thanksgiving is not just about the turkey.....

[Dawn P]

. As a teacher, I know the value of the teachable moment. I was just discussing this with some colleagues this week. We have new administration who does not necessarily share the value of the
teachable moment. I think there is nothing like using a spilt moment
to teach a child something else related to your main life lesson. This
blog entry by Claudia is a class that Sophia had a few weeks ago and it
will be reinforced on the big turkey day in my house as well. Enjoy.

Dawn

Spanish Activities with Thanksgiving Theme

November 18th, 2010

Dear Readers,

This past two weeks, I searched for a different way to bring the Thansgiving theme a different flavor! I decided to use prepositions and shapes for the first two weeks and food as well.

Children learned or revisited food vocabulary while setting up a table with thanksgiving favorites, such as :
Pastel de Calabaza- Pumpkin Pie

Pavo- turkey

Patata- Potato

Pan- Bread

We also learned:

Feliz Dia de Acción de Gracias – Happy Thanksgiving

and shapes which were compared to food and feathers of Pablo the turkey!

Shapes – Las formas
Circle	Círculo
Square	Cuadrado
Triangle	Triangulo
Rectangle	Rectángulo
Oval	Ovalo
Heart	Corazón
Star	Estrella
Diamond / rhombus	Diamante / rombo
Pentagon	Pentágono
Crescent	Medialuna

We also showed a fun shapes video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS5zmH2XRu4

I hope you enjoy it!

Saludos,

Claudia Krusch

EasyLearn Languages CEO

[Suzy Stauffer]

This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing!!