¿Cómo es?

Today we continued to practice parts of the face and body parts. Many of the children are getting good at naming the body parts and singing the songs!

We played with Mr. Potato Heads today. The children had to ask for ojos, nariz, boca (they asked for 'lengua' or 'dientes' depending on whether they wanted a tongue or teeth), pies. I was thrilled to hear their little voices saying the words very well. Even the youngest children used the Spanish words. We also had the "Cabezas de papa" dance, jump, and go up/down/in front/behind. Many of the children had them jump or dance on their own while saying "salta" or "baila". Such fun!

In most classes we made puppets with paper eyes and a straw. We used those eyes to make a hand puppet (make a fist, your thumb becomes the mouth and the eyes stick between your first two fingers.)

Finally, we sang "Cabeza Tiene Pelo", another favorite! This is one that will stick in your mind all day. Play a little of this and see if your child pats his/her head and sings along.

¿Cómo es?

We continued talking about the parts of the face and body, reviewing our song from last week (Cabeza, Hombros, Rodillas y Pies):



We also made an "elefante" finger puppet, then had the puppet jump (salta), dance (baila), and go up/down/in front/ behind (using one of our favorite songs, "Arriba, Abajo, Delante, y Atrás". Here is a link to that song:



We finished by singing another favorite, "Un elefante se balanceaba". Here is a fun, upbeat version of that song:

¿Cómo es? El cuerpo

Today we talked about body parts. We read the Eric Carle book De la cabeza a los pies:



We also sang the Spanish version of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes: