¡La clase de español!

Our theme in Spanish this quarter is ¡Bienvenido a nuestra casa!- Welcome to our house. The 8th graders have been learning how to describe a house, household items, indicate the order of things using ordinal numbers, and when to use the verb ser vs estar- two verbs in Spanish that mean the same thing but are used at different times.

Below are pictures of the class playing Matamosca- Flyswatter.  In this game, two students backs are against the Promethean board, when prompted they can turn around, read the sentence, and using a flyswatter decide which verb they would use ser or estar. After choosing the verb, they need to conjugate it correctly in a sentence. 

Here the class participated in a practice with ordinal numbers.  The class gave these volunteers commands for things to do.  For example, one command was "La tercera persona necesita hacer veinte push ups".  Eli got down and did 20! 

Next week, the class will be working on a project related to our "house" theme.  The students were given a choice to create their dream house, conduct an interview with someone famous, a video of one's house, creating a brochure of house on the market, creating an ebook, or a choice of their own.  Academic choice is a great way for students to create something that interests them!