Class #35--10th Age Spanish

Monday, January 31, 2011, 1:45 P.M. 10th Age Spanish Class. Class #35 on my “50 Classes or Bust!” trek. Senora Duncan wastes no time in getting the girls started this afternoon. After exchanging greetings with Sra. Duncan, the girls review their homework with their table mates. Sra. quickly transitions into a flash card activity; she shows the class a card with a picture (restaurant, road, theater, hospital, etc.) on it, and then the class says the word in Spanish. Sra. Duncan ensures that the girls use the correct gender and pronunciation when identifying the word. The girls take turns reading “sentences” on the board that have been created from putting several flashcards together, e.g. picture of a boy…directional arrow…park becomes, “El va al parque.” After the first round, Sra. adds time of day (morning, afternoon, etc.) and calendar cards to increase the difficulty of the sentences. As quickly as class starts, it ends, with Sra. calling the students to line up by their birth month. I am impressed with the students’ knowledge, and their enthusiasm is infectious!