Children enjoy story time no matter what language it's in! The story you will listen to and eventually read is called: "Corazón Rojo, Corazón Rojo" which means "Red Heart, Red Heart." It's similar to the famous book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" by Bill Martin, Jr.
Materials Needed:
You will need one copy of the book, "Corazón Rojo, Corazón Rojo". You can either use the slideshow version of the book below or you can download and print the PDF of the book.
You will also want black and white copies of the book for each of your children to color. Print that PDF here.
You will need one copy of the book, "Corazón Rojo, Corazón Rojo". You can either use the slideshow version of the book below or you can download and print the PDF of the book.
You will also want black and white copies of the book for each of your children to color. Print that PDF here.
Parent Preparation: Understanding Pronunciation and Punctuation
First, let's learn how to say to your children, "Let's Read a Story!" By learning how to pronounce this simple phrase you can ALWAYS invite your children to read a story in Spanish, even if the story you are going to read is in English! By weaving this one phrase into your home, you can consider yourself a "bilingual home". What a success!
Let's Read a Story!
¡Vamos a Leer un Cuento
(¡Bah-mohs ah Leh-ehd oon Kwen-toh!)
¡Vamos a Leer un Cuento
(¡Bah-mohs ah Leh-ehd oon Kwen-toh!)
Here are some pronunciation and punctation tips that will help you when listening to and reading the story. If they sound confusing, don't worry. I explain them in detail in the Parent Training video.
1. In Spanish, the letter "Z" is pronounced like an "S" sound
Note: If you travel to Spain or meet a Spaniard you'll notice that the "Z" sound is pronounced like a "TH" sound as in the word "think".
2. In Spanish, the letter "V" is pronounced like a "B" sound.
3. In Spanish, punctuation goes outside quotation marks whereas in English, punctuation goes inside quotation marks.
Example:
English: "What do you see?"
Spanish: ¿"Qué ves ahí"?
Do you see that the question marks which are a form of punctuation are outside the quotation marks?
4. In Spanish, question marks and exclamation marks are placed upside down at the start of the sentence or phrase and right side up as in English at the end of the sentence or phrase.
Example:
English: "What do you see?"
Spanish: ¿"Qué ves ahí"? (Do you see upside down question mark at the start of the question?
5. In Spanish, adjectives (words that describe things such as color words come after the noun they describe, whereas in English adjectives come before the word they describe:
Example:
English: a red heart
Spanish: a heart red: "un corazón rojo"
1. In Spanish, the letter "Z" is pronounced like an "S" sound
Note: If you travel to Spain or meet a Spaniard you'll notice that the "Z" sound is pronounced like a "TH" sound as in the word "think".
2. In Spanish, the letter "V" is pronounced like a "B" sound.
3. In Spanish, punctuation goes outside quotation marks whereas in English, punctuation goes inside quotation marks.
Example:
English: "What do you see?"
Spanish: ¿"Qué ves ahí"?
Do you see that the question marks which are a form of punctuation are outside the quotation marks?
4. In Spanish, question marks and exclamation marks are placed upside down at the start of the sentence or phrase and right side up as in English at the end of the sentence or phrase.
Example:
English: "What do you see?"
Spanish: ¿"Qué ves ahí"? (Do you see upside down question mark at the start of the question?
5. In Spanish, adjectives (words that describe things such as color words come after the noun they describe, whereas in English adjectives come before the word they describe:
Example:
English: a red heart
Spanish: a heart red: "un corazón rojo"
5. Now on to more pronunciation...In the box below, see the Spanish, the pronunciation key and the English translation of page 1 of the story "Corazón Rojo, Corazón Rojo". The rest of the story is the exact same as page 1, except for the color words that change on each page. The two sentences you see in the box below are the only two sentences in the short story. Once you know how to pronounce the two sentence and you know what they mean, you can read the story in Spanish to your children, even if you've never studied Spanish before. How cool is that!
Now watch the Parent Learning Video and I'll pull all of the above together for you!
Now watch the Parent Learning Video and I'll pull all of the above together for you!
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Activities To Do with Your Children
1. Listen to the Story
Show your kids the paper book and the slide show of the book and ask the which they prefer to use when listening to the story. Next tell them you are going to listen to each page of the story read in English followed by Spanish. Play audio file number 5 by clicking on the grey triangle below. The story is read for you. All that you have to do is turn the pages when you hear the signal. Be sure to act very excited with each page of the story. Use facial expressions and body gestures to show your kids how interested you are in the story. Their attitude will mirror your attitude so BE EXCITED!
Show your kids the paper book and the slide show of the book and ask the which they prefer to use when listening to the story. Next tell them you are going to listen to each page of the story read in English followed by Spanish. Play audio file number 5 by clicking on the grey triangle below. The story is read for you. All that you have to do is turn the pages when you hear the signal. Be sure to act very excited with each page of the story. Use facial expressions and body gestures to show your kids how interested you are in the story. Their attitude will mirror your attitude so BE EXCITED!
Audio file 6 tells the story in Spanish only so you decide when you and your kids are ready for the Spanish-only version.
2. Read the Story Without the Audio Files
Once you are familiar with the story, read it to your children without the audio files. Invite them to repeat phrases in the story with you. You can begin or end each day with the story. Remember, kids love to repeat what they're good at! The more times you read the story the better the kids will understand it and in turn become even more exctied for story time in Spanish.
3. Let Your Kids Be In Charge
Depending on the ages of your children, let them take turns holding the book and turning the pages while you listen to the story or if they're old enough and when you feel they are ready, let them read the story in English and Spanish to their siblings.
When relatives or friends come over, brag to them about how your kids can read and understand a story in Spanish. Read the story with grandma and grandpa, cousins and friends. They will thinks it's pretty neat that your family is reading a story to them in two languages!
4. Color/Illustrate Your Own Book!
Print off a copy of the black and white version of the book for of your children. Make sure your kids color the hearts the correct color based on the story. Read their illustrated books! You might even laminate their books and bind them together to make the book last longer and to give it more importance in your home!
Once you are familiar with the story, read it to your children without the audio files. Invite them to repeat phrases in the story with you. You can begin or end each day with the story. Remember, kids love to repeat what they're good at! The more times you read the story the better the kids will understand it and in turn become even more exctied for story time in Spanish.
3. Let Your Kids Be In Charge
Depending on the ages of your children, let them take turns holding the book and turning the pages while you listen to the story or if they're old enough and when you feel they are ready, let them read the story in English and Spanish to their siblings.
When relatives or friends come over, brag to them about how your kids can read and understand a story in Spanish. Read the story with grandma and grandpa, cousins and friends. They will thinks it's pretty neat that your family is reading a story to them in two languages!
4. Color/Illustrate Your Own Book!
Print off a copy of the black and white version of the book for of your children. Make sure your kids color the hearts the correct color based on the story. Read their illustrated books! You might even laminate their books and bind them together to make the book last longer and to give it more importance in your home!
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Slideshow of the Story
To turn the pages click on the triangle.
To turn the pages click on the triangle.