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Take Ten En Español
Yesterday I was lucky enough to catch up with Tracy Adams, a Devon Primary Languages Consultant who is currently working with Chris Wakely on 'Take Ten En Español'. This handy pocket-sized resource with accompanying DVD and Karaoke CD will be out later in the Autumn term - and not a moment too soon for those of us who have already come across 'Take Ten En Français'. Packed with traditional Spanish rhymes set to funky spanish beats, it combines PE, Dance and Language Learning in a fun simple way that means any teacher can just pick it up and go. But the new Spanish version will also include some great new activities that will really appeal to Music specialists too.Tracy was particularly excited by some work she had been doing with a samba (street percussion) band exploring salsa rhythms. They had taken the traditional samba beat set-up and instead of using instruments had used children's voices and Spanish words to build an incredible performance.
Tracy is now writing this up with clear instructions as one of the many activities that teachers will be able to take and try out with their classes, either copying the original version or adapting to make their own.Can't wait to see / hear the results!
Tags: dance, espanol, music, pe, spanish, take, take_ten, ten
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Comment by Lisa Stevens on August 16, 2008 at 2:40pm - It's a secret! All will be revealed in the near future if it works out ;o)
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Comment by Sharon Bird on August 16, 2008 at 2:30pm - Can't wait for Take 10 en espanol. Was hoping it would be out for Sept. How do you get a sneak preview? Samba band sounds really cool ....
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Comment by Helen on July 20, 2008 at 2:26pm - I have got my name down for an email as soon as it's out! Have heard lots of good things about it. sounds like the Spanish version is going to be even better than the french one. can't wait. How do you get a sneaky preview?
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Comment by Lisa Stevens on July 19, 2008 at 5:26pm
- We're really excited at school too as it seems we may get a sneaky preview! And we can't wait....
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