Bienvenidos!

a
Segundo
Grado
Programa
Dual

Welcome!
We are so excited to have you as part
of our dual-language family. We look
forward to collaborating with you
throughout the course of your childs
dual-language experience.

We would like to provide you with some resources

and suggestions to give your child a jumpstart on
second grade!
By utilizing these resources, your child will be more
prepared for the Spanish second-grade curriculum
and will feel more comfortable in the classroom.
The dual-language journey is one we are all on
together. Working together can benefit the
entire family! Learn and practice with your child.
The more involved the parent, the more
involved the child.
Our desire as teachers is to assist you and your
child as you transition through the D.L. program.

HOW TO
Learn a Second Language
Course #101

Take the BULL By the HORNS

THE AFFECTIVE FACTOR
Becoming bilingual is a lifelong journey. Ones whole person is affected by the struggle to reach
out and make a new language and culture mesh with his/her own first language and culture. A
persons total commitment, total involvement and total physical, emotional, and intellectual
response is necessary for any measurement of success.
The second language learner in the classroom setting is at an age that could complicate rather
than facilitate the acquisition of the second language without the proper environment.
As parents and educators, it is imperative that we provide a positive environment in which we
assist our second language learners in the acquisition of the targeted language. Too much anxiety
can have an inhibiting effect and impede the process of successful language learning.
The latest brain-based research (Jensen, 1995) has shown that in a positive state of mind, the
learner is able to learn and recall better. Language, being a way of life and a foundation of our
being, interacts simultaneously with thoughts and feelings (Brown, 1994: 38). In other words, a
student who feels good about himself/herself is more likely to succeed.
Inhibition: Any amount of low self-esteem, with respect to learning the second language, can
make for strong inhibitions and cause the language learner to create learning blocks. Parents or
teachers attitudes toward the inevitable mistakes made by the child learning the second
language can be experienced as threats to the self, fostering the self-fulfilling prophecy of I cant
do it. Im no good at it and producing a deep-seated fear of inadequacy and deficiency
that creates a barrier almost impossible to break through. Focusing on a childs
strengths is a powerful way to break down mental learning blocks and
overcome any inhibitions; therefore producing a happy and successful
second language learner!

Ways to Help at Home With

Second Language Acquisition

Get an Ear!
o get CDs or download songs in
Spanish and listen to them every
day in the car on the way to
school, the grocery store, vacation
o start watching all your favorite
movies again-in Spanish!
o invite a few native Spanish
speaking classmates over weekly
for a Spanish only party
o join a soccer team with a Spanishspeaking coach and mostly
Spanish-speaking players or make
your own team!
o get a Skype pal in a Spanishspeaking country
o listen to online stories in Spanish
o watch Spanish cartoons
o go to Spanish religious services
o read to yourself in front of a
mirror or record yourself on an
iPod or other recording device

Vocab Attack
o re-read all your favorite books
from first grade-in Spanish!
o copy a favorite song a week on a
poster board and memorize the
words with a friend
o read low-level library books or on
Reading A-Z and then write about
what you read.
o make up tests and questions over
passages you read in Spanish
o turn old favorites like Goldilocks
and the Three Bears into Spanish
plays and act them out
o Play video games or computer
games in Spanish
o learn a set of words like words
about cars or words about dolls or
words about the zoo; write a short
story or make a web of your
words; make a play; make up a
poem or song

VOCABULARY
A list of vocabulary words that students need to know upon entering second
grade! Make copies. Cut out the shapes. Glue on cardstock and place on
fridge or around the house to immerse your child in the vocabulary.
Words in dark are the most crucial.

Los Colores
blanco white
USAGE
negro black
De qu color es ?
color plata silver
What color is it?
color oro gold
amarillo yellow
Es _______.
caf brown
It is ________.
marrn brown
color rosa pink
oscuro - dark
azul blue
claro - light
anaranjado orange
gris grey
morado purple Cul es tu color
violeta violet
favorito?
verde green
What is your favorite
guindo maroon
color?
Mi color favorito es___.
My favorite color is___.

1- uno
Cuntos?
2 dos
How many?
3 - tres
4 - cuatro
Cunto?
5 cinco
How much?
6 seis
7 siete
8 ocho
9 nueve
Cuntos hay?
10 diez
How many are
11 once
there?
12 doce
13 trece
14 catorce
Cunto cuesta?
15 quince
How much does
16 dieciseis
it cost?
17 diecisiete
18 dieciocho
ms - plus
19 diecinueve
menos - minus
20 veinte
es igual a is
equal to
mayor que greater than
menor que - less than

La escuela
los colores the colors
un lpiz a pencil
el escritorio the desk
la pizarra the board
la pizarra lista the Smart Board
el borrador the eraser sacar- to take out
escribir to write
ayudar to help
borrar to erase
trabajar to work
pensar to think
la tarea homework
dibujar to draw
agarrar to get/grab
deletrear to spell hacer to do
Qu haces? What are you doing?
Ya? Finished? Done? Is that it?
Ya acab. Ya termin. Finished!

