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A 10-Week Morning Time Plan to Support Your Spanish Language
Cesta Mañanera
PRIMAVERA
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BILINGUAL TOGETHER
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Welcome to PRIMAVERA! A 10-week Morning Time Plan to support your family’s Spanish language journey.
It is our sincere hope that this Morning Time Plan will help you and your family grow in
your proficiency of and love for the Spanish language. We created these plans out
of our own quest to find resources to help us raise bilingual children. This plan outlines
fun and creative ways to expose children to beautiful, useful winter-themed
language while intentionally working to build their vocabulary.
In PRIMAVERA you will find:
• 100 high-frequency VOCABULARY words with printable flashcards.
• 5 carefully selected MEMORIZATION pieces.
• A list of living BOOKS written in original Spanish (non-translated) as well as
translated favorites.
• Upbeat, poetic MUSIC the whole family will enjoy.
• Weekly NATURE OUTINGS and vocab building ACTIVITIES.
Do I need to speak Spanish to use this plan?
PRIMAVERA was created with moderate to fluent Spanish speakers in mind. The
more Spanish spoken throughout these activities, the better! Also, the book selec-
tions have been made with the assumption that you are a confident reader of Span-
ish.
However, this plan can be adapted for families learning Spanish together. You may
use the vocabulary, memorization, and music portions to greatly increase your
vocabulary. Each nature outing and activity can be used to reinforce basic
vocabulary such as colors and numbers.
Welcome to PRIMAVERA!
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10-Week Plan vs. Loop Schedule For those who thrive on structure, the 10-Week block schedule may be used as
written. For others, we’ve included a Loop Schedule which allows you to capitalize
on the richness of the full plan while working through the content at your own pace.
If you already have a Morning Time routine, but are looking to add Spanish to it, you
may prefer to choose one or two of our categories to add to your Morning Time. In
short, this plan is flexible!
A Word on Daily Subjects Memorization is a beautiful tool that allows children to speak correctly and more
eloquently than they can on their own. Vocabulary words are intentionally chosen
for their high-frequency usage during the fall season. Both memorization and
vocabulary building require regular repetition, and for this reason these two subjects
are planned to take place each day. For tips and tricks on how to make repetition
fun, including how to use our flashcards as Montessori Three-Part Cards visit our blog
at www.bilingualtogether.com.
Suggested Resources This plan was created to be self-contained. The Memorization selections are
included. Vocabulary flashcards are included for printing. The Booklist can be used
to look up titles at your local library. If your library does not have many Spanish titles,
ask your librarian about interlibrary loan. The Nature Outings and Activities can all be
done with common household items. The album, Una Voz by Canciónes, Raíces y
Alas, can be purchased or streamed online.
Online Resource Page We created an online Resource Page for our PRIMAVERA Morning Time Plan with
purchase links to the album Una Voz as well as all the books on our Booklist. You will
also find links to blog posts for tips on making memorization fun and how to use our
flashcards as Montessori Three-Part Cards, as well as links to audio and video
resources to support this plan. (Access to this page is available with purchase of the
10-Week Plan.)
