Well, happy new year! My students have been back to class for three weeks now. We started off learning animals "El gallo dice kikiriki..." "The rooster says cock a doodle doo" - and what they say in my conversation classes, and my advanced classes learned how to be bossy, but polite, in Spanish. "Que les parece..." (keh-lehs-pah-reh-seh)- what do you say we.... was the phrase for the week - they had a lot of fun bossing their brothers and sisters around, but in a round about way, and in Spanish to boot!
The key is to be sure the students can use the phrases at some point during the week. I only see everyone one hour per week, so it's imperative that they WANT to learn and that they practice between lessons.
We do have baby number five on the way now - due in July. We're very excited about completing our family, and the four older kids (ages 6, 4, 3, and 1) are all betting on whether it will be new brother or sister (we always do surprises!)
So the year has been kicked off to a great start, and my husband and I are even endeavoring to learn German together. So, between French with the kids, Spanish (from birth!), and now German, I figure a European vacation will be in order soon! Maybe in a decade or so - I can't imagine doing diapers while we're there!
Feliz año nuevo to everyone. I'll post some more tips soon. Or you can visit my website to receive a free PDF lesson you can print at your house - it's about the animals!
Sra. Gose
www.flipfloplearning.com
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:
Isn't it "Que les parece"?
Yes! Thank you! I hand write my blogs and my hubby types them in for me - he doesn't know Spanish, so he figures this would be a good way for him to learn... I'm glad you caught it! I've fixed it now, and added the pronunciation as well.
Cool! My husband forwarded me your blog since I'm going to start teaching my kids (4 and 6 years) Spanish. I lived in Mexico City for five years as a child and really want to pass along what I know to my kids. It's hard for me though! Especially because I'm the only one in our house that speaks it. I just ordered some books and activities to help me out. I'll be checking in to your blog for additional ideas.
Thanks!
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