THE PREMIER ACADEMY
&
EATON MILL NURSERY
Where Teaching Is a Work Of Heart!
Bletchley - Milton Keynes
SPANISH - ESPAÑOL
REASONS FOR LEARNING SPANISH
TPA SPANISH INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS
At TPA, children can practise their pronunciation and even teach their family members some new vocabulary using these interactive word mats through the Interactive Displays section of the website.
LEARN SPANISH WITH NOAH AND FRIENDS
Oh Noah!, (formerly known as Noah Comprende) is designed to teach Spanish to children. In each video, a misunderstanding launches a comic misadventure. Kids learn language better when they can put it into meaningful context. Although—like Noah—they may not understand all the Spanish dialogue, kids can comprehend the story told through rich visual storytelling, much like a silent movie. The PBS digital series Oh Noah! is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET.
LEARNING SPANISH WIT "SCRATCH".
These experiences are very motivating and positive, not only to develop digital literacy, buy also to improve the MFL learning. Year 5 and 6 are currently working on it... and it´s so fun!!. They´ll share their projects in this website, so we all will be able to enjoy them.
SPANISH CHRISTMAS CODING
In year 4 we have been Coding in Spanish with "La Aldea de Papá Noel". Firstly we learnt coding fundamentals to navigate the elf through the forest to find dropped presents, also we code to choreograph the elves' dances, and everything in Spanish!!, ¡MUY BIEN CHICOS!
"PROYECTO DIÁLOGO"
During the first term, we have been learning about pets. We can now talk about and write about different animals. We can say if we have or don´t have pets at home and we are able to describe them. We also worked on different onomatopoeias in Spanish and English. At the end of this topic we did a "Concertina Pet book". We loved it!!!!
WE WATCH SHOWS AND MOVIES IN SPANISH
At TPA we try to get our students exposed to the second language they’re learning. There are countless benefits and reasons why our students should start watching movies to learn foreign languages, mainly to develop their listening and comprehension skills, but they also get to hear how people really talk in a real world scenario and they get to hear how words are really pronounced. And they really love it!!!
BOARD GAMES TO SUPPORT LANGUAGE LEARNING
Board games are a great learning tool used to support the learning of Spanish. Games allow children to take an active role in their learning, whilst gaining confidence in an engaging way. As well as giving children a chance to take ownership of their learning they also allow the teacher opportunities to observe the children’s language development. At The Premier Academy the Spanish teachers use a variety of board games such as Pictureka, BattleShip, Who’s Who, La Oca (Spanish version of Snakes and Ladders), Twister, Scrabble, Bingo and Kloo.
Kloo cards have won a host of awards including the prestigious ‘ToyTalk Best Board and Card Game of the Year’. This learning tool is currently used in Year 5 and 6. Children are able to access the Kloo website for free and print off the cards to use at home. http://www.kloogame.com/
RECORDING
In Year 3 and 4 children have been using equipment to record one another introducing themselves in Spanish. This activity let them explore their own voice and allowed the teacher the opportunity to listen and provide feedback on their oral performance. Children have also been reviewing their own work and pronunciation and they really enjoyed it!
AT LANGUAGE SHOW LIVE LONDON
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SPANISH LESSONS FOR ADULTS
As well as teaching Spanish to the children, Jesualdo will be offering lessons to parents on a Friday from 2.30 to 3.15 pm. If you would like to meet him to find out more, please speak to the ladies in the atrium.
¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!
Our students have made their own Christmas tree pop-up card and they have learnt vocabulary about Christmas and some Spanish Christmas carols.¡Feliz Navidad y feliz año nuevo a todos!
RECEPTION: DESCRIBING MYSELF, PHYSICAL AND PERSONALITY
We can describe ourselves!!, personality, looks, eye color, and hair.... and we have fun with Teacher Lola.
HOW TO USE BILINGUAL DICTIONARIES
Our students in Year 4, 5 and 6 are learning to use bilingual dictionaries.
Bilingual dictionaries are extremely useful for MFL learners, because using dictionaries will enhance their bilingual competency.This is an important skill that they need to develop and which requires guidance and practice.Bilingual dictionaries and translation software are essential language learning tools, if used properly, and it is worth devoting time and energy to ensuring that learners are supported to build up their skills in using bilingual dictionaries and translation software as learning tools. In the Students Zone they can find some of them.
PEN PAL - YEAR 5 AND 6
Year 5 and 6 children have started to exchange letters with children from "Antonio de Nebrija" School in Spain.This is going to help them develop their writing and reading skills in both, English and Spanish.
SKYPE WITH SPAIN
Our year 3 children have contacted children in Spain via Skype. The Spanish children were in a Robotics lesson and they showed us their projects. Both classes introduced themselves and they practiced their listening and speaking skills during the session. They enjoyed seeing the robots and they learnt a little bit about them.
SPANISH VIDEOS
KS2 children are recording their own videos in Spanish. They chose one of the topics and created some fantastic videos. You can see more in the .
