¡Chichicastenango!

Spontaneous, creative conversations are a main focus of our work in class, being asking and answering creative questions part of our daily routines. Therefore, ¡Chichicastenango! is a game that allows us to hit that Intermediate Mid level target, asking and answering many spontaneous questions. It also helps us study for our Charlamos quiz next week. Chichicastenango is a very famous market in Guatemala.

How it works:

• Profe has a magic wand that turns anyone she gently taps into a "Chichicastenango". Chichicastenango students can only respond with the word Chichicastenango.
• The students gather in a circle with a chair, except for the Policía, who stands in the middle of the circle.
• Students "sleep" with eyes closed, including the Policía in the middle, until Profe is done delivering an unknown number of magic taps, turning different students into Chichicastenangos.
• The Policía needs to find the Chichicastenangos by asking questions in Spanish. Regular students will answer in Spanish, while Chichicastenangos will only respond with "Chichicastenago". It is how the magic works...
• At the sound of ¡Chichicastenango! everyone must change seats, and the Policía needs to try to seat as well. The last student to find a seat is the next Policía.

¡Chichicastenango en acción!

The Proficiency Path

¡Hola familias!

Today I thought I would include all the families at home in our conversations that we have about proficiency in the classroom. The students are familiar with the different proficiency levels and the "tasks" that they can do with the language. By the time the students graduate from Devo, the target proficiency level is Intermediate Mid. Here is a visual of the proficiency path:

As you can see, the Intermediate learner, writes in strings of creatives sentences, using connectors, and asks original questions! ¡Bravo, estudiantes de español!