Stem_changing_verbs

//Post activities, ideas, information, and materials for teaching stem-changing verbs in Spanish here.//

user:SarahPcat
 * El Día de Amor y Amistad Stem-Changing Verbs Valentine's Day Cards (also under Holidays)**


 * Dice Game**

[|Stem-changing Verbs Dice Game Preparation Worksheet]

[|Stem-changing Verbs Dice Game Answer Sheet]

[|Stem-changing Verbs Worksheet Packet]


 * Guided Notes (an approach to introducing stem-changing verbs)**

When I am out of creative ways to introduce a new grammatical concept or can't think of how to or I don't have time to create a way to have students "figure out" a pattern or whatever to learn a grammatical structure, I'll admit I sometimes start with a brief introduction through notes. To make it less painful for the students, one way to do this is to make them "guided notes." That is, instead of rambling on and on about what a stem-changing verb is, and having some students writing down nothing, others writing too much, and others having no idea what is relevant/important enough to write down, I give a worksheet with notes already written out for the students with missing blanks, empty charts, etc.

Below is an EXAMPLE of "guided notes on stem-changers" that I gave to my Spanish 1 students recently. I have found these to be helpful for those who have poor note-taking skills and for those who are lazy and don't want to "figure it out" or discover the pattern on their own.

(NOTE: the blanks are filled in already, but obviously if you wanted to use this format and give it to students, they'd be blank and while you were explaining, the students would fill in the blanks as you taught) user:whitesa6


 * [|I Love Rock & Roll Stem-changing Verbs Song]** (See the More Info link for the lyrics)

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 * IR Verb Stem Changers in the Preterite**

To show my students the stem changers in the preterite, I used deductive reasoning. I wrote down the infinitives of the verbs, then wrote down the 3rd person singular in the PRESENT tense (preferir, divertirse, servir,pedir, vestirse, repetir, etc), and told them not to say anything out loud, but to look at what is happening and see if they can see a pattern. Then, I wrote down the PRETERITE tense of those same verbs in the 3rd person singular and asked if they saw a similar pattern. Then, I wrote only ONE of the verbs in the 3rd person plural, and had THE STUDENTS write the rest of them down individually. Most of the students had it right and had very little trouble using it in class. This was much more effective than simply telling the students there is a stem change in the preterite and giving the conjugations. This particular hour really seemed to internalize it much better. user:cartierm

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 * Note-taking Sheets**

Boot verbs note sheet. user:AmandaGSpanish

Note taking sheet for boot activities... This is just a little sheet that I made up for students to take notes on. user:burgeramy

After demonstrating stem changing verbs and showing "the boot," I had students design their own boots for two different verbs - one e-ie verb (emperzar, etc.) and one o-ue, or u-ue verb (poder, jugar, etc.) I created 3 templates for students to trace: a cowboy boot with a spur, a snow boot, and another cowboy boot more traditional without a spur. Some students traced, but a few created their own boots, rollerblades, Nike's, high heels... It's not too original of an idea, but it works well for students who are more receptive to hands on activities. user:SarahPcat
 * **Make a boot activity**

Similar to above - but for preterite. Because stem changing verbs in the preterite only change in the 3rd person, they "sandal" visual comes to mind. Here is an example: (Watch out: this student has an error in hers!) user:SarahPcat
 * **Boot vs. Sandal activity (PRETERITE)**

//**Poder Flashcards**//

- Flashcards for puede/n o puede + verbs

//(To the tune of Beethoven's 5th)//
 * Stem-changing Verbs Song**

E to IE O to UE E to IE, O to UE, and E to I E to IE, O to UE, and E to I E to IE, O to UE and E to I!


 * Stem-changing Verbs and Sports (info. gap activity)**

This activity is not perfect...I created it last minute and it definitely needs some tweaking and more direction, but it worked fine after a lot of modeling. This practices using stem changing verbs in conjunction with previous vocab about time with new sports vocab. user:SarahPcat


 * [|Stem-changing Verb Video]** (Student-made video set to //Estoy aquí// by Shakira) user:chericem1

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[|Verb Conjugation Games] **(from FLTEACH)**