My three kids have been learning Arabic in school for the past 4-9 years.  But we recently moved and switched schools, and so they they no longer have such easy access to Arabic classes. So, because I’m a master at teaching small group Spanish classes…

We had our first Saturday morning family Spanish class:

Macro level analysis of a familiar text: Juan 14:6, a Bible verse that they have previously memorized in English.  We were looking at three ways Jesus identifies himself, as the Way (el camino), the Truth (la verdad), and the Life (la vida).
Micro level grammar: subject pronouns and identity verb in the first person “Yo soy”

To finish off our lesson over pancakes, we listened to one of my favorite Spanish pop songs by the Colombian band Bomba Estéreo

🎶 SOY YO …
TRANSLATION: I’m me.

I fell , I got up…
I failed, I found myself,
I lived and I learned…
The harder you get hit, the deeper the beat, yeah

MESSAGE: Be who you are no matter what others may think. 🤓

They lyrics are too fast for my very beginning Spanish students, but the chorus is clear and repetitive.

Y no te preocupes si no te aprueban

cuando te critiquen tu solo di:

Soy yo

Soy yo… soy soy soy

Soy yo… yo yo yo

Así soy yo

That’s how we roll Saturday morning at our house.  Because así soy yo–that’s how I am.

(It also helps that I plan on bribing them with churros.)