Year 5
¡Hola Year 5 !
Welcome to your year 5 Spanish class page.
Year 5 is quite special as we get to 'spend it in South America'! I will be setting South American topics for you to research as well as South American stories and songs.
¡Hola! I hope you all had a good holiday Lessons 6 and 7 are now up-loaded for Thursdays 25th February and 4th March. ¡Gracias!
Over the next few weeks we will be learning how to describe ourselves in Spanish. Our hair and our eyes. We will also learn a couple more verbs.
Spanish Certificates!
My Year 5 Spanish certificate for Spring 1 is going to:
Zuzanna For her general project work on South America - lots of information and beautifully illustrated. Excellent work on our Spanish 'time' topic and brilliant engagement with home learning. Well done Zuzanna
Remember, Little and often will help you to learn Spanish
Lessons 6 and 7: (25 de febrero y 4 de marzo)
Topic: Describing your hair and your eyes:
Learning Objective:
- We will be learning how to describe our hair in lessons 6 and 7 using a clip from Lightbulb languages (see resources for weeks 6 and 7)
- Describing singular parts of the head.
Grammar: 1 Singular nouns 2 the definite article: The - el, la, los, las 3 the verb 'tener' (to have)
Linguafun: Have a go at learning the ver 'tener' (to have). Go to Grammar, number 44. Select
'intro to verbs' choose TENER: yo tengo (I have), tu tienes (you have), él, ella tiene (he, she, it has) nosotros tenemos (we have) vosotros tenéis (you 'plural' have), ellos, ellas tienen (they have). Then select 'practice verbs' and choose TENER
This is a very 'irregular' verb. It does not follow an easy pattern. But it is one of the most useful verbs in Spanish. We have been using it since year 3! I will include a 'silly' song to help you learn it :) You know me!
Resources for weeks 6 and 7

Weeks 8 and 9 we will be learning how to describe our eyes and visiting Chile
Spring 1/ Primavera 1 (2021)
Lesson 5 Saying what your nationality is - I am English, I am Spanish
soy inglés, soy inglesa/ soy español soy española
Grammar: Feminine, Masculine nationalities / The verb SER (to be )
soy (I am), es (he, she is)
The Oak National Academy: Watch the clip from 12 minutes: Así soy yo Introducing and describing yourself in Spanish: You can listen from the beginning if you wish. It will be good revision to 'introducing yourself' in Spanish. This clip will teach you how to say your nationality and about the flags of different countries.
Linguafun: Have a go at learning the ver SER (to be). Go to Grammar, number 44. Select
'intro to verbs' choose SER: yo soy (I am), tu eres (you are), él, ella es (he, she, it is)
nosotros somos (we are) vosotros sois (you 'plural' are), ellos, ellas son (they are). Then select 'practice verbs' and choose SER
There are two verbs in Spanish that mean 'to be'. You will meet the next one in year 6. It is good practice and useful to learn how to 'conjugate' verbs - remembering them in a set way. SER is an irregular verb and so each 'conjugation' has to be remembered separately.
Information on South America and its flags: look at the power point, look at the flags for each country. Make the mini book and colour in the flags - For those who can't remember how to make this, I will post a video explaining how to make them :)
Resources for week 5
Lessons 3 and 4: Telling the time in Spanish - a quarter to (menos cuarto) and a quarter past ( y cuarto)
Linguafun: Do all of the green activities to practise the above. When you have finished have a go at the end of unit quiz.
Worksheets: Have a go if you have time. There is also a pairs game. Again, don't worry if you can't print - draw the clocks and you can email me a picture if you wish.
Extra Spanish: Lightbulb Language lesson on time: Click on the link and scroll down to number 51saying the time on the quarter of an hour. Watch the clip and if you want something extra to do, have a go at the activities next to it (I'll include the worksheet but it is extra!)
