Throughout the year, I have exposed the Kindergarten students to a variety of Spanish. We have been engaged through songs and activities to bring Hispanic culture to life. Parents have been contacted throughout the year regarding happenings in the classroom.
The students have celebrated Mexican culture through the cooperative lesson of mixing ingredients to make a layered dip. We enjoyed traditional Mexican music while we dined and made a tribal art project called “The God’s Eye.”
As the year progressed, the students’ curiosity for Spanish has grown exponentially. They’ve used the language in every day conversations, asked for new vocabulary, and documented what they’ve learned.
Despite the fact that language is not offered at the elementary level until 2nd grade, my students have already begun an extraordinarily important journey of learning a World Language.
Students' demonstration of Spanish awareness through journal writing:
"Cabeza, hombros means head and shoulder. I love Spanish so much. I learned 3 songs."
"Gracias means thank you and I say adios amigos. That means goodbye."
"I know lots of Spanish songs."
"Arbol is a tree."
