WAYS WE CAN USE THE WORD
COMMENT: Yo creo que va a llover. (I think it’s going to rain.)
SHARE INFORMATION: Yo soy Mexicano. (I am Mexican.) Yo tengo 8 años. (I am 8 years old.)
EXPRESS A FEELLING: Yo estoy feliz. (I am happy.)
DISAGREE: Yo no estoy de acuerdo. (I do not agree.)
PRETEND: Yo soy un superheroe. (I am a superhero.)
SHARE AN INTEREST: Yo colecciono tazas de diferentes cuidades. (I collect mugs from different cities.)
For specific questions or more ideas regarding this core word activity sheet, please contact Maryvi Morales @ marygm12@gmail.com. Thank you!
- Routines and Schedules
- Play
- Reading
Circle time: During circle time, adults can go through the job duties and ask students what job roles they want for the week e.g., Quien quiere ser el líder de la linea esta semana? Yo quiero ser el líder! (Who wants to be the line leader this week? I want to be the line leader!)
During circle time, the adult can ask students what they think they will be working on today e.g., Teacher: Ustedes que creen que vamos hacer el dia de hoy? Student: Yo creo que vamos ir a la biblíoteca (What do you think we are going to do today? I think we are going to go to the library).
Snack/mealtimes: During mealtime or snack, the student can indicate that they want to eat or drink an item e.g., Yo quiero leche (I want milk).
During mealtime, adults can ask students if they need more time to eat e.g., Quien necesita mas tiempo para comer? Yo necesito mas tiempo maestra! (Who needs more time to eat? I need more time teacher!)
Activity time: Students can indicate which activity they would like to do e.g., Yo quiero pintar (I want to paint).
Games: Students can play a “Yo tengo” game where cards have certain characteristics. Whenever their characteristic card is read, students will ask a characteristic question and so on. The point is for the student with the characteristic to say, e.g., Yo tengo (I have).
Toys: Students can ask for a specific game or toy by saying “Yo quiero el hombre araña (I want the spiderman).
Recess: When students are dismissed for recess, the adult can model the word ‘yo’ by choosing a game to play for recess by saying, e.g., Yo quiero jugar beísbol (I want to play baseball).
Here are some suggested books on YouTube that can assist in teaching the core word:
- Qué Soy Yo?: By Phoebe McGuffee y Brenda Doran | Book from Unite Literacy
- This book focuses on 4 animals, a zebra, elephant, giraffe and peacock. It provides hints, describing the characteristics of each animal and then asking the student to guess what animal am I.
- El pez pucheros: By Deborah Diesen | Children’s Book Read Aloud
- This book focuses on a pouting pessimistic fish who turns his attitude around.
- Si yo tuviera un pequeño barco: By Calee M. Lee | Children’s Book Read Aloud
- This book is about what you would do if you had a little red boat, where you would go, who would you meet, etc.
- Yo soy la Tierra: By Rebecca y James McDonald | Mi Casita de Español | Children’s Book Read Aloud
- This book is about the earth and how we live on earth. It's a great book to introduce the sciences and the topic of taking care of our earth.
- Tu y yo el cuento mas bonito del mundo: By Elisenda Roca Guridi | Children's Book Read Aloud
- This book is about waiting for a new sibling to arrive at home, it talks about the waiting process, how it will be when the baby arrives and the jealousy an older sibling can feel with the arrival.
