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.
Song:
Happy Birthday Song in Spanish:
Feliz cumpleaños a ti
feliz cumpleaños a ti
feliz cumpleaños querido/a(name)
feliz cumpleaños a ti.
I thought that would be fun since our theme this week is parties/fiestas.
Flannel Game:
I found a popsicle flannel set here, template and all. I’ll use it as a matching game to go with What Can You Do With A Paleta by #OwnVoices Carmen Tafolla. I’ll change out the colors of the tongue and ask the kids which popsicle he must have eaten.