Summer Reading Program

We hope you enjoy the opportunity to keep up with your Spanish a bit over the summer. What we recommend is the following:

1. First, become familiar with the vocabulary for the story you have chosen (provided in Spanish, with a phonetic pronunciation, and an English translation on a separate sheet) {not provided for "Say Hola to Spanish, Otra Vez (Again!)" as this is already bilingual}.
2. Then, take a moment to get a general sense of what the story may be about by going through all the pages, looking at the pictures for clues.
3. After that, if there is a story recording, listen and follow the words with your finger (Reading & Writing and Spanish Literature students only) as they are spoken, again focusing on the new vocabulary and pictures for clarification.
4. Next, read the story aloud to yourself, sounding out the words, noticing the new vocabulary, and once again looking at the pictures to get a clearer understanding of what occurs in the story (Reading & Writing and Spanish Literature students). Or - point to the pictures in the story and say the new vocabulary as you do so (Auditory students).
5. Once you've finished reading the story, challenge yourself to draw your favorite character in his/her story setting or your understanding of the whole story, (Auditory students). Or both draw and write a few brief sentences about what happened in the story or what you think might happen next (Reading & Writing and Spanish Literature students).
6. For additional practice, try the suggested home practice activity for each story.

We invite student emails letting us know how they enjoyed the stories or if they have any questions as they read them over the summer. You may email us at: Speakspanish@juno.com

Summer Reading Stories

Book	Practice Activities	Vocabulary
Auditory I students and higher
Maisy y Sus Amigos by Lucy Cousins	Have a friend or family member draw an "I Spy" picture using the animals in the story. Say the animals in Spanish as you find them.
Say Hola to Spanish, Otra Vez (Again!) by Susan Middleton Elya	Time yourself as you race to say the words of the story, pointing to the corresponding picture for the words in Spanish as you go along.	(bilingual story, so no vocabulary list or English translation provided)
Auditory II - 1st year students and higher
Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¿Qué ves ahí? by Bill Martin Jr./Eric Carle	Cut out pictures for each animal, in the color featured in the story; then re-tell the story in Spanish, holding up the correct animal as you go along.
De la Cabeza a los Pies by Eric Carle	Say the story in Spanish as you act it out for your parents. Have your parents guess which animal you are as you go along.
Auditory II - 2nd year students and higher
La Oruga Muy Hambrienta by Eric Carle	Make a calendar for a week, labeling the days in Spanish, and drawing what was eaten on the appropriate day. Then re-tell that part of the story in Spanish, pointing to the calendar as you speak.
Salí de Paseo by Sue Williams (already comes with a tape recording of the story)	Cut out pictures for each animal, in the color featured in the story; then re-tell the story in Spanish, holding up the correct animal as you go along.
Reading & Writing students and higher
Froggy Se Viste by Jonathan London	Draw Froggy with all the clothes he wore at one time, then label the clothing in Spanish. Or - teach your parents the words for clothing and have them put on what you say.
¡Corre, Perro, Corre! by P.D. Eastman	Draw and label the following: Perros dentro de una casa; Perros fuera de un bote; Perros encima de un árbol; Perros debajo de un carro; Perros jugando (Juegen); Perros trabajando (Trabajen); Perros durmiendo (Duermen).
Spanish Literature - 1st year students and higher
Pollita Chiquita by H. Werner Zimmermann	Make puppets for the animal characters, and then put on a puppet show for your parents, reading from the story as you act each part.
Olivia by Ian Falconer	The story says - "Olivia es buena en muchas cosas." Draw what they are and write a description in Spanish of what it is beside each drawing.
Spanish Literature - 2nd year students and higher
¡Salta, Ranita, Salta! by Robert Kalan	Practice to be prepared to quickly read the order of animals encountered and what happens with each. Then, using puppets or stuffed animals, race to re-tell the story.
Los Tres Osos by Paul Galdone	Draw the three bears' house, labeling furnishings for each of them (pequeñito, mediano, grande). Or - make the three bears' house and re-tell the story in Spanish, using stuffed animals and a doll.