Spanish

The storyAna Says Her Name — A new friend has a name that sounds the same both ways.

The storyYoyo and Perro at the Farm — A llama and a puppy teach us some special letters.

The storyThe Crayon Box — Señora Ruiz opens a big box of crayons, and the class counts them in Spanish.

The storyPainting a Rainbow — Two friends paint a rainbow and name every stripe in Spanish.

The storyName Tag Day — Everyone at the family photo gets a name tag, even the cat.

The storyThe Classroom Treasure Hunt — Señor Díaz hides a clue on every thing in the room.

The storyA Basket of Kittens — One cat at Tomás's house turns into a whole basket of kittens.

The storyThe Elephant and the Mouse — A big elephant and a little mouse find out they can be friends.

The storyThe Game in Five Sentences — Sofía tells a whole soccer game with five short Spanish sentences.

The storyTwenty Questions at Midnight — At a sleepover, four friends play a guessing game using only sí and no.

The storyA Letter from Monterrey — A girl in Mexico writes to a new pen pal in Chicago, and every line uses one small verb.

The storyA Day at the County Fair — One long day at the fair, told with a verb for feelings and places.

The storyThe Case of the Last Empanada — One empanada is missing, and Lupe asks questions until she finds out who took it.

The storyThe School News Interview — Two student reporters get five minutes to interview the new principal in Spanish.

The storyA Day with Sofía in San Juan — Sofía lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and she tells her whole day in order.

The storyThe Red Backpack Comes Home — Marco loses his red backpack on the bus, and a kind stranger helps it find its way back.

The storyFirst Day in Pilsen — A new seventh grader learns that one hello does not fit every person.

The storyA Name with Two Last Names — A new classmate spells her full name, and the class learns why it is so long.

The storyFive Hundred Pesos at the Mercado — Marisol has one bill, a long list and a vendor who talks fast.

The storyOne Party, Five Schedules — Diego wants a surprise party for his sister, and everyone is busy.

The storyA Room Full of Sticky Notes — Mateo's class labels every object in the room, and one tiny word keeps causing arguments.

The storyThe First Week at a New School — Sofía starts at a bilingual middle school and has one weekend to get ready.

The storyTwo Cousins at the Same Party — Mateo is always calm. Daniela is calm only today, and Spanish can hear the difference.

The storyThe Lost-Dog Poster — Canela is missing, and the poster has to describe her so clearly that anyone could spot her.

The storyA Week at Taquería Los Primos — One family, one small restaurant, and a whole week of verbs in the present tense.

The storyPacking for Guadalajara — A family trip to see relatives means plans, packing and a lot of irregular verbs.

The storyCold Rain, Hungry Team — After a muddy game, a soccer team needs food, blankets and the right Spanish verbs.

The storyA Menu for Twenty — Planning one dinner for a big family means learning who likes what, and how to say it.

The storySaturday Night at the Concert — Two friends retell a concert, and every verb they use points back to last Saturday.

The storyThree Voices From the Field Museum — Three classmates tell the same museum trip, and the verbs they need most are the ones that break the rules.

The storyThe Town with the Blue Doors — A grandmother in Chicago remembers her childhood town in Michoacán, one habit at a time.

The storyThe Night the Lights Went Out — A storm, a power outage and two versions of what really happened.

The storyExam Day, 6:40 a.m. — Daniela has a chemistry final at 8:00, and everything that can go wrong does.

The storyAbuela's Arroz con Pollo — Marcos wants to cook his grandmother's rice and chicken by himself, and she coaches him by phone from Humboldt Park.

The storyA Letter from Lucía — An older sister writes home from her first month of college, and every piece of advice she gives uses a verb form her brother has never studied.

The storyIf I Could Change One Thing — A civics teacher asks her class to describe one change they would make to their town, and the assignment turns out to need a verb form nobody has practiced.

The storyThree Friends, One Lunch Order — Three exchange students share a table in Pilsen and discover that they speak the same language three different ways.

The storyTwo Letters for One Job — A senior writes to a Pilsen company for a summer job, and his first draft sounds like a text to a friend.

The storyTwo Red Pens — Two seniors trade essays on a Tuesday afternoon and discover that finding someone else's mistakes is the fastest way to learn your own.

The storyWhy My Family's Language Matters — A senior in Humboldt Park has to give her capstone talk in Spanish, and the hardest part is not the grammar but standing up and saying what she believes.