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How Do you feel?

8/26/2013

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I never feel like I can start the year without a quick review of ¿Cómo estás?, even in 5th grade. It seems silly, but I walk down the halls and ask this simple question to my students and often get blank stares or slow reaction times. In the past, I stuck with the basics of good, bad, and so-so. How boring! If I'm over it, I'm sure my 5th graders are too. Thanks to Printable Spanish, I had a few more emotions (with great pictures) at my fingertips. I didn't want to use all of them, so I cut and pasted to match my needs. Like any other vocabulary, I went through it with the kids, giving each one a movement. The kids had a blast stamping their feet for enojado and "biting" their fingernails for nervioso. After a few rounds of practice, I pulled out the my pre-made emotions.
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Thanks to No Time For Flashcards for this idea! I held up the plates and the kids responded. With the correct response, the student received the plate. We then practiced our emotions with double lines, giving each student a chance to practice "¿Cómo estás?" and the response. The students had such fun using the movements for the emotions from behind the plates. After a few rounds of practice, it was their turn! Students each received a plate and a marker and chose their preferred emotion. Then it was time for the best part...interacting! Students walked around the room with their plates over their mouths asking and answering our question. 

I'm very lucky, because we are 1:1 with iPads in 5th grade. Tomorrow, students will take pictures of each other with their emotion plates and will create a picture of how they feel and why. The iPads give the chance for students to write and draw on the picture to create a brand new photo, which they can present to the class. It's never too early to get them talking!
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The First Days of School

8/24/2013

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It is officially back to school! The first day is always the best - the kids are fresh and so am I. We are excited to start the year and jump in to new learning. This year, I wanted to go with the idea that I'm a guide on an adventure of learning Spanish and everything associated with it. After two years, I think I've finally got this whole elementary thing down and my welcome letter is finally cute!

The first day of class can be extremely scary for my 3rd graders, as they've never taken Spanish before. From the moment they walk into class, we are Spanish only. In the past, most of the class was spent talking over the "huh" and "what is she saying?" and other minor freak outs. This year, though, they were right with me. It was incredible! At the end of class, when I asked them how the y felt, many said they were nervous, but were so excited to be in Spanish. :)

I can't believe this is the 3rd year of our program. I'm excited for this year to see where my 5th graders are and will end up and see how the language needs change as they gain more and more experience.



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