Activities completed in the Club - Part 4

Weeks 19-21:  We played Monopoly in Spanish.  In this, I can say that some of them beat me, so I had to call myself Bankrupt.  They beat me!  On Week 20, we made some pupusas.  They were DELICIOUS!  Can’t have enough of them, especially with meat or cheese!  On week 21, we made tembleque at the school.  I can’t have enough tembleque in my life.  It was simply amazing how they did their own and brought me some the next day!

Weeks 22-24:  We had our Spring Break, but before we left the school, I asked them to practice more Spanish at home.  When we come back, we meet to play with Dominoes.  Unfortunately, I am not that good at playing dominoes, so a lot of them beat me on this.  We watched a documentary about South America that explained the process of the conquest and talked about food, tourists, and important attractions, as well as music, musical instruments, and famous people.  We had a great discussion about it.

Weeks 25-27:  During our last weeks together, we just had fun.  We ordered pizza and played with Barajas and Uno cards.  We also had a party and listened to Spanish music.  On the last day, we visited a Hispanic/Latino restaurant, ordered our food in Spanish, and asked questions in Spanish about the food ingredients.  Our server was amazing and she helped us with the word pronunciations.  As soon as we left the restaurant, we stopped to eat some ice cream and some donuts in a shop near the restaurant.  We also took a lot of pictures.  Before going back to school, we stopped at a library to buy some books.  We had a great time!


 




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