¡Hola!

Last week I completed my first full week of Spanish classes! It went very well. Yes … I have to build my stamina! I took a long nap on Friday!

This year I thought of ways of starting the year with more games in my class… or activities where students had to do things together… and I wanted to share them with you!

With First Grade

Getting to know my first graders for the first time, I wanted to make it memorable. So… I created this whole idea of riding a train of colors. I was the conductor with a hole puncher and greeted them as if they were boarding a train. I gave them tickets. They loved them! Kids in this grade love make believe, and love to chant… so we practiced all the colors in a fun way. We also completed a worksheet together… they were so engaged and happy. It was a success!

You can look at this activity in detail HERE. Actually, there are three versions of the train game with three different worksheets to complete. In case they want to ride the train again! ^ ^

With 4th, 5th & 6th grade

My older students work on practicing school related phrases like “I need water please”… usually we practice them out loud and then I give them a worksheet to write them. This year I wanted to make it a little more engaging and …fun! So I decided to use a puzzle/game activity I call “Papelitos.” Papelitos are basically words on paper strips in Spanish. And the idea is that I will say a phrase in Spanish or English and students have to use the words in the paper strips to form the phrases.

You can see the activity in detail HERE in case you want to try it. My students like it a lot!

I hope these ideas help you have a great start!