Ekeko - Day 4

Today, we tackled Chapter 3 of El Ekeko: un misterio boliviano.

For a good portion of class, I read aloud to the students, using comprehension questions to circle the text. I also paused several times to use PQA with the students. Some discussion threads that arose:
                   -How many siblings do you have? Are they big or small? How old are they? Do you like them? Do you have to stay home with them? Are they annoying?
                   -What is the traditional food of the Bolivian mountains? Are there potatoes in Idaho? Do you like potatoes? Do you like french fries or potatoes more? Do you like potato soup? Do you like fries with ketchup or fry sauce?
                   -Do you like dolls? Are you scared of dolls? Did you play with dolls when you were younger? Do your siblings like dolls?

We read about 5 pages (including pictures) before the students were flagging.

For the last 15 minutes of class, I had students work in groups of 3 or 4 to rehearse the Reader's Theater play from Chapter 3 of the Teacher's Guide. We practiced pronouncing "responsabilidades," "arruinarla," and "fragil" as well as the correct level of emotional intensity on Mari's line, "BUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAA!" Students rehearsed each of the different roles and were supposed to get more dramatic with every read-through. It got a little loud, but they had fun!

We have an inservice day tomorrow, so I'll post again on Monday.