Today I had the chance to visit Eleanor's Spanish class. They sang an alphabet song, learned how to say some letters of the alphabet, reviewed color words, and so on. They also played a highly amusing game.
Imagine about 22 kindergartners gathered around a rug. There are 4 letter cards in the center. The Señora announces they are going to play the matamosca game, and the children practically cheer! I don't know what she is talking about until she gets out two fly swatters.
She chooses the first players: Eleanor contra Ashley. She announces, "Matamoscas arriba!" She then tells them (in Spanish) to point to the letter G. The first one who points to the correct letter is the winner, although I'm not sure that anyone except the winner paid attention to this.
After each round, she announces the next combatants: "Jim contra Amanda!" A murmur goes through the crowd, as they pick their winners (and place their bets). It is almost exactly the scene in the movies at a boxing match when the announcer tells who is in each corner. After each round the children congratulate the winner on her way back to the edge of the ring.
I had a great time. Eleanor informed me later that she would prefer it if I not sing the songs.
Plus, I now know how to ask for a flyswatter in Spanish.
Imagine about 22 kindergartners gathered around a rug. There are 4 letter cards in the center. The Señora announces they are going to play the matamosca game, and the children practically cheer! I don't know what she is talking about until she gets out two fly swatters.
She chooses the first players: Eleanor contra Ashley. She announces, "Matamoscas arriba!" She then tells them (in Spanish) to point to the letter G. The first one who points to the correct letter is the winner, although I'm not sure that anyone except the winner paid attention to this.
After each round, she announces the next combatants: "Jim contra Amanda!" A murmur goes through the crowd, as they pick their winners (and place their bets). It is almost exactly the scene in the movies at a boxing match when the announcer tells who is in each corner. After each round the children congratulate the winner on her way back to the edge of the ring.
I had a great time. Eleanor informed me later that she would prefer it if I not sing the songs.
Plus, I now know how to ask for a flyswatter in Spanish.
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