Why not a science unit on mice, lifecycles, animals in general?
things are available on the web in Spanish from Paso Partners (I think it is http://www.sedl.org which will take you there eventually) with regard to science. Try to relate everything that you are working on for the next month to mice. If you have flashcards–put them in the shape (or inside the outline) of a mouse. If you have a gameboard, make it a mouse trying to get to cheese, if you are teaching Food, read The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Spanish, then have students re-write the story with Sara as the main character. If you think your kids could handle it, I’ll bet you could find a copy of The Mouse and the Motorcycle in Spanish (a short novel for 2nd or 3rd graders in English that is adorable). Simply show the movie of this book to students with no sound and have them “tell” the story as it happens. Have students tell what Sara would do if she visited them over the weekend. If you are studying Household words or circumlocution, have students design a house for Sara or describe the
