By Roseanne Thong, Illustrated by John Parra
This is a colorful book. Full of culture, Spanish vocabulary and shapes. Perfect for preschoolers, and fun for Hispanic Heritage Month.
I like to play the Mexican Hat Dance song after ” Round are the trumpets that blare out a tune”. It is fun to imagine being there watching this couple dance:
Circles:
Square:
Rectangles:
Triangles:
Oval:
Spanish words:
Storytelling tools… at the end of the story, we reviewed all of the shapes.
We spent a few minutes watching these children do the “Mexican Hat Dance” and tried to dance a little too!
My after school children made some piñatas.
Beatrix says “OLE!”
Here is another story for Hispanic Heritage Month:
For more ideas of activities to go with the story go here: