TPR

Total Physical Response (TPR) is a language teaching method developed by James Asher, a professor emeritus of psychology at San Jose State University. It is based on the coordination of language and physical movement. In TPR, instructors give commands to students in the target language, and students respond with whole-body actions. (Source: Wikipedia)

TPR is a big part of Spanish Curriculum. Below is a list of some of the commands that are used. I will add the different commands as we learn them.

**Please note that commands in Spanish change depending if you are speaking to one person or a group of people. I use both forms so that the students are exposed to a slight change in the word yet the stem of the word is the same.

Salta = Jump (1 person) or Salten = Jump (2 or more people)

Párate = Stop, Freeze or Párense

Párate como una estatua = Freeze like a statue

Levántate = stand up

Siéntate = sit down

Rápido = fast, quickly

Despacio = slow

Da la vuelta = turn around

Toca la cabeza = touch your head

Toca la nariz = touch your nose

Señala = point

Señala a la ventana (window), a la puerta (door), a la computadora (computer), a la pizarra (whiteboard), a los carteles (posters), a los gabinetes (cabinets), al reloj (clock), a la planta (plant), al mundo (globe)

Rasca = scratch

Baila = dance

Simón dice = Simon says

Simón dice toca la cabeza = Simon says touch your head

Simón dice levántate = Simon says stand up

Simón dice salta dos veces = Simon says jump 2 times

Da la vuelta = turn around

Da la media vuelta = turn 1/2 way around

Señala = point

Señala a la ventana = point to the window

Señala a la computadora = point to the computer

Salta = jump

Vayan dando brincos = Skip

Levanta la mano izquierda = raise your left hand

Levanta la mano derecha = raise your right hand

Con colores

Toca el color rojo, azul, verde, etc. .

Chasquea los dedos - snap your fingers

Frotate las manos - rub your hands

Frota las rodillas - rub your knees