¡Agua va!
My girls get excited about getting misted with a spray bottle of water. If I am trying to clean sometimes, I give them a rag with a squirt bottle with water and let them "wash" the windows. I decided to use this to motivate them to speak in Spanish.
I asked each one a question about where something was in the room, what someone was doing or what color was something. If they answered it back in a complete sentence, they got to squirt water on whoever they wanted and they said, "Agua Va!" They could ask me questions, too and I squirted them. I know from experience it's good to make sure they know only one squirt is allowed and they have to have some distance from you :) There was actually a little breakthrough with my 2 year old. She was speaking more in sentences and then when we were about to read a book for bedtime, she said, "Read it in panish." Even though she said this in English, I know she is starting to get more excited about Spanish!
Let me know if your kids or students think squirting is as much fun!
Hola! Great blog! Yes, my kids love squirt bottles too.
ReplyDeleteIt is so great to see other families dedicated to raising children in a bilingual household. Sounds like you are doing a great job! Thanks for visiting our site as well. :)