Spanish in September at a Glance

  • Classroom Rules
  • What is your name? My name is ______________.
  • What is his/her name? 
  • Compliments
  • How are you? I am good/so-so/not well
  • Song: The Wheels on the Bus

September - Week 1 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-2:40: Meet Señora Theresa
2:41-14:55: Classroom Rules
14:56-21:42: What is your name? 
21:43-27:19: What is his/her name?

 Week 1: Review Classroom Rules

After your students learn the rules in Spanish, print out the poster to the right and display it in your classroom. Warm-up with the rules in Spanish everyday and soon you and your students will have the rules in Spanish memorized! Challenge yourself and your students to say the rules in Spanish INSTEAD OF English! 

Week 2: Review "What is your name?" 

After your students learn to ask and tell their name in Spanish by watching the Virtual lesson above, play the audio file. The audio file is a song that repeats the question; "¿Cómo te llamas? There is a pause after each time the question is asked, giving the children time to respond with "Me llama + their name." 

To make this activity more dramatic, tap the kids on the head with a "special wand" or toss them a ball indicating that it is their return to respond with their name. If the audio file ends before every student has a turn to say "Me llamo + their name", play it a second time. If you have a small class, give kids a second turn to respond during the pauses. 

Here is another poster with how to ask and say your name. You can download it and display it in your classroom.

September - Week 2 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-4:22: Puppet names
4:23-9:12: Guess the puppet names
9:13-17:42: Compliments
17:43-22:42: Numbers 1-10
22:43-24:18: Count the ducks!
​24:19-28:46: Balloon Tap Game

 Review Activity 1: Compliments

After your students watch the Compliment activity in the Virtual Lesson, print out the poster to the right and display it in your classroom. Make it your goal to begin complimenting your students in Spanish, and encourage them to compliment each other in Spanish too! 

It's Time to Color!

Download and print this coloring sheet for your students.  They will enjoy coloring in the block letters. Have them take their finished products home to share with their family. Encourage them to use the compliments in the classroom and at home!

September - Week 3 
​​Virtual Lesson
You will practice:​
00:00-10:16: Puppet & Useful Expressions for taking attendance, hello, goodbye, kiss, hug, high 5!
10:17-13:14: Numbers 1-10 Song
13:15-18:04: How are you?
18:05-20:51: Slideshows

 Review Activity 1: Game: Magic Wand or Ball Toss

These are the expressions you learned in the virtual lesson. Tell the kids you are going to tap them on the head with a magic wand (or toss a ball to them). you will ask them in Spanish, ¿Cómo te llamas? They should say if they feel "bien," "más o menos," or "mal." Encourage them to use facial expressions and body gestures to express how they feel. After you've played once, put a student in charge of this activity!
You can download & display this poster in your room.

 Review Activity 2: Slideshow #1 

Play the slideshows. See if your students can say how the kids feel in Spanish!

Slideshow #1 

Slideshow #2 ​

It's Time to Color!

Download and print this coloring sheet for your students. They will enjoy finishing the faces and copying the feeling words on the lines. Have them take their finished products home to share with their family. Encourage them to tell how they feel in Spanish everyday!  
Picture

September - Week 4 
​​Virtual Lesson 

This week the entire lesson is dedicated to your children or students learning the song "Las Ruedas del Camión" which in English is the famous children's song: "The Wheels on the Bus". Depending on the ages of your students you can watch this lesson in three parts or all at once. 
You will practice:​
00:00-11:59: Words in the song, "Las Ruedas del Camión".

​12:00-28:07: Phrases and actions in the Song: "Las Ruedas del Camión".
​
28:08-31:17: Sing the song: "Las Ruedas del Camión".
You can download visuals to practice the song here: 

Review Activity 1:
Play Charades 

Review Activity 2:
​Practice the Song! 
Below are suggestions for acting out the song. Practice the actions with your students. You can play Charades by taking turns acting out a verse from the song. You may only use actions, no words. The class has to guess the correct verse by singing it aloud in Spanish. This game will help them memorize the entire song!
Here are the lyrics to the song in English and in Spanish. If you'd like to play the song in your classroom or home, you can download it from iTunes or play it on Amazon Music or Spotify. 
Song: "Las Ruedas del Camión
Artist: José-Luis Orozco
Album: Diez Deditos Vol. 12

 Review Activity 3: Color by Numbers!

Download and print this fun coloring sheet of a "camión"(school bus) for your students. They will enjoy coloring the picture by numbers. Practice saying the colors and numbers in Spanish while they are coloring. Also, see if they can point to and name the following words they learned in the virtual lesson:

el camión - school bus
las ruedas - the wheels
las puertas - the doors
la gente - the people
Do you want extra activities, games and songs to practice this month? Then you'll want a copy of our 
​​Teach & Learn Spanish in September
​Book and CD or MP3.