Word Building With Cognates • What: Show children a base word (e.g., nación ) and explore how related words look and sound in both Spanish and English (e.g., nación - nation - nacional ). • Why: It encourages children to see patterns and grow their vocabulary. • How: Use magnetic letters or cutout words to create simple cognate families together as a class. Cognate Scavenger Hunt • What: During read-alouds, independent reading, or even in the classroom, challenge children to find cognates. • Why: It builds excitement and curiosity about language connections. • How: Give children a magnifying glass or clipboard and let them “hunt” for cognates in a short text or around the room. Listen, Compare, and Say • What: Focus on phonological awareness and how to pronounce cognates correctly in both English and Spanish. • Why: It helps children develop skills in decoding and correct pronunciation, while recognizing cross-linguistic connections. • How: Display a cognate (e.g., animal ), say it aloud in both languages, and break it into syllables. Emphasize the shared and different sounds (e.g., animal [ah-nee-mahl] vs. animal [an-uh-muhl]). Try to have children practice blending syllables in both languages and partner up. Remember to • Teach how to pronounce cognates and emphasize phoneme similarities between Spanish and English. • Expand on the highlighted cognates on the Teaching Cards, systematically focusing on specific word families and common patterns. • Highlight how phonics rules and syllable structures work in both English and Spanish. • Please see page 22 for a list of cognates on the K–2 Teaching Cards.
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