Talk Back & Acting Out
Hi everyone,
Once again the kids' Spanish is improving every day. We have created fun activities that get the kids to interact and get to know each other better since they will be spending 10 days together when we go to Mexico. They seem to really enjoy two activities in particular. One is the "Talk Back" where for only 3 minutes they are only allowed to speak in Spanish. There is no English and they can not ask anyone a question in English during this time. I believe it makes them study more because most kids don't just want to sit there while everyone else is talking around them.
The second activity is "Actin' Out." At the end of Spanish class the kids get into groups and make up a skit entirely in Spanish using the words and phases we learned that day or in past classes. It can get pretty silly sometimes, but you need to have fun when you are learning something new. We also made pinatas this week...or rather we are still making them. It can get really messy but they have a lot of fun!
Stay tuned for next week.
Teneisha