Say it in Spanish! - Highlights in the Classroom

Isabel was helping Dad clean
up the garden. She saw a squirrel
run up and down a tree. “¿Qué
hace la ardilla?” asked Isabel.
“She’s hiding nuts to eat this
winter,” said Dad.
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Say it in Spanish!
¿Qué
hace
la
(keh
AH-seh
lah
ardilla?
ar-DEE-yah)
What is the squirrel doing?
A Read-Aloud Story in
English and Spanish
By Marianne Mitchell
Art by Paula Becker
Isabel looked up. A f lock
of noisy geese f lew by. “¿Qué
hacen los gansos?” she asked.
“They’re flying south to
warmer places,” said Dad.
¿Qué
hacen
los
gansos?
(keh
AH-sehn
lohs
GAHN-sohs)
What are the geese doing?
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When Dad put his garden
tools away, a mouse scurried
under the shed. “¿Qué hace
el ratón?” asked Isabel.
“He’s making a warm nest,”
said Dad.
Say it in Spanish!
¿Qué
hace
el
ratón?
(keh
AH-seh
ehl
rah-TOHN)
What is the mouse doing?
Say it in Spanish!
Dad gathered some firewood.
“¿Qué haces tú?” asked Isabel.
“You’ll see,” said Dad.
¿Qué
haces
tú?
(keh
AH-sehs
too)
What are you doing?
Inside, Dad built a crackling f ire.
“Now we’re ready for winter!” he said.
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