Year 5 Spanish Lessons 1 and 2
Extra Spanish: If you have time left at the end of your Spanish, or if you want an extra challenge have a go at the following:
1 Year 5 Spanish workbook (By Rachel Hawkes): If this is too hard, look at the year 4 workbook. If you have already completed the year 5 workbook then look at the year 6 workbook!
http://www.rachelhawkes.com/Resources/Yr5/Y5_Spanish_Booklet.pdf
This WB starts with Spanish pronunciation practice (you'll recognize it!), number practice and then learning the time in Spanish.
2 Oak National Academy, Year 7 Spanish, Unit 1: For those of you who would like to stretch their Spanish.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-3/subjects/spanish
¡Hola! Semana 12, 4 de diciembre
I hope you enjoyed your Spanish Christmas lesson yesterday This was our last lesson of the term. Your task now is to sing the Spanish Christmas carols /Villancicos that we sung yesterday and I am posting on my main page. Access Linguafun and the Christmas activities for Feliz Navidad 52. I will post some holiday activities during the last week of term.
Extra: Go back to previous weeks and complete any unfinished- work for the beginning of the new Spring term.
¡Feliz Navidad Year 5! See you next year!
¡Hola! Semana 11, 27 de noviembre
This week we are continuing with the topic of the body 'mi cuerpo'. We're adding on more vocabulary. Log on to Linguafun and go to no 28 'el cuerpo'. I would like you to do part 1 and part 2 (I will be checking next week with a quick test!) and play the activities that go with them.
Extra: Click on the pdf 'el monstruo de la laguna' This is about a South American monster that likes to dance the Cumbia! (don't worry, he's friendly) Listen to which parts of the body are mentioned?
Next week you will be designing and labeling your own 'monstruo'
¡hasta la vista! See you next week for a longer lesson
¡Hola! Semana 10, 20 de noviembre
I am sorry you did not have your Spanish this week year 5. We were going to start the topic of the body 'mi cuerpo'. You're going to learn 8 parts of the body and sing a famous song. I wonder what it is ......? Watch the following clip, practice the 'body' words and sing the song. Extra challenge: write the words down and say whether they are masculine or feminine nouns, singular or plural nouns.
Interesting fact and research: The Incas lived in the Andes in South America over 500 years ago. What did they prize the most, in fact considered more valuable than gold or silver and why do you think this is? ..... hint: it has become a key ingredient in European cooking!
¡hasta la vista! See you next week.
¡Hola! Semana 9, 13 de noviembre
I hope you all enjoyed the code breaking lesson yesterday. See if you can find out more information about Bletchley House, the Enigma machine and Colossus (the giant computer). I am posting the Spanish alphabet and the song that goes with it for you to practice at home. You can also practice the alphabet on Linguafun. Why not have a go at inventing codes for your own Spanish words. Bring them to Spanish next week :)
¡Hola y bienvenidos! (Week/Semana 8, 5 de noviembre)
This week, year 5 have started the second half of Autumn term by learning about the Hispanic festival for 'Día de los muertos' (Day of the dead). It takes place on All Saints (1st November) and All Souls (2nd November). We looked at the tradition of making an ofrenda (an altar to remember loved ones) and decorating it with their favourite foods, drinks, photos, flowers, candles. I am posting a video story about a family getting ready for this special day and a couple of extra craft activities for pupils to do at home. From next week we will be watching the film 'Coco' (in Spanish with English subtitles ) and starting our topic on the family.
Hola (Week/Semana 7/ 22 de octubre) This week we have been revising lots of Spanish grammar by looking at Pablo Picasso and his pets! We have revised: masculine and feminine nouns, adjectives and adjectival agreement, sentence order. For more practice please go to Linguafun: No 6 Mis animales /activities 11 and 12. You can do the other activities if you want or need more practice with pets.
Have a lovely half term holiday year 5. Check out the autumn activities on the main page :)
¡Hola! (week/semana 6 -15 de octubre)
This week year 5 and year 6 are revising our Spanish colours and looking at the life and artwork of the Catalan artist, Joan Miró. Why not have a go. Please visit the year 6 Spanish class page and watch the clips from Lightbulb languages to revise your colours and the short animated clip that brings Joan Miró's artwork to life. Enjoy :)