USING MICROPHONES
We are now using computer microphones to help improve our voice recording. Children can use them in the ICT suite and on the computers in the bays around the school. Using these microphones will allow children to record high quality digital audio.
SPANISH PHONICS
New words are easy to pronounce in Spanish thanks to their vowels. There are only 5 vowel phonemes (sounds) in Spanish and they are each only pronounced one way. English has the same 5 vowels, but they are pronounced 12 different ways. During our lessons we learn to pronunciate these vowels properly and we have recorded this fantastic chant. Hope you like it!
We play dominoes. "Tengo un perro"
This activity allows the students to revise their Spanish vocabulary through kinaesthetic learning as they actively move the words around to match them up with the correct pair. The activity also provides an opportunity for peer assessment and language practice as they have to use the vocabulary in different sentences. "Yo tengo una serpiente", "yo no tengo el gato", "yo tengo un ratón y una tortuga", "me gusta el conejo". ¡Gran trabajo!
Year 3 started to use computers to learn Spanish
This term our year 3 students started to use computers to learn Spanish. They will be utilizing the resources in the ICT suite, such as various software programs and internet sites to interact with the Spanish language.
Reception, "Drilo el cocodrilo"
In Reception, we dance, sing and learn Spanish with Drilo, "el cocodrilo". Do you know him?.
¡Es muy divertido!
Christmas Carol - Villancico "Feliz Navidad"
Here a very popular Christmas carol in English and Spanish. Try to sing it!
Spanish Christmas at TPA
It´s Christmas time at The Premier Academy and our students are learning about Christmas in Spain, El gordo, Los Reyes Magos y Las 12 uvas are some of these Christmas traditions.
"El gordo", the Fat One is Spain´s annual Christmas lottery, also known as El Gordo (The Fat One) because of the amount of money which is distributed in prizes as opposed to being kept by the Spanish state.
Christmas may have come and gone, but many kids here in Spain are still eagerly awaiting their presents. That’s because it is not Santa Claus who brings them gifts on Christmas Day. The tradition in Spain is that "Los Reyes Magos", known as The Three Wise Men or The Three Kings, bring Spanish children their gift on January 6th.
New Year´s Eve and the twelve grapes. "Las 12 uvas de Nochevieja". It sounds simple: Eat 12 grapes in 12 seconds. The timing is crucial and needs to coincide with the final 12 seconds of the year. It´s important to be near a clock tower or some other chiming device that will offer you the precise time you need in order to "count down" and properly follow the requirements of this particular tradition.
Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo. Happy Christmas and Happy New Year.
http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/society/holidays/christmas-in-spain
EL JUEGO DE LA OCA - THE GOOSE GAME
Children in KS2 are learning with this popular Spanish board game. The board consists of a track with consecutively numbered spaces (63). Each player's piece is moved according to the throw of one dice. Scattered throughout the board are a number of spaces on which a goose is depicted; landing on a goose allows the player to move again by the same number rolled. Additional shortcuts, such as spaces marked with a bridge further the player´s position. There are also a few penalty spaces which force the player to move backwards or lose a turn. The most recognizable being the one marked with a skull which symbolises death, landing on this space results in the player being sent back to start. After rolling the dice and moving spaces each player must answer a question in Spanish, if answered incorrectly the player must return to their original position.
They can also play on line here --> http://www.dilealsol.es/1OCA/oca1024.swf
SPEAKING LESSONS WITH TEACHER LOLA
KS2 children are practicing their speaking skills in Spanish with teacher Lola. We can learn a lot of grammar rules and memorize millions of words, but if we don´t practice speaking Spanish with native speakers, we won´t be able to speak fluently. Our students learn to speak Spanish with a perfect accent and excellent grammar. ¡Buen trabajo chicos!
KS1 - LA ROPA,CLOTHING
We are learning about clothes and weather in KS1.
We practice using clothes vocabulary in Spanish sentences with verbs like 'put on→ ponte, me pongo' and 'I´m wearing → Yo llevo' Children also see the correlation between weather and clothes and have fun learning Spanish!
Year 5 - SPANISH SPOKEN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD
In Year 4 and 5 we have been learning about transports, we can now speak and write in Spanish about how and where we travel. We also learnt Spanish cities and countries where Spanish is spoken. ¿Did you know that there are 21 different countries where Spanish is spoken?
LINKS WITH OTHER CURRICULUM AREAS
At TPA we take full advantage of the flexibility offered by the Language Framework to develop links between Spanish and other areas of learning across the school. This means that children make strong levels of progress in Spanish. For example, in KS1, traditional tales which are the focus of the classes’ literacy lessons have been used in Spanish translation. Calendar and weather are other topics used in English and Spanish. In KS2 the introduction of topics such as transport, family, healthy food, body etc. has been timed to coincide with related classroom topics.
