES
DOWNLOAD TREE/ORNAMENTS
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Coloring Sheet

To help your students practice the vocabulary for decorating a Christmas tree, they can color the picture below. Print off as many copies as you need for your classroom. Enjoy!
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December - Week 2 
​​Virtual Lesson

 You will practice:​
00:00-9:03:
Christmas & New Years expressions
9:04-16:29:
Song: I Wanna Wish You a Merry Christmas
16:30-20:20: 
Santa Claus, reindeer
20:21-25:04:
6 toys
25:05-31:55:
Presents & Game
​31:56-44:42:
Game: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
   
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 Week 2: Review 

Coloring Sheet

To help your students practice the vocabulary in this week's lesson, they can color the picture below. Tell them to copy the vocabulary words in Spanish on the lines provided. Print off as many copies as you need for your classroom. Enjoy!
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December - Week 3
​​Virtual Lesson

 You will practice:​
00:00-3:38: Winter Clothes
3:39-9:00: News Broadcast
9:01-15:43: ​Clothing Relay Race
15:44-18:58: Put on....
​18:59-20:17:Take off...(winter gear)
20:18-22:52: Listen and Repeat
22:53-26:16: Help Miss Theresa put on and take off her winter clothes. 
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La Ropa: The Clothes

During the winter months in colder climates, we help kids put on winter gear such as a hat, mittens, and boots. By learning the vocabulary in Spanish for these words in addition to a few simple commands, you can turn this into yet another time when Spanish is spoken in your classroom or home. 
Practice the following words with your students:
the jacket: la chaqueta
​the hat: la gorra
the scarf: la bufanda
the mittens: los mitones
the boots: las botas
​the snow pants: los pantalones de nieve

​Play this audio file to practice saying and singing the words along with the News Broadcast: 


December - Week 4
​​Virtual Lesson

 You will practice:​
00:00-5:37: Wash your hands, turn off the water, dry your hands
5:38-6:31:​ Wash your hands to a song song by a mom
6:32-7:45: 
Wash your hands to a song song by a dad
7:46-15:17: Colors
15:18-16:00: Color Song
16:01-22:49: What color is it/are they? with help from a Robot friend
​22:50- 28:29: Memory Game with colors
28:30-34:40: The December calendar and holidays
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Coloring Sheet

Your students will enjoy coloring the mittens while learning or reviewing colors in Spanish! Encourage them to say or even sing the colors out loud in Spanish as they color.  Print off as many copies as you need for your classroom. Enjoy!
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Coloring Sheet

Your students can practice numbers and holidays in December with this coloring sheet. These dates are talked about in the video: 
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Christmas: December 25
Kwaanza: Begins December 26
Hannukah: Begins on a different date every year
New Year's Eve: December 31

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