Spanish Conversation

Qué ves?

What do you see?
 

Yeo veo un/una _______.

I see a _______.
 

For example: Yo veo dos abejas amarillas.

Vocabulary:
abeja (bee)

Mariquita (ladybug)

Hormiga (ant)

Gusano (worm)

Grillo (grasshopper)

Have fun creating descriptive sentences about insects. Use picture cards.

Math

- Count & Compare using more and less.

- Count the spots on a lady bug, stripes on a bee, antennae or legs on an insect, etc.

- Encourage your child to say which has more or less.

Science, Sensory, Art

- Talk about where insects live.

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- Observe insects using a magnifying glass.

-Make a “Dirt & Worms” dessert cup using gummy worms and, Oreo crumbles & chocolate pudding.

-Pretend the jump rope is a worm, wiggling it and jumping over the wiggling rope…trying not to touch it.

- Create other insects using various supplies around the home.

Fine / Gross Motor

- Practice fingerpainting using the index finger.- Fingerprint an ant using prints to create the body and draw 6 legs.
-Tracing curved lines to draw worms.
- Practice tearing small pieces and sticking them to art paper with glue.

Garden Themed Fine motor skill activities:
 

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Spanish Conversation

A qué huele? Huele ______.

What does it smell like?

It smells ______.

A qué sabe? Sabe ______.

What does it taste like?

It tastes like ______.

Vocabulary:

fresa (strawberry) limón (lime) mandarina (mandarin) dulce (sweet) salado (salty) acido (sour) manzana (apple)

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Math

- Review shape recognition: Example: Triangle - cut food into triangular pieces to enjoy looking at, smelling and tasting.

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- Classify tastes and smells. Using only smell, make groups of same and different smells. Make a group of ones you like and ones you dislike.

Science, Sensory, Art

- Taste, identify and describe sweet, sour and salty foods.

- Use your senses to explore food cut into triangular shapes.

- With eyes closed, explore tastes of foods - foods tasting the same, foods sweet, salty & sour.

- Make a scented paint: Mix glue, paint and sugarless drink mix in assorted flavors.

Fine / Gross Motor

- Peel fruits - small oranges are perfect - start with a peeled edge & then allow your child to peel the rest! 

- Paint using fingertips & circular motions to the left using scented paint.

- Tongue movements: move our tongues up, down, left, right and around.

- Put something sweet and sticky around your child's mouth to enjoy licking off with the tongue.

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Spanish Conversation

Toco mi cara.

I touch my face.

Partes d la cara.

Parts of the face.

Vocabulary:
ojos (eyes)

frente (forehead)

boca (mouth)

nariz (nose)

orejas (ears)

mejillas (cheeks)

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Math

- Make a numer 3 on sand paper.

Cut it and glue it onto construction paper.

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- Guide your child's index finger over the number. Say "three", while touching the number.

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- Guide the finger over triangle. Talk about differences between smooth lines and the pointy tip.

Science, Sensory, Art

- Modeling play dough

- make tortillas, pointing out the circle shape.

- Review warm & cold. While washing hands talk about temperature.

Fine / Gross Motor

- Prepare face cut outs, using different types of paper or material.

Children can glue onto their circle.

Save them, compare their improvement.

Spanish Conversation

Siembro la semilla.

I plant the seed.

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Riego la semilla / planta.

I water the seed/plant.

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La plant crece.

The plant grows.

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Vocabulary:

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Semilla (seed)

Planta (plant)

Flor (flower)

Tierra (soil)

Agua (water)

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- Introduce vowel and vowel sound: i

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- Rhyme simple words.

Math

- Vertical lines: Using green yarn, play with making lines that could be the stems of plants. Use soil to learn the color brown.

-Practice counting to 5 by placing 5 numbered flowers in a pot in numerical order.

-Create a chart by gluing the correct amount of seeds under the number.
Sequencing the growth of a plant.

1 - seed in soil being watered and receiving the sunlight.

2 - small plant, with growing leaves.

3 - grown plant with flower.

Science, Sensory, Art

- Plant a fast-growing seed such as lentil or bean in soil or container. Place in a sunny area.

- Fill a container with seeds & hide small objects in them inviting your child to find them.

- Leaf painting: Use rosemary branches to paint.

- Use a magnifier to examine seeds, leaves, etc.

- Examine & discuss fruits and vegetables in your home.

Fine / Gross Motor

- Use index finger and thumb to place seeds in a pot.

- Trace vertical lines, from top to bottom. - Trace letter i. Decorate by gluing seeds.

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- Using scissors. **Scissor cutting is an important fine motor developed ability. Must have complete guidance and supervision! Placing thumb and middle finger correctly, support your child’s hand and open and close together with them.

-Cut green paper to make grass for the garden.