A Child's Glimpse of Cuba
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Credits

welcome

Introduction

Study Session

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

Activity 4

Activity 5

Activity 6

Activity 7

Activity 8

Activity 9

Activity 10

Activity 11

Activity 12

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Guess the Food

What You Need

  • list of Spanish and English names of foods (see list below)
  • samples of foods on the list
  • large index cards or cards made of poster board
  • felt-tipped markers
Food Names
lettuce   lechuga   leh-CHOO-gah
avocado   aguacate   ah-gwah-CAH-tay
chicken pollo PO-yo
carrots zanahorias za-na-HO-ri-as
potatoes papas PAH-pahs
orange naranja nah-RAHN-ha
tomatoes tomate toe-MAH-tay
peas guisantes gee-SAHN-tayz
pineapples piña PEE-nya
nuts nueces new-AY-says
raisins pasas PAH-sahs
dates datiles DAH-tee-layz
milk leche LAY-chey
black beans frijoles negros fri-HO-layz NEG-roz
sugar azucar a-ZOO-car
rice arroz a-ROS

What You Do

In Advance

  1. Decide which foods you will use.
  2. Allowing one card for each food, print the Spanish name for it and the pronunciation on one side. Print the English name on the other.
  3. Display the foods on a table. Pile the cards on the table with the Spanish names facing up.
With the Children
  1. Let the children take turns choosing a card and trying to pronounce the Spanish name.
  2. Let them in turn place the card next to the appropriate food. They can turn over the cards to see if they guessed right.

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