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Dec. 3, 2009

Pocoyo!

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Apr. 30, 2009

La influenza porcina en México - Swine flu in Mexico

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Hasta se puede aprender español de las noticias.  You can even learn Spanish from the news.... Este es un breve informativo de su noticiero Rincón Español: This is a news brief form your Rincón Español news bureau: Aumentan casos de influenza porcina en Mexico.  Cases of Swine flu are increasing in Mexico. Se recomienda llevar tapabocas en público.  It is recommended that you wear a face mask in public. Muchos restaurantes y tiendas están cerrados en el centro.  Many downtown restaurants and stores are closed. Las escuelas quedan cerrados hasta el 6 de mayo.  Se recomienda que todos se queden en casa.  Mientras tanto, los jovenes nos informan que están muy aburridos. The schools are closed until May 6th.  It is recommended that everyone stay home.  Meanwhile, young people are reporting to us that they are very bored. Los bancos están repartiendo nuevos billetes antivirales.  The banks are distributing new antiviral bills. No se olviden de lavarse bien las manos a menudo.  Do not forget to practice frequent hand washing. (Please indulge me this slightly irreverant look at the current situation.  Many thanks to my cousins in Mexico City for the pictures!  Cuidense bien!  Take care!)

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Sep. 30, 2008

¡Fuimos a una huerta! - We went to an Orchard!

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La semana pasada, fuimos a una huerta.  Last week, we went to an orchard.  ¡Nos divertimos mucho!  We had a lot of fun. Mi hijo probó la miel.  My son tried the honey.  ¡Qué rica!  Yummy!   Mira, ¡una mariquita!  Look, a ladybug!  Las mariquitas comen otros insectos no deseados en la huerta.  The ladybugs eat other insects that are not wanted in the orchard. Vamos a recoger manzanas.  Let's go pick apples. ¡Son maravillosas!  They're wonderful! Necesitamos un descanso despues de tanto trabajo.  We need to rest after so much work.  En casa, hay muchas tartas por hacer.  At home, there are may pies to be made.

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Jun. 3, 2008

Un viaje a las Cavernas de Carlsbad. A trip to Carlsbad Caverns.

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Fuimos a las Cavernas de Carlsbad.  ¡Qué divertido!  We went to Carldbad Caverns.  What fun! Carlsbad está en el estado de Nuevo Mexico.  Carlsbad is in New Mexico. Está ubicado en el desierto Chihuahua.  It is located in the Chihuahuan Desert. El desierto estaba floreciendo.  ¡Qué lindo era!  The desert was blooming.  It was beautiful! Aquí está la entrada de la caverna.  Here is the entrance to the cavern. Hace fresco en el interior de la caverna.  It is cool inside the cavern. Vimos estalactitas y estalagmitas.  We saw stalactites and stalagmites. Las estalactitas van desde el techo hacia abajo.  Stalactites go from the ceiling down. Las estalagmitas van desde el suelo hacia arriba.  The stalagmites go from the floor up. ¡Golpe aviso!  Watch your head! A la puesta del sol, los murciélagos salen de la caverna.  At sunset the bats leave the cavern. Son murciélagos Mexican Free tail.  The are Mexican Free Tail bats. Son animales nocturnos.  They are nocturnal animals. Pasan la noche volando y comiendo miles de insectos.  The spend the night flying and eating thousands of insects. Peuden ver, pero no muy bien.  Dependen más de ecolocalización.  They can see, but not well.  They depend more on their echolocation. ¡Da mucha hambre pasar el día andando por las caverns!  It really makes you hungry to spend the day walking around in the caverns!

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May. 13, 2008

En busca de extraterrestres en Roswell

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Fuimos a Roswell en busca de estraterrestres. We went to Roswell in search of extraterrestrials. Dicen que un OVNI (Objecto volante no identificado) se estrelló en Roswell.  It is said that a UFO crashed in Roswell.  ¿Tú sí lo crees?  Do you believe it? ¡Mira!  ¡Una pista!  Look!  A clue! ¿Es un OVNI?  Is this a UFO? Los extraterrestres beben Coca-Cola.  Extraterrestrials drink Coca-Cola. ¿Es un extraterrestre?  No, es un pavo.  Is this an extraterrestrial?  No, it's a turkey. ¿Son extraterrestres?  No, son niños.  Are they extraterrestrials?  No, they're kids. ¡Aqui están!  Here they are! Los extraterrestres son de todos colores y tamaños.  Extraterrestrials are all colors and sizes.

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Apr. 24, 2008

¡Es la primavera! It's spring!

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¡Ya llegó la primavera!  Spring has arrived! Las flores están floreciendo.  The flowers are blooming. Las abejas están zumbando.  The bees are buzzing. ¡Las mariposas están por todos lados!  The butterflies are everywhere! Los perros están corriendo en el parque.  The dogs are running in the park. Las niñas están saltando.  The girls are jumping. Los niños están corriendo y jugando.  The kids are running and playing. El sol está brillando.  The sun is shining. ¡Nos encanta la primavera!  We love the spring!

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Jan. 23, 2008

Guest Blogger - Peanut el conejo

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Hola, me llamo Peanut.  Soy la mascota de la familia B.  Los niños me maltraten.  ¡Me ponen ropa de muñecas!  Pero me dan mucho de comer, y me cepillan el pelo.  Soy un conejo amigable y pasiente, pero no soy muy intelegente.  ¿Puedes imaginar la vida de un conejo en una casa llena de niños? Before you read the translation... how much of it could you already understand? Here is the translation: Hi, my name is Peanut.  I am the B family pet.  The kids mistreat me.  They put doll clothes on me!  But they do give me a lot to eat, and they brush my fur.  I am a friendly and patient rabbit, but I am not very smart.  Can you imagine the life of a rabbit in a house full of kids? By comparing English to Spanish, what new words can you learn?  Despite being able to compare, what did not make sense to you?  One hint: in Spanish, the direct object comes before the verb!  For example, me dan = they give me, me cepillan = they brush me.

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Dec. 16, 2007

Look what I found!

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I was digging around for sight words book lists, when I came upon this site with free printables.  I'll tell you, ESL in public schools has provided a treasure trove of materials for those of us who want to dig around for Spanish resources!  These little booklets give context clues, and would be fun for little ones to color.  I added this to my links page, but wanted to put it here too for you resourceful types who use Christmas break as a time to gear up for next semester.

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