Sunday, May 26, 2013

Language in context- it's how we learn best.

Señora Lemaitre's Spanish 1/2 class had a "Rastro"  or "Mercado" in the style of the flea markets of Spain.  Students made commercials on video advertising what they were going to sell.  Using Monopoly money, the mercado was open for business on Wednesday and students negotiated prices, made purchases and sold hand made artisan goods while employing all acquired vocabulary thus far.  Afterwards, students exclaimed how much fun that was, and shared the new vocabulary they learned.