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Moving & Learning Spanish Sampler

I have compiled this Spanish sampler exclusively for Migrant Head Start teams, by special request, and with full knowledge that some of the songs are sprinkled with English words. There are also some new songs that have yet to be released on any CD.  I hope you and the children enjoy this compilation,  and I welcome your comments and suggestions. If you see me when I keynote or present a workshop, please stop by and say hello. 

 - Angela Russ-Ayon
Sing, play, move, learn, teach!

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1. Circle Time 

Gather the children and welcome them to circle time. Establishing a routine with familiar songs for young children can help them overcome separation anxiety, and helps them feel like they belong. The song encourages them to each establish their own special space to move freely.

Sentado en un círculo
círculo, círculo
Sentado en un círculo
Es tiempo

Espacio para
Espacio para ti
(El) tienes lo tuyo
Y yo tengo lo mio

Parando, escuchando
Parando, escuchando

Mirando, esperando
Mirando, esperando 

Todos en un círculo
Es tiempo 

Sentado en un círculo
círculo, círculo
Sentado en un círculo
Es tiempo 

Espacio para
Espacio para ti
(El) tienes lo tuyo
Y yo tengo lo mio

Leyendo, jugando
Leyendo, jugando

Cantando, bailando
Cantando, bailando

Todos en un círculo
Es tiempo

 

2. Shake, Mix, Pound, Roll            CD: “Smart & Tasty 1”

A fine motor recipe for the hands that introduces rhythm, tests the memory, demonstrates sequencing, and enhances listening skills. Children start with the repetitious moves of shake, mix, pound, and roll, as if they are following a recipe. The moves speed up and condense as the song progresses. Let kids make up their own chant using (4) one-syllable words for an any activity or action that is in sequential order.

¿Tu quieres cocinar algo?

Nos agitamos y agitamos
Y agitamos otravez
agitamos y agitamos
agitamos otravez

Nos mezclamos y mezclamos
Y mezclamos otrovez
Mezclamos y mezclamos
Y mezclamos otrovez

Nos golpeamos y golpeamos
Y golpeamos otravez
Golpeamos y golpeamos
Y golpeamos otravez

Nos rodamos y rodamos
Y rodamos otravez
Rodamos y rodamos
Y rodamos otravez

¿Huele bueno? 
Sí     Sí

Nos agitamos y agitamos
Y agitamos otravez

Nos mezclamos y mezclamos
Y nos mezclamos otrovez

Nos golpeamos y golpeamos
Y golpeamos otravez

Nos rodamos y rodamos
Y rodamos otravez

¿Tu deseas probarlo?
Sí   Sí

Nos agitamos y agitamos
Y nos mezclamos y mezclamos

Golpeamos y golpeamos
Y rodamos y rodamos

agitamos y agitamos
Y nos mezclamos y mezclamos

Golpeamos y golpeamos
Y rodamos y rodamos

Un poco ma’s rapido!
, rapido

Nos agitamos y mezclamos
Nos golpeamos y rodamos

Nos agitamos y mezclamos
Nos golpeamos y rodamos

Nos agitamos y mezclamos
Nos golpeamos y rodamos

Nos agitamos y mezclamos
Nos golpeamos y rodamos


¡Es hora de comer!

 

3. Farmer’s Market              CD: “Smart & Tasty 1”

(Spanish/English) An upbeat gross motor song about the variety of fresh produce in the farmer’s market. Lay out poly spots, construction paper, fake food, foam sheets, post pictures/cut-outs around the room, or just pretend. While visiting an imaginary market, kids locomotor from one stand or station to the next: walk to the broccoli, gallop to the tangerines, cross one foot over the other to the strawberries, jump to the artichokes, wiggle to the blueberries, skip to the cauliflower, rock to the pineapples. Let kids come up with there own healthy produce and make up their own moves.

 

Fui' al mercado del granjero
Para ver qué comprar
Moviendo diferentemente
Venga y muevase con mígo

Camine´ hacia al bróculi
Camine´ mine´ hacia al bróculi
Camine´ mine´ hacia al bróculi
Walk, walk, walk, walk…..