In Reception, children were working with "Little Red Riding Hood" in Spanish and English and learning about shapes in Spanish.
They love it!!
"LAS FORMAS" WORKING WITH SHAPES
In KS1, children are learning about shapes in Spanish, "el círculo, el cuadrado, el triángulo y el rectángulo" are now familiar to them. We have been playing with Play Doh and wooden shapes to learn about it.
LEARNING SPANISH AND HAVING FUN WITH KAHOOT!
Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform, as educational technology. Launched in August 2013 from Norway, Kahoot! is now played by over 50 million people in 180 countries. Created for use in classrooms and other learning environments, Kahoot!’s learning games ("kahoots") are multiple-choice quizzes. Kahoot! is designed for social learning, with learners gathered around a common screen, and our students love it!!!
SUMMER TIME AT TPA!
Children at KS1 are learning about summer in Spanish. "La playa", "El sombrero", "La toalla", "gafas de sol" "sombrilla" etc, etc, are now familiar for them. And they really enjoyed the song "Agarra tu sombrero y póntelo..", do you fancy to listen to it?
"LA ROPA" IN YEAR 4
Year 4 has been learning about "La ropa" clothes, they can now speak about clothes they are wearing using "Yo llevo...". Last activity was a "Concertina Book" about "la ropa". They really enjoyed it!!
"LA CLASE" IN YEAR 3
During this term, we have been learning about "La clase". We can now talk about and write about classroom objects and ask in Spanish if we need something using "¿Me dejas...?. At the end of this topic we did "Mi estuche" a "Concertina Pencilcase Book". We loved it!!!!
PLAYING AND LEARNING SPANISH WITH "PLICKERS"
Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices and gives all students the chance to participate and engage in learning. The power of Plickers is really in their simplicity. Students hold up a piece of paper with their response (A, B, C, or D) to a multiple choice question.
PEN PAL, WE GOT MORE LETTERS FROM SPAIN
Our Year 4 children have a lot more of new letters from their pen pals in Spain and they have already started to replied to them. This activity is going to help them develop their writing and reading skills in both, English and Spanish.
"MI TIENDA DE ROPA" - CLOTHING SHOP
Year 4 were learning about clothes in Spanish "La ropa", and now they are the owner of their own clothing store. They designed a brochure with the garments they sell in their shops with price in €uros.
EL RESTAURANTE
Year 5 and 6 have been working really hard during this topic and they can now order food in a Spanish restaurant. And the end of the topic they have been creating menus for their own restaurants and some of them are awesome!. Sorry, they only accept euros! ¡Yo quiero arroz con pollo y agua por favor!
"CALIGRAMS" IN KS2
A calligram is a text visually arranged in a way that it forms an image associated with the text's contents.
Have a look at some of them about Christmas in KS2.
Language Learning With Technology
An article of Jesualdo Martinez for the Australian magazine Teacher, by ACER, The Australian Council for Educational Research, official partner of Unesco.
"EL JUEGO DEL CUADERNO" YEAR 3
In Year 3 we´re learning classroom objects while playing "El juego del cuaderno", a really funny board game. We can now say "Tengo un sacapuntas rojo" and other Spanish sentences.
"ME PONGO.... " I wear... YEAR 1
Year 1 is learning about clothes "La ropa" and they can say what they are wearing in Spanish. In our classes we were learning with clothes and colours dices to complete their exercises.
TRANSPORTES - "Yo voy a .... en ..."
Year 5 is learning about types of transport. So they can now write and speak in Spanish about how they like to travel and where they want to go, and they created these fantastic leaflets where they show what they have been learning while having fun!. In our next project they will be creating videos about this topic... Don´t miss it!!!
JUGUETES - TOYS KS2
Upper school is learning about "los juguetes" toys. They learnt how to speak in Spanish about their favourite toys. They also can now ask for prices in Spanish. As a final project they created their own Spanish Toy Shop.
The Premier Academy in the magazine "Languages Today"
The Association for Language Learning (ALL) is the UK´s major subject association for those involved in teaching foreign languages at all levels. THE PREMIER ACADEMY is in its magazine "Languages Today".
Jesualdo Martinez - Teaching Languages Across The Globe
Our teacher Jesualdo, in the Podcast episode of Teacher Chatter Australia.
Virtually There KS2
"Virtually There" is a compilation of short, fun films and catchy songs. Children in Toledo (Spain) help a British girl to use basic Spanish vocabulary in different situations. Via tablet devices, Ashleigh is taken to the shops, a cafe and a family home. She chats with her friends as they play sport and music and try out their painting and acting skills, giving her a great insight into Spanish culture and language.
The Premier Academy at the RiPL website
Gimkit - Fishtopia
We are loving Fishtopia on Gimkit to learn Spanish.
LOS ANIMALES in Year 6
Year 6 has been learning about animals in Spanish. They can now describe their favourite animals, where they live, what they eat and what they can do. They also created fantastic leaflets where they show what they have been learning while having fun!.
