In the home ed Spanish lessons, the girls have been learning how to describe someone by their physical characteristics.
They then went on to play "Guess who?" in Spanish, a really fun way to practise descriptions.
Questions to ask:
Que es...
los ojos verdes/azules/marrones/grises eyes green/blue/brown/grey
el pelo negro/rubio/castano/pellirojo hair black/blonde/brown/red
el pelo largo/corto/ondulando/liso -hair long/short/wavy/straight
gafas -glasses
bigote -moustache
barba -beard
pecas- freckles
coleta -ponytail
un sombrero -a hat
un gorro - a cap
When Jemima was small and we played "Guess who?" she would always chose Lucy. Good to see somethings don't change!
On a trip to Sheffield, we missed the train by one minute. So we quickly got seats in the small waiting room to keep warm. Opposite us sat a man with a small child, we quickly noticed he was chatting in Spanish. At first I thought he was telling him about the train, but as we listened, not that we normally eavesdrop this much, we heard words we knew (zapatos, for one) and finally we worked out he was telling the story of Cinderella in Spanish.
Days like this make me realise how much children can learn in the real world. There is so much to be seen and heard, so many great people who will take the time to chat and pass on their knowledge.
That week's Spanish lesson had a Christmas theme, so in preparation we made Spanish cake toppers with a festive feel.
el acebo = holly
el pavo = turkey
arbol de Navidad = Christmas tree
angel = angel!
We found this website great for Spanish festive words
as there is pronunciation too!
Our car broke down, beyond repair, back in September, which has prevented us getting to Spanish. On Monday we managed to start Spanish lessons again closer to home. And I was really excited when they learnt this song...
It's popular in the miniclubs of Spain and the Canary Islands. When Imogen and Jemima were little, we had a good run of winter holidays in that part of the world, and fully participated in the miniclub! While I got excited at the song, the girls looked at me blankly - nothing, no memory.
No
memory of the lovely winter holidays we took. But I sat happily through the Spanish lesson, and if we'd have had cocktails, I could have
been in Spain!
Hearing the song really evoked happy memories for me. A song we'd not heard or thought of for years, but for two weeks each year it had dominated our lives.
Christmas time, is particularly a time of memories. For me I love to find old Jim Reeves Christmas songs on you tube. When I was young we had a Jim Reeves Christmas tape that came out every year, it wasn't really Christmas until we'd played the tape!
One of my favourite's...
For my family it's not Christmas until...
Rudolph appears in the garden!
I love this time of year, remembering past family Christmas and also creating memories in the process.
The song of Christmas 2012 for me and the kids is...
Funny thing is we only know the first line, but we sing it with great gusto!!!
