Spanish for Teachers: Basic Spanish Series
Preface. LECCION PRELIMINAR: EN EL SALON DE CLASE. COMMUNICATION: Greetings, farewells, and simple classroom conversations. LECCION 1: CONVERSACIONES CON LA MAESTRA. COMMUNICATION: Talking to parents about their children. LECCION 2: EN LA ESCUELA. COMMUNICATION: In the classroom: taking attendance; answering students' questions about an assignment. LECCION 3: UNA LECCION DE LENGUAJE. COMMUNICATION: A grammar lesson: explaining grammar to students. LECCION 4: EN LA CLASE DE GEOGRAFIA. COMMUNICATION: Geography class: teaching and answering questions about U.S. geography. LECCION 5: EN LA CLASE DE ARTE. COMMUNICATION: Art class: explaining an art project to students. LECCION 6: UN REPASO DE ANATOMIA (I). COMMUNICATION: Anatomy: talking about the human body; teaching students the names of different parts of the Body. LECCION 7: UN REPASO DE ANATOMIA (II). COMMUNICATION: Anatomy: talking about the respiratory system, the heart, and the blood. LECCION 8: UNA CLASE DE CIENCIAS. COMMUNICATION: Science class: talking about animals; vertebrates and invertebrates. LECCION 9: UNA CONFERENCIA. COMMUNICATION: Parent-teacher conference: talking to parents about academic and social issues. LECCION 10: UNA EXCURSION AL JARDIN BOTANICO. COMMUNICATION: Field trip: dealing with students outside the school setting; talking about plants. LECTURA 2: REGLAS DE LA ESCUELA. REPASO (LECCIONES 6-10). LECCION 11: ALGUNAS REGLAS DE ORTOGRAFIA. COMMUNICATION: Spelling bee: teaching Spanish spelling and pronunciation rules; talking about spelling. LECCION 12: UNA CLASE DE HISTORIA. COMMUNICATION: History class: talking about U.S. history; talking about events that happened in the past. LECCION 13: EN LA CLASE DE MATEMATICAS. COMMUNICATION: Math class: teaching math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division); talking about digits; Roman and Arabic numerals. LECCION 14: UN REPASO DE MATEMATICAS. COMMUNICATION: Math class: reviewing math terms; talking about fractions; measurements and the metric system. LECCION 15: EN LA CLASE DE CIENCIAS. COMMUNICATION: Science class: talking about astronomy, physics, and chemistry LECTURA 3: UNA CARTA. REPASO (LECCIONES 11-15). LECCION 16: CON LOS NINOS DEL JARDIN DE INFANTES. COMMUNICATION: Kindergarten: teaching smaller children; dealing with behavioral issues; playing educational games; singing a song. LECCION 17: UNA CLASE DE GEOMETRIA. COMMUNICATION: Geometry class: talking about angles, shapes, and three-dimensional figures. LECCION 18: !ES LA HORA DEL RECREO! COMMUNICATION: Recess: supervising children during recess; mediating among children. LECCION 19: LA CLASE DE EDUCACION PARA LA SALUD. COMMUNICATION: Health education: talking to children about nutrition and personal hygiene. LECCION 20: !TRABAJEMOS JUNTOS! COMMUNICATION: Cooperation between school and parents: talking to parents about school rules; soliciting parent support to enforce school rules. LECTURA 4: 'COMO PUEDEN LOS PADRES PARTICIPAR EN LAS. ACTIVIDADES ESCOLARES? REPASO (LECCIONES 16-20). APPENDIX A: INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH SOUNDS AND THE ALPHABET. APPENDIX B: VERBS. APPENDIX C: USEFUL CLASSROOM EXPRESSIONS. APPENDIX D: WEIGHTS ANDMEASURES. SPANISH-ENGLISH VOCABULARY. ENGLISH-SPANISH VOCABULARY.