Hola padres! This is one of those weeks where the schedule varies so much day by day that we end up doing all sorts of lessons as I try to keep every class even with each other and end up doing mostly review or playing games we are familiar with. Here we go:
In PE for both Kinder and first grade, we started our unit on catching and throwing which with this age group mostly ends up being trying to keep the ball from flying everywhere! I had them find partners and start by sitting down and rolling the ball back and forth, then I had them stand on their knees and bounce the ball back and forth and then stand and bounce the ball back and forth. This is more of an exercise in hand eye coordination as the balls we use are baseball size and spongy so aren't as easy to keep track of as a bigger ball might be. In any case, the scholars had fun trying to keep track of their ball and bouncing back and forth as many times as they could without the ball falling. After fall break, I plan to move outside with them which will enable us to do more catching and throwing as we'll have more room. Today I started a centipede relay game with both classes and this proved to test both their cooperation and communication skills. It is a game we will revisit in the future as they get to know each other better and since we now know how to play will hopefully be a little easier. Again, I think it will work better once we have more space and are outside.
In terms of Spanish with first grade, we did start our unit on adjectives and have had a fun time learning the vocabulary through different actions. We also read a book called "estoy demasiado grande" or "I am too big" that emphasized the adjective vocabulary. We ended class with a fun game of around the world that is a wonderful way to review all we have learned so far.
As we look to next week, our Spanish speaking country for the month of October will be Peru. I look forward to learning with the scholars about this country. Have a wonderful weekend!
Sra. Hamilton
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