lenguaje es divertido-fun with language
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This slideshow demonstrates how to use Latino children’s literature, music, and cultural activities to connect with Latino youth & promote multiculturalism.TRANSCRIPT
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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