La hora del cuento para los más pequeños

In this ongoing class, students will learn new vocabulary and literary terms, how to listen actively to a story, and to set and achieve goals. During the class, students will first be given a goal for the class to achieve. Then, the students will listen to a children's story. During the reading of the story, students will be actively trying to achieve the goal. As I read, I may pause every so often to discuss something with the students regarding the class goal. After the story is read, we will have a whole group discussion about the goal and whether or not it was met and why. We will close with questions and reflections from any students if they have anything to say. This class will rely heavily on listening and participating in discussions. Students will get to interact with both myself as the teacher and other students in the class. Before joining the class, a student doesn't really need to have any prior experience or knowledge apart from knowing that books can be read and words carry meaning. They do, however, need a quiet, comfy space to listen and engage with their teacher and classmates as well as some space to move around, paper, and coloring utensils. Make sure these things are readily available for class.

This class will have monthly themes which will relate to the time of year and holidays. Below is a list of children's books and weekly topics that will be discussed in April and May. The topics of vocabulary, characters, setting, and theme will cycle back each month, so if you can't attend a class where the class discusses vocabulary in a story, you can join a session on vocabulary in the next month. Please feel free to join every class and each session or pick and choose the days and sessions that suit your student best! Since these classes do not build on knowledge learned in previous session, you are welcome to join any and every class.

Week of May 7th: Theme
"Mud Soup" by Judith Head

Week of May 21st: Vocabulary
"The Parakeet Girl" by Marilyn Sadler

Week of June 11th: Characters
"Hair Love" by Matthew A. Cherry

Week of June 18th: Setting
"Drummond Makes a Difference" by the group 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Week of June 25th: Theme
"The Gingerbread Man" by Jim Aylesworth

Week of July 2nd: Vocabulary
"The Three Little Pigs" by Gavin Bishop

Week of July 9th: Characters
"The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter