La+hora+de+acostarse+de+Francisca

//Post ideas, information, and resources for using the book La hora de acostarse de Francisca as a tool for teaching and learning Spanish here.//

=Pre-reading=


 * Read** - [|¡Papá! by Phillipe Corentin] (Spanish version)


 * Excuses Brainstorming Worksheet -** Next, have students complete this worksheet in pairs, then debrief as a class [[file:La hora de acostarse de Francisca-ExcusasRev.doc]]


 * Predictions -** Give students a list of things that might plausibly happen in the story and ask them to check off the ones they think will happen [[file:La hora de acostarse de Francisca-Predicciones.doc]]

=During Reading=


 * Divide the story into short segments
 * Divide students into groups of 4
 * Give each student in each group a nametag (Narrador, Francisca, Mamá, or Papá)
 * Give each student a script of their group's part of the story (hear/say style) with their parts highlighted
 * Have students read the story aloud using the //I have, who has// technique (like Hear/Say)
 * Have each group prepare to act out their part of the story for the rest of the class

=Post-Reading=


 * Ask each small group to present their segment of the story to the class
 * Have students work together in pairs to create their own 10-sentence story about a childhood fear

Back to: Story-based Instruction