This week children continued learning the “Cuentos Clasicos” Unit. We read the classic tale “Caperucita Roja”/ “Little Red Ridding Hood”. This classic fairy tale is one of my favorites that helps teach children about protective behaviors. This can be a difficult but important task and by using this classic tale I can assist preschoolers in the understanding and discussion of stranger danger concepts.
The main ideas of discussing in class:
What is a stranger?
How does your body tell you that you are scared?
Who are your safe people to talk to when you are scared?
What can you do when you don’t feel safe?
For the purpose of this preschool lesson plan on stranger danger concepts here is the basis of the story :little Red Riding Hood”: Granny is sick in bed and Little Red Riding Hood’s mother asks Little Red Riding Hood to take cakes to her. Granny lives on the other side of a very scary, deep, dark forest. On the way a wolf jumps out and asks Little Red Riding Hood what she is doing. She is very scared but answers the wolf regardless. The wolf runs away and uses the newly learned information to his advantage. Little Red Riding Hood continues to Granny’s house, but when she arrives a strange voice calls out “come in dear”. The wolf has dressed in Granny’s clothes and attempts to eat Little Red Riding Hood. A wood cutter hears her screams and comes to her and her Granny’s rescue. The wood cutter takes Granny and Little Red Riding Hood home safely.
Thus, after reading the story we discuss in class as:
Little Red Riding Hood does not know the wolf, and naively tells information. What is a stranger? I explained that strangers are people we do not know, some are nice, some not, but because we do not know them, we need to know how to keep ourselves safe.
Little Red Riding Hood might like to tell her mother she is scared. Who can you talk to when you are scared? Who are your safe people?
These are all important things that could be reinforced and discussed at home as well.
The kiddos loved the story as they participated in this tale. We had fun and did activities that helped with fine motricity such as: creating a little red riding hood, wolf, and basket. Kids learned our new vocabulary of the week:
Caperucita roja – little red riding hood,
Lobo –wolf,
Abuelita – grandmother,
Mamá-mother,
Cazador – hunter,
Canasta -basket.
Letra
This week we learned all about the letter Ll/ letra Ll. Be sure to point out the letter that we practice when you are reading. The Spanish and English pronunciation of this letter sound are virtually the same.
Leche – milk,
Lampara – lamp,
Leon – lion,
Lagartija – lizard,
Lechuga – lettuce,
Lapiz – pencil,
Luna – moon.
Números
We worked with the number 9 – número nueve. We had fun with our different activities, such as counting 1-9 using stickers, dots, counting objects, and tracing the number too.
La Figura y el Color
This week we continued learning the oval shape (óvalo). We talk about the shape while the kiddos took turns passing it around in order to examine it up close. They also traced this shape on the board and looked for this shape around the classroom. We also continued learning and working with the brown color /color café.
have a great long weekend!! 🙂