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How To Use This Plan
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Vocabulary At A Glance
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Wk 1 El Jardín The Garden
el desplantador trowel la regadera watering can
la pala shovel cavar to dig
el azadón hoe sembrar to plant
el rastrillo rake regar to water
la manguera hose brotar to sprout
Wk 2 Ropa de Primavera Spring Clothing
las botas de goma rainboots la camisa button up shirt
el impermeable rain jacket un jersey light sweater
el paraguas umbrella las sandalias ice sandals
los pantalones pants los calcetínes socks
la camiseta t-shirt los calzoncillos underwear
Wk 3 Palabras Primavernal Spring Words
descalzo barefoot fresca breezy
en ciernes budding fértil fertile
aromático fragrant los charcos puddles
el arco iris rainbow brotar sprouting
fundirse thaw fecundo fruitful
Wk 4 La Pascua Easter
Conejo de Pascua easter bunny la cesta basket
ocultar to hide hallar to find
los huevos eggs teñir to dye
el chocolate chocolate los pollitos chicks
salir del cascarón to hatch el ramo bouquet
Wk 5 Las Plantas Plants
el narciso daffodil el tulipán tulip
el pensamiento pansy el iris iris
la lila lilac el polen pollen
el capullo buds el brote shoots
los raíces roots el tallo stalk
Wk 6 La Feria Farmer’s Market
la tienda stall la lechuga lettuce
la zanahoria carrot el rábano radish
el guisante peas el frijol beans
la menta mint el romero rosemary
el cebollino chives el perejil parsley
Wk 7 Insectos Bugs
la pulga flea la oruga caterpillar
el gusano worm el jején gnat
el ciempiés centipede el saltamonte grasshopper
el chinche stinkbug la termita termite
la mariposa butterfly la polilla moth
Wk 8 Carpintería Carpentry
la maleta hammer el clavo nail
el tornillo screw el destornillador screwdriver
la sierra saw el nivel level
la cinta métrica tape measure el pincel paintbrush
la caja de herramientas toolbox la escalera ladder
Wk 9 Pájaros Birds
el cardenal cardinal la urraca blue jay
la paloma dove el cuervo crow
el colibrí hummingbird el gorrión sparrow
el petirrojo robin el águila eagle
el pájaro carpintero woodpecker el halcón hawk
Wk 10 Palabras de Memoria Memory Words
los trinos trills, bird song el aliento breath
el chaparrón downpour la cueva cave
el rumor rumor las cañas grey hair
el campo countryside el renacuajo tadpole
tieso stiff majo attractive
La Primavera por Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado was a Spanish poet during the end of the 17th Century, and a
member of the Spanish literary group known as the Generation of ‘98. Other
members this group included Rubén Darío and Antonio’s older brother, Manuel.
Much of his work is serious and symbolic, drawing attention to the plight of the
working class and abusive power structures of his time. The piece selected here,
however, feels light and curious as the author contemplates the wonder of the
changing seasons.
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La Primavera ha venido
Nadie sabe cómo ha sido
Ha despertado la rama
Y el almendro ha florecido
Spring has come
No one knows how she did it.
The branches have awakened
The almond tree has flowered
Y en el campo se escuchaba
El gri gri del grillo.
La primavera ha venido
Nadie sabe cómo ha sido.
In the countryside you hear
The cree, cree of the cricket.
Spring has come
No one knows how.
Selections For Memory
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Boat Race: Spend some time making boats out of recycled materials or paper. Visit
the Resource Page for links to boat building videos in Spanish. Take your creations to
a river, stream or pond and see which vessel works the best!
Box House: Save your package boxes and let your children design and build a
house or castle for their matchbox cars or small toys. If you happen to have a large
box, they can create a shelter for themselves! Talk about the tools they would need
if they were building a real house!
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Semana 8
Lunes Martes Miércoles Jueves Viernes
Vocabulario
Carpintería
la maleta
la clave
el tornillo
el
destornillador
la sierra
el nivel
la cinta
métrica
el pincel
la caja de
herramientas
la escalera
De Memoria La Primavera por Antonio
Machado Stanza 2
Música El Vaquero
(Track 2)
Libros Margarito
por
Carmen Gil
La Araña Muy
Ocupada por
Eric Carle
Naturaleza Boat Race
Actividad Box House
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Thank You for trying our PRIMAVERA Morning Time Plan!
We hope you enjoyed Semana 8 of our Cesta Mañanera PRIMAVERA
Morning Time Plan. Our goal at Bilingual Together is to resource your
family’s bilingual adventure.
To purchase the complete 10-Week plan visit
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About the Author
Lauren Stengele is a fourth-generation Mexican-American who learned Spanish
as a way to connect with her heritage. A language teacher by training, she is
passionate about passing Spanish on to her three children whom she
homeschools bilingually. Bilingual Together was born out of her desire to resource
parents raising bilingual kids.
Thank You!
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la cinta métrica
el tornillo
el pincel
el destornillador
la caja de herramientas
la sierra
la escalera
el nivel
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orning Time Plan Printable Flash Cards
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la maleta
el clavo
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orning Time Plan Printable Flash Cards
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