Spanish in January at a Glance

  • Taking Attendance
  • Classroom Rules
  • Compliments
  • Puppet: hug, kiss, give me 5!
  • Parts of the head and face
  • ​Putting a snowman together
  • The weather (snowing, raining, cloudy, sunny)
  • Happy Birthday Song
  • Numbers 1-40​​
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! 
Do you want extra activities, games and songs to practice this month? Then you'll want a copy of our 
​​Teach & Learn Spanish in January
​Activity Book and CD or MP3.

January - Week 1 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-4:23:
Taking attendance:
4:24-11:07:
Rules
11:08-14:57: 
Compliments
14:58-22:25:
The Puppet, kiss/hug/Give me 5!

 Week 1: Optional 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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January - Week 2 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-2:55: 
the snow, snowflakes, it's snowing
4:24-10:47:
Calling the North Pole to learn parts of the body
10:48-18:26:
Putting the snowman together
​18:27-25:20:
Numbers 1-40


 

 Week 2: Optional Review

​Coloring Sheet

With this coloring sheet you will combine addition and subtraction facts, art and Spanish! First, download enough copies of this coloring sheet for your students. Before passing the coloring sheets up, tape one copy to the board and model that they should write their name on the line. Then practice the addition and subtractions problems with them and show them how they will use their answers to figure out which color to use in the shapes. When they are done they will have a beautiful snowman. Lastly, show them how to copy the Spanish words on the lines. Encourage your students to say the numbers and words out loud in Spanish. Have fun! 

​Coloring Sheet

Below is another easy worksheet for your kids. They will practice reading the new vocabulary words and then they draw a picture of each word too. 

January - Week 3 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-8:04:
Parts of the Head and Face
the head, the ears, the eyes, the hair, the mouth, the nose
8:05-11:16:
Song: La cabeza
​11:17-17:24:
Play Simon Says
17:25-24:37:
​A fun ball and counting game
 

 Week 2: Optional Review

Flashcards for Bulletin Board

An optional activity you can print out the following pictures. Use them to decorate your Spanish bulletin board or as flashcards to review the vocabulary with your students! The more often they see, hear and say the new words, the more quick them will retain them. 

After watching "Simón Dice" in the virtual lesson, play it with your students for 5 minutes a day. Let the students be the callers, they will love that and being the leader will help them memorize the vocabulary. 

​Coloring Sheet

For students who are ready to read the words below and draw from scratch, the is the perfect worksheet to help them review vocabulary having to do with the head and the face. 

January - Week 4 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-6:35: 
The Weather:
​ sunny, cloudy, raining, snowing
6:36-8:25:
Alphabet Review
8:26-14:06:
Spelling the weather words song
14:07-18:22:
Happy Birthday song in Spanish


 

Weather Booklet

An ideal way for your students to practice the weather vocabulary is for them to illustrate the weather booklet below. Print one booklet per student. Staple the pages together. Model for your students how to neatly illustrate the booklet base on the weather expressions. They will be so proud of illustrating their first book in Spanish!