SPANISH STORYTIME AND CRAFTS
TUESDAYS
January 7, 14, 21 & 28
February 4, 11, 18, 25
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
AGES: up to 4 years old + parent
MAX CLASS SIZE: 10 children (includes 1 adult per child)
Come to toddler “Mami y yo” (Mommy and Me) time, geared toward families of young children up to age 4 who will enjoy being introduced to the Spanish language through story time, singing, and a fun art activity.
This will be a great chance to get to spend quality time with your child, and learn a new language at the same time! Win, win fun!
All children have the ability to learn multiple languages, even children with delayed development or with different abilities.
SCHEDULE
February 4
Alma by Juana Martinez-Neal
Families will use sticky letters to spell their child’s name on a piece of watercolor paper, and then use watercolors to paint around it.
February 11
The I Love You Book/ El Libro de los Te Amo By Todd Parr
Families will get a large pre-cut heart shape using tag board. Using masking tape, the parent will help their child stick long pieces of tape on the heart overlapping creating a geometric pattern.
February 18
Perrazo y Perrito se Meten en Problemas/ Big Dog and Little Dog getting in Trouble by Dav Pilkey
Families will get a pre cut shape of big dog and little dog. They will also get a pre cut shape like a puzzle of a sofa and they will glue on paper putting it together to resemble the story from the book.
February 25
Si Digo Ooh tu dices Aah by John Kane
Teacher will have pre-cut donkey, and ant shapes and the families will create a background using watercolors, tempera sticks, and dot markers. Once background is created, the parents can help their child glue the donkey and ant to the paper.
All materials provided, including special clay specific for sculptures.
COST: $12 per session
REGISTRATION
Mili Mendola reading to her students.
Teacher:
Miss Mili Mendola is a Native Spanish speaker born in Peru, South America, and is a newcomer to St. Simon’s Island where she resides with her husband, and son, who is a Senior at Frederica Academy. They also spend their time attending their four dogs walking them around this beautiful island!
Mili is a member of Glynn Visual Art center where she has taken several clay building classes. She also paints pet portraits and other subjects by commission. She is a former art teacher with 25 years experience teaching in Public and Private elementary schools of Florida and South Carolina, and also has experience teaching Spanish to grades K-8. Since moving to Georgia, she has been very involved with homeschool families in our area, and is really loving this aspect of her life!
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