Kristy Placido
Esmeralda, la tortuguita marina
Level 1 and up / Novice Low — Novice Mid
Overview
With a lot of support from helpful human and animal friends, Esmeralda is ready to begin the long search for her mother. Join Esmeralda on a perilous and exciting marine adventure!
The low unique word count and high frequency factor (the number of times core structures are embedded in the text) in the Comprehension-based™ reader, ‘Esmeralda, la tortuguita marina’, make this an ideal comprehension-based™ reader for beginning Spanish students. Each page is loaded with cognates (words that are similar in English and Spanish), recycled vocabulary, and illustrations, which makes this read highly comprehensible.
Features
- Levels 1 and up
- Present tense
- Unique word count: 50
- Total word count: 5580
- Page count: 62
- Audio recording embedded in the Student and Teacher Bundles
- A 536-page Teacher's guide is also available!
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Esmeralda, la tortuguita marina Teacher's Guide
Our Teacher's Guides are loaded with resources to enrich the teaching and learning experience.
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536 pages/slides
In Every Chapter:
Vocabulary, cognates, reading strategy of the chapter, comprehension questions, blooming comprehension, quiz, pre-reading discussion questions slideshow, kinesthetic activities, reader’s theater scripts, printable reader’s theater masks
Extension:
Slideshows: Pelícanos, Depredadores de tortugas, Esculturas de arena
Infographics: "Tortugas marinas", "El ciclo de vida"
Readings: "Mi libro sobre tortuguitas", "Organizaciones que protegen las tortugas marinas", "Protección y conservación de tortugas marinas"
Features and Highlights:
Online Supplement, Reader’s Theater Scripts, Kinesthetic and Illustration-based activities in each chapter, "6 of One, Half Dozen of Another", 8 is Enough, Al principio o al final, Chit Chat, ¿Cómo? ¿Cuándo? ¿Dónde?, Curtain Call, Emoji Theater, Express Yourself, Getting to Know You, Las aventuras de Esmeralda, Loading...Please Stand By, ¿Lógico, posible o ridículo?, Luz verde, luz roja, Marker Partner Plus Game, Matamoscas Game, On Deck, Pass it Up, ¿Primero, luego o después?, Props to You, Quick Hands Game, ¿Quién lo dijo?, Running Crossword Game, Shrinking Bingo, The Circle of Life, The Last Word, The Last Word - Game, The Lucky Reading Game, Venn Diagram, Which Sitch is Which?, Which Sitch is Which? - Game, Write, Draw, Pass Activity, X Marks the Spot