Canciones / Songs
Here is a list of some of the songs we use in class, along with links to videos of the songs.
Kinder/1st:
Buenos Días - José Luis Orozco - opening/welcome song
Buenos Días - Señora Hirschman - opening/welcome song
Me llamo - Brooks Linder - Me llamo ___. ¿Cómo te llamas tú?
Diez Deditos - José Luis Orozco - counting to 10 (deditos = little fingers, manitas = little hands)
Adiós Amigos - José Luis Orozco - closing songs
De Colores - traditional Mexican song
Cielito Lindo - traditional Mexican song (mariachi version)
Hola a Todos - Calico - opening song
Colores - Calico - colors
2nd/3rd:
Buenos Días - Profesora Hirschman - opening song
Buenos Días - poem by Joel Valle (Calico)
Hola a Todos - Calico - opening song
¿Cómo te llamas? - greetings (Mucho gusto. Igualmente.)
El Tren de los días de la semana - chant for the days of the week
Los meses del año - months of the year
Las vocales - the vowels in Spanish
La rima del chocolate - traditional song, making Mexican hot chocolate
De Colores - traditional Mexican song
Cielito Lindo - traditional Mexican song (mariachi version)
Amiguito Baila Conmigo - Calico - directions, parts of the body
Los Colores - Basho - colors
Colores - Calico - colors
4th/5th:
In 4th and 5th grade classes, I introduce more popular and traditional music from Latin America.
Hola a Todos - Calico - opening song
Limón y sal and Me voy - Julieta Venegas (Mexican pop artist)
Mi tierra veracruzana - Natalia Lafourcade (Mexican artist, traditional music from Veracruz)
Eres tú - Carla Morrison (Mexican pop artist)
Un poco loco - from the film "Coco"
La rima del chocolate - traditional song, making Mexican hot chocolate
De Colores - traditional Mexican song
Cielito Lindo - traditional Mexican song (mariachi version)
Estaré - Gaby Moreno (Guatemalan singer)
