-¿Cómo te llamas?
-¿Cómo estás?
-¿Cuántos años tienes?
-¿De dónde eres (tú)?
-¿Dónde está_____ ?
There are tons of activities that I did with those questions but I want to share today an activity that I created after stumbling upon this video:
The video is a lesson in vocabulary and a reading of the story ¿Eres tu mi mamá?/Are you my mother? by P.D. Eastman.
I love this video because the camera and soundwork are amazing for just a retelling of a story.
I taught my students the suffixes -ito and -ita. I showed a short presentation of animals (one big and one little.) Then I taught my students the phrase "eres tu..."
These seemingly unrelated phrases repeat in the story a lot. So, as the video was playing, student were given the task to yell out -ito, -ita, or eres tu. Every time they heard the phrases students would shout out "ito(a)" or "eres tu." Giving students a task while they are watching anything makes the video more compelling. Students are much less likely to lose interest. This also helps the students who will not be able to understand the entire story by giving them the ability to selectively listen for the phrases they have just learned.
I taught my students the suffixes -ito and -ita. I showed a short presentation of animals (one big and one little.) Then I taught my students the phrase "eres tu..."
These seemingly unrelated phrases repeat in the story a lot. So, as the video was playing, student were given the task to yell out -ito, -ita, or eres tu. Every time they heard the phrases students would shout out "ito(a)" or "eres tu." Giving students a task while they are watching anything makes the video more compelling. Students are much less likely to lose interest. This also helps the students who will not be able to understand the entire story by giving them the ability to selectively listen for the phrases they have just learned.