Galope´ a las mandarinas
Galope´ a las mandarinas
Galope´ a las mandarinas
Gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop…

 

Cruce´ hacia a las fresas
Cruce´ hacia a las fresas
Cruce´ hacia a las fresas
Crisscross, crisscross, crisscross…


Brinque´ hacia a las alcachofas
Brinque´ hacia a las alcachofas
Brinque´ hacia a las alcachofas
Jump, jump, jump, jump…

Sacu´de a las bayas
Sacu´de a las bayas
Sacu'de a las bayas
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

Salte´ a la coliflor
Salte´ a la  coliflor
Salte´ a la  coliflor
Skip, skip, skip, skip…

Mece´ a las piñas
Mece´ a las piñas
Mece´ a las piñas
Tick, tock, rock, rock...

 

4. Down, Down Baby         CD: “Smart & Tasty 1”

(Spanish/English) Inspired by a popular playground chant, this fun clapping, dancing or jump rope chant brings more silliness to children with a hidden message to stay away from sugary foods. Children can clap alone, or hand jive with a partner. They are challenged to move as directed: down, up, tick-tock rock their feet or upper body (side-to-side or front-to back), shake a leg, jump front, jump back, and jump off to the side - all while continuously clapping to the rhythm.

Abajo, Bebe´
Horneando
En el horno
Dulces, dulces
Arriba
No quiero más
Azúcar en donuts
Azúcar makes me rock
Azúcar en soda
Derramando down mi sock

No puedo comerlo
Postre
Es tan malo
Para mí
Manzanas en la mesa
Plátano tambien
Co´malos Bebe´!
Sacudimos hasta los pies

Brinca en frente
Y patras
Y de lado, al lado
Brinca en frente
Y patras
Y de lado, al lado


 

5. Take That Rope (Action)         CD: “Smart Moves 1”

(Spanish/English) A rope activity that encourages imaginative play promotes team work. Individuals can use a short string, yarn, or jump rope; large groups can use a laundry rope, thick yarn, or elastic band for this exercise. Group size is determined by the length of the rope. Review how the entire body moves while completing the following actions, and move to the rhythm of the song: Take that rope and row a boat using opposite arms or both arms together as if the rope is an oar, pull the rope in a tug-a-war motion or over one shoulder, raise the rope high up above the head in a pumping motion or alternate raising with one hand and then the other, ride the rope like you are holding the reigns of a horse or like the rope is a horse while straddling the rope, yank the rope to tighten it into one solid line, shake the rope loose (along with the entire body), wrap the rope around your hand, waist, agroup of kids at waist, a block, a chair, or other pre-assigned item. Remember to introduce different directions such as high, low, behind (the head or back), between (the legs), above, below, under (one knee or arm), and so forth, for each of the moves that are introduced. Let the kids come up with unique ways to partner up and do the moves.

Rema la cuerda, cuando diga, “GO!”
Como un bote, rema rededor
Row that rope when I say , “GO!”
Rema, rema, rema, ROW!
Rema, rema, rema, ROW!
Row! Row the boat!

Hala la cuerda, cuando diga, “GO!”
Hala al rededor vas
Pull that rope around you go
Ha’lalo, Ha’lalo, “GO!”
Ha’lalo, Ha’lalo, “GO!”
Ha’lalo! Pull that rope!

Levanta la cuerda, cuando diga, “GO!”
Al cielo, haci arriba ma’s
Raise that rope up high you go
Levantala, levantala, “GO!”
Levantala, levantala, “GO!”
Levantala! Raise that rope!

Montala la cuerda, cuando diga, “GO!”
Como un caballo, si sabe
Ride that rope when I say, “GO!”
Montala, montala, “GO!”
Montala, montala, “GO!”
Montala! Ride that rope!
 

