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Abuela
Setting
• Where and when the story takes place is called the setting.
• What is the setting for Abuela? Where does the story take place? When does it take place?
• Rosalba and Abuela had an adventure on a sunny day in the city.
What Where/When
Where and when do we come together to learn?
Eating supper
Playing baseball
In the classroom during the day.
SettingWhat is the setting for different things we do every day?
Reader
Shared Reading• Page 5What are these people getting on? Have you
ever ridden a city bus? What was it like? • Pages 6–7Who is the little girl with? What kinds of
places can you go on a bus?
• Pages 8–9What are Rosalba and Abuela doing? What are
other people doing at the park?
Shared Reading• Pages 10–11What is the little girl doing in this picture? Can
she really fly?
• Pages 12–13What is Abuela doing now? Where do you
think they will fly on their adventure?
• Pages 14–15What are they flying over? What are some of
these people doing?
Shared Reading• Pages 16–17What are Rosalba and Abuela doing now?
Have you ever looked down from the sky?
• Pages 18–19Where are Rosalba and Abuela now? Who do
they see?
• Pages 20–21What are Rosalba and Abuela looking at?
What kind of fruit would you like the ship to bring?
Shared Reading• Pages 22–23Where are they now? Do you know which city
has the Statue of Liberty?
• Pages 24–25Where did Rosalba and Abuela fly next? How
many planes do you see at the airport?
• Pages 26–27What are they doing now? Why did they stop
flying?
Shared Reading• Pages 28–29Where are Abuela and Rosalba sitting? What
do you see?
• Pages 30–31What other things do you see in the sky?
What is down below Abuela and Rosalba?
• Pages 32–33What are some of the people in the buildings
doing? Who do they see in the window?
Shared Reading• Pages 34–35Where are Rosalba and Abuela? What do they
see in the park?
• Pages 36–37What does Abuela want to do now? What is
one thing Rosalba loves about Abuela?
• Pages 38–39Where are Abuela and Rosalba going? What
kinds of things will they see on the lake?
• Page 40What is it called?
Let’s Write!Abuela takes her granddaughter to fun and exciting places in the city. Where would you like to go in the city?
Realism and FantasyA realistic story tells about something that could happen in real life. A fantasy is make-believe.
Could Rosalba and her abuela fly over the city in real life?
Could they land in places and sit on clouds in real life?
Could the story Abuela really happen or is it make-believe?
Setting
What do you think you would see on a city bus?
What were some of the things the girl saw in the park?
What other people and things could you see in a city?
Let’s Write Poetry
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses,And all the king's men,
Could not put Humpty together again.
Summarize
• Sometimes we try to tell what a story is about in just a few sentences. This is called summarizing. Let’s try to summarize Abuela:
A girl named Rosalba and Abuela go to the park. The
girl thinks of adventures they could go on. At the end they go on another adventure, a
boat ride in the park.
Pronouns
We use the pronoun I to talk about ourselves. Answer the following questions using the pronoun I.
What do you like to eat? What sports do you play?
Websites:
• Starfall Letter Jj http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-j/load.htm?f
• Chicken Stacker- vowel game (a,e,i,o) http://pbskids.org/lions/games/stacker.htm
• US Symbols Matchhttp://www.primarygames.com/holidays/july4/games/match_up/usa_match.htm
• Cooking With Abuela gamehttp://pbskids.org/mayaandmiguel/english/games/cooking/recipe3_game.html
• Maya and Miguel Adventure Scrapbook gamehttp://pbskids.org/mayaandmiguel/english/games/scrapbook/index.html
• Sounds Gamehttp://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/phonics/index_obtree.html
• Dora the Explorer- color words in Spanish bingo cardshttp://www.nickjr.com/parenting/ages_and_stages/5/language/dora_car_colors.jhtml
• Abuela activitieshttp://arthurdorros.com/escape/activities-abuela.html