lenguaje es divertido-fun with language

Lenguaje es DivertidoFun with Language

Tools for Planning Bilingual Story Time

ObjectiveTo demonstrate how to use Latino

children’s literature, music, and cultural activities to connect with Latino youth

& promote multiculturalism.

Outline Why bilingual story time?

Audience considerations

Choosing books

Selecting music

Cultural crafts & activities

Professional Resources

Why bilingual story time?

Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States. They represent over 15% of the U.S. population with 45.5 million people.

(2006-2008 American Community Survey)

Why bilingual story time?

By introducing foreign language to young children you will:

Expose them to a new culture Enhance their confidence in their

communication skills Promote native-sounding pronunciation

Audience Considerations Infants:

Board books, texture books, nursery rhymes, flannel boards repetitive story lines

Simple songs, fingerplays, & lap games

Toddlers: Simple, short books with clear, bright pictures;

comprehension enhanced with props like puppets and storytelling kits

Songs, nursery rhymes, fingerplays, creative art

Audience Considerations Preschoolers:

Complex picture books with participation, humor, or dramatics

Circle games, silly songs, rhythm instruments, fingerplays

School-age children Advanced books with various themes and topics, not just

the familiar Games, jokes, riddles, independent writing, designing

their own books, creative art

Do you need to know Spanish to plan a bilingual

story time?

NO!

Choosing Books

Code-switching books Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto Nacho and Lolita by Pam Muñez Ryan

Fully bilingual books Rooster - Gallo by Jorge Elías Luján Hairs - Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros One, Two, Three – Uno, Dos, Tres by Pat Mora

Choosing Books Spanish books

La Orgua Muy Hambrienta by Eric Carle

El Ratoncito, La Fresa Roja y Mudura y El Gran Oso Hambeinto by Don and Audrey Wood

Hispanic heritage literature Juan Bobo Goes to Work by Marisa Montes

Señor Don Gato by John Manders

Selecting Music

Bilingual Music El Doble de Amigos-Twice as Many Friends by Sol y Canto Cada Niño-Every Child by Tish Hinojosa (songbook, too) Fiesta Musical by Various Artists

Spanish Music Diez Deditos by Jose-Luis Orozco (songbook, too) ALERTA Sings & Songs for the Playground by Suni Paz

Cultural Crafts & Activities

Papel picado

Straw streamers

Mini-piñata demonstration

Professional Resources

• Websites:– La Narradora ~ The Storyteller

www.bilingualstorytime.wordpress.com

– Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents: http://www.csusm.edu/csb/

Professional Resources

• Books:

– Bilingual Children’s Books by Doris Cruger Dale

– Picture Books by Latino Authors: A Guide for Librarians, Teachers, Parents, & Students by

Sherry York

• Crafts & Activities:

– 25 Latino Craft Projects by Ana-Elba Pavon

– Mexico and Central America: A Fiesta of Cultures, Crafts, and Activities for Ages 8-12 by

Mary C. Turck

– Hablo Español: Creative Activities to Teach Basic Spanish by Lynn Brisson

– 25 Bilingual Mini-Books by Helen H. Moore and Jaime Lucero

– A Bit of Everything: Games, Activities, and Cue Cards for Introducing Spanish to Young

Children by Lisa Sernett

Professional Resources• Music, Rhymes, & Fingerplays:

– Play it in Spanish: Spanish Games and Folksongs for Children by Mariana Beeching de Prieto

– Diez Deditos: Ten Little Fingers & Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America by

Jose-Luis Orozco

– Tortillas Para Mama & Other Nursury Rhymes in Spanish and English selected & translated by

Margot C. Griego, Betsy L. Bucks, Sharon S. Gilbert, & Laurel H. Kimball

– Grandmother’s Nursery Rhymes ~ Las Nanas de Abuelita by Nelly Palacio Jaramillo

– Hispanic Games & Rhymes – Rimas y Juegos en Español by Cynthia Downs and Gloria Erickson

– Bilingual Book of Rhymes, Songs, Stories, & Fingerplays by Pam Schiller, Rafael Lara-Alecio y

Beverly J. Irby

• Planning Resources:

– Programming with Latino Children’s Materials by Tim Wadham

Questions?

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