Dale un tiron, cuando diga, “GO!”
Una cuerda apretada, cuando diga, “GO!”
Yank it tight when I say, “GO!”
Da’le un tiron, si dale, “GO!”
Da’le un tiron, si dale, “GO!”
Da’le un tiron! Yank it tight kids!


Agita la cuerda, cuando diga, ““GO!”
Loosey goose, cuando diga, “GO!”
Shake it loose when I say, “GO!”
Agita, Agita, Agita, “GO!”
Agita, Agita, Agita, “GO!”
Agita la cuerda!  Shake it loose!

Envuelve la cuerda, cuando diga, “GO!”
Envuelve la cuerda, al rededor
Wrap that rope when I say, “GO!”   
Envuevela, envuelvela, “GO!”
Envuevela, envuelvela, “GO!”
Envueve la cuerda! Wrap that rope,
niños!


6. Build a Bridge (for Tots)      CD: “Smart Moves 1”

Hand or interactive body activity that introduces building
of structures: bridge-tunnel-road, cave-tower-wall
 using the melody to “If You’re Happy and You Know It.”

a. Children build the structures using just
their hands (Diagram A) and/or arms.

b. Children team up, join hands and build the
structures with their bodies (Diagram B).

Allow children to build their own bridge, cave, wall, etc. out of one
or a variety of materials such as scarves, blocks, connecting toys,
Legos, boxes, a sheet, or table cloth that can be turned into an obstacle course.

Construye un puente
Y un tunel
Y una calle

Construye un puente
Y un tunel
Y una calle

Construye un puente
Y un tunel

Y un puente
Y un tunel

Construye un puente
Y un tunel
Y una calle

Construye una cueva
Y una torre
Y una pared

Construye una cueva
Y una torre
Y una pared

Construye una cueva
Y una torre

Y una cueva
Y una torre

Construye una cueva
Y una torre
Y una pared


 

7. Dance Freeze           CD: “Smart Moves 2”

(English) The introduction of this song is sung in English, but there are no more lyrics throughout the song, so the song can be quickly introduced in Spanish. It is a classic up-tempo gross motor free dance song that enhances listening skills. Kids dance and freeze when the music stops. Feel free to assign locomotor moves that the children complete throughout the song: walk, run, jump, hop, skip, gallop, leap, slide, tip toe and march. As an alternative, call out a change in the direction of the movement during the freeze section, when it is quiet. Guide the children around a prop, or have the children complete the activity in the form of a line or shape.

Dance when you hear music
And when it stops you freeze
Start dancing when it starts again
Dance freeze, dance freeze, dance freeze

 

8. To Market, To Market

A classic up-tempo gross motor activity. We are off to the market to make some purchases. We walk back home to the barn, we dance a jig after buying a pig, we flap around the pen after buying a hen, and we bounce around after buying hog.

Al Mercado, (al) mercado
(Para) a comprar para la granja
A casa, andamos, andamos así
A casa, andamos, andamos así
Del mercado compre´ para la granja

Al Mercado, (al) mercado
(Para) a comprar uno puerco
A casa, bailando, bailando así
A casa, bailando, bailando así
Del mercado compre´ uno puerco

Al Mercado, (al) mercado
(Para) a comprar la gallina
A casa, batiendo, batiendo así
A casa, batiendo, batiendo así
Del mercado compre´ la gallina

Al Mercado, (al) mercado
(Para) a comprar uno cerdo
A casa, botando, botando así
A casa, botando, botando así
Del mercado compre´ uno cerdo

 

9. Jell-O Jiggles

Independent children can flip-flop hands like pancakes, or clap with a partner, then wiggle their Jell-O hands or fingers on different parts of the body: arm, nose, tummy, toes, head, cheek, neck, feet, shoulders, knees, elbow, and seat. Use a piece of yarn or string, or a scarf, to wiggle on different body parts. Jell-O jiggles in the silliest places. Where else can Jell-O jiggle?  Now is a good time to introduce new vocabulary words.

