BOCA BETH: One Song at a Time

It is all about the basics!

It is all about providing a strong foundation in the Spanish language!

It is all about making it fun & easy for any parent - a bilingual one or a monolingual one!

It is all about taking a little upbeat, catchy music adding in some rhythm and sprinkling in Spanish as the new language!

When it came time to produce our second CD preschool teachers, homeschooling moms, family child care providers, stay-at-home-moms, grandmas and more had asked that we introduce the Spanish alphabet (which can tend to get a bit confusing to our adult brains that have been singing the ABCs in English to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star for many years!!!).

So amigas/amigos/friends….here it is. Our Boca Beth version of Rappin’ the Spanish Alphabet / Rappin’ el alfabeto Español from our CD titled “More Boca Beth / Más Boca Beth” which was released in October 2003 and revised in 2006! We listen to you, so speak up and tell us what you think of this cool way to introduce the Spanish ABCs…….

“RAPPIN’ THE SPANISH ALPHABET”
(original beat - remember that most of our music is set to children’s classic melodies - not this one!!!! It’s a rap song with children singers adding to the bilingual fun!)

Rappin’ the alphabet – echo back
The Spanish alphabet – echo back
Rappin the alphabet – echo back
Alfabeto Español – echo back

Ah, bay, say – echo back
Chay, day, ay – echo back
eFay, hay, ahchay – echo back
Ee, hota, kah – echo back
Lay, llay, may – echo back
Nay, ñay, oh – echo back
Pay, kooh, ray – echo back
Rray, esay, tay – echo back
Ooh, vay – echo back
(goes to only two sounds here)
Wwayooh, xquise – echo back
EeGriega, zaytah – echo back

Rappin the alphabet – echo back
The Spanish alphabet – echo back
Rappin the alphabet – echo back
Alfabeto Español – echo back

Repeat alphabet

Suggested circle time activity to do hand-in-hand with this fun Boca Beth song:

A fun and easy to understand song that brings the ABCs in Spanish to life. The reason this song is not bilingual is because the alphabets in English and Spanish differ quite a bit on certain letters so that there is no direct point of reference that would be easy for a preschool age child nor an elementary school age child to understand.

We free form dance our way through it or if you are feeling “creative” and “brave” you create the dance steps and it becomes a “you do what I do” lesson with lots of smiles and laughs (not to mention the early literacy skills involved as the children recognize sounds of letters in another language – allowing the child to better comprehend his own native language sounds).

There are visual aids to assist with this introduction of ABCs in Spanish that are sold at local learning stores or on web sites like www.lakeshorelearning.com - based on the age of children you are introducing the Spanish ABCs to will determine what you should get. Have a question? Call us at our toll free number of 877.825.2622 anytime to get our input!

Happy Educating! ¡Sea feliz educando!

Boca Beth

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