BOCA BETH: One Song at a Time

BocaBeth on Oct 21st 2007 at 7:24 pm Blogroll, Program to teach Spanish, Teach child Spanish, foreign language for children, spanish activities for children

Monday Morning Fun for Preschool Age Children and Spanish

Here are some fun, easy and educational lessons that allow any mom, teacher, caregiver and provider to bring Spanish to life for little children (English-speaking and Spanish-speaking both!). No teaching or second language experience required with our Boca Beth fun!

It’s time to have some fun this week with Shapes/Formas…………………………..

Following are the lyrics for the Boca Beth ”I Know My Shapes/Yo sé mis formas” song about circle, square, rectangle, triangle and oval written to the beat of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”

“I Know My Shapes/Yo sé mis formas “

(tune of “Mary Had A Little Lamb”)

A circle is rolling by,

Rolling by, rolling by.

A circle is rolling by,

Circle is círculo.

A circle is círculo,

Círculo, círculo.

A circle is círculo,

I know my shapes!

A square is walking by,

Walking by, walking by

A square is walking by,

A square is a cuadrado.

A square is a cuadrado,

Cuadrado, cuadrado.

A square is a cuadrado,

¡Yo sé mis formas!

A rectangle is hopping by,

Hopping by, hopping by.

A rectangle is hopping by,

A rectangle is a rectangulo.

A rectangle is a rectangulo

A rectangulo, a rectangulo.

A rectangle is a rectangulo

I know my shapes!

A triangle is dancing by,

Dancing by, dancing by.

A triangle is dancing by,

A triangle is a triángulo.

A triangle is a triángulo,

A triángulo, a triángulo.

A triangle is a triángulo,

¡Yo sé mis formas!

An oval is flying by,

Flying by, flying by.

An oval is flying by,

An oval is an oval.

An oval is an óvalo,

An óvalo, an óvalo.

An oval is an óvalo,

I know my shapes!

Visual Aids to Teach Bilingual Shapes:

Lakeshore Learning . retail stores or www.lakeshorelearning.com offer the

shapes with both languages written as part of the package as well. I take the kit

apart - put the English word on the left side of the shape, the Spanish word on the

right side of the shape and laminate all three pieces together. You shouldconsistently

put English to one side on visual aids, Spanish to the other side.

Carson Dellosa - they offer a cute set of shapes with eyes, arms and legs that have
accompanying extras (for instance the circle shape has a doughnut, a ball, a

clock). I give each child a chance to hold one of the various shapes during each

song. www.carsondellosa.com.

Shape Science Fun:

• To bring shapes and science together cut out several of your desired shapes

from cardboard or heavy paper (for instance 3 circles, 3 ovals, 3 hearts). On

each one add different textures to them. Put sand on one circle, cotton on

another and aluminum foil on the next. The children learn about the shapes

while feeling different textures. Refer to the shapes in English & Spanish.

• We often take nature walks as a group when the weather is nice, but during our shapes unit the class goes on a “Shapes Walk” ……. As the kids walk around the

school campus they are asked to point out different shapes. I sometimes make

up a fun little sheet that prompts them to check off when they see a circle,

square, a rectangle and so on.

• Back inside we talk about and experiment with the concept of two of the same

shapes put together make a totally different shape. Two squares put together

make a rectangle, two triangles make a diamond and two hearts just make two

hearts!

Shape Snack Time:

Make a Shape House for Snack! Here is what’s needed:

• A piece of bread for the square house

• A half piece of sliced sandwich cheese cut into a triangle shape for the

roof

• A rectangle piece of lunchmeat for the door (ham, bologna, .)

• Circle shaped pickles for the windows

This is fun to make and good to eat! We play our shapes songs from the More Boca Beth music CD while fixing our yummy

shape snacks!

Shape Art:

• Boil some long spaghetti noodles . I try to use whole wheat and spinach for color

and firmer noodles! I have used this idea to teach shapes and letters. Let the

children play with the cooled off noodles in a small group. You can show them

that the spaghetti will make different shapes. Let the children decide what shape

they want the noodle to be in. You can have shapes already cut out for the

children to form the noodles around or trace the shapes on a paper so they can

form the shape easily around your drawings. Let the noodles sit out in open air for

a while. The children will delight in the dried, shaped noodles!!!

Fun Books About Shapes:

This delightful bilingual book by Rebecca Emberley is

one of many board books by this famous bilingual

author. Children will enjoy the simple, bright pictures!

My Shapes/Mis Formas by Rebecca Emberley

available on www.amazon.com used from $2.79+; also found at

times at Ross, Marshalls, TJMaxx, Learning Supply stores

Recommended ages: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, PreK