One activity that I like to do with them on the first day is to tell them that they are arriving on Mars with a box that they can program to then construct 3 buildings complete with whatever goods they offer (the mall is off limits because it is too big to build). Students have a minute to write down their 3 choices in Spanish--silently! Then they get paired up and have to pare the combined 6 words down into 3 again. Sometimes pairs get lucky and 2 or even all 3 of the places match. Then the pairs get combined into groups of four and they have to get the options back down to 3 again. After that a spokesperson names the chosen places and I tally them on the board.
I like this activity because it makes the students defend their choices. However, I want to increase the Spanish being spoken. Right now I just walk around and keep reminding them to say their places in Spanish. I think if I add a few phrases such as "Place es importante," I might see them building more. I know they can't give their defenses in Spanish really but some basic phrases will help them get out of the English mode as much--working on getting closer to that 90% but still a ways off!
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