Jelatina en mi mano
Jelatina FLIP FLOP
 Jelatina en mi mano
Jelatina FLIP FLOP

(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mi brazo
(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mi nariz
(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mi estómago
(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mis deditos

Jelatina en mi mano
Jelatina FLIP FLOP

Jelatina en mi mano
Jelatina FLIP FLOP

(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mi cabeza
(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mi mejilla
(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mi cuello
(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mis pies 

(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mis hombros
(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mis rodillas
(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mi codo
(Yo) miro la Jelatina en mis pompis

Jellatina en mi mano
Jelatina FLIP FLOP
Jellatina en mi mano
Para, por favor

 

10. Shake Your Boom Boom           CD: “Smart Moves 3”

A “boom boom” is whatever children want it to be; the entire body, a body part, a homemade instrument, or even a child-safe prop, such as a scarf. Let the kids decide and then practice shaking their “boom booms” before playing the song. Then children move as directed and obey the commands: step, up, down, push, pull, in, out, bend, rise, side-to-side, step back, around and around.   Discuss various sounds, rhythms, and even opposites.

Un, dos pasos
Agita el boom boom
Tres, cuatro
Agita el boom boom
Cinco y seis
Agita el boom boom
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom 

¡Arriba, arriba!
Agita el boom boom
¡Abajo, abajo!
Agita el boom boom
¡Arriba, arriba!
Agita el boom boom
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom

¡Empuja, empuja!
Agita el boom boom
¡Hala, hala, hala!
Agita el boom boom
Empuja, empuja
Agita el boom boom
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom

¡Fuera, fuera!
Mueve la colita
¡Dentro, dentro!
Mueve la colita
Fuera, fuera
Agita el boom boom
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom

¡Abajo, abajo!
Agita el boom boom
¡Arriba, arriba!
Agita el boom boom
¡Abajo, abajo!
Agita el boom boom
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom

Lado a lado
Agita el boom boom
Lado a lado
Agita el boom boom
Lado a lado
Agita el boom boom
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom

Atrás, al frente, atrás
Agita el boom boom
Atrás, al frente, atrás
Agita el boom boom
Atrás, al frente, atrás
Agita el boom boom
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom

Alrededor
Agita el boom boom
Alrededor
Agita el boom boom
Alrededor
Agita el boom boom
Boom shaka laka laka boom boom

 

11. There’s a Froggie!

A lot happens in the ecosystem of a pond. Children can talk about and mimic the activity that they observe. There is a froggie jumping, a bee flying, a duck floating, a fish swimming, and a sun rising. Introduce different preposition and practice using them as you move the body, or toss things, as directed: into, near, by, on, through, over, above, below, between, and so forth.

Hay una ranita brincando junto el lago
Hay una ranita brincando junto el lago
Junto el lago
Sí, junto el lago
Una ranita brincando junto el lago

RIBBIT! RIBBIT! RIBBIT! RIBBIT! RIBBIT!
RIBBIT! RIBBIT!

Hay una abejita volando cerca del lago
Hay una abejita volando cerca del lago
Cerca del lago
Sí, cerca del lago
Una abejita volando cerca del lago

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!
BUZZ! BUZZ!

Hay un patito flotando en el lago
Hay un patito flotando en el lago
En el lago
Sí, en el lago
Un patito flotando en el lago

QUACK! QUACK! QUACK! QUACK! QUACK!
                        QUACK QUACK

Hay un pezito nadando por el lago
Hay un pezito nadando por el lago
Por el lago
Sí, por el lago
Un pezito nadando por el lago

GULP! GULP! GULP!  GULP!  GULP!
GULP! GULP!

Hay un sol brillando sobre el lago
Hay un sol brillando sobre el lago
Sobre el lago
Sí, sobre el lago
Hay un sol brillando sobre el lago

 

12. Toss & Catch          CD: “Smart Moves 3”

Children can improve fine motor and tracking skills using child-safe props such as a scarf (tissue or large paper napkin), yarn ball, sponge ball, balloon, or beach ball. This song leads children through tossing and catching (or tossing and batting with their hand upward, or tossing and batting with their hand toward a goal). They can use their dominant or non-dominant hand to toss a scarf that lands on various body parts (hand, arm, back, feet, hair, knee, etc.). Then increase the level of difficulty by instructing them to toss-clap-catch, or toss-spin-catch, toss-jump-catch, or toss-count-catch. Instruct them to come up with their own creative ways to toss and catch.

