Since the pandemic began we’ve actually added a new program! One of my colleagues on the bookmobile is from El Salvador and has agreed to do a bilingual story time with me–something I’ve been wanting to do for quite a long time!
Books:
When Sra. Carolina and I do story time together, I read one page of a book in English and then she reads the same page in Spanish. That way neither group of children is waiting too long to hear the part they can understand.
Greeting Song:
Buenos días, buenos días.
¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo estás?
Muy bien, gracias, muy bien, gracias.
¿Y tú, cómo estás? ¿Y tú, cómo estás?
We talk about the meaning of the words for our English speakers and then sing the song twice and ask them to sing along at home.
Song to Introduce the first book:
I have a story, what can it be?
I have a story listen and see.
I have a story, what can it be?
Gather around and read with me!
Tengo una historia ¿que puede ser?
Tengo una historia, escucha y ven
Tengo una historia ¿que puede ser?
¡Ven a leer conmigo!
I sing in English and then Carolina sings in Spanish. We sing it twice
Simon Says:
This is my friend Simon and his favorite game is Simon Says. When we play this in bilingual story time Sra. Carolina translates what I say into Spanish.
We have another dog friend coming to visit us in story time this morning:
It’s Willie from Whistle for Willie!
Today’s Vocabulary Words:
Buenos días
Buenos tarde
Buenos Noche
We’ll be using these little cards to practice:
Color Song:
Red Is Rojo (to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”)
Red is rojo,
Green is verde,
Blue, azul,
Purple, morado
Yellow, amarillo,
Orange, anaranjado,
White is blanco,
Pink, rosado