It was back to school for us today! The kids were really happy to see us--I got mobbed on the steps before I even made it all the way upstairs today. For today's activity we divided each class into two teams. Each team received 50 words (some English/some Spanish) that they had to write down and translate. In first grade the boys faced the girls and just barely pulled out a victory! Second grade is the smallest class so the teams were 4 people each. They worked really hard and the team that won knew all the words but one. They just couldn't remember that "lengua" means "tongue." Third grade is always crazy--the teams had 8 people each. Their words were much more difficult, and they only had half and hour. Although, competition is motivational, it does make them crazier than normal. The winning team finished 39 words; the other team got 35 done in the same amount of time. All in all a great first day back!
They don't know it, but they're having a test over all the words tomorrow! I expect there will be a lot of complaining, but we want them to know that we're serious about their learning!
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