Slacker

La Vieja is definitely a slacker.  Here I am posting on Monday, my thoughts about Friday.  Oh well,  life goes on.  Friday was a great day.  Perhaps it was because it was the day before vacation.  My Spanish 5 class is really getting into some deep discussions and learning about Latinoamérica.  I hope we can continue at this pace. Spanish III has also quickly mastered a great deal of new vocabulary.  I hope we can review "Making Invitations," "Accepting and Denying Invitations" which are all review when we get back.  Spanish 2 had a quiz and it looks like we may finally be up to par with common Spanish I irregular verbs.  This class had a great time doing some cultural activities.  We listened to Yo Te Quiero and learned the refrain.  We also put some gestures to the refrain - which according to research helps individuals remember.  We had a few minutes left at the end of the class so we learned "Tin Marin."  The students knew the entire rhyme by the time we finished.  Hopefully they will be able to produce it when we return.  It is unfortunate that they didn't do this in Spanish I, since it helps so much with basic sounds.

I am really enjoying vacation but not this snow and cold.  Right now I am working on a workshop I might present during our next professional development day.  I feel I have so much to offer but where is the time (except for vacations) to put these workshops together.  Off to plan.

La Vieja (también conocida como La Floja)