Nuestros Cuerpos (Our Bodies)
The teacher will only speak in Spanish for the duration of this class for a more immersive language learning experience.
Materials needed: Cut out body parts, tape, large piece of paper, book, crayons.
Workshop Activities:
Vocabulary and Reading
1) The teacher will introduce the vocabulary using choral repetition and showing students either a picture of the body part or the actual vocabulary word on their body (Ex. Cabeza- teacher either shows a picture of a head or points to their own head).
Tip: Students will often mimic the manner in which a word is being presented to them so try whispering, yelling, cheering, etc the vocabulary to get learners more engaged!
Vocabulario: La cabeza (head), Los hombros (shoulders), Las piernas (legs), Las manos (hands), Los brazos (arms), Los pies (feet), El pecho (chest)
2) The teacher will read a book about the body to the class. A possible option is De la Cabeza a los Pies by Eric Carle.
Frankenstein Builder
1) Children and teacher will work together to tape the images of vocabulary onto the walls.
2) Teacher will tell the students that they will be putting Frankenstein together as a team. They will be asked to find a specific body part on the wall and bring it to the teacher to be taped on the large piece of paper in the right location. The teacher will ask each student to find a body part until the Frankenstein is completed. The students will then have the opportunity to color in the body with clothes and facial features etc.
REVIEW:
Sing this version of "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" in Spanish"
Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies
Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies
piernas, pies
Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies
piernas, pies
Ojos, boca, nariz
Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies
Libros:
For more language practice at home check out the following books from the library’s Spanish collection.
Pelitos por Sandra Cisneros, Los pies Dana Meachen Rau, Las manos por Dana Meachen Rau, De la cabeza a los pies por Eric Carle, Larry el sucio por Bobby Hamza.
Citation:
Girolamo, Isabelle, “Nuestros Cuerpos (Our Bodies),” Spanish and Hispanic Studies Digital Gallery at HWS, July 2024, https://galeriahispana.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spanish-for-children/vocabulary-parts-of-the-body-e.