I’m Hungry!/¡Tengo Hambre! Book Activities

I do enjoy when you suggest a book for me to create book activities for and today is one of those days.  Today I bring you early literacy activities to use with I’m Hungry ¡Tengo Hambre! by Angela Dominguez.

I’m Hungry ¡Tengo Hambre! Book

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A little blue bird encounters a feeling down dinosaur and tries to get to the bottom of what is troubling the dino.  The dinosaur replies that it is “¡Tengo hambre!” and the blue bird asks many questions of what it might like to eat.  But, in the end that just right food that will hit the spot is discovered- cookies.

This book is told in English by the blue bird and Spanish by the dinosaur.  

Book Activities for I’m Hungry! ¡Tengo Hambre!

Activity One: Counting Cookies in English and Spanish

Before reading, ask the kids what they notice on the front cover.  The dinosaur is holding a slice of pizza.  As the kids if they think the dinosaur might want to eat it.  Then turn to the front set of endpapers.  What do the kids notice.There are lots of whole cookies.  You can even count them with the kids.  Ask the kids why they think there are so many cookies.

After reading, show the kids back endpapers.  Compare them with the front endpapers.

Now, let’s practice some hands on cookie counting.  Each child will need a set of colored cookies (see printable below).  Practice counting in the cookies in English and Spanish from 1-5.

1/Uno, 2/Dos, 3/Tres, 4/Quarto, 5/Diez

Here’s a little poem/chant to use with the cookies too.  This will help to practice color recognition and counting.

Five Little Cookies
Five little cookies with frosting galore.
_____ (insert the name of a child or faculty member) ate the orange one, then there were (pause here and have the kids figure out the answer)four.

Four little cookies with sprinkles for me.
_________ ate the yellow one, then there three.

Three little cookies, but before I knew,
______at the blue one, then there were two.

Two Little Cookies, oh, what fun.
_____ ate the green one, then there was one.

One little cookie, watch me run.
I ate the pink one, then there were none.

Activity Two: Retelling of I’m Hungry! and Building Vocabulary

Use the words cards (see download below) to sequence and retell the story.  The cards can also be used to work on vocabulary.  The English and Spanish words are printed on the cards.

Download the Printables for I’m Hungry! ¡Tengo Hambre!

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More Read Alouds to Read Alongside I’m Hungry!

Build a Burrito by Densie Vega and David Diaz is a counting book in English and Spanish as you count all the way to ten/diez and add all the yummy ingredients to create a burrito.  The book is out of print but check your local library for a copy.

Menudo Sunday (A Splangish Counting Book) by María Dolores Águila and Erika Meza counts all the 15 twice in this book about a family preparing a menudo dinner.

For more books about learning a little Spanish, check out my big list of books.—> Spanish Learning Books

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