Archive | Eighth Grade Spanish Class

Books and other Resources

Thank you to the parents who were able to make it to Meet the Teacher Night! I promised some resources to extend both your learning about the Comprehensible Method as well as your child’s study of Spanish. Enjoy!   Teaching Spanish w/Comprehensible Input blog Fluency Matters – Publisher of Leveled Readers Duolingo Podcasts – Listen here for […]

Alma MovieTalk ¡Qué Horror!

Both the seventh and eighth graders huddled to watch a terrifying story of a doll store with less than amicable intentions today. To learn more about the MovieTalk method, click here.

Calaveras Vivas

Students in the mIddle school learned about the rich history and traditions of this ancient ritual. They watched videos, heard stories and painted their own faces in the tradition of the authentic “calaveras de azúcar” or sugar skulls. Finally, they tested their Día de Muertos knowledge in an epic Kahoot competition worth 20 points for […]

It’s Señor Wooly Week!!!!!

       It’s Señor Wooly Week! New videos, enhanced games and an incredibly complex Raffle Scavenger Hunt that I am determined to win so that Quest students and I can be stars in the next Señor Wooly video!!!!   Okay, Señor Wooly aside, the 6th grade students have been using regular -AR verbs to […]

Codo Rojo, WWJFD and CSI

The month of December has been one of intense study and focus. Grades 6, 7 and 8 have all taken their midterm exams in the Middlebury Interactive Language program. They have worked through study guides and participated in study groups to hone their preparation skills for major cumulative tests. However, that is NOT all the […]

Arte increíble y la spiritualidad de Día de los Muertos

Although it took place last month, I wanted to share the incredible handiwork of Quest Spanish students who spent time learning about Día de los Muertos and the traditions that go along with it. in Grade 6, students created their own salt dough from a recipe in Spanish, then molded and decorated skulls in the […]

Food and Fashion!

Sometimes food and fashion meet apparently! These photos are all representative of the current and future explorations of Quest Academy Spanish students.   Sixth graders have been discussing school items and actions. They had an exciting day this week when they could ask me to do ANYTHING and I had to say YES! This is […]

Week of 9/19 – 9/23

Sixth Grade: The sixth grade experienced their first MovieTalk. They watched a short animated film called SHOE. First we learned some vocab. Then, I played the movie without sound, stopping periodically to describe the characters and the action. The students used their new vocab to answer questions I had about the film sometimes responding with […]

Me gusta publicar entradas en mi blog . . .

  The students have all settled into their Middlebury routines and are completing one unit. By the beginning of next week, they will be looking ahead to a unit test and a speaking or writing exam as well. We will prepare for these in class with review games and practice and will then take the […]

¡Bienvenidos!

  Welcome back to Quest Spanish! This is the first year the entire middle school will be learning Spanish using Middlebury Interactive Software and the flipped classroom approach. While doing playlists on their Chromebooks, students will be in the driver seats of their own exploration and acquisition of the Spanish language. Class time will be […]

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