Activities for the First Days of School in Elementary Spanish Classes

WE'VE TEAMED UP WITH Fun for Early and Elementary Spanish Teachers for a fun week on Facebook, sharing activities for the first days of school in Elementary Spanish Classes. Be sure to follow both of us on Facebook (click here to go to our page!) so you don't miss out- this week, and every week!

7 actividades para las primeras clases del año escolar Back to School Spanish Class

I AM ALSO POSTING ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES here on our blog! Here we go! (I'll add each activity here as we progress through the week)

Activities for the First Days of School in Elementary Spanish Classes

SOCIAL DISTANCING ADAPTION: Instead of having kids move around, just have them call out '¡yo, sí!'... you can even have them jump up and down once to add in some extra fun :)

Activities for the First Days of School in Elementary Spanish Class

NO CONTACT VERSION: Instead of rolling a ball, have everyone stand up, and use a bean bag, soft plush ball or koosh; kids can gently kick it to the next person so no hands are touching it. I suggest these substitutes for the ball as they will not roll out of control, precipitating someone grabbing with their hands :)

SOCIAL DISTANCING ADAPTION: Eliminate the 'cesta de frutas' version

Activities for the First Days of School in Elementary Spanish Classes Back to School

*Here is a great Youtube video with two little girls demonstrating 'Por aquí pasó un caballo'

SOCIAL DISTANCING ADAPTION: if you are able to go outdoors, you can have kids spread out and play at a distance.

Activities for Back to School in Elementary Spanish Classes

NO CONTACT VERSION: Instead of kids receiving the sticky notes, you place them yourself on the chart once kids have indicated their birthday month. You can also do this virtually on a Google slides document projected on a Smartboard :)

NO CONTACT VERSION: Instead of passing an object, have kids sit in a large circle (large enough for social distancing) and mimic passing one to the next, going in one direction only. When the song stops, the last person "passed" to is the one who "has" the object.

FOR MORE FUN IDEAS TO START OFF THE FIRST WEEK, check out our 20 Greeting Games Pack-which now includes ways to conduct them on Zoom and/or with social distancing in mind! You can find it here!