This past week, YHS Spanish 3 students visited lower elementary grades at St. Joseph's and Emmanuel to teach students some Spanish. The project was aimed at provided Spanish 3 a "real life" application for their language skills.
YHS students, in groups of three to five, prepared a twenty minute lesson to introduce young learners to a few Spanish vocabulary words, such as greetings, colors, body parts, animals or classroom objects. The YHS students developed their own lesson plan to present the vocabulary in a way that would be both educational and entertaining for lower elementary. Some groups chose to incorporate storytelling, music and dance, while others included art, science or drama into their presentations.
For example, one group taught body parts and ended their lesson with the students doing the "Hokey-Pokey" in Spanish. Another group taught the names of animals through an imaginative trip to the zoo. Other groups taught the colors of the rainbow and included hands-on coloring activities. Spanish 3 students not only used their Spanish, but demonstrated a great deal of talent in teaching and working with young children.
Thanks to the teachers and students of St. Joe and Emmanuel for allowing us to visit your classrooms. ¡Muchas gracias!
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