Spanish Conversation Class today ages 7-12

Today was a good day in Spanish class - So good, in fact, that it's 4 in the morning, and I am still rambling around in my head with all that occurred. The students absorb so quickly, I often find myself walking a line that's just on the edge of "too much" and "Not enough."

We talked past tense verb conjugation - they are all aware of the pronouns, and have healthy vocabulary of verbs, thanks to the I like, I don't like lessons (Me gusta, no me gusta) as well as Quiero - I want.

So now they're reporters, asking friends and family this week, What did you do yesterday?
Que hiciste ayer? And TEACHING their contacts how to answer in Spanish. My students get a real kick out of teaching their parents Spanish. Most of them are homeschoolers (Like my family) and so having the tables turned on little madre really gives them a confidence boost, and the mothers enjoy learning what their children are thinking about in Spanish class. This also seems to help them continue to see how their children learn -

For instance, I'm very visual, so I RARELY teach anything without drawing, acting, or writing it on the board. I know many of my students are auditory learners, so I have a student re-read the board or hand out or whatever it is.

Already, I can see I'm chasing a rabbit, so I'll re-group and write some more another day.
Since I'm up, I'll put on a pot of coffee for the day and see if I can finish up Flip Flop Spanish Level 2 - for ages 3-5. There's so much curriculum in my files, it's hard to wait and do one book at a time! I'd love to hear how the first book is going for any parents out there - with any comments you make, I can be sure to add more information on lesson pages, or offer other supplements. We're about a week or two away from uploading the new Spanish workbook to the publisher. Then it's off to the studio to record the second CD, which will have MANY more tracks, several songs and additional translation exercises on it.

Hasta pronto!
Sra. Gose