Dear DLI Families,
We had another wonderful week of learning in DLI 4! This week, we wrapped up our pumpkin unit, explored a new letter, practiced our math skills through fun Halloween themed centers, and discovered a new shape. Our little learners were busy exploring, counting, observing, and making exciting connections!
This week, we finished our Todo sobre las calabazas unit! We learned about the pumpkin’s color, its life cycle, and what it looks like on the inside. Our students had the opportunity to observe a real pumpkin and share their thoughts and discoveries with the class.
We also became little mathematicians by measuring “nuestra calabaza” using cubos de unidades (unit cubes)! After working together and discussing our measurements, we concluded that our pumpkin was 10 unidades de altura / 10 units tall!
When we explored the inside of the pumpkin, Lucia made a wonderful connection by noticing that the inside of the pumpkin looked very similar to the apples we explored the week before. We love seeing our students make connections between what they learn and their own observations!
Letter of the Week: Ll
This week, we learned about the letter Ll and practiced the sound it makes when combined with our vocales (vowels): la, le, li, lo, lu.
During our centers, students practiced recognizing and writing letters while strengthening their early literacy skills. We continue to build our confidence as we explore the sounds that help us read and speak Spanish!
Our classroom centers had a fun Halloween twist this week! Our students practiced counting arañas (spiders) on a telaraña (spiderweb) and matching numbers to the correct quantities of spiders.
We also practiced writing letters and strengthening our number recognition and counting skills through hands-on activities. Learning is always more exciting when we can explore, play, and practice together!
In Heggerty, we learned the song “Martinillo, Martinillo.” As we sang together, we discovered that it shares the same tune as another familiar classroom favorite, “Buenos días!”
Our students enjoyed making this musical connection while continuing to develop their listening skills, rhythm, and phonological awareness in Spanish.
El rombo
Our shape of the week was el rombo (the rhombus or diamond)! We learned to identify its characteristics and discovered that it has:
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4 lados / 4 sides
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4 esquinas / 4 corners
We also learned that it can be called a diamante in Spanish, just like a diamond in English. We practiced recognizing this shape and describing its features together.
On Friday, had a visit from Notre Dame, the Archdiocese of Chicago and family members of Jean Comer, our library donor who made the bilingual library a possibility.
Thank you for continuing to support your little learners as they grow in their Spanish language development and early academic skills. We are so proud of their curiosity, creativity, and willingness to share their ideas with the class!
We look forward to another exciting week of learning together!
