Easter in Portuguese
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Dear Members,
This time of the year brings the best memories of my childhood. When my mom used to stay hours in the kitchen preparing the seafood dishes for Easter! My dad would spend hours stirring Vatapá, Camarão, arroz branco, farofinha…..makes my mouth water. Those sounds and smells still surround me when Easter times come, so I try to make this a special time for my son as well…bringing some of the traditions like purchasing the one pound Easter Egg at the Brazilian store….making sea food on good Friday and working on a two hour sweet bread which allows me to share some of my memories with him.
If you wish to share some traditions with your child or use some interesting materials in the classroom, I would suggest:
Use bunny songs which can be found in YouTube:
De olhos vermelhos or Coelhinho da Páscoa, words for the songs can also be found online
Memory game with Easter vocabulary like, coelho, cesta, ovos, chocolate, colorante, páscoa
Print easter egg from online free coloring pages and cut them in three parts, have the children put pieces of the eggs together, this can also be used to review colors on the eggs.
I hope my ideas help you share Easter traditions!
Feliz Páscoa!
Claudia Krusch
Director of EasyLearn Languages Programs