Comments on: Do You Know Your Shapes in Spanish? http://bocabeth.net/2008/03/25/do-you-know-your-shapes-in-spanish/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:22:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Beth L. http://bocabeth.net/2008/03/25/do-you-know-your-shapes-in-spanish/#comment-332 Beth L. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:11:41 +0000 http://bocabeth.net/2008/03/25/do-you-know-your-shapes-in-spanish/#comment-332 Muy buen día. I volunteer teach spanish in my twin daughters pre-k class once a week. Teaching spanish through music is definitely the most effective way to teach young children. One of the children's favorite is sung to "Muffin Man" I give each child a different animal to hold. As I sing the song the children participate. Here's the song: If you have caballo, caballo, caballo If you have caballo Stand up and make it sing The child stands up and makes the animal sound. Then I do each animal the same way. It's a simple tune and by the second or third animal all the kids are singing. Your songs are great to use because they are short and use familiar tunes. I believe the familiar tune helps the child grasp the concept even faster because they can focus more on the words rather than learning a new tune. Keep up the good work. Muy buen día.
I volunteer teach spanish in my twin daughters pre-k class once a week. Teaching spanish through music is definitely the most effective way to teach young children. One of the children’s favorite is sung to “Muffin Man”
I give each child a different animal to hold. As I sing the song the children participate.
Here’s the song:
If you have caballo, caballo, caballo
If you have caballo
Stand up and make it sing

The child stands up and makes the animal sound. Then I do each animal the same way. It’s a simple tune and by the second or third animal all the kids are singing.

Your songs are great to use because they are short and use familiar tunes. I believe the familiar tune helps the child grasp the concept even faster because they can focus more on the words rather than learning a new tune.
Keep up the good work.

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