¡Bienvenidos familia, amigas y amigos de los Cardenales!
During la clase de Español, it was Kate’s
turn to choose our destination to a Spanish speaking country. After singing our
morning greeting song, ¡Buenos día
amigos!, Kate suggested we head to Argentina. Upon our arrival to this country where
Spanish is an official language, we gathered in a círculo and began our Spanish language experience.
To reinforce our
learning on Spanish words for different types of vehicles, we played the
“Swatter Game.” This is a game that is truly enjoyed by all. First, using
life-like pictures of four different styles of transportation, we reviewed the
Spanish word for car, airplane, bus and truck. Afterwards, we placed these
pictures down on the ground. Two friends are given a swatter and the Spanish
vocabulary for one of these four vehicles was called out, carro, avión, autobus, ó camión.
The swatters job, you ask? Well, to swat the correct card of course! Two
friends played at a time then we were asked to pasalo (pass it) to the next friend closest to us. What fun! As the
game was played, the temptation to point out the card that was being called
grew. To avoid getting our fingers swatted,
friends without the swatter were encouraged to place their dancing fingers
on their knees. After all los Cardenales
took a turn, it was then their turn to do the calling while the teachers
swatted the correct card. What an amazing job los Cardenales did as they spoke with confidence!
Vocabulary
introduced:
pasalo
– pass it
dedos
– fingers
rodilla
– knee
baila
- dance
¡Hasta nuestro proximo viaje! (Until our
next voyage!)
Paz,
Alicia
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