Young Learners
The YL2 Students Have Best Friends
This month YL2 learned all about Ben’s best friend Moby from BrainPop! They made a creative presentation about each of their best friends. First, the students completed a writing frame to construct the text of their presentations. Second, they decorated a frame and drew a picture of their best friends. Then, each of the students
Do you have…?
The YL2 class is practicing how to ask questions and report on information with “have” in the American English style. The classmates had conversations in pairs using the new structures. They asked for information about each other and wrote down their responses on Venn diagrams. In the end, the children could see what they have
Aprender para Enseñar: Building Vocabulary through Children’s Literature with Linda Gerena
On Tuesday, December 2nd, we held the first talk of our series Aprender para Enseñar: Encuentros con Padres y Profesores. Our speaker was Dr. Linda Gerena, who joined us on a visit from the US, where she is an Associate Professor of Teacher Education at York College, City University of New York. Dr. Gerena’s talk was
Aprender para Enseñar: Encuentros para padres y profesores
We are happy to announce a free talk for parents and teachers on December 2nd at 18:30. Dr. Linda Gerena, who delivered a fantastic talk at the Institute in 2012, will be joining us again. Participants will explore strategies for developing vocabulary through children’s literature. And, American Space Madrid will make it easier for parents
A Scary Night in the Forest
Young Learners 5 students wrote “horror” stories last month for Halloween. The students voted on the best story, and Beatriz M’s story was the winner! The story is called “A Scary Night in the Forest.” Read it if you dare!
Magic Wands
Young Learners 1 students have been practicing the verb ‘be’ with its various contractions for each of the different subject pronouns this month. They made some magic wands and have used them to practice the plural version of you; the students each take turns magically turning everyone in the class into some kind of animal by
My Favorite Pet
The Young Learners 2 class is learning about pets, and they did a project called, “My Favorite Pet.” After reading books about pets in the house, each student imagined having their own pet. Some of the pets they thought of were quite unusual, like a bat. Other students preferred having a dog or cat as
Time to…Give Thanks!
The Saturday YL 3 group reviewed subject and object pronouns and then learned about telling time. Sometimes it’s hard to differentiate between “a quarter to” and “a quarter past” an hour. Afterwards they played bingo using time. Finally the young learners read a story about the first American Pilgrims. The American Indians saved the newcomers as
Apples!
Thanksgiving is a little over a week away so Kids Culture Club talked about some important aspects of the holiday: turkey, apple pie, pumpkin pie, American Indians, pilgrims, and giving thanks. The Kids Club read a book that explained how the pilgrims landed in what is now known as Massachusetts, and with the help of the
YL 3 Book Hunt
Last Saturday the Young Learners 3 group saw Moby from BrainPOP sort library books alphabetically. They learned new vocabulary and then went down to the Institute’s library in teams to play a scavenger hunt. Each team had 15 minutes to find books that corresponded to particular words they had learned in class. Congratulations to Ramiro, Diego,
