Fun Activity to Teach Spanish Shapes to Children
Shape hunt: Make flash cards of all the shapes. Show one flash card at a time and say the name out loud. Use the vocabulary builder activity available at http://www.foreignlanguagefriends.com to learn the shapes and hear the pronunciation. After you have reviewed all the shapes, choose one shape and have your child(ren) hunt for something in your home that has that shape. For example, circles = cheerios, rectangle = a ruler, etc.
Cut & Sort: Draw various shapes on construction paper. As you draw them, say the Spanish word for that particular shape at loud. Have your child help you cut the shapes. Once you are done cutting, sort them into piles. Together you can count how many triangles you have and how many diamonds you have. Try to say this entire sentence in the target language: There are 4 triangles. Refer to the unique activity in Foreign Language Friends to remember how to pronounce the entire sentence. Lily says how many fish the child gets each time they are done with a certain shape.
Baking time: Use shape cookie cutters to cut the dough into the desired shapes. While the cookies are baking, review all the shapes using the flash cards already used in the “Shape hunt.” Remember to say each word out loud. When the cookies are ready to be eaten, you can ask your child what shape they would like to eat. Variations: To a young child, give them choices in the foreign language, for example, would you like a “círculo” or a “triángulo”? To an older child, have them tell you what they want to eat. Finally, in order to test comprehension, you can tell to your child, decorate the “círculos” with red frosting, or decorate the “triángulos” with white frosting.
Crackers: Purchase crackers that come in various shapes and eat them for a snack. Talk about the shapes in the target language as you are eating the crackers.
Craft: Cut sponges into various shapes. Dip each shape into paint and have the child(ren) make a shape mural.
Cut & Sort: Draw various shapes on construction paper. As you draw them, say the Spanish word for that particular shape at loud. Have your child help you cut the shapes. Once you are done cutting, sort them into piles. Together you can count how many triangles you have and how many diamonds you have. Try to say this entire sentence in the target language: There are 4 triangles. Refer to the unique activity in Foreign Language Friends to remember how to pronounce the entire sentence. Lily says how many fish the child gets each time they are done with a certain shape.
Baking time: Use shape cookie cutters to cut the dough into the desired shapes. While the cookies are baking, review all the shapes using the flash cards already used in the “Shape hunt.” Remember to say each word out loud. When the cookies are ready to be eaten, you can ask your child what shape they would like to eat. Variations: To a young child, give them choices in the foreign language, for example, would you like a “círculo” or a “triángulo”? To an older child, have them tell you what they want to eat. Finally, in order to test comprehension, you can tell to your child, decorate the “círculos” with red frosting, or decorate the “triángulos” with white frosting.
Crackers: Purchase crackers that come in various shapes and eat them for a snack. Talk about the shapes in the target language as you are eating the crackers.
Craft: Cut sponges into various shapes. Dip each shape into paint and have the child(ren) make a shape mural.
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