Hola padres! We have had such fun this week as both P.E. and Spanish have meshed together so well as we've studied and learned the parts of the body. We started out in P.E. this week by learning the song "head and shoulders, knees and toes" in Spanish! See if your scholar can sing "cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies" for you and then have them sing it más rapido! We continued P.E. with playing body part tag where the scholars walked around the room and when I rang the bell, they were to find a partner and touch the body parts together that I called out. For instance, I would say, "foot to hand" or "head to elbow". They had a great time doing this. Today we began playing the same game, but in Spanish. I used the flash cards that I used in Spanish class to teach them body part names in and had the scholars touch the body parts together that I called out. For instance, I would say "cabeza a mano" or "dedo a nariz". Again, we had a great time with this new twist to the game.
In Spanish, we started class out by playing "around the world" or "en todo el mundo" to review the classroom, color and number vocabulary that we have learned so far this year. After that, I introduced the new body part vocabulary and helped the scholars solidify this vocabulary with a song called "Tengo comezón" which means, "I have an itch". The song is about someone having an itch on different parts of their body and not knowing what to do about it. Due to the silliness of the song, it is really enjoyed by everyone and a good way for the class to practice their body part vocabulary. To follow up with the song, we did a body part wheel from their workbook that will help them with practicing this vocab at home. We will do some more review with body parts next week and delve into adjectives as well.
Monday marked an important day in Mexico as the students have learned or will learn during their Wednesday Spanish lesson. Mexico celebrated the beginning of their fight for independence from Spain which began on September 16, 1810. After three attempts, they were finally successful and earned their independence in 1821. Due to this significant date, September 16th marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage month as not only Mexico, but many other Spanish speaking countries celebrate their independence. There are various celebrations and events going on this month to commemorate these days of independence. Here are a couple of links with details. http://phoenix.about.com/od/events/a/HispanicHeritage.htm
http://news.estrellamountain.edu/2013/09/13/emcc-celebrates-10th-annual-hispanic-heritage-month
We live in a great city that offers many opportunites for us to connect with the Spanish speaking community
and make Spanish come alive for our children. Enjoy!
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