Pinta tu mundo con familia /
Color Your World with Family
Books to Share
- Abuelito Eats with His Fingers by Janice Levy.
- Amelia's Road by Linda Jacobs Altman.
- Fernando’s Gift / El regalo de Fernando by Douglas Keister.
- In My Family / En mi familia by Carmen Lomas Garza.
- Juan Bobo Goes to Work by Maria Montes.
- Magda’s Tortillas / Las tortillas de Magda by Becky Chavarría-Cháirez.
- Munia y la Señora Piltronera by Asun Balzola.
- Santiago by Pura Belpré.
- Where Fireflies Dance / Ahí donde bailan las luciérnagas by Lucha Corpi.
Bulletin Board
Color Your World with Family / Pinta tu mundo con familia
Cut out paper frames in assorted colors of construction paper or poster board and invite the children and their families to bring family pictures. Decorate the bulletin board with a multicultural spread.
Name Tags
Copy and cut out the frame and book patterns and give them to the children as they enter storytime.
Refreshments
Enjoy a family breakfast time or snacks! Invite storytime moms to bring breakfast tacos, or serve snacks like chips, salsa, queso, and Mexican five-layer dip.
Here’s the recipe for the dip. The first layer (bottom) is two cups of refried beans. The second layer is four ripe avocados mashed with salt, pepper and lemon juice and spread on top of the refried beans. The third layer is a mixture of one-half cup of mayonnaise, one cup of sour cream, and one packet of taco seasoning spread over the avocados. The fourth layer is a sixteen-ounce package of grated mild cheddar cheese sprinkled on top of the sour cream mixture. The fifth layer is minced onions and finely chopped tomatoes sprinkled on top of the cheese. Chill the dip for about an hour before serving.
Rhymes
El día en que tú naciste |
On the Day You Were Born |
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(Tradicional) El día en que tú naciste |
(Translation by Rose Treviño.) On the day you were born, |
Tinín tilín |
Tinín Tilín |
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(Tradicional) Tinín Tilín |
(Translated by Rose Treviño.) Tinín Tilín |
Pía, pía |
Pía, pía |
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(Tradicional) Pía, pía |
(Translated by Rose Treviño.) Peep, peep |
Poem
Abuelita’s Lap
(“Abuelita's Lap” from the collection Confetti: Poems for Children. Text copyright © 1996 by Pat Mora. Permission arranged with LEE & LOW BOOKS Inc., New York 10016.)
I know a place where I can sit
and tell about my day,
tell every color that I saw
from green to cactus gray.
I know a place where I can sit
and hear a favorite beat,
her heart and cuentos from the past,
the rhythms honey-sweet.
I know a place where I can sit
and listen to a star,
listen to its silent song
gliding from afar.
I know a place where I can sit
and hear the wind go by,
hearing it spinning round my house,
my whirling lullaby.
Lullabies
Duerme |
Sleep |
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(Tradicional) Duerme, cariño mío, Sueña con angelitos |
(Translated by Rose Treviño.) Sleep, my sweetie, Dream of little angels |
Este niño lindo |
This Precious Child |
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(Tradicional) Este niño lindo |
(Translated by Rose Treviño.) This precious child |
Tongue Twisters
Pepe Pecas
Pica papas
Con un pico;
Con un pico
Pica papas
Pepe Pecas
Salas sala su salsa
Con sal de Sales.
Si sales de Sales con sal,
Sala la salsa de Sales.
Game
(Children form a circle during this song. They move like Tía Monica throughout song, and say “Ooh la la!” with each chorus.)
La tía Monica | My Aunt Monica |
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Tenemos una tía Así mueve la cadera, Tenemos una tía Así mueve los hombros Tenemos una tía Así mueve cabeza… Repeat 1st stanza Así mueve los pies… Repeat 1st stanza Así mueve las manos… Repeat 1st stanza Así se mueve toda… |
Oh, we have a lovely aunt Here’s how she moves her hip Oh, we have a lovely aunt Here’s how she moves her shoulders Oh, we have a lovely aunt Here’s how she moves her head…
Here’s how she moves her feet…
Here’s how she moves her hands…
Here’s how she moves all over… |
Craft
Family Pictures
Materials
- Tagboard
- Glue
- Pictures
- Ribbon
- Hole punch
Directions
Give each child five pieces of tagboard. Let them glue a family photo or a picture from a magazine to each per page. They then punch holes on the side of the tagboard, string ribbon through the holes, and tie it in a bow.
Audio Recordings
- “Abuelita” on Lullabies of Latin America / Canciones de cuna de latinoamerica by Maria Del Rey.
- “Piñata!” on Piñata and More: Bilingual Songs for Children by Sarah Barchas.
Videos
- My Family, Your Family. (14 minutes)
- Multicultural Peoples of North America. (30 minutes)