This Wednesday's class was a GREAT one! All classes had no new homework or vocabulary words becasue next week is Spring Break in our area. So all the homeschoolers as well as public-schoolers are enjoying a short respite from Spanish.
En vez de our regular lesson, we played board games, cards, twister, operation, spill the beans, and had snacks. But Only Spanish was spoken during 15 minute intervals. The students started out trying to just remina silent, but 15 minutes is too long for that! They were so pleased to learn that they CAN communicate in Spanish!
Here are a few of the phrases they used most:
It's your turn - te toca a ti
I won! - Gane'
You lost - Perdiste
Whose turn is it? - A quien le toca?
All in all, a relaxing, fun Spanish class day for all, students and teacher!
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!
3 comments:
Just found your blog through your web site. I hope when you get the chance, you'll write more. I'm a preschool Spanish teacher.
I am currently learning Spanish and trying to teach it to my 18 month old son. We found some Spanish CDs at the local library with children's music. Do you have any recommendations regarding other methods of teaching Spanish to an 18 month old? There are no local classes in my area (Farmingville, NY). I appreciate any advice you have.
For an 18 month old, I would suggest songs, as you are doing, and perhaps some flashcards. If your child finds it interesting in English, (s)he'll be more likely to remember it in Spanish as well!
Other than those things, use the Flip Flop Spanish website to learn a few phrases you use at a specific time of day - I always speak Spanish to my children until 10 am. So their early morning hours are only done in Spanish. When I break into Spanish later in the day sometimes, my three year old asks, "Es la hora de desayuno?": Is it time for breakfast?
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