This Maestro Miércoles lesson focuses on talking about classroom schedules in Spanish: LOS HORARIOS. Su reto profesional: create your horario en español, snap a picture of it and post it to the Facebook group. Here is the Classroom Schedules in Spanish lesson I taught to the Facebook group: Grados – Grades ¿Cuál grado enseñas tú? – […]
Prefixes and suffixes are not words. They are groups of letters added to words. They change the meanings of words. We add prefixes to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, un + happy becomes unhappy, meaning not happy. Suffixes go at the end of words. They change a word’s meaning, […]
This Video Viernes lesson focuses on explaining safe sleep recommendations in Spanish to your Latino patients. Here is the Safe Sleep Recommendations in Spanish lesson I taught to the Facebook group: Vocabulario básico – Basic Vocabulary Muebles – Furniture: Ropa de cama / cuna común – Bedding: La cuna: crib El colchón: mattress Barandas: railings El moisés: bassinet […]
This Maestro Miércoles lesson focuses on the Spanish vocabulary you need in order to talk about classroom rules and expectations with your students and their families: LAS REGLAS DE LA CLASE. Here is the Classroom Rules in Spanish lesson I taught to the Facebook group: 3 main ways to express this in Spanish Reglas de la […]
Contractions are shortcuts. When we use them in English we are joining two words together. Then, they become one word. This is not the same as a compound word. In a compound words, both words are joined together with no changes. When we use contractions, we leave out one or more letters of the second […]
Sometimes we need to compare people, places, or things. When we compare two people, places, or things, we use the comparative. When we compare three or more, we use the superlative. In this posting I talk about how to form and use the comparative and superlative. There will be many example sentences. The download at […]
This Video Viernes lesson focuses on learning how to measure your blood sugar level in Spanish. Here is the 16 Verbs & Useful Phrases for the Physical Exam in Spanish lesson I taught to the Facebook group: Vocabulary: Verbs Meaning Apretar (e-ie) To squeeze Apuntar To record Botar / Tirar / Desechar To trow something away Chequear(se) […]
Video Viernes – Conversación con la Directora de la escuela Lapa Verde sobre: Easy strategy for identifying gender in Spanish. Quick tips on how to know if a word is el or la in Spanish. En este Video Viernes, entrevistamos a Sandra, quien es la directora de la escuela Lapa Verde en Costa Rica, quien […]
The definite article in English is the word the. The indefinite article is a or an. We use an before a word beginning with a vowel sound, and a at all other times. The rules for when these words are used may be different in your language than in English. Today I talk about the […]
Medical Spanish Listening Comprehension Activity In this lesson you can: Watch the video Read the script Review key vocabulary Take a listening comprehension quiz at the end! En este Video Viernes, entrevistamos a Susana, quien trabaja en el hospital México, de Costa Rica. Este hospital debe su nombre a la colaboración que hubo años atrás […]