Queridas familias,
For this class, we took advantage of the (unfortunate) lack of rain and spent some time outside playing the most widely practiced sport in the Spanish speaking world: ¡¡¡FÚTBOL, PASIÓN DE MULTITUDES!!!
I have been a youth soccer coach of all ages for several years and was happy to bring my coaching equipment for a special Spanish session. As it turned out, it was the only time ever that participants insisted, on their own, to run warm-up and warm-down runs around the field. I was very impressed and delighted to see that even the somewhat initially reluctant players really enjoyed themselves.
We practiced some individual skills as well as a couple of competitive games in which the girls were adamant about splitting into teams according to gender. (Leaving them with a 5 vs. 2 advantage). Meanwhile the boys took it in stride and were happy to show off their skills...
Of course we had to include some crucial vocabulary. After every score the teams were encouraged to celebrate by running around screaming ¡¡¡GOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!
Al final, todos se fueron contentos. (In the end, everyone left happy).
I have been a youth soccer coach of all ages for several years and was happy to bring my coaching equipment for a special Spanish session. As it turned out, it was the only time ever that participants insisted, on their own, to run warm-up and warm-down runs around the field. I was very impressed and delighted to see that even the somewhat initially reluctant players really enjoyed themselves.
We practiced some individual skills as well as a couple of competitive games in which the girls were adamant about splitting into teams according to gender. (Leaving them with a 5 vs. 2 advantage). Meanwhile the boys took it in stride and were happy to show off their skills...
Of course we had to include some crucial vocabulary. After every score the teams were encouraged to celebrate by running around screaming ¡¡¡GOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!
Al final, todos se fueron contentos. (In the end, everyone left happy).
Hasta el Miércoles,
Señor Lobo
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