Monday, March 13, 2017

Ekeko - Day 10

Today was a great day! Especially for the Monday after daylight savings time, the kids were amazingly cheerful and responsive.

We started out with a quick TPR review of Chapters 4 and 5. We acted out Paco going to the market with his backpack, shining shoes, Mateo stealing his backpack and the scene with the witch. Then we pantomimed returning home, finding the letter, and the contents of the letter.

Next, we discussed the differences between the old Ekeko Paco has and the new ones used for Alasitas. I was impressed by how quickly students put together sentences like "Tiene muchos colores" and "Tiene una sonrisa misteriosa."

Next, we did PQA about the small gifts purchased for Alasitas,
¿Qué te gustaría recibir?
¿Qué te gustaría dar?

For about 15 minutes, I read the last two pages of Chapter 5 aloud to the students and circled the text with many comprehension questions. This section, full of dialogue, seemed to be a breeze for the students.

Students had 5 minutes to write a short summary of Chapter 5 in their notes packet.

For the last 15 minutes of class, students read the first two pages of Chapter 6 (the letter from Paulina) "volleyball style" by taking turns reading a line in Spanish and translating it to English. Cine they struggled with the last letter, I wanted to make sure they went through this one extra slowly and understood it well. I added a fun factor by having students physically pass a beanbag back and forth as they took turns. All in all, they did well and seemed to comprehend the text. Hurrah!

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