In a previous post, I mentioned ideas for teaching different parts of the cabeza. In this post I will share ideas for teaching other parts of the body. I try to teach the parts of the body after I teach the parts of the head because many of the resources will review the parts of the head, which are the most important to know.
Worksheet:
In a class where most of what you do is speaking and listening, it is important to remember to focus on early literacy skills as well. Though I do not explicitly teach writing and reading to my students, I want to make sure they are exposed to the written form of language. In the lesson that accompanies the following worksheet, students learned the words 'manos' and 'pies.' This worksheet has them write the words (or trace them) and then draw in the missing body parts. This kind of worksheet could easily be created for other parts of the body. Just make sure whatever body parts you teach, you give students a chance to fill in the missing body part.
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| Student work: Lena, Kindergarten |
Flash Card Game/Speed:
I found this game at the NECTFL conference in a workshop by Valerie Greer and Wendy Mercado.
This
is a great partner or group game to play when reviewing vocabulary. Each group of two or three students
will receive a pack of cards. The
cards will depict body parts. Each
card in the deck would have a picture of a different body part. Students must have their desks facing
each other and must lay the cards out face up. Before each round tell students in the target language to
put their hands on their heads. When all students have their hands on their
heads, call out a word from one of the cards. The first student to touch that card gets to put it in
his/her pile. At the end, the
student with the most cards wins.
Videos:
I have to say the following video was one that got into my students' heads and stayed there. They requested this video all the time. It is a video of the singer Juanes on Sesame Street singing about 'manos' 'cabeza' and 'pies.' I wish the whole song were in Spanish, but it does the job in teaching those specific words.
This next video seems to be created as a part of a school project. It is really silly and kind of gross, but my students were incredibly engaged by watching it.
Here is a cute video that repeats the words several times. Very cute!