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What Can You Do With A Paleta / ¿Qué Puedes Hacer Con Una Paleta? (2009)

by Carmen Tafolla(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1582462895 (ISBN13: 9781582462899)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Tricycle Press

review 1: Book Title: What Can You Do With a Paleta? by Carmen TafollaDescription: Carmen Tafolla uses repetition to describe many creative things to do with a paleta (a popsicle). A few include making new friends and giving yourself a big, blue mustache, Focus: 1) Repetition: Authors can make a story more memorable by repeating a line many times. Teach: CCSS.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.1) Prior to the writer’s workshop, read aloud the book. List all the things you can do with a paleta.2) Focus: “Today we will try the same technique that Carmen Tafolla tried in her book. We will repeat an important line to help our reader better understand the main idea of ... moreour story.” 3) Teaching Point: a) Show a long list of common objects. Have students help add to the list. b) Model taking an object and creating a story with the same pattern as What Can You Do With a Paleta? 4) Guided Practice: a) Have each child select an object from the list, close his or her eyes, and think about creative ways to use that object. b) Have students turn to a partner and tell what they can do with the object. 5) Independent Practice: Students try out the pattern of Carmen Tafolla’s story, starting with a question such as, “What can you do with a baseball?” They will then use several “You can” statements and end with, “But I think the best thing to do with a ____________ is to…”6) Share/Closure: Have a student share. Allow other students to suggest more ways to use that student’s object.Expected Outcomes:Students will create a story with repetition and understand that stories do not always have to follow the beginning/middle/end format. Students will be able to use creativity as they come up with alternative uses for a common object.
review 2: Audience: PrimaryGenre: Fiction Picture Book-MulticulturalQuote: "Where the big velvet roses bloom, red and pink and fuchsia, where the accordion plays sassy and sweet, where the smell of crispy tacos or buttery tortillas or juicy fruta floats out of every window, and where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly bell and carries a treasure of icy paletas in every color of the sarape...THAT'S my barrio!" I love this quote, because, not only is it repeated at the beginning and the end of the story, but also, it's easy to imagine the sight, sound, smell, taste, and feel of being in this "barrio." There's some wonderful vocabulary ripe for discussion, including a few Spanish words like fruta, barrio, and paleta. less

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