Para practicar Cuentos y canciones Cosas de clase

¡Muy buenas!
I hope lots of you had a chance to stop by the Open House on Sunday! It is
always such a nice opportunity to visit all of the classrooms and see the terrific
things going on at school. I also heard about a play that was a big success,
felicidades to all!
Today we started Spanish class with a visit from Señor Patata (Mr. Potato
Head), who helped us review the parts of the body in Spanish. After we
practiced the words for eyes, ears, nose mouth etc, and said the color of each,
Senor Patata sang “Cabeza-Hombros-Rodillas-Pies” for us, which was pretty
funny because a patata doesn’t really have hombros or rodillas.
You can use your own toys at home (dolls, stuffed animals etc) to do the same
game: Point to eyes, ears, mouth, hands and see if your kids remember the
words. (No worries if they don’t!)
After our warm-up, we had a visit from an old friend: Toso the Oso, who
reminded us about what we need to wear in winter. We sang the song about
winter clothes, and then Toso told us that he is a Papá (Daddy), and that he had
brought along his familia! Out came Mamá, un hermano, una hermana and a
little bebé. (Each of the bears was wearing a little camisa, and the kids told me
the colors).
We practiced the family words with the familia de osos, and then we looked at
pictures of other “famous” familias for further practice. Mis amigos recognized
some from books and videos, very exciting!
Para practicar
Papá
Mamá
Hermano
Hermana
Bebé
Abuelo
Abuela
Perro
Gato
Dad
Mom
Brother
Sister
Baby
Grandfather
Grandmother
Dog
Cat
Cosas de clase
Can you find Senor Patata’s
ojos, nariz, orejas, boca,
manos y pies?
La familia Oso
Mamá
Papá
Bebé
Hermano
Hermana
Then I asked mis amigos if they had hermanos or hermanas, and they told me
how many of each they had. (A few mentioned some brand new bebés, and a
few on the way, congratulations to all the new and soon to be parents!)
After that, we looked at a different family, and saw that there were abuelos in
this one (a grandfather and grandmother), as well as a perro and a gato. The
toddlers read a story about a mamá and bebé called ¿Para quién es este besito?
We will take a break from Spanish for a few weeks. I will see mis amigos again
the first week of March. ¡Hasta entonces!
Ms. Meg
Elsa y Ana son hermanas
¿Cuántos hermanos hay?
Cuentos y canciones
Cuento
¿Para quién es este besito?
By Bénédicte Guettier
¡Este besito es para el bebé!