Hallo Ricardo! Just finished the first full day with all of my students, levels 1-4. I think I lost about 10lbs in sweat from all of the circle activities we did, I think Noe probably did too. I went well, very well. Only in 6th period, a first year class, did I have to continually remind them: "Englisch verboten!" Now the real challenge is sustaining things and keeping it fresh and interesting. John M From: ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ricardo Linnell Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 2:25 PM To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ola] My first day..... Hello Everyone, My first day is complete! Granted, I didn't have Spanish 1 yet, but let me tell you that my Spanish 3 students ROCKED today! It is a beautiful thing when you don't have to push much for "solo español"! Granted, I did a little tiny bit, but for the most part, the students were staying in Spanish and communicating near the level at which they last tested. It is a fabulous day, though I am utterly exhausted. Ricardo Days Activities 1. Pásame/Tú quieres? Game 2. SMOOSH 3. Correr y Saltar (just physical, no language) 4. Wrote vocab on the vocab list and pulled topics from the vocab and created question hook sequences to use for the middle part of the class.