Day and night, Outside-Nature, Songs, Vocabulary 10 July 2010

This short, simple song asks the sun to warm the Earth.  It is a good example of how word families extend a child’s vocabulary as she learns Spanish.  Children can hear the relationship between the common words calor (heat) and frío (cold) and the verbs calentar (to heat something)  and …

 Day and night, Outside-Nature, Playground, Vocabulary 30 June 2010

Part of summer is protecting kids from the sun. We remind them to put on sun screen, to sit in the shade, and to wear a hat.  Use these phrases in Spanish as you protect your child from too much sun.
Talking about using sunscreen:
Ponte bloqueador. – Put on sunscreen.
Vamos a …

 Crafts, Day and night, Outside-Nature, Vocabulary 26 June 2010

This activity is from Manualidades para niños; thanks to them for the permission to embed the video! Make this sun with your child and at the same time provide the opportunity for her to listen to and understand native-speaker Spanish.  Your child hears Spanish as she listens to the instructions, …

 Day and night, Songs, Vocabulary 9 April 2010

There are several versions of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Spanish. These are two of the most common. Children love this familiar song, and both versions use basic vocabulary and structures.  Choose the version that most appeals to you and sing with your child!  Here are the words and …

 Day and night, Songs, Videos 3 April 2010

I love this pretty little song. It captures a child’s puzzlement at the changes in the moon and its coming and going. I also like the confidence it shows in Mom to be able to explain things!  The phrase yo no sé or no sé (I don’t know) is vocabulary …

 Books, Day and night 2 April 2010

Oso bajo el sol is the bilingual edition of Bear in Sunshine. Like the other Bear books in this series the illustrations are fanciful and full of details that create a world that appeals to children and adults alike. In addition to pictures that support the words about weather and …

 Day and night, Songs, Videos 1 April 2010

This song is short, simple and always popular with even my youngest groups. It lends itself to actions that reinforce the words día, noche, sol, and luna.
The kind people at Yo canto y bailo está canción have given me permission to embed this video.  The words and a translation follow.

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 Day and night, Toys and Games 31 March 2010

Variations of familiar games are an easy way to incorporate Spanish into the day.
The game Duck Duck Goose is a good example.  I play this in class, but with the phrases buenas noches and buenos días.  One child moves around the outside of the circle saying buenas noches as she …