To
connect with their class theme study on The Five Senses, in el Jardín de Infancia (kindergarten) the
students have been learning the Spanish vocabulary for the parts of the body
that receive sensory information. Games, activities, and
songs were introduced that helped the students practice and reinforce the
Spanish vocabulary through labeling, matching, and identification exercises. Our
journey began with learning and investigating los cinco sentidos and their corresponding body parts through read
alouds, conversation, observation and games.
Veo
con mis ojos – I see with my
eyes
Huelo con mi nariz – I smell with
my nose
Oigo con mis oidos – I hear with my
ears
Saboreo con mi boca – I taste with my mouth
Toco con mis manos – I touch with my hands
One fun way to reinforce the vocabulary was
by playing el Juego de los Matamoscas
(The Fly Swatter Game). In this game, the flashcards were placed on the floor
and the object was for the students to swat the matching flashcard to the oral
command. ¡Divertido!
Another fun
activity played was the Spanish version of “I spy”, Veo, veo. Each learner took a turn at saying Veo, veo (I see, I see) to which we all replied, ¿Que ves? (What do you see?). Then, the
student would respond to the group by saying a color, in Spanish! ¡Veo rojo! (I see red!). The
kindergarteners had the greatest fun playing Veo, veo.
But,
the activity that received the most thumbs up, thus far, was the one connected
with our sense of saboreo (taste). After
checking in for allergies, mango juice and plantain chips were brought in and
all students were encouraged to put their taste buds to work. Everyone was
challenged to taste the two items. It was quite admirable to witness students
take the risk and touch, smell, and/or lick the drink and chip. Then, they were
invited to turn to a partner and state if they liked it or not; me gusta / no me gusta. By far, there
were more me gusta than no me gusta! What a splendid challenge!
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