October 9, 2013

Hola, Padres,

We spent a lively day talking about Otono, which means “Autumn”, looking at leaves (hojas), and reviewing our songs. We have added a seasons song and coloring sheet, and a full page Otono sheet for them to create at home. One chiquito suggested gluing real autumn leaves on our Autumn art.

We looked at a treasure of orange glass in the shape of a Calabasa (squash). Our repertoire now includes a colors song and a coloring sheet. We spent outdoor break playing “Pato, Pato, Ganzo”, and “Piedra, Tijeras, y Papel”, AKA “Rock, Scissors, Paper”. At the end of class, I passed out C.D.’s.

Whenever you can, encourage your child to sing, say and play games that are variations on a theme. When getting dressed, you can talk about the color in Spanish that your child is wearing, and play I Spy with colors. Repetition in a variety of ways is the key to language learning.

Remember, the library system has books, events, and audio online for children. Be sure to fill out the evaluation sheet that encourages speaking Spanish outside of class and other Spanish language activities. Stickers seem to be a major incentive, plus the fun of it all!

Hasta miercoles!
We will talk more about families (all the different kinds) and concepts of small, medium, and large. We will be moving into more about Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, since there are only three weeks left.

Feliz fin de semana,
Senora Lucy (Me llamo Senora Lucy. Como te llamas)?