Today Grupo Dos headed out to two libraries with Vicente and Lucia on the mobile project. At the first site, we read two books and then all did a craft together.
They were excited to crowd around Peg for the first story, La Casa Adormecida, and recite the last line of each page with her.
They also loved the simultaneous presentation of Un Dia de Nieve, with me reading and Sarah using her adorable felt board. For our craft, we had lovely white snowflakes to glue onto colorful paper. They weren’t all entirely clear on what the snowflakes were (never having seen one in their lives), but they very much enjoyed decorating them. Each group of kids developed their own style of decoration. Some used glitter and stickers to decorate the snowflakes themselves; others used crayons to color in the negative spaces.
When it came time to choose their new library books, they eagerly combed through the bins looking for the perfect picks.
Those who were too young to get their own books enjoyed being read to.
At the second site, we were greeted by a classroom full of students and their teacher.
Many of the little girls were all dressed up in pretty, frilly dresses. Again, we read the two stories, both of which were big hits. This time for our craft, we had the kids make little books. The older kids went straight to work writing and drawing.
The younger ones were hesitant at first, but once we pulled out the stickers, they perked up considerably.
For many of us, this opportunity to go out and work with these kids was the highlight of the trip.
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