Friday note

Hola Familias!

We planted seeds and beans in small cups, and have been watching them and predicting what will happen to them.

These past two weeks we have been focusing on using the structure:

Va a _________. (Will ______).

This is a great opportunity to learn and review vocabulary:

- la planta (the plant)

- la hoja (the leaf)

- las raices (the roots)

- el tallo (the stem)

- la semilla (the seed)

- necesita (needs)

- plantar (to plant)

- crecer (to grow)

- brotar (to sprout)

- algodon (cotton)

- agua (water)

- sol (sun)

- ventana (window)

First we charted what color and kind of seed they chose, and used "es" and "son" to describe them:

Mis semillas son verdes. (My seeds are green)

Mis semillas son grandes. (My seeds are big)

Mis semillas van a crecer manana. (My seeds will grow tomorrow)

We have been keeping record of our seeds by discussing their progress every day:

Como esta tu semilla? Como esta tu planta? (How is your plant? How is your seed?)

Mi semilla broto. Mi semilla no broto.  (My seed sprouted. My seed did not sprout)

Mi planta crecio. Mi planta no crecio. (My plant grew. My plant did not grow)

We also make predictions about it:

Las raices van a crecer en dos dias. (The roots will grow in two days)

Las hojas van a crecer en muchos dias. (The leaves will grow in many days)

We are recording our observations in our journals, and then meet in the sharing circle to read the sentences to one another.

Some things to do at home:

- Ask your child about their seed:

Donde esta tu semilla? (Where is your seed?)

Tu semilla broto? (Did your seed sprout?)

Que color es tu semilla? (What color is your seed?)

Cuando va a brotar/crecer tu semilla? (When is your seed going to sprout/grow?)

Que es _______? (What is [vocabulary word]?)