THE SET UP: Gather together a bunch of children's books that have lots of different types of illustrations, like the ones shown in the above photo- counting books, alphabet books, animales, etc. You can also use picture dictionaries, many of which are created for native speakers.
THE ACTIVITY: Hand out one book to each kid in class. Start by instructing them to look for something ____ (blue, for ex). Everyone starts searching in their book, then pointing to it while you circulate, commenting on what they are pointing to (in the target language- yes, the car is blue! or you're right, the water is blue!, etc). Once you have checked everyone's, start a new round with a new color. After a few rounds, I like to have kids switch books, even just passing to the left/right so they are engaged in a new book. And since they have a new book, you can even do the same color over again because they are looking at different pictures-great to extend the lesson :) And ta-chán! it's as easy as that!
VARIATIONS: Have kids search for a word that starts with a particular letter (great for when working with the alphabet), category words: fruits, veggies, animals, pets, things that fly, things that live in the forest, family members, things that are cold.... you get the idea! This simple activity has loads of variations, which makes it a great one for bringing back throughout the year.
NEED SOME SOURCES OF AUTHENTIC BOOKS? Here's a list of some sources I particularly like:
SPANISH:
Books del sur
Syncretic Press
Lil' libros
Libros en español
Cinco Books
Booklandia Box
Chau Luna
Anansesem Caribbean Voices
RUSSIAN
Ваша книга
Colibri
Kids Russian Books
and of course Amazon and, if you're lucky, your local bookstore!
Introduce COLORS in context with our Spanish Theme Pack, Arturo y la bota:
RUSSIAN
Ваша книга
Colibri
Kids Russian Books
and of course Amazon and, if you're lucky, your local bookstore!
Introduce COLORS in context with our Spanish Theme Pack, Arturo y la bota:
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