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World Language Students Celebrate the Spirit of Halloween
Last week, Kindergarteners learned about Día de Muertos while Mandarin students explored a traditional Chinese folktale to celebrate Halloween.
Kindergarteners Explore Dia de Los Muertos
Kindergarten students learned about the Day of the Dead in their First Program Spanish classes.
To practice their Spanish vocabulary, students read the picture book, Mi Familia Calaca (My Skeleton Family), which introduced them to family member terminology while also having fun with the imagery and playfulness of the calacas. As part of the lesson, students also worked with Music Teachers Janet Chinelli and Nancy Silber to learn Spanish songs, Dance Teacher Justin Greer to learn the “Chumbala cachumbala” dance, and Librarian Jordy Samuels to read other Día de los Muertos books.
Each Kindergarten class also took a trip to “Big Dalton” to visit our school ofrenda, a traditional ritual display during Día de los Muertos. FP Spanish teachers Cynthia Yánez, Natalia Hernandez and Barbara Learyprepared a scavenger hunt for the students to find special objects on the ofrenda, such as cempasúchil (marigolds), calaveras (skeletons), and pan de muertos (bread of the dead). After Kindergarteners visited the ofrenda, they headed back to Little Dalton, singing while walking along Park Avenue!
Mandarin Students Learn the Chinese Folktale, Hu Gu Pó
To celebrate Halloween, students in the Introduction to Mandarin class studied the traditional Chinese folktale, Hǔ Gū Pó (Tiger Aunt).
Students listened to the folktale in Chinese, watched the video, learned and sang the story’s nursery rhyme, and made predictions about the story’s outcome. At the end of the class, students enjoyed a well-deserved táng guǒ (candy) for their hard work.
Check out the video to see more!
Stories and video submitted by Dalton Director of World and Classical Languages Lori Langer de Ramirez.
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