Land Park Pre-School offers students the opportunity to study Italian.
Thanks, in part, to a contribution from the Italian Consulate General
of San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Society. Children at Land
Park Preschool have the opportunity to study Italian.
Directors
Patrizia Cinquini and Tonia Prencipe administer this incentive funding
program for elementary Italian instruction in California schools for
children from preschool to ninth grade. There are so many important
reasons to teach a second language in the early years of a child's
life, and many language experts agree that Italian is the easiest
language for children to learn.
Our instructor, Miss Lucia, is from Padova, Italy and has a masters degree in Modern and
Western Languages and Literature from one of Italy's most prestigious
universities- University` Ca Foscari in Venice. Lucia is a natural
teacher and has taught all levels of Italian. In addition to Land Park
Pre School she currently teaches both children and the adults at the
Italian Cultural Society.
Lucia meets with the preschoolers in
small groups at Land Park Preschool each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
for 30-minute classes. She teachers songs, reads stories presents art
projects and focuses on simple words and phrases in Italian.
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Land Park Preschool - Italian Class
Teacher: Miss Lucia
A sample Italian Lesson
We are going to talk about Il cibo (the food), one of my favourite topics. The children are first going to learn about Il mercato (the market) and la frutta (the fruit).
The words I will teach them are the following:
1) Il mercato (the market)
2) Il contadino (the farmer - masculine)
| LA FRUTTA |
LA VERDURA |
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La mela/Le mele (the apple/the apples)
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L’insalata (the salad) |
| Le fragole (the strawberries) |
Il pomodoro/I pomodori (the tomatoe/tomatoes)
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La pesca/Le pesche (the peach/the peaches)
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Il mais (the corn)
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L’arancia/Le arance (the orange/the oranges)
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La patata/le patate (the potatoe/the potatoes)
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La banana/Le banane (the banana/the bananas)
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I piselli (the peas)
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L’uva (the grapes)
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Il cetriolo/I cetrioli (the cucumber/the cucumbers)
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La pera (the pear)
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La carota/Le carote (the carrot/ the carrots)
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