Appetizers: Sudoku de verbos

Revisiting the idea of Appetizers, quick, interesting activities to start off your class, this week we are looking at incorporating this traditional Japanese game. The adaptation is simple, switching numbers for verb conjugations.

If you want to know my students experience. Just by asking around I thought that some of them love this and others hate it. Hence, so far I was not clear on whether this activity is one of the best to start classes with or not, but just exposing students to it and paying attention to their feedback is enough to get to know if it is going to be productive with that class or not. Remember that flexibility is important as well as listening to your students to build up a positive and productive class environment.
Please, let me hear how does it go in your class ;)

Then, I thought I would just pass a google form to collect some feedback and the results surprised me, 83,3% enjoyed practicing and it turns out it's their favorite activity to start the class

Creativity is putting your imagination to work,

and it's produced the most extraordinary results in human culture.

Ken Robinson

Lunaprofe 2/26/2018  1 comment

Appetizers: Criptogramas

This activity is to be used as a class starter (appetizer) to turn on your class attention in a dynamic way that will help your students to switch from other subject to Spanish and will help them focus on the language. 

Why cryptograms?

In order to solve a cryptogram our students have to confront a process of rewriting a word searching for meaning and at the same time they have to find and check a global significance for the phrase, sentence or complete message. 

Through this process students use a previous representation of the word that they will use as a guide to order the letters. Just the correct order of the different letters will result in a comprehensible final message.

By doing this our students are working out many different interesting skills (not just for language). If you want to know more, read the justification in the presentation.

If you want to reach somewhere new

you have to take a different direction

Lunaprofe 2/12/2018  2 comments

Mr Luna is absent

Las personas que eligen=escogen=seleccionan sus decisiones son más independientes y autónomas.

Choose any one of the following activities to complete. They must be turned in by the end of class. Keep in mind that this choice board is used for all levels of Spanish – you have the same guidelines, but my expectations for the product you produce are much different.  If you’re in IB, don’t turn in something that a student in Spanish 1 could produce.  And if you’re in Spanish 1, don’t turn in something you could have done during the first week of school.

Crossword puzzle Create a crossword puzzle with 15 vocabulary words from the current unit. Clues must be in complete sentences in Spanish. Include both the finished puzzle and an answer key.	Comic Write and illustrate a 6-10 panel comic strip using at least seven current vocabulary words and three examples of the current topic. Highlight the vocabulary and grammar examples.	Flexible task Grab your computer and visit this link. Choose one task from here and attach it to an email to your teacher.	Song Choose a familiar tune and make a song based on your current grammar or vocabulary topic. Be prepared to either sing your song OR have someone else sing it to the class.	Flashcards Create a set of picture flashcards for at least 20 vocabulary words from your current unit. Write the vocabulary word on one side and draw an illustration of it in the other side. You may use notebook paper or make them on your computer.
Gameboard Come up with 15-20 questions based on the current vocabulary, grammar and/or cultural unit. Use the questions for your game board, include an answer key.	Scrabble Play Scrabble with 2-4 of your classmates using the set we have in class. Make sure you use words from the current vocabulary unit. If you don't know the rules for this game, flip the board over. Write down a paragraph telling your teacher what have you learnt.	Survey Create a survey based on your current unit. Interview at least half of the class and take notes on their responses. Then create a graph to summarize your classmates' answers to each question.	Journal Write an entry in your journal reflecting upon your current unit, an activity, a particular assignment, etc. what could you do better, what could be improved and make a personal connection. Use He + participio to express your ideas.	Kahoot Sign up clicking here and create a Kahoot based on your current unit/topic. Share it with your teacher and enjoy while the class is playing and you know all the answers ;)
Pen pal Write an email to a Spanish pen pal. Use more than 10 words from the current unit and 3 examples of the current grammar topic. Highlight vocabulary and grammar examples.	Interview Write ten questions using vocabulary words from the current unit. Interview two classmates and write down their answers. Please, write in complete sentences.	Writing Write a letter. Imagine you are writing to an Internet Manager from a company of your choice. You get tons of Spam and you want to complaint because of this. Greet him/her and explain your problem Express what do you would like to happen and why	Dialogue With a partner create a dialogue based on your current unit. Write at least ten lines per person. Remember to be accurate with punctuation. For instance, in Spanish we use two question marks: ¿ ... ?	Word search Create a word search with 10-20 vocabulary words from the current unit. Clues must be in complete sentences in Spanish or visuals. Include both the finished word search and an answer key
... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...

This choice board is just my own, but you can find multiple types and different content-based on the Internet.

If you like this idea, you may check this post about Flexible tasks / homework as well.

