3 Simple Steps to Hosting a Spanish Poetry Teatime
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My family has enjoyed poetry teatime for years, but I realized a few weeks ago that we could add this favorite activity to include our foreign language lessons too. We could have a Spanish poetry teatime!
The current stay at home order has given my family plenty of time at home, so we finally had a chance to put together a simple Spanish poetry teatime.
It was really quite easy to put together and my kids thoroughly enjoyed their Spanish lesson that day. We will definitely be doing this again soon! This is the type of engaging activity that can grow with the kids. Hopefully they will be studying Spanish for the next few years, so we will have lots of chances for this fun family activity.
These simple steps will help you plan a Spanish poetry teatime for your children.
3 Simple Steps to a Spanish Poetry Teatime
Choose the Poetry
You can’t have a poetry teatime without the poetry!
My kids are still in the beginning stages of learning Spanish, so I like to use bilingual books. These books are written in both Spanish and English. If the entire book was in Spanish, my kids would be very confused! Having the text in English too is really helpful for them.
For this Spanish poetry teatime we read Arroz Con Leche by Jorge Argueta.
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I chose to use children’s books in our Spanish lessons even though my kids are in 6th and 9th grades because the stories are short and sometimes familiar. Many traditional and popular picture books are available in bilingual editions.
Here are a few other great choices:
- Bilingual edition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
- Hardcover Book.
- Contains 32 pages.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a great choice if you are working on learning foods and times of day in Spanish.
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My kids are obsessed with dogs. I think this will be one of our next reads.
- Hardcover Book
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is a great way to work on Spanish numbers and colors.
Next year, once my kids are a little more comfortable with Spanish, I will start adding in poetry compilations written in Spanish. These don’t always have the English translation the way that bilingual books do, so it is definitely a level up!
My kids love reading poems by Shel Silverstein during our usual poetry teatimes, so I was happy to find a Spanish poetry compilation by him.
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Bake Treats
The poetry is wonderful, but the special treats are what get my kids to the table!
A Spanish poetry teatime provided us with an opportunity to stretch beyond our standard treats.
My daughter and I decided to make arroz con leche to go with our book choice. After all, the entire poem is based on the experience of making arroz con leche. We had actually never had this sweet treat before so the kids were excited to give it a try.
The recipe was easy to follow and only required a few staple ingredients (rice, water, milk, cinnamon, and sugar). My daughter cooked it and we considered that her home ec lesson for the day. I love when we can combine subjects!
I wasn’t sure how my kids would feel about a rice based dessert, but they loved it. Next time we need to make a bigger batch.
We are looking forward to our next Spanish poetry teatime so we can try more treats! We want to try:
Can you tell that we love desserts? I have always thought that my kids learn through their stomaches, so I try to weave food into lessons wherever possible.
Remind kids of useful phrases
Once you have the poetry and treats prepared, you are almost ready for a Spanish poetry teatime. All you need to do now is to teach or remind your kids of how to say useful phrases in Spanish.
Some helpful phrases include:
- Please (por favor)
- Thank you (gracias)
- You’re welcome (de nada)
- Me gusta (I like it)
- Con permiso (excuse me)
It can be helpful to have the phrases written down nearby as a reference.
Now you are ready to host a Spanish poetry teatime for your family!
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