Today, during our kids' nap time, I'm getting ready for my five lessons and tutoring session tomorrow afternoon. Some weeks, the lessons come so easily, and fun activities just pop into my head. Others, I sit and think throughout the day, trying to remember how I learned a certain phrase, or what clicked with me on a grammar or themed topic, and my husband ends ups saying, "What about.... this idea?" and he's right on the money - not bad for someone who doesn't speak a lick of Spanish!
This week, in my second semester Conversation class, the theme is mountains and camping. I'll let you all know how the students respond. The beginning class will be finishing up their second week of Spanish conversation, and learning how to conduct class in Spanish. The 6 to 8 year olds really enjoy this usually, and the older ones tend to be shy, but this group of twelve seems to be clicking all on the same level.
My 4 to 6 year olds need a little boost this week. We've been focusing on action words and saying "I can do it!" (Puedo hacerlo) and then acting out what we can do. I'll be shifting back to nouns tomorrow and show them how to add their new words to their sentences so that they can actually THINK in Spanish. This is after jsut 12 weeks of lessons, and these students always amaze me.
Stay tuned tomorrow for any funny events or particularly interesting conversations that might occur in class, or tutoring the college student - she comes up with some great questions as well! (She's a third semester student at Sam Houston Univeristy.)
Hasta man~ana!
Sra Gose
From Sra. Gose, a weekly private lesson Spanish teacher, and author of Flip Flop Spanish Workbook you can go along for the ride as I post my class journals - what happens in classes, Spanish teaching tips, and just fun anecdotes about homeschooling and teaching Spanish to children. My classes don't have restrictive state guidelines, so the children simply get to learn what they need to know to communicate!
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