Spanish Torit Montessori School
Miss Natalia
2/28/2014
Buenos Dias! Good morning! During circle time, or as we gather to start an activity, we have
Family
been practicing the colors. I call the children by the color of their clothes. “Si tu tienes zapatos azules, ponte de pie”. “If you are wearing blue shoes, stand up”. Children love to recognize the colors on themselves. Some of the colors we practice are: rojo, café, morado, naranja, rosa, azul, blanco, negro, verde. Rojo Cafe Morado Naranja Rosa Azul Blanco Negro Verde
• • • Another favorite of the children is the family song the lyrics are very simple: “Mi Papa, mi Mama, mi Hermana, mi Hermano, mi Abuela, mi Abuelo, mi Papa, mi Mama.”
Perhaps you wonder how we greet the children in Spanish? Every morning as we welcome everyone we say Teacher,:”Buenos días, ¿Cómo estás? Child: “Muy bien ¿y tú? Teacher: Bien, gracias.
The children sit at circle and when we finish our lesson, the teacher says: “Si tu Papa se llama -‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑ ve a escoger tu trabajo.” “If your father’s name is -‐‑-‐‑-‐‑-‐‑ go choose
Trabajos y oficios
work.” The children listen
Jobs
carefully until they hear a This month we are learning about different helpers in our
community and the jobs they do. We play “guess who?” or “Adivina quien?” The children look at some pictures to get clues then they guess who it is. We have gone outside and looked for these helpers on the street and we have found a few of them.
The jobs we are learning are: Bombero, Abogado, Maestra, Científico, Doctor,
family member’s name then they stand up and go off to choose work.
Veterinario, Policía, Bailarín, Músico. We have talked about men and women doing each job.
Can you guess what is next month’s topic?
• • • Científico
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