Spanish & English instruction featuring The BOCA BETH Program Sing Along With Boca Beth CD
Presented by Beth Butler/Creator of the BOCA BETH Program What’s Your

Name?/¿ Cómo Te Llamas ? (song #2)
If you are working in a small group or classroom setting, divide the children into boys and girls. Allow the girls to sing the first chorus to the boys with the boys answering then reverse roles. Then for the last section pre-select one child who will hold the BOCA puppet and answer for BOCA on the last chorus of this song about “What’s your name?”

Here and There/Aquí y Allí (song #3) Fitness Fun
One of the many songs on this CD that allows you to incorporate some fitness fun as well as second language learning. The children stand and begin pointing to the ground with knees bending slightly as they do the motion for “Aquí, Here.” The children then point overhead for the motion for “Allí, There.” It can get silly too if you want – asking the children to try to follow your moves left overhead and right overhead. On the break of words where you hear just music we all do a silly dance. And at the end, where the airplane is heard, we make an airplane with our hand and let it fly away.

Getting Ready/Preparando (song #4) Fitness Fun
This song can have some cute movements that allow the children to act out each part of getting ready for their day. The one about “I use the bathroom/Uso el baño” gets lots of laughter from little children, but it works if you are willing to put up with the giggles. Using the bathroom is a real part of each day, and when kept in check, the motions of the entire song work together to assist in the learning of two languages.

Suggested movements are listed below by the getting ready action:

• I wake up/Me levanto = arms up overhead like a “Y” with full extension on the first “wake up” words followed by little squats with arms down and repeat through the Spanish.
• I use the bathroom = controlled small squats with hands on knees on the downward motion and hands to hips as you come up to standing. Try to keep the children from making noises or getting too out of hand by first explaining how this is a part of everyone’s day.
• I wash my hands = An exaggerated sliding motion of the hands with the elbows pulled way back on each slide creates a rubbing sound and some good side and arm work.
• I comb my hair = Exaggerated over the head arms one at a time for a pretend combing motion.
• I get dressed = Fun to see how the children act this out on their own – we have found a rowing motion towards the ground with a slight bend at the waist works well (as if pulling on pants or shorts).
• I eat my breakfast = With a pretend fork or spoon in their hands the children alternate one at a time up to their mouth with elbows elevated and out to the side. Nice arm work out.
• I brush my teeth = Small circular motions with their hands and a pretend toothbrush make this one fun and a great reminder.
• I start the day with a smile = The children go to an extended “Y” above their head as their hands brush along their cheeks making their smiles even bigger.
• I share my joy – Giving themselves a big hug for this one and twisting side to side accomplishes some good flexibility movement and gives them a nice hug every time.
• I can do it – Making strong fists and flexing their muscles to show they can do it makes the children feel strong and empowered as they sing the words “I can do it/Puedo hacerlo.”
(Of course, ad-libbing works well on this one if you are up to it!)

Five Little Monkeys/Cinco Monitos (song #5) Fitness Fun
This is an awesome song for spontaneous fun. Almost every child loves this children’s classic, and now they can learn it in a second language. Pretend the carpet or the mat you are using is a bed and start jumping like monkeys making the actions and noises of real monkeys. As the song sings about one monkey falling off the bed pretend to fall off the bed, then everyone pretends to call the doctor, then pretend to be the doctor saying “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” Continue doing these fun actions for 4 monitos, 3 monitos, 2 monitos and then 1 monkey left!

Let’s Spell Animals/Deletriemos Animales (song #6)
This is a fun one to use animal puppets with or the free language cards from the monthly BOCA BETH BUZZ e-newsletter. A cat, a dog and a pig are spelled here. The spelling is the English word – to incorporate the Spanish word and spelling would never have matched the beats of the song plus (and more importantly) would not have created the best learning environment for spelling in the new language.

Position Song/Canción de Posición (song #7)
Using visual aids from a local learning store, catalog or simply home-made ones, these position words are fun to introduce using this song. We recommend adding the words attached to the visuals if they are not already part of the set (in English and Spanish).

Senses/Sentidos (song #8)
If you found a hand mitt/glove with the different body parts from our “My First Songs in Spanish” CD’s “Where’s My . . . ?” you can use that same prop for this song. Many educational supply catalogs carry a hand mitt with Velcro attachments of the five senses. Ask the children to gently point to their eyes for seeing, their ears for hearing, their mouth for tasting, their nose for smelling and then give them high fives for their hands up for touching. They love that you incorporate movement and interaction with the “Give me cinco/Give me five” fun!

Adding Numbers/Sumar Numeros (song #9)
Use simple adding flashcards from a set or have the children each make their own if they are old enough. Seeing the three sets of addition problems then with the answer brings the music, the numbers and the concept of adding together in a fun format of song and movement. Have the children sit in a circle or straight line – provide them with their own samples made of give them paper to draw out what is sung.

More Shapes/Más Formas (song #10)
Cute shapes to correspond with the three sung about in this shape song are easy to find in educational supply stores or have the children make their own during art time and use them during this song. If each child has their own set of the three shapes prompt them to hold up the one being sung about and pass it around the circle. When the song begins the next shape, do the same thing of passing the shapes around the circle of children. They then collect their shapes at the end of the song.

I See Animals/Veo Animales (song #11) Fitness Fun
There are sometimes some cute animal masks to be found inexpensively at the Dollar Store for the tiger, elephant, lion and monkey in this song. Choose four children to wear the masks and invite them to come inside the circle of children. The other children on the outside of the circle are asked to act out the animal and its actions (running in place for the tiger, swinging a big trunk for the elephant, roaring like a lion or making a silly monkey noise and action.

Movin’ and Groovin’/Mueve y Baila (song #12) Fitness Fun
Twenty fun body part directions are given in Spanish and English and make this a wonderful action song. The chorus is acted out with arms circling then pointing out with the left thumb on one downbeat, then with the right on the next and back and again. Then when you sing ‘move and groove with me’ have the children shake their shoulders and point to themselves on the ‘me’ part (reminding them that they are very special/muy especial). Then ask the children to follow your directions of each body part – one at a time. This song is on the “I Like Animals” DVD – very easy to understand once you see the actions!

Weather Song/Canción de Tiempo (song #13)
Great visual aids for the weather can be found in many places. Use the pictures and the words in both languages for this song. Choose one child to hold the picture of sunny, cloudy, rainy and windy. Then have other children hold the words up next to the corresponding picture for each weather word as you sing about it.

More Opposites/Más Opuestos (song #14) Fitness Fun
This opposite song encourages lots of movement and bilingual learning. Sway dance is the dance of choice here with the chorus section – then the children act out the opposites as they are sung in English and Spanish. The children love acting out long & short, hot & cold, slow & fast and then open & closed. Lots of opportunities to sing, dance and play in this one.

What’s Happenin’?/¿ Qué Pasa ? (song #15)
This is another time I would divide the group up into sides of the circle or sides of the room to have fun with this song. Maybe all the children whose names begin with A-L on one side, all the children M-Z on the other. Then they chant to each other this fun song about asking friends “What’s happenin’?” One side asks first with the other side answering and then they switch. Very fun way to learn this simple phrase.

We Love You/Te Amamos (song #16)
I would recommend saving this one for CD time with the family – in the car or at home. A very calming song with mommy, daddy and BOCA.