Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Chapter books



Hola Padres,
     The past few weeks we have been learning about the continents, working on our essential vocabulary and continuing with our storytelling. Additionally, we are continuing to read our chapter books in Spanish. Pobre Ana in 5th grade. Las Aventuras de Isabela in 4th grade and Berto y sus Buenas Ideas in 3rd grade. 
      The book Pobre Ana is used in Spanish language classes to help students learn Spanish words in a simulated real-life setting.  Each story is an excellent 'beginning' book for students who wants to increase their Spanish learning. It consists of 300 of the most frequently used words in a elementary Spanish class. It uses realistic fiction to create a wonderful story, and allows the reader to have comprehensible input. When reading their chapter books, beginning students discover that they have actually learned a significant amount of Spanish by reading. It is very exciting for me to watch this process happen with my students. 

 
I have attached a youtube video giving a little overview of what Pobre Ana is about. Make sure your kids don't watch it, I don't want to spoil the ending! :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EVQbVT3xpo







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