Dear Parents,
In our Spanish classes we do a variety of fun activities including playing games, singing songs, role-playing, interacting with puppets, dancing and more! Some of the November themes include:
In our Spanish classes we do a variety of fun activities including playing games, singing songs, role-playing, interacting with puppets, dancing and more! Some of the November themes include:
- Putting Pepe the turkeys feathers on him
- Compliments
- Dancing "La Macarena" while counting to 12
- Learning the names of dishes
- Setting and clearing the table
- Thanksgiving food
- I like, I don't like, It grosses me out!
- Asking for and ordering food
NO SPANISH? NO WORRIES!
Mom and dad, grandma and grandpa, I've designed this newsletter so that even if you've never studied Spanish before, you can help your child or your grandchild review Spanish at home. Even better, you can learn Spanish along with them!
Pepe el Pavo ("Pavo" means "Turkey")
November is the perfect month for Pepe the Turkey (see below) to help us count to 12 in Spanish! At home you can practice counting from 1-12 in Spanish together. Just click on the triangle below and sing along with the numbers. Together with your child or grandchild, point to the numbers on Pepe as you count.
To take this activity a step further, you can download your very own picture of Pepe by clicking on the button below. Then download feathers 1-12 by clicking on those buttons. Print Pepe and the feathers in color if possible. Have your kids cut the feathers out and as you sing the song together, take turns putting the feathers on the corresponding numbers on Pepe. If you can laminate Pepe and the feathers they will last all month long so you can repeat this activity over and over! Tape Pepe to the wall and tape the feathers on him while singing the song which is what we do in our Spanish classes! He'll be a cute addition to your kitchen or living room during the month of November :-)
To take this activity a step further, you can download your very own picture of Pepe by clicking on the button below. Then download feathers 1-12 by clicking on those buttons. Print Pepe and the feathers in color if possible. Have your kids cut the feathers out and as you sing the song together, take turns putting the feathers on the corresponding numbers on Pepe. If you can laminate Pepe and the feathers they will last all month long so you can repeat this activity over and over! Tape Pepe to the wall and tape the feathers on him while singing the song which is what we do in our Spanish classes! He'll be a cute addition to your kitchen or living room during the month of November :-)
Compliments
I'm sure you compliment your children often in English...but have you ever complimented them in Spanish Well, now you can! Play the audio track below and learn how to compliment your child in Spanish with expressions like "fabulous," "that's great" and "awesome!"
I challenge you to not only compliment your child at home in Spanish, but start complimenting them in Spanish in public places like at the grocery store and at the park, etc. I did this with my children when they were toddlers and preschoolers and many people looked at us in amazement. Some people even asked me how I was able to speak to my kids in Spanish. They would say, "I wish I could speak to my kids in Spanish, but I never studied Spanish."
With this newsletter, you have the tools to start speaking to your children in Spanish :-)
I challenge you to not only compliment your child at home in Spanish, but start complimenting them in Spanish in public places like at the grocery store and at the park, etc. I did this with my children when they were toddlers and preschoolers and many people looked at us in amazement. Some people even asked me how I was able to speak to my kids in Spanish. They would say, "I wish I could speak to my kids in Spanish, but I never studied Spanish."
With this newsletter, you have the tools to start speaking to your children in Spanish :-)
You can download the compliments poster, print out several copies and hang them around your house as a visual reminder to compliment each other throughout the day in your second language, Spanish!
Dishes
We use dishes everyday so it makes sense to learn how to say them in Spanish. Click on each picture and the name and pronunciation will appear.
Setting the Table
Children naturally enjoy helping out at home. As a family you can set the table while talking in Spanish! First play the sound track below and follow along with the vocabulary in the table.
Next, play one of the sound track below.You have four options. You can sing along with a mom or dad to a slower tempo and you can sing along with a mom or dad to a faster tempo. As you sing, you and your kids can take turns putting the plates on the table, then the napkins, forks, knives, spoons and cups. Show off to grandma and grandpa or friends that you can set the table together in Spanish when they come over for dinner!
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If you have any questions about this newsletter, or about the Spanish class that your child is attending feel free to give us a call at 651-264-0404 or email us at: director@oneilllanguage.com
Very Kind Regards, Theresa & Jim Gunderson Owners, O'Neill Language Academy Since 1991 |