Share your knowledge. It is a way go achieve immortality

Dalai Lama

Lunaprofe 1/22/2018  No comment

Planificador para el trabajo escrito Nivel Superior

El Trabajo escrito es una actividad muy importante en tu curso de español B. La razón es que se te está pidiendo que seas independiente, que te comportes como un adulto, que investigues por tu cuenta un tema que te interesa. 
Todo está centrado en ti, en el estudiante, por eso tienes que aprovechar esta oportunidad para demostrar a todos que ya estás lista/o para dar un paso más, para llegar a la universidad y ser tratado con más autonomía. 
Con este objetivo nuestra amiga Fátima Dif nos propone este planificador, para que te ayude a cubrir todos los pasos necesarios. Para que no olvides nada de lo esencial para tener mucho éxito con tu trabajo escrito.

Recuerda los requisitos más importantes:
- no desviarte de tus objetivos
- ideas claras y ejemplos o datos para apoyarlas
- número de palabras
- tipo de texto
- registro y audiencia

A través de este documento podrás planificar tu trabajo escrito siguiente todas las especificaciones del IBO con lo que te asegurarás de cumplir con todos los requisitos.	Enlaces interesantes:
	- Fundamentación - Criterios de evaluación - Trabajo escrito ab Initio - Text types - Rubrics for Spanish B - Rubrics for ab Initio

There is no elevator to success

You have to take the stairs
Anonymous

Lunaprofe 9/09/2017  No comment

Canciones para aprender español: Guantanamera

Guantanamera is a classic of cuban folklore. There are many versions out there but in this case we want to utilize Playing for Change version because their version will allow us to talk about Multiculturalism in class.
This is a good opportunity to bring in the IB Profile, especially, open-minded and work with your students relevant concepts such as Internationalism, International mindedness, etc
Try to inspire your students to sing the songs, singing in class has been proven beneficial in so many ways. 
First thing is listening to the song, for the first time is recommendable just to listen to it, enjoy the music, the melody, the rhythm. In a second round students can take general notes on how many verses, try to write down the chorus, you can distribute the lyrics of the song with blanks to fill in, etc
After listening comes the comprehension part, try to present comprehensible input to your students, draw words in the board, give them examples, use the word in a sentence, use synonyms, opposites, etc.
After all this work you are ready to do the activities below:

 


1.- Read the information below:


 


2.- Answer these questions orally:

3.- Take this quiz:
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• Songs to learn Spanish
• Learning Spanish through music
• Learning Spanish through songs: Lyricstraining
• Learn Spanish with your favorite song in Spanish
• Why do we sing songs?

Diversity may be the hardest thing for a society to live with,

and perhaps the most dangerous thing for a society to be without.

William Sloane Coffin Jr

Lunaprofe 5/15/2017  1 comment

Planificador para el trabajo escrito

El Trabajo escrito es una actividad muy importante en tu curso de español B. [Para Nivel Superior pincha aquí]La razón es que se te está pidiendo que seas independiente, que te comportes como un adulto, que investigues por tu cuenta un tema que te interesa. 
Todo está centrado en ti, en el estudiante, por eso tienes que aprovechar esta oportunidad para demostrar a todos que ya estás lista/o para dar un paso más, para llegar a la universidad y ser tratado con más autonomía. 
Con este objetivo te proponemos este planificador, para que te ayude a cubrir todos los pasos necesarios. Para que no olvides nada de lo necesario para tener mucho éxito con tu trabajo escrito.

Recuerda los requisitos más importantes:
- no desviarte de tus objetivos
- ideas claras y ejemplos o datos para apoyarlas
- número de palabras
- tipo de texto
- registro y audiencia

A través de este documento podrás planificar tu trabajo escrito siguiente todas las especificaciones del IBO con lo que te asegurarás de cumplir con todos los requisitos.	Enlaces interesantes:
	- Fundamentación - Criterios de evaluación - Trabajo escrito ab Initio - Text types - Rubrics for Spanish B - Rubrics for ab Initio

There is no elevator to success

You have to take the stairs
Anonymous 

Lunaprofe 5/03/2017  No comment

Canciones para aprender español: Despacito

In this interactive online activity you will learn some Spanish listening the summer hit Despacito, by Luis Fonsi.
There are activities to learn the -ing forms in Spanish, infinitives, vocabulary, etc.
Learning a language through music, songs, is a very effective way of developing oral fluency, cultural understanding, an easy way of getting yourself exposure to different native accents, etc
Watch the video, do the interactive activities and after that, take the quiz below and remember:
Relax, have fun and learn some Spanish. 

Related link:

• Why do we sing songs

A possible follow-up activity:

Busca información en Internet [recuerda buscar la información directamente en español] sobre Luis Fonsi y escribe una mini-biografía sobre este cantante. Mínimo 200 palabras.

Nombre
Lugar de nacimiento
Edad
Nacionalidad
Profesión
Discografía
Éxitos
Estilo musical

Mini-biografía:

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Palabras: _______

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• Songs to learn Spanish
• Learning Spanish through music
• Learning Spanish through songs: Lyricstraining
• Learn Spanish with your favorite song in Spanish
• Why do we sing songs?

Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway. 

Emory Austin

Lunaprofe 4/29/2017  1 comment