Delia Alvarez & Catherine Barlow ¡Me Gusta Cantar! is great for Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Spanish lessons!
Singing songs is a fun way of helping children to develop an enthusiasm for Spanish. The 20 songs in ¡Me Gusta Cantar! are set to familiar tunes, such as Camptown Races , Three Blind Mice & Frère Jacques etc., so that you and the children can concentrate on the words, without having to learn new tunes.
The songs introduce and reinforce vocabulary for greetings, days, family, clothes, food, numbers and many more frequently taught topics.
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Track Title Topic Tune 1. El abecedario español the alphabet in Spanish The alphabet song 2. ¿Cómo te llamas? saying your name If you're happy and you know it 3. ¿Cuántos años tienes? ages and birthdays Five little speckled frogs 4. Los días de la semana days of the week Camptown races 5. Mi familia my family Three little monkeys 6. Los animales pets and animals Twinkle, twinkle, little star 7. La ropa clothes Camptown races 8. Los deportes sports The wheels on the bus 9. La canción de las frases útiles useful classroom phrases If you're happy and you know it 10. Medios de transporte transport The wheels on the bus 11. La casa the house Five little speckled frogs 12. Las asignaturas escolares school subjects Twinkle, twinkle, little star 13. En mi estuche pencil case items Frère Jacques 14. Las enfermedades feeling ill Twinkle, twinkle, little star 15. Las frutas y verduras fruit & vegetables Head, shoulders, knees and toes 16. Las direcciones directions Original rap 17. En la ciudad around town Polly put the kettle on 18. ¿A qué hora... ? telling the time The wheels on the bus 19. Halloween Halloween Three blind mice 20. Papá Noel Christmas Frère Jacques
The CD contains recordings of all the songs, sung by native Spanish speakers, as well as instrumental versions. The accompanying book contains words to all the songs, together with English translations, as well as attractive photocopiable flashcards and colouring sheets, to help children understand the content of the songs.
¡Me Gusta Cantar! has been developed for use with children aged 4 - 11 years (Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2) who are beginners to the Spanish language. They can also be used effectively with preschool children. A CD is included so no music reading is required.
Paperback, 54 pages, 295 x 210mm + Audio CD
This product is licensed for photocopying for educational purposes by the purchasing institution.
