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Activity 10: Months of the YearLos Meses del Año

Depending on the age of your students, they may understand the concept of the 12 months of the year and even be able to recite them in English. Practice saying the months in English, then tell the kids how wonderful it will be when they can say the months in Spanish too!

Fortunately, most of the months are cognates in Spanish and English which mean they are similar in both languages. This makes them easy to learn! Lay the flashcards of the months from pages 62-65 on the floor in the order of the year, fromenero to diciembre. Point to the pictures on the flashcards and see if they help the kids guess the months in English. Next, play Spanish In February CD Track 10. Point to the flash-cards as each month is taught in Spanish.

enero

febrero

(Lohs Meh-sehs del Ah-nyoh)

(en-eh-doh)

(feh-bdeh-doh)

ApproximateTeaching Time: 5-10 Minutes

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Activity 10 Vocabulary:

CD Track 10 English Spanish Pronunciation

1. January enero eh-neh-doh

2. February febrero feh-bdeh-doh

3. March marzo mahd-soh

4. April abril ah-bdeel

5. May mayo mah-yoh

6. June junio hoo-nee-oh

7. July julio hoo-lee-oh

8. August agosto ah-goh-stoh

9. September septiembre sep-tee-em-bdeh

10. October octubre ohk-too-bdeh

11. November noviembre noh-bee-em-bdeh

12. December diciembre dee-see-em-bdeh

Note: Months of the year are not capitalized in Spanish unless they are the first word in a sentence.

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Your students will love dancing La Macarena while singing the months of the year in Spanish! (This is similar to singing and dancing La Macarena to numbers 1-12 in the Spanish In November lesson.) The song is on Track 11 of the Spanish In February CD. The song lyrics are on the next page. Before you play the song, go over the Macarena body movements on page 32 so the children are familiar with how to dance La Macarena. Smile and be dramatic when you do the actions. Your excitement for the dance will over-flow to your students!

From now on recite the months in Spanish during calendar time. The more frequently the kids repeat the months, the sooner they will have memorized them!

Activity 11:Macarena Months

Los Meses Macarena

ApproximateTeaching Time: 5 Minutes

(Lohs Meh-sehs Mah-kah-deh-nah)

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Song: Macarena Months

enero(en-eh-doh)

January

febrero(feh-bdeh-doh)

February

marzo(mahd-soh)

March

abril(ah-bdeel)

April

mayo(mah-yoh)

May

junio(hoo-nee-oh)

June

julio(hoo-lee-oh)

July

Agosto(ah-goh-stoh)

August

septiembre(sep-tee-em-bdeh)

September

octobre(ohk-too-bdeh)

October

noviembre(noh-bee-em-bdeh)

November

deciembre(dee-see-em-bdeh)

December

Los meses del año(Lohs meh-sehs del ah-nyoh)

The months of the year

CD Track 11


La Macarena Dance:Follow these instructions to dance La Macarena.

You can also search online for instructional videos.

Beat 1: R arm straight out in front of you, palm downBeat 2: L arm straight out in front of you, palm down

Beat 3: R arm straight out in front of you, palm upBeat 4: L arm straight out in front of you, palm up

Beat 5: R hand grasps inside of the L arm, at the elbowBeat 6: L hand grasps inside of the R arm, at the elbow

Beat 7: R hand behind R back of neckBeat 8: L hand behind L back of neck

Beat 9: R hand on L front pants pocketBeat 10: L hand on R front pants pocket

Beat 11: R hand on R back pants pocketBeat 12: L hand on L back pants pocket

Beat 13: Move your hips to the leftBeat 14: Move your hips to the right

Beat 15: Move your hips to the leftBeat 16: Clap and turn body 90 degrees to the right!

(Repeat the song 4X)


Kids love sharing what month their birthday is in! Simply play Spanish in February CD Track 12 to learn how to ask each other what month your birthday is in. Older kids can also use phrases 2 and 3 below to ask and tell each other the exact date of their birthday. Optional, show your class the birthday visual and lyrics from page 34 while you sing the song.

Activity 12:When Is Your Birthday?

¿Cuándo Es Tu Cumpleaños?(¿Kwan-doh Ace Too Koom-pleh-ah-nyohs?)

CD Track 12 English Spanish Pronunciation

1. What month is your birthday in?

¿En qué mes es tu cumpleaños?

¿En keh mace ace too koom-pleh-ah-nyohs?

2. When is yourbirthday?

¿Cuándo es tu compleaños?

¿Kwahn-doh ace tookoom-pleh-ah-nyohs?

3. My birthday is the ____ of _____.

Mi cumpleaños es el ____ de ____.

Mee koom-pleh-ah-nyohs ace el ____ deh ____.

Whenever it's someone's birthday, sing "Happy Birthday" to them in Spanish.

See the lyrics on the next page. Play Spanish In February CD Track 13.

ApproximateTeaching Time: 5-10 Minutes

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Activity 13: Song: Happy Birthday

Canción: Cumpleaños Feliz

Cumpleaños feliz,Cumpleaños feliz,Cumpleaños feliz

a ___________,

Cumpleaños feliz.

(Kahn-see-ohn: Koom-pleh-ah-nyohs Feh-lees)

ApproximateTeaching Time: 5 Minutes

CD Track 13


ener

ofe

brer

om

arzo

(eh-

neh-

do

h)

(feh-

bdeh

-do

h)

(mah

d-so

h)


abril

may

oju

nio

(ah-

bdee

l)

(mah

-yoh

)

(hoo

-nee

-oh)


agos

toju

lio

sept

iem

bre

(hoo

-lee-

oh)

(ah-

goh-

stoh

)

(sep

-tee

-em

-bde

h)


dici

embr

eno

viem

bre

octu

bre

(ohk

-too

-bde

h)

(noh

-bee

-em

-bde

h)

(dee

-see

-em

-bde

h)

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