Muzzy throughout the years

The Muzzy series video is the most requested activity in elementary Spanish class. Students enjoy it year after year and never seem to tire of it. For me, it is a way of evaluating progress. In grades K-3 we view the video several times per year. In the beginning, students start to sing the songs, emulate the language and make connections from the repetition and picture clues. Soon, students start to comment on words they know. When they can write students keep track of words they recognize and they are inspired to grow their lists by learning more. By grade 3, students are fully understanding story-lines and are explaining them to younger students.They are proud of their accomplishments. 

Ruin presentations Spanish II

Lines of Nazca

Spanish II is presenting projects this week on ancient ruins. Doing research, giving presentations and peer review are important skills but even more valuable for our class is how it helps students make memorable connections to Latin American countries. This is the beginning of the mind maps they will draw upon to create personal maps by heart in the spring.