Here are some Spanish activities we've been doing that you can ask your kids about to avoid the dreaded "nothing" answer when you ask, "So what did you do in school today?" question!
QR Codes
The students used their phones to scan QR codes around the room to find pictures and voice recordings in Spanish of school supplies vocabulary.
Kahoot!
The kids love Kahoot! It's a computer based game show type activity where multiple choice questions are flashed on the screen and students use their computers or phones as "clickers" to make their choices. Kahoot! keeps track of who is in what place by who answers the questions correctly and how fast they click in! It is a great way to practice vocabulary.
Class Tools
A computer game that I can make that turns vocabulary practice into a Mario brothers type game and/or explosion games with increasingly difficult levels of play.
Slapido Rapido
A picture card game that the students play at their seats. It's intense! I call out the words in Spanish and the students try to locate and slap the card first. It's excellent practice and very energetic!
Office Max-Mexico
The students explored the Office Max Mexico website to find school supply words that we've learned and to see how far their Spanish can take them on a real Spanish website. They were able to guess quite a bit and recognize quite a bit! They also went to a Mexican peso converter site to discover how many pesos are in a dollar so they could understand the prices on the Office Max site.
So ask about any of these activities and hopefully, you'll start a fun discussion about school and Spanish class!
Friday, September 19, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Mucho Gusto! Open House
Almost 50 students' parents came to Open House last night! It was wonderful to talk to so many moms and dads and grandmas and see future Spanish students (little sisters and brothers). I hope you enjoyed meeting all the teachers and walking around our big school and up and down all the stairs!
It's only the beginning of September, but we're moving right along with our Spanish lessons. We've started learning about 30 school-related nouns such as pencil, paper, backpack, book, etc. Our next quiz is Friday, September, 19.
Many parents asked about homework. I do not give homework except for studying for the quizzes. We do so much practice in class that I do not assign extra practice outside of class. We practice in many different ways. Students practice with me repeating and with pair work and group work and with Power Point flashcards and activities...class games, pair games. I try to use lots of pictures and songs to appeal to a variety of learning styles and help students memorize more easily. We also do more traditional translations and worksheets as well. In addition, we do computer games and activities with the computers. The students have a "Live Binder" on their JT Learn page. I am posting the the link here for you and making a tab for it so you can access the Live Binder. It has links to many of the songs and computer games. I will be updating it as the year goes on so some sections do not have links in them yet.
Live Binder
It's only the beginning of September, but we're moving right along with our Spanish lessons. We've started learning about 30 school-related nouns such as pencil, paper, backpack, book, etc. Our next quiz is Friday, September, 19.
Many parents asked about homework. I do not give homework except for studying for the quizzes. We do so much practice in class that I do not assign extra practice outside of class. We practice in many different ways. Students practice with me repeating and with pair work and group work and with Power Point flashcards and activities...class games, pair games. I try to use lots of pictures and songs to appeal to a variety of learning styles and help students memorize more easily. We also do more traditional translations and worksheets as well. In addition, we do computer games and activities with the computers. The students have a "Live Binder" on their JT Learn page. I am posting the the link here for you and making a tab for it so you can access the Live Binder. It has links to many of the songs and computer games. I will be updating it as the year goes on so some sections do not have links in them yet.
Live Binder
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