Students will be learning the rooms of the house this week.  A fun action poem will help students associate each room to a particular activity, which we learned last year.  We'll review prior house vocabulary and put it all together to create a poster showing both the inside and outside of the house. And we'll be playing one of our favorite games, Charades!   We will also be reading a story about a squirrel (Nutty, la ardilla).  We will answer questions about the story and learn how to retell the story.

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Here is the action poem to practice with your student:  We have taught motions to the lines of the poem.  After the translation they are described in italics.
¿Qué hacemos en una casa? (What do we do in the house?)
Hay muchas cosas que hacer. (There are many things to do.)
En la cocina, cocinamos. (In the kitchen, we cook. - motion: hold a mixing bowl and stir)
El comedor es lugar de comer. (The dining room is the place we eat- motion: eating)
En la sala, nos relajamos. (In the living room, we relax. - motion:  lean back and read/watch tv)
El jardín es para jugar y correr. (The garden is for playing and running. - motion:  play, catch/run)
Voy al baño para bañarme. (I am going to the bathroom to bath myself. - motion:  wash hair, face etc...)
En mi habitación duermo bien.  (In my bedroom, I sleep well. - motion:  rest head on hands)

Ask students to identify a room asking ¿Dónde está ___(la cocina)__?...Where is __(the kitchen)__?

Ask students to state the activity that they do in a room:
¿Qué haces en __(el comedor)_?  ...What do you do in __(the dining room)__?
        Puedo  __(comer)__...I can __(eat)__.  OR  Como...I eat.

hacer...to do, to make

yo hago        
tú haces

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