Hola padres! I decided to continue this week in first grade with body part vocabulary review as there were a couple of activities that I thought would be helpful and fun for the scholars that we didn't get to last week. We started the off with another round of "around the world" or "en todo el mundo" but this time with body part vocabulary. This is always a fun way to warm up for class. After that, I put up pictures of various masks on the board that each had facial features in different colors. I split the class up into two teams and asked one person from each team to come to the board. I would then say "nariz azul" or "pelo verde" and the scholar that pointed to the appropriate feature in the correct color would win a point for their team. The teams did well as they usually ended up neck and neck point wise.
Today, we started an activity called Monster Art. It proved to be challenging for both kinder and first, but I have learned in each class how to better demonstrate how it is done and each class goes a little more smoothly. I start out by having a blank piece of paper on each desk. I tell the scholars that I will be giving them a body part to draw and that they can only draw that body part. Once they are done, I tell them to pass their paper to their neighbor who will then on my say draw a different body part. At the end, they should have a mostly complete body drawn by different members of their class. Despite its challenges, I think the scholars have enjoyed this activity and I find it a good way for the scholars to practice their vocabulary.
In P.E. this week, we have been working on relays. Each time the scholars go to the cone and back, they are to do it in a different manner. I have done my best to use our Spanish vocabulary to relay these directions to them.
In Kinder this week, we began talking about animals and their needs as this is a concept they cover in their core class. We will continue that to the end of this week.
Next week, we will delve into adjectives in Spanish class and continue practicing our colors with the use of bean bags in P.E.
On a side note, my daughters and I did a little exploring last night in terms of dinner and tried Taqueria La Jacky located on Western Ave. in Avondale just west of Dysart. I was so excited as my daughters ordered their dinners in Spanish and were able to watch Univision while we ate. If you get a chance, check it out! Giving the scholars the opportunity to put their Spanish into practice will make it all the more real and relevant to them.
Sinceramente,
Sra. Hamilton
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