The Boy and the Pigeons

Stories to watch and listen to collection · Petit Español

Description

A true story to read, listen to, understand and learn Spanish with.

El niño de las palomas is a learning experience that invites children to discover a true story through an illustrated book, a narrated video and comprehension and writing activities, both in the book and in interactive form.

The experience brings together different ways into the story: looking at the pictures, reading the text, listening to it in the video and doing activities that explore it in more depth. The written activities and the two complementary interactive activities offer different opportunities to work with the story and build understanding of Latin American Spanish.

In this way, the story becomes a starting point for interpreting, connecting information and expressing ideas in a meaningful context. The material can be used alongside your main coursebook, weaving stories into your regular lessons, or on its own as a story-based teaching unit.

Teaching approach

The material connects understanding a story with developing reading comprehension and writing skills. The pictures and the narrated video offer different ways into the story, while the activities guide children as they gradually make sense of it and express their own ideas.

The activities in the book let children work in writing with the content of the story, while the two interactive activities give them more chances to participate and practice. This way, language learning is tied to a concrete story rather than limited to practicing language points in isolation.

Bilingual teaching guide

The material includes a teaching guide in Spanish and English for teachers and families supporting the child's learning.

The guide sets out the teaching sequence step by step and offers guidance on using the book and carrying out the activities. It helps adults plan the work, understand the goals of each activity and support the child through every stage of the experience.

Its bilingual format makes the material easy to use both for Spanish-speaking adults and for those supporting the child's learning in English.

Ways to use it

• Alongside your coursebook: weave a story into your regular lessons and give children more opportunities to practice comprehension and writing.
• As a stand-alone unit: a complete, story-centered sequence with an illustrated book, a narrated video, written and interactive activities and teaching guidance.
• In the classroom or at home: it can be used with the support of a teacher or another adult, following the guidance in the teaching guide.

What's included?

• Illustrated book with the true story.
• Narrated video of the story.
• Comprehension activities.
• Writing activities to complete in the book.
• Access to two complementary interactive activities.
• Step-by-step teaching guide in Spanish and English.

El niño de las palomas is part of Stories to watch and listen to, the Petit Español collection that brings together stories and teaching materials to enrich the experience of learning Latin American Spanish.

Format and access

The book comes as a digital, printable PDF. It includes access to a narrated video of the story and two complementary interactive activities through links or QR codes in the material.

The book's activities can be done on paper or, if your PDF reader allows it, completed digitally using its annotation tools. An internet connection is required to access the audiovisual and interactive resources.

The teaching guide is included in Spanish and English and can be used digitally or printed to make planning and supporting the activities easier.