Rachel Emery

Description: Chuy is curious and interested in his worm farm. But Chuy’s room smells bad. Really bad. He needs to clean his room…but what is it that smells so bad? The answer will surprise you! Includes: Illustrated (slightly wacky) story, blank illustration page for students to create their own page, Exit ticket/Comprehension quiz and key, page for students to illustrate "Feliz como una lombriz." As a TPRS/CI teacher, I'm always looking for more stories that my very beginning learners can rea

Spork and Chuy are best friends who love Superman-flavored ice cream. When the ice cream store claims to offer free ice cream tomorrow, will they get what they desire most? This is a story appropriate for TPRS/CI classrooms in simple Spanish. Beginner Spanish students can read on their own. Targeted structures: el helado, gratis, hoy, mañana This is a story I've added to my Free Reading library in a simple clear binder cover, but you could also read it with your students, especially to make s

Chuy loves to eat garlic, but doesn't want to have bad breath for the first day of school. His mom has a solution! This is a short, simple story for beginning Spanish learners. My hope is that it will help you to start talking with your students about wearing a mask in school in a lighthearted way. Reading questions for teachers:In addition to circling the text and describing the illustrations with your students, you might also ask questions related to the following Intercultural understanding

6 stories describing and embellishing popular viral videos from the past year or so. Your students may be familiar with the videos already, which will help them understand the stories! Put the stories in your classroom library for students to read and then watch the video. They could also be a homework assignment if you don't have 1:1 devices in your classroom. Another teacher suggested having students write a summary in English before they can watch the video. If you are going to use these s

This is a PowerPoint Picture Talk of the Legend of the Pípila. It is meant to go along with chapter 6 of Pancho y las momias, (which will be coming out some time in October 2017!) but it also stands on its own and doesn't give away anything in the book. This battle reportedly happened just after the Grito de Dolores, the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain. It is the story of how the brave act of a poor miner helped Mexicans win one of their first victories of the independen

This is a sample of comprehension-based reader, Pancho y las momias. Now available on Amazon. This sample includes the prologue, chapter 1, and part of chapter 2 of the present tense version. I hope you will consider putting this book in your FVR library. There is also a free teacher's guide available at panchoylasmomias.weebly.com with additional support for teaching Intercultural Communicative Competence using this book. I welcome your feedback! Most new vocabulary is presented in Chapters

Elena has been home alone all day. When she tries to order food for herself, she gets a mysterious message, and everything goes haywire. You choose what happens next! Here is an example of a "Choose Your Own Adventure"-style story I wrote for and with my students. It's a powerpoint with choices every few slides so that your students can debate, discuss, and decide on a path to take. Who knows where you'll end up! The story is written for intermediate students, my students are in 6th grade and

This free resource has moved to its own website!**Available here: www.panchoylasmomias.weebly.com*The site also provides an model of using a whole-class reader as a springboard for intercultural learning.