June 19, 2022

21. Tortuga Concha: call and response song

9 minutes

Learn this fun call and response song from El Salvador! Ms. Elizabeth and Abbey will teach a few words in spanish and then introduce a fun way to sing this song

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to sing

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to read

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to dance

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to write

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to clean

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Oh baby turtle, it’s time to eat

Si tengo manos, Si tengo pies

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Here are a few ways to extend the fun of this song:

Craft idea: Make a turtle puppet: here is a paper hand puppet idea, and here is a cute glove puppet. Put the puppet on, and tuck your fingers under the “shell” to hide the hands and feet, until the end when the turtle says “Si tengo manos, si tengo pies.”

Check out this awesome art activity based on one of El Salvador’s most famous artists, Fernando Llort.

What your child is learning:

Call and repeat

Spanish vocabulary: manos (hands), pies (feet)

Fine motor skills (finger and toe dexterity)

Gross motor skills

Keeping a steady beat

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By Elizabeth Nixon

4.9

5757 ratings

June 19, 2022

21. Tortuga Concha: call and response song

9 minutes

Learn this fun call and response song from El Salvador! Ms. Elizabeth and Abbey will teach a few words in spanish and then introduce a fun way to sing this song

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to sing

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to read

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to dance

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to write

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Tortuga Concha, it’s time to clean

No tengo manos, no tengo pies

Oh baby turtle, it’s time to eat

Si tengo manos, Si tengo pies