Los Nmeros

Survival Knowledge
Yo soy I am
Yo no soy Im not
Yo tengo I have
Yo no tengo I dont have
Tienes? Do you have?

mi- my
el/la the
los/las plural of the
de of/from
este/esta this
te gusta? - Do you
ese/esa- that
like ___?
estos/estas these
esos/esas those
a m me gusta I like
yo s I know
a m me gustan I like
yo no s I dont know
(plural)
dame give me
t eres you are
con with
nosotros somos we
conmigo with me
are
un/una a
l es he is
unos/unas some
ella es she is
mira- look
t you
tu/tus- your sg./pl.
Es mo. Its mine.

Questioning
Qu? What?
Quin? Who?
Cundo? When? Dnde? Where?
Cmo? How?
Por qu? Why?
Cmo es _____ ? - Whats ______ like?
Qu es esto/eso? What is this/that?
Qu hora es? - What time is it?
Son las _____. - It is _______ oclock.
Me da permiso ir al bao? May I go
to the restroom?
Dnde est ___? Where is ___?
Est en ____________. It is in ____.
Puedes __? Can you ___?
S puedo_____. Yes, I can___.

Greetings
Cmo ests?
-- How are you?
Estoy bien, gracias.
I m fine, thanks.
Qu pasa? o Qu tal?
Whats up?
--Whats happening?
--Whats going on?
Cmo te sientes?
--How are you feeling?

Estoy bien- Im fine.

Estoy mal. Im not well.
Estoy
- I am
* enfermo/enferma- sick
* felz/contento/contentahappy/content
* triste sad
* frustrado/frustrada
frustrated
Me siento bien. I feel fine.
Me siento mal. I feel bad.
No me siento bien. I dont
feel well.
Cuntos aos tienes?How old are you?
Tengo ________ aos .
I am _______ years old.
Buenos dias.
Good morning.
Buenas tardes.
Good afternoon.
Cmo te llamas?
Whats your name?
Me llamo _________.
My name is ________.

la familia
el padre the father
pap- dad
la madre the mother
mam mama
el hijo the son
la hija the daughter
los hijos the sons and daughters/
children
la abuela the grandmother
(abuelita)
el abuelo the grandfather
(abuelito)
los abuelitos the grandparents
l es mi ________
Ella es mi _______

los adjetivos
SER
bonito/a pretty
dulce sweet
guapo/guapa
handsome/
good-looking
simptico- nice/
nice-looking
listo/a smart/witty
sabio/a wise
inteligente smart/
intelligent
gran great
grande big/large

interesante
interesting
gracioso/a
funny
atltico/aathletic
fuerte- strong
divertido/a
fun
aburrido/a
boring

el to- the uncle

la ta the aunt
el primo the (boy) cousin
la prima the (girl) cousin
los primos the cousins

el padrastro the stepfather

la madrastra the stepmother
adoptado (a) - adopted
hermanastra step-sister
hermanastro stepbrother
Yo tengo __________
Ellos son mis _________

mas adjetivos, adverbios, y verbos

ESTAR
caliente hot
frio/a cold
preocupado/a
worried
enojado/amad
molesto/a
upset or bothered
tranquilo/a calm/peaceful
asustado/a-scared
nervioso-nervous
cansado/a tired
emocionado/a
excited

VERBOS
ser to be
(permanent)
estar to be
(temporary or
conditional)
ir to go
salir to leave
venir to come
comer to eat
tomar to take/to
drink
tener to have
or- to hear
escuchar to listen
hablar to talk

Useful Web Sites

www.starfall.com
http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html
http://www.languageguide.org/spanish/vocabulary
www.abcya.com
www.pbskids.org
www.rif.org
www.bookadventure.com
www.wegivebooks.org (theres only 6 Spanish books
right now)
www.mycapstonelibrary.com
login:
username ches
password - school
http://worldbookonline.com/eeh/home
login:
username collegehills
password - tigers
http://bkflix.grolier.com
login:
username collegehills
password - bookflix
http://www.tumblebooks.com
login:
username cstation
password - books
www.readinga-z.com
login:
username saraujo
password piqir425

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Bitsboard
Duolingo
Learn Spanish by Lingo Arcade
Learn Spanish by Mindsnacks
Learn Spanish for kids Ottercall
Spanish Kids Speak and Learn
Rosetta Stone Kids
Princesses Learn Spanish

So, relax,
read Spanish books
every day,
look for reading clues
like cognates to aid in
comprehension,

work together, play

together, sing together,

and, have fun!