Lanzamos, lanzamos al aire
Lanza y atrapa, lanza y atrapa
Lanzo y atrapo con las manos 

Lanzamos, lanzamos al aire
Lanza y atrapa, lanza y atrapa
Lanzo y atrapo con partes del cuerpo

Con la mano, con el brazo
Con la espalda, con los pies, con el pelo
Así cae tan suave del cielo

Al lanzar, lanzamos hacia arriba
Aplaude y atrapa, aplaude y atrapa
Lanzo, aplaudo y atrapo

Al lanzar, lanzamos hacia arriba
Gira y atrapa, gira y atrapa
Lanza y gira, lanza, gira y atrapa

Muéstranos tu movida
Veamos tu movida
Muéstranos

 

13. Swing and Fly

Spread those arms and fly gracefully around the room like a soaring bird, flying high, gliding low, dipping those wings left, then right, turning around, etc.  Tired of flying? Kids can simply swing their arms forward and back, left to right in a big arc… in a small arc, above their heads, in a complete circle, arced like a rainbow above, down between their legs, and in other creative ways. Let them come up with their own ways to move. Can they swing a leg?  How about a finger or hand?

Columpia abajo
Y columpia arriba
Sobre el suelo
Arriba en el cielo
La ropa volando
El viento soplando
Como los pajaritos
Volamos en el cielo
Columpia y vuela
Columpia y vuela
Columpia y vuela 

La, la, la, la
Columpia y vuela 

Sobre el suelo
El viento soplando

Como los pajaritos
Siempre volamos
Columpia y vuela
Columpia y vuela
Columpia y vuela

La, la, la, la
Columpia y vuela 

La, la, la, la
Columpia y vuela 

 

14. I’m Growing             CD “Smart & Yummy 1”

Children can imitate the lifecycle of a tree in this relaxing activity, designed to bring the heart rate down and calm children down. Either standing or sitting, ball up like a tight seed and grow slowly. Reach and spread arms wide like branches, spread hands like leaves, sway and blow in the breeze. Take slow deep breaths. Oops, no water or sunlight. Now wilt and droop slowly back into a tight ball. Remember to take deep relaxing breaths. To practice balancing, children can act this out while standing, and attempt to balance on one leg with the one foot flat against the knee in a yoga tree pose before wilting.

Comienso como una semilla (en la tierra)
(Estoy) cresiendo 

De mi semilla brota un tallo largo
(Estoy) cresiendo 

Mi tallo se combierte en un arbol (fuerte)
(Estoy) cresiendo

En mi arbol crecen ramas anchas (lo ves)
(Estoy) cresiendo

Con ojas que me cubren, así
(Estoy) cresiendo

El viento sopla mis ojas con la brisa
(Estoy) soplando

(Estoy) Soplando
(Estoy) soplando

No hay agua para
(Me esto) marchitando

No hay sol para
(Me estoy) marchitando

(Me estoy) marchitando
(Me estoy) marchitando

 

15. Time to Go

When it’s time to go, we can think back on the wonderful time that we had with our friends. We can clap together, and combine clapping with a simple sways front and back, or side to side. If standing, we can add steps or small jumps.

Es el tiempo de salir
Nos divertimos hoy 

Nos despedimos con la mano
Y mis amigos también
Aplaudemos nuestras manos
Y cantamos a decir

Adiós
Adiós
Adiós

Nos terminamos por hoy

 

16.    Take That Rope  - Instrumental     CD: “Smart Moves 2”

An instrumental version of ”Take That Rope,” which allows an opportunity to get creative, and take that rope and make letters, numbers, shapes, words, etc.

 Thank you for listening, and welcome to the CLUB! 

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