¡Bienvenidos familia, amigas, y amigos!
During la clase de Español, it was Sebastian’s turn to choose our destination
to a Spanish speaking country. After our traditional morning greeting in
Spanish, he suggested we head to Perú.
To challenge los Catbirds, they were asked in Spanish
how will we get there, ¿Comó vamos a viajar? (How will we
travel?) Then, photographs of various
modes of transportation were shown and los
Catbirds did an excellent job at naming each in Spanish.
Vocabulary review
carro - car
tren - train
bote – boat
autobús - bus
But, los Catbirds knew all too well our mode
of transportation as they responded, “en
avión” even before a photograph was shown.
So, up went nuestras alas (our
wings) and off we went en avión (on
plane) to our destination. Upon our return, we settled into a círculo. Next, we read the book, “My
Body, Mi cuerpo” by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza. This book was an introduction to the
Spanish vocabulary that describes basic body parts.
Vocabulary words:
Ojos (eyes)
Oidos (ears)
Brazos (arms)
Manos (hands)
Dedos (fingers)
Boca (mouth)
Rodilla (knee)
Foot (pie)
Nariz (nose)
After the read
aloud, we sang the traditional “Head and Shoulders” song in Spanish:
Head
and Shoulders - Cabeza y hombros
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
y dos pies
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
Ojos,
oidos, boca y una nariz
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
What fun! We sang it a couple of
times despacio (slow) and rapido (fast). It doesn’t matter in what
language we sing it’s always a fun song to move to.
Following the action
songs, we then changed our tempo and practiced dancing to salsa. We teamed up
with a partner and practiced the steps; uno,
juntos, dos, juntos.... (one, together, two, together.)
We finished our
class with our traditional song, Adios,
hasta luego, and Sebastian squeezing la vaca.
¡Gracias, Sebastian!
¡Hasta
nuestro proximo viaje!
Paz,
Alicia
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