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Spanish & English instruction featuring The BOCA BETH Program
Sing Along With Boca Beth CD
Presented by Beth Butler/Creator of the
BOCA
BETH
Program
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What's Your Name?/¿ Cómo Te Llamas ? (song #2)
If you are working in a small group or classroom setting, divide the
children into boys and girls. Allow the girls to sing the first chorus
to the boys with the boys answering then reverse roles. Then for the
last section pre-select one child who will hold the BOCA puppet and
answer for BOCA on the last chorus of this song about “What’s your
name?”
Here and There/Aquí y Allí (song #3) Fitness Fun
One of the many songs on this CD that allows you to incorporate some
fitness fun as well as second language learning. The children stand and
begin pointing to the ground with knees bending slightly as they do the
motion for “Aquí, Here.” The children then point overhead for the motion
for “Allí, There.” It can get silly too if you want – asking the
children to try to follow your moves left overhead and right overhead.
On the break of words where you hear just music we all do a silly dance.
And at the end, where the airplane is heard, we make an airplane with
our hand and let it fly away.
Getting Ready/Preparando (song #4) Fitness Fun
This song can have some cute movements that allow the children to
act out each part of getting ready for their day. The one about “I use
the bathroom/Uso el baño” gets lots of laughter from little children,
but it works if you are willing to put up with the giggles. Using the
bathroom is a real part of each day, and when kept in check, the motions
of the entire song work together to assist in the learning of two
languages.
Suggested movements are listed below by
the getting ready action:
• I wake up/Me levanto = arms up
overhead like a “Y” with full extension on the first “wake up” words
followed by little squats with arms down and repeat through the
Spanish.
• I use the bathroom = controlled small squats with hands on knees
on the downward motion and hands to hips as you come up to standing.
Try to keep the children from making noises or getting too out of
hand by first explaining how this is a part of everyone’s day.
• I wash my hands = An exaggerated sliding motion of the hands with
the elbows pulled way back on each slide creates a rubbing sound and
some good side and arm work.
• I comb my hair = Exaggerated over the head arms one at a time for
a pretend combing motion.
• I get dressed = Fun to see how the children act this out on their
own – we have found a rowing motion towards the ground with a slight
bend at the waist works well (as if pulling on pants or shorts).
• I eat my breakfast = With a pretend fork or spoon in their hands
the children alternate one at a time up to their mouth with elbows
elevated and out to the side. Nice arm work out.
• I brush my teeth = Small circular motions with their hands and a
pretend toothbrush make this one fun and a great reminder.
• I start the day with a smile = The children go to an extended “Y”
above their head as their hands brush along their cheeks making
their smiles even bigger.
• I share my joy – Giving themselves a big hug for this one and
twisting side to side accomplishes some good flexibility movement
and gives them a nice hug every time.
• I can do it – Making strong fists and flexing their muscles to
show they can do it makes the children feel strong and empowered as
they sing the words “I can do it/Puedo hacerlo.”
(Of course, ad-libbing works well on this one if you are up to it!)
Five Little Monkeys/Cinco Monitos
(song #5) Fitness Fun
This is an awesome song for spontaneous fun. Almost every child
loves this children’s classic, and now they can learn it in a second
language. Pretend the carpet or the mat you are using is a bed and start
jumping like monkeys making the actions and noises of real monkeys. As
the song sings about one monkey falling off the bed pretend to fall off
the bed, then everyone pretends to call the doctor, then pretend to be
the doctor saying “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” Continue doing
these fun actions for 4 monitos, 3 monitos, 2 monitos and then 1 monkey
left!
Let’s Spell Animals/Deletriemos Animales (song #6)
This is a fun one to use animal puppets with or the free language
cards from the monthly BOCA BETH BUZZ e-newsletter. A cat, a dog and a
pig are spelled here. The spelling is the English word – to incorporate
the Spanish word and spelling would never have matched the beats of the
song plus (and more importantly) would not have created the best
learning environment for spelling in the new language.
Position Song/Canción de Posición (song #7)
Using visual aids from a local learning store, catalog or simply
home-made ones, these position words are fun to introduce using this
song. We recommend adding the words attached to the visuals if they are
not already part of the set (in English and Spanish).
Senses/Sentidos (song #8)
If you found a hand mitt/glove with the different body parts from
our “My First Songs in Spanish” CD’s “Where’s My . . . ?” you can use
that same prop for this song. Many educational supply catalogs carry a
hand mitt with Velcro attachments of the five senses. Ask the children
to gently point to their eyes for seeing, their ears for hearing, their
mouth for tasting, their nose for smelling and then give them high fives
for their hands up for touching. They love that you incorporate movement
and interaction with the “Give me cinco/Give me five” fun!
Adding Numbers/Sumar Numeros (song #9)
Use simple adding flashcards from a set or have the children each
make their own if they are old enough. Seeing the three sets of addition
problems then with the answer brings the music, the numbers and the
concept of adding together in a fun format of song and movement. Have
the children sit in a circle or straight line – provide them with their
own samples made of give them paper to draw out what is sung.
More Shapes/Más Formas (song #10)
Cute shapes to correspond with the three sung about in this shape
song are easy to find in educational supply stores or have the children
make their own during art time and use them during this song. If each
child has their own set of the three shapes prompt them to hold up the
one being sung about and pass it around the circle. When the song begins
the next shape, do the same thing of passing the shapes around the
circle of children. They then collect their shapes at the end of the
song.
I See Animals/Veo Animales (song #11) Fitness Fun
There are sometimes some cute animal masks to be found inexpensively
at the Dollar Store for the tiger, elephant, lion and monkey in this
song. Choose four children to wear the masks and invite them to come
inside the circle of children. The other children on the outside of the
circle are asked to act out the animal and its actions (running in place
for the tiger, swinging a big trunk for the elephant, roaring like a
lion or making a silly monkey noise and action.
Movin’ and Groovin’/Mueve y Baila (song #12) Fitness Fun
Twenty fun body part directions are given in Spanish and English and
make this a wonderful action song. The chorus is acted out with arms
circling then pointing out with the left thumb on one downbeat, then
with the right on the next and back and again. Then when you sing ‘move
and groove with me’ have the children shake their shoulders and point to
themselves on the ‘me’ part (reminding them that they are very special/muy
especial). Then ask the children to follow your directions of each body
part – one at a time. This song is on the “I Like Animals” DVD – very
easy to understand once you see the actions!
Weather Song/Canción de Tiempo (song #13)
Great visual aids for the weather can be found in many places. Use
the pictures and the words in both languages for this song. Choose one
child to hold the picture of sunny, cloudy, rainy and windy. Then have
other children hold the words up next to the corresponding picture for
each weather word as you sing about it.
More Opposites/Más Opuestos (song #14) Fitness Fun
This opposite song encourages lots of movement and bilingual
learning. Sway dance is the dance of choice here with the chorus section
– then the children act out the opposites as they are sung in English
and Spanish. The children love acting out long & short, hot & cold, slow
& fast and then open & closed. Lots of opportunities to sing, dance and
play in this one.
What’s Happenin’?/¿ Qué Pasa ? (song #15)
This is another time I would divide the group up into sides of the
circle or sides of the room to have fun with this song. Maybe all the
children whose names begin with A-L on one side, all the children M-Z on
the other. Then they chant to each other this fun song about asking
friends “What’s happenin’?” One side asks first with the other side
answering and then they switch. Very fun way to learn this simple
phrase.
We Love You/Te Amamos (song #16)
I would recommend saving this one for CD time with the family – in
the car or at home. A very calming song with mommy, daddy and BOCA.
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