First Project            Due:  September 16th

This project is for Grades 3,4,5, and 6 only.  Grades 1 and 2 will do a modified version in class.
Grades K-4 and K-5 will do only an oral version in the form of a game.

Grades 3,4, 5, and 6 will be learning prepositions in Spanish.  Tomorrow they will copy down a list of common prepositions and a small visual to help them learn the meaning of each word. 

Their project will be to illustrate on a poster the meaning of each preposition with visual examples.  They will then teach the rest of the class the new words using their prepared poster.  The poster should be of average posterboard size, the kind that is sold at Walmart or Walgreen's.  For example, a student may choose a drawing of our Main Building.  To show the meaning of arriba de (above), they can draw a cloud above the school.  to show the meaning of enfrente de(in front of), they can draw cars waiting to get onto the school grounds in the morning.  Adentro (inside) can be an arrow pointing to Miss Stone's office to show the meaning of "inside."  Please be creative!  Please use crayons or paint to make the poster interesting.
Another fun visual might be a picture of the student's kitchen with all of the common items found there. Encima de ( on) or en can be an arrow indicating the coffeepot on the counter.  Between (en medio de) can be the window between the stove and the sink, etc.
Here are the list of words I will present tomorrow:

arriba de                  above                                   adentro de   inside
encima de                 on                                         afuera de     outside
detras de                   behind
enfrente de                in front of
al lado de                   next to
debajo de                   under or beneath
cerca de                      near
en medio de               between
alrededor de              around or all around
contra or pegado a    against

The words can be illustrated with individual boxes showing the meaning as well.  For example, a ball inside of a box in one picture, a flower next to a flowerpot in another. 

Please write the preposition near the object or draw an arrow from the words to the object used to illustrate the meaning. 
 
I will show the students more examples in class tomorrow.   Students may use magazine photos, or computer generated images in their posters.  Students in the past have drawn a typical classroom, such as the sixth grade classroom, to show where things are found.

Students will orally present their work on Monday, September 16th, in class.