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At our first day of Spanish camp we learned a lot! This week we’ll be mastering vocabulary from el tiempo (weather) and la ropa (clothing); today we only focused on weather though. After decorating our folders and greeting one another in Spanish, we reviewed our new vocabulary and played pass the card and teacher versus the class. Unfortunately we lost the 2nd game against Señora, but it was our first time; Señora doesn’t know what’s coming next time we play. Then we learned some new songs, which we caught onto quicker than Señora thought! We also played race for the card and matamosca, where we had to hit the vocabulary card with a fly swatter. This week we’re also learning about Argentina. Today, we located it on the map and colored it. Plus, we learned about the Argentinian flag and symbols. Later we did four pages of our book that I’ll be able to bring home later in the week to read to you. I can’t wait to see what fun activities are planned for tomorrow!

Most of today was spent tying up loose ends in preparation for the parent visit. The campers excitedly reviewed their songs and dialogues, with even the shyest members of the group coming through with their parts. We played musical chairs, went outside for extended playground time, and even spent some time painting “granja” scenes. At the end of the day, the kids joined together with the older campers and put on a fun show that exhibited the hard word they did all week. We were delighted and proud to see the kiddos do such a great job! The week was stellar, all thanks to an intelligent, curious, and fun-loving group of campers.

Sadly, today was our last day at Spanish camp. We worked on fine-tuning our presentation for our parents and also made props. We got to make brown bag puppets and most of us made conejos (rabbits). Then we finished camp with the presentation for the parents. We worked so hard throughout the week and all that hard work paid off! We were fantástico! I can’t wait for our next time at Spanish camp!

Today we made the best of camp even though it rained! We started our day by reviewing our vocabulary and played teacher versus class, which we finally won! Senora even tried to trick us with new vocabulary, but that didn’t stop us. We also practiced our songs and played our memory game that we finished up today. After that, we got in our groups and created our own dialogue that we’re going to present to you tomorrow. I can’t wait until you see everything we’ve learned at Spanish camp!

Rainy weather prevented the campers from venturing outside today, but that did not stop them from having yet another great dat at camp! 

Today, the kids focused a great deal of time on reviewing for their parent performance on Friday. Farm (granja) vocabulary words were further reviewed by playing some fun games, including our “now mandatory” game of musical chairs and fly swatting game. We worked on perfecting Friday’s dialogues, seeing as some of the campers are still mixing their “peas” with their “qs” (a little farm joke there, please forgive me). The culture of Spain was explored today through a mini-lesson on abstract artist Joan Miro. The kiddos made their own versions of the Barcelona-native’s works of art using brightly colored construction paper and markers. Everyone left camp today with a handmade tissue paper carnation and a smile on their faces.

Today was a very busy day at camp! 

 As usual, the kids started out by coloring farm-themed pictures. Not only did they work on their writing and reading skills, but also started up some interesting conversations with their camp-mates. Next, we ventured from flora to fauna and learned the spanish words for some common farm fruits (frutas) and veggies (vegetales). Everyone was very excited when a basket full of “real” foods was pulled out, the now-broken plastic ear of corn (maíz) getting the brunt of this delight. These words were practiced through matching games and the hands-down favorite game of the week, musical chairs. The campers also started practicing the dialogue that they will perform for the parents on Friday. Finally, The kiddos made rainmakers out of paper towel rolls and pasta. We discovered that this group is enamored with glitter!

Today we did a lot at Spanish camp that it’s hard for remember everything! We continued with our theme of la granja (the farm) and learned even more vocabulary words about the farm animals and what they eat. We finished our books and shared them with one another. Maybe sometime I could say mine with you! We played plenty of games like Spanish tic-tack-toe, pato-pato-ganso (duck, duck, goose), teacher vs. class (which we lost!), and a game like pin the tail on the donkey. We ended class by making animals and food out of playdough and having our classmates try to guess the word. For our culture activity we learned about Hogueras, which is a Spanish tradition. During the festival the Spaniards make huge fallas (statues) and jump over fires. They even have parades and fireworks every day! I can’t wait to see what we’re doing tomorrow 

Our second day at camp was a blast, even with the rainy weather!

 The pigs (cerdos) that we started yesterday were finally finished, complete with curly tails and googly eyes. The campers really enjoyed learning new farm vocabulary through a series of matching games and even a special version of “musical chairs.” Most of the time today was spent making burro (donkey) puppets out of paper bags and paper cut outs. Many creative looking burros were made! The room was full of song as the campers practiced and perfected their greeting songs. We ended the day by making a stack of vocabulary cards that the campers will bring home at the end of the week.