Last week we only have one class, so we reviewed vocabulary, played some Halloween bingo and then I gave each kid a "Spanish name". Some names don't quite have a direct translation so I tried to find a name that started with the same letter as the child name. I wrote the names on a card an we taped it on our wall. Here's the picture:

Shape board game

I created a board game to practice shapes with the preschoolers and kinders. Here is what I did:

1. Got a $1 poster board at the Dollar store.
2. Divided poster board in 6 parts.
3. Drew shapes in different colors (around 16). Make sure to use all the colors and shapes learned.
4. Marked start & finish.
5. I got a bunch of spider rings left over from Halloween last year, I cut the ring part and I used them for game pieces.
6. Do the same on each part of the poster board, at the end you'll have 6 game boards.

To play:

• Have the children take turns calling out the shape and color of the first shape in their game board. If they name it correctly they can move their game piece on top of that shape, if not, they will stay where they are.
• Do the same for each shape until they get to the last shape.

Here are some pictures:

Shape sorting with the preschoolers

This week I reviewed shapes with the preschoolers. I went around the house and found objects in different shapes then, I put them in a heart shaped tray and had the children sort by shape.

Sentences with the kinders

This week we reviewed shapes and started "making sentences". I introduced El, La and es. Our sentence is: "El corazon es rojo". Here are the pictures:

Feelings finger puppets

I created finger puppets for the following feelings:
Estoy feliz, estoy triste, estoy enojado, estoy asustado, estoy sorprendido.
Feel free to download the file: feelings finger puppets.

Shapes cont.

Wednesday we reviewed the shapes learned on Monday and added 3 more shapes for the preschoolers: el rectangulo, el ovalo y el rombo. With the kinders I reviewed all shapes and then we played a shapes board game. Here are some pictures!

Shapes

Today we reviewed colors and numbers then I introduced shapes with the preschoolers: el circulo, el corazon y el cuadrado. I used flashcards cut out in the shape we were learning, made with color construction paper and laminated.
Used 3 period lesson, then looked around the room to find things that have that shape, then we looked at our clothes and found more shapes!
With the kinders we did the same shapes as with the preschoolers but also, el rectangulo, el rombo, el ovalo, el triagulo y la estrella.
With the kinders we also did our "Hoy estoy wall" and the calendar.