Art and World Languages

I cannot imagine teaching a world language without culture. It would be just too boring.⁣ When you teach a world language, you can bring any subject to your lessons. Art, music and culture in general.

Last month I received my new books to get ready for Hispanic Heritage Month. Although the books are all in English. I can think of so many activities for my Spanish class.⁣

One book is about Picasso’s “The girl with the ponytail” and the second book is a Dali workbook/coloring book for kids.⁣ Please click here to download your free template to create activities for your lessons.

Here are some activities to bring some culture and keep your kids creating:⁣

“Picasso and the Girl with the Ponytail”⁣

• Translate the story in Spanish⁣ “Picasso and the girl with the ponytail”
• Talk about feelings and how to express them⁣ (angry, sad, happy).
• Create a picture to express each one of these feelings.
• Compare the styles of the paintings of Sylvette (colors, shapes etc..)⁣
• Give your students paper pieces in different shapes to create a portrait. Describe your portrait. Make a short description using you “Todo Sobre Mi” vocabulary.

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“Dali Coloring Book”

• Students can draw their own versions of furniture mixed with animals and other creatures. Describe them, use vocabulary about la comida, animales, la casa, partes del cuerpo, colors and numbers.⁣
• You can ask students to give you names of house furniture (or food) and animals and randomly select two to create a new masterpiece. What about an empanada telephone masterpiece?⁣.
• Invite students to create a masterpiece from a blotch of paint. Is it an animal? A person? Describe it or create a story for your masterpiece.

Do you have any other artists you like to highlight in your Spanish classes? Tell me in the comments.

Hasta pronto.

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