Here the lesson plans that I followed for teaching El Nuevo Houdini, Chapter 5:
Before reading Chapter 5:
Introduce vocabulary for the chapter using "Una comida especial".
Pre-reading discussion using the questions provided in the Teacher's Guide.
Reading and discussion
I read Chapter 5 aloud to the students, circling and personalizing as we went.
Discussed the reading using the questions provided in the Teacher's Guide.
Post reading
Students took this reading assessment. It was administered open-book, because I am assessing their ability to read in Spanish, not their ability to remember. If they couldn't figure out what one of the pictures was, I told them in English because, again, I'm trying to determine whether or not they understand Spanish, not whether or not they can figure out what a picture is. Alternatively, you could project page one of the file and have students work on it individually or as a class.
We MovieTalked the Caillou video clip that was suggested in the Teacher's Guide. I muted it as we did MovieTalk. When the characters were talking, we made predictions about what they were saying. After we went through the whole thing with MovieTalk, I played it back with the volume up so that we could check our predictions.
I received express, written consent from the publisher to share the materials that I created for this novel in this blog post. I am not compensated in any way by the author or publisher for writing this post.
More resources for teaching El nuevo Houdini
Pre-reading: Houdini Rope Escape
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 1
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapters 1-2
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 2
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 3
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 4
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 5
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 6
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 7
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 8
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 9
- El nuevo Houdini, Chapter 10
Using novels in class:
- How should I use novels in class?
- “Is this novel REALLY Level 1?” – Which factors contribute to text complexity?
- Traffic Light Activities to keep the reading process novel
- Use speed dating to help your students find their perfect book.
- Are my students ready to read this book?
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