Monday, March 8, 2010

March 8-12 Lesson Plans

This week we will learn Girl, Boy, and Sun in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn Head, Mouth, Ears, Eyes, and Nose. We will be playing a game in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms in which I will say, "If you are a chica," or "If you are a chico," and then an action. The children will then have to do whatever action I say, depending on if they are a boy or girl. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will be playing a game about our faces. I will say something like, "touch your nariz," or "wiggle your orejas," and the children will have to do it. We will also be decorating faces. We will be splitting up into groups and each group will get a bag that includes a head, some ears, eyes, noses, and mouths. The children will then get to create a crazy face and share it with the class.

March 8-12 Words

Girl- Chica= Chee-cah**

Boy- Chico= Chee-coe**

Sun- Sol= Soul**

Head- Cabeza= Cah-base-uh*

Nose- Nariz= Nah-riz*

Mouth- Boca= Bow-cah*

Ears- Orejas= Or-ay-has*

Eyes- Ojos= Oh-hoes*

*Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only

**Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms only

March 1-5 Lesson Plans

This week we will learn Grandmother, Grandfather, and Moon in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn  Sun, Moon, Good Morning, and Good Night. We will be playing a game in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms in which the children will be throwing a bean bag at pictures of family members. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will be reading   Good Night Moon. We will also be playing a game with the sun, moon, good morning, and good night. Each word will have a different action and the children will have to do that action when the word is said. Sol will mean to jump, luna will mean to crawl, buenos dias will mean to dance and buenos noches will mean to go to sleep.

March 1-5 Words

Grandfather- Abuelo= Uh-bway-low**

Grandmother- Abuela= Uh-bway-luh**

Moon- Luna= Loon-uh

Sun- Sol= Soul*

Good Morning- Buenos Dias= Bway-nose Dee-as*

Good Night- Buenos Noches= Bway-nose No-chase*

*Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only
**Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms only

February 22-26 Lesson Plans

This week we will learn Sister and Brother in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn Grandfather, Grandmother, Family and Twenty. We will be playing a game in which the children will get the chance to roll dice with pictures of family members on them. Whatever picture comes up when they roll will be the word they have to say. We will be playing this game in all rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will also be playing a game in which they children will have to throw a bean bag onto pictures of family members.

February 22-26 Words

Sister- Hermana= Heir-mon-uh**

Brother- Hermano= Heir-mon-oh**

Grandmother-Abuela= Uh-bway-la*

Grandfather- Abuelo= Uh-bway-low*

Family- Familia= Fah-meal-e-uh*

Twenty- Veinte= Bain-tay*

*Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms
**Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms

February 15-19 Lesson Plans

This week we will learn Mother, Father, and Apple in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn the same as well as Sister, Brother, and Nineteen. We will be "bobbing for apples" in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms as we continue to practice our colors. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will be playing Mommy Says, which is just like Simon says only using Mommy. We will also be looking at pictures and identifying the mom, dad, sister, and brother.

February 15-19 Words

Mother- Madre= Mah-dray

Father- Padre= Pah-dray

Apple- Manzana= Mon-zah-nah

Sister- Hermana= Heir-mon-uh*

Brother- Hermano= Heir-mon-oh*

Nineteen- Diecinueve= Dee-ace-e-new-ay-vay*

*Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only

February 8-12 Lesson Plans

This week we will learn I love you and Friend in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn the same as well as I like, February, and Eighteen. We will be reading The I Love You Book all rooms, practicing saying Te amo. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will also be making a bar chart with our favorite colors on it. We will be saying Me gusta and then whatever color we like.

February 8-12 Words

I love you- Te Amo= Tay Ah-moe

Friend- Amigo= Ah-me-go

I like...-Me gusta= May Goose-tah *

February- febrero= Fe-brare-oh*

Eighteen- Dieciocho= Dee-ace-e-oh-choe*

*Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only

Thursday, February 4, 2010

February 1-5 Lesson Plan

This week we will learn Blue, Purple, Pink, and Gray in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn the same as well as the word for seventeen. We will be reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? all rooms, practicing our colors. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will also be going on a color hunt all around the room.

February 1-5 Words

Blue-Azul=Ah-zool

Purple-Morado=More-ah-doe

Pink-Rosa=Rose-uh

Gray-Gris=Grease

Seventeen-Diecisiete=Dee-ace-e-see-et-ay *Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only

January 25-29 Lesson Plan

This week we will learn Black, White, Orange, and Brown in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn the same as well as the word for July and sixteen. We will be doing an activity in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms in which we will draw circles out of a bag and identify the colors.  In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will be playing a What am I game and designing tigers.

January 25-29 Words

Black-Negro=Nay-grow

White-Blanco=Blah-n-co

Orange-Anaranjado=Ah-na-ron-ha-doe

Brown-Marron=Mah-rone

Sixteen-Dieciseis=Dee-ace-e-say-s *Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only

Tiger-Tigre=Tee-gray *Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

January 18-22 Lesson Plan

This week we will learn the number 15, as well as red, green, and yellow in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn the same as well as the word for July. We will be doing an activity in all rooms to practice red, green, and yellow with a traffic light.

January 18-22 Words

Red-Rojo=Row-hoe

Yellow-Amarillo=Ah-mah-ree-yo

Green-Verde=Vair-day

July-julio=Who-lee-oh *Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only*

Monday, January 11, 2010

January 11-15 Lesson Plans

This week we will learn the number 14, as well as yes, no, and more in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn the same as well as the word for June. We will be going an activity in all rooms to continue to practice the words please, thank you, I'm sorry and you're welcome while answering yes or no and asking for more. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will also going fishing for numbers.

January 11-15 Words

Fourteen-Catorce=Ca-tore-say

Yes-Si=Cee

No-No=No

More-Mas=Mahs

June-junio=Who knee-oh *Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only*

January 4-8 Lesson Plans

This week we will learn the number 13, as well as I'm sorry and you're welcome in the Giraffe, Tiger, Gator, and Panda rooms. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will learn the same as well as the word for January. We will be going an activity in all rooms to practice the words I'm sorry and you're welcome as well as to review the words please and thank you. In the Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms we will also be doing the Silly Shake to practice counting in Spanish.

January 4-8 Words

Thirteen-Trece=Tray-say

I'm Sorry-Lo Siento=Low-cee-in-tow

You're Welcome-De nada=Day-naw-duh

January-enero=E-nair-oh *Flamingo, Frog, Monkey, and Penguin rooms only*