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EPISODE 138
San Juan, Puerto Rico
TOPICS/THEMES
Memories
Nature
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
Remembering places
Do you remember…
…the sunlight on the waves?
…the sound of the fountain?
…the fresh smell of the forest?
In my mind I see....
Does this look familiar?
CONTENT LANGUAGE
Nature: bay, sea, beach, wind,
waves, sunlight, forest
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Abuelita’s Paradise by Carmen
Santiago Nodar; Grandma’s Reco
rds
by Eric Velazquez
ture the sights, sounds, and sm
Introduce
ells of Puerto Rico.
Build Background. Ask: What do
you know about Puerto Rico?
Write students’ words on a web cha
rt. Prompt more ideas:
What do you think the weather is
like in Puerto Rico? What languag
e do most people
speak? Add new information to the
chart after watching the episode.
Song Verse. Post the words and liste
n to the song on the Web site. Ask
students to think
of places that they love, where thei
r souls “will always be.”
Puerto Rico! In my mind I see
Your streets and trees, your sunlit
sea
You are where my soul will always
be.
View and View Again
All Five Senses. Pause the video
to ask, What does Buster see? hea
r? smell? feel? taste?
Write responses on a Five Senses
chart.
Make Predictions. Pause the vide
o to let students guess the significa
nce of the objects in
the box. Verify or correct the guesses
as you continue watching.
Extend and Make Connections
I Remember... Have students crea
te a Five Senses chart describing
sights, sounds, scents,
feelings, and tastes they associat
e with a place they love, then use
the chart to write a list
poem. Model the process by creating
a list, then a group poem about you
r school.
Time Capsule. Make a class time
capsule, gathering momentos of thin
gs students
treasure about the school year.
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