Sunday, December 4, 2011

Book Selection

We read Goldilocks and the Three Bears (in Spanish) during our sequencing unit.  It gave me the idea to teach my students how to select just right books while at the library center.  We made connections to the story about how just like Goldilocks we need to make sure to find books that are just right for us to read. We discussed how to tell when a book is too hard (dificil), how to tell when it's too easy (facil), and just right (Perfecto).   I used pictures of the chairs in the story as a visual on my chart. I have it located in our library center so as to remind my students while they are there what to look for in a book.  I always hear my students telling each other "este libro es muy facil" or "este libro esta perfecto". They're book selection lent itself to them being able to retell the stories they were reading independantly. They're retelling allowed me to document progress in English Language Development.

7 comments:

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  2. Hi there! My name is Ana and I am a bilingual teacher. I run a blog, too www.ingles360.blogspot.com
    Glad to meet you!
    Ana

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    1. Hi Ana,
      Saw your blog. Good to know there are more dual language blogs out there. Keep up the good work!

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  3. So excited to find your blog! I have pinned several of your pictures to share with my dual-language teachers. We have started a blog for dual-language resources at iteachduallanguage.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi Candis,
      Saw your blog. Great start. We need so much dual language information out there. Let me know if you need anything.

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  4. YAY!! You have a dual-language Blog! I just started a blog to for 1st grade dual language!
    I plan to share what our firsties are doing in both classrooms and resources! So happy to start seeing more blogs dedicated to dual!

    Come see me at:
    gllitzyinfirstgrade.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi Jessica,
      Great! We need more dual language blogs. I'm having a bit of trouble finding yours though. Is the spelling correct?

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