ESL in Song Volume IIIs level 2

ESL in Song CANTOS PARA TODOS VOLUME III

English with Music

Level 2

Good Morning

Stories and Songs for:

Routines Vocabulary Syntax Literacy Time Emotions Vocations

by ROY E. HOWARD MARIANA MARGUÍA-FERRER

Completely revised 3rd Edition, July 1994 ©1994 Cantos Para Todos P.O. Box 657, Silver City, NM 88062 All Rights Reserved Songs ©1990 Cantos Para Todos, Inc. CANTOS PARA TODOS VOLUME IIIs Student Manual Level 2

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ESL in Song CANTOS PARA TODOS VOLUME III

English with Music

Level 2

Good Morning

Stories and Songs for:

Routines Vocabulary Syntax Literacy Time Emotions Vocations by ROY E. HOWARD DAN GOMEZ MARIANA MARGUÍA-FERRER

Completely revised 3rd Edition, July 1994 ©1994 Cantos Para Todos P.O. Box 657, Silver City, NM 88062 All Rights Reserved Songs ©1990 Cantos Para Todos, Inc. PAGE 2

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Cantos Para Todos offers a special thanks to these and many others who contributed to the development of this special volume on teaching English to speakers of other languages.

Research Janeen Howard, Mariana Murguía-Ferrer, Michelle Prieto, Brian Dunn, Roderick Grubbs, Socorro Herrera-Dávila, Jesús Azúa, Roberto Ibarra Development Dan Gómez, Roy E. Howard, Roy Jones Production Paul Carlos Anaya, Robert Hunter, Renee García, Marcos López, F.Andrea García, Anthony García, James Brown Sound Engineering David Gómez, Timothy J. Jones Administration Saúl Ramos, Patty Alvarado, Sandra K. Young, Elizabeth Garza, Gloria Caudillo, Francisco Ferrer, Janeen Howard

A special thanks to the teachers and students of Lubbock Indepedent School District, Albuquerque Public Schools and the Lubbock Private Industry Council and the Joint Training Partnership Act. May you keep singing and keep learning and keep growing. The Second Edition owes much to the inspiration of Colegio Ghandi, Mexico, D.F. where two languages are valued, and New Mexico ESL teacher Janeen Howard. This edition is dedicated to the English teachers of Colegio Ghandi.

Tapes are in DBX stereo. Song words, stories, illustrations, and other items may be reproduced for class members, but not for distribution to other teachers. If you need more copies please call.

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P.O BOX 657 Silver City, New Mexico 88062-0657 (505) 388 4696 (and FAX) Mariana Murguía de Ferrer / Daniel P. Gómez / Roy E. Howard

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English with Music Cantos Para Todos Volume III

Cassette Tape Song List Tapes are recorded in DBX stereo. Most songs have the voice only on the left channel; you may delete the voice by turning the balance to the right. Some songs are responsive or have a part for boys and another for girls; you will hear the boys on the left and the girls' part on the right. Some songs are the same on both channels.

Song words, stories, illustrations, and other items may be reproduced for class members, but not for distribution to other teachers. If you need more copies please call.

The CD version is not divided by channels. It is much easier to find the songs on the CD. Search by channel as indicated below.

Tape 1b Level Two 20. Good Morning Roy Howard, ©Cantos Para Todos 21. This Old Man England Traditional 22. A-Hunting We Will Go England Traditional 23. London Bridge England Traditional 24. Count By Ten Roy Howard, ©Cantos Para Todos 25. Five Hundred Miles ©Hedy West, U.S. 26. Three Blind Mice England Mother Goose Rhyme 27. Ten Little Indians U.S. Traditional 28. The Months Roy Howard, ©Cantos Para Todos 29. Happy Birthday U.S. Traditional, Music by Mildred & Patty Hill 30. Polly Put the Kettle On Mother Goose Rhythme, Music of England, Scotland or Germany

31. Mother's Knives and Forks U.S. Traditional, Music Janet Gaynor

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CD Level Two 20 Good Morning 21 This Old Man 22 A-Hunting We Will Go 23 London Bridge 24 Count By Ten 25 Five Hundred Miles 26 Three Blind Mice 27 Ten Little Children 28 The Months 29 Happy Birthday 30 Polly Put the Kettle On 31 Mother's Knives and Forks

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Instructions for students: Do not fill this out for yourself. Another person must fill this out for you. Interview your partner.

What is your name? _____________________________ Where do you live?_________________________________________________________________ What do you like to do?_____________________________________________________________ What do you like to do at school?_____________________________________________________ How old are you? _________________ What do you like to do with your friends?_____________________________________________ Why do you want to learn English? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ What do you do in English class?

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What is your teacher's name? _________ ______________________________________________ What is your mother's name?________________________________________________________ When is your birthday?_____________________________________________________________ What is your address?______________________________________________________________ What is today's date? ______________________________________________________________ What I read in English: ______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Who speaks to you in English? ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Tell me the days of the week.___ ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Tell me five things that you like ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Tell me three things you do not like ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ What do you want to learn today?____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ CANTOS PARA TODOS VOLUME IIIs Student Manual Level 2

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Routines Good Morning &

Roy Howard

Good Morning, good morning, how are you today?

Good Morning, good morning, I'm fine, thank you, and you?

Yes, I am just fine too.

Greetings Good morning, how are you today?

Good morning, I'm fine, thank you, and you?

Yes, I am just fine too.

Good afternoon, how are you today?

Good afternoon. I'm fine, thank you, and you?

Yes, I am just fine too.

Good evening, how are you tonight?

Good evening, I'm fine, thank you, and you?

Yes, I am just fine too.

Hello, how are you.

I'm fine, and you?

I'm fine, thank you.

Hi, what's up?

Hi, how ya doin'?

Telephone greetings: Hello Hello, my name is John. Is Jill there?

Hello.

Hello, this is John, may I speak to Jill?

Hello, Smith residence.

Hello, is Mr. Smith in?

Yes, may I tell him who is calling?

This is John.

One moment, please.

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This Old Man 1.

This old man, he played one He played knick knack on this thumb.

Knick knack patty whack, give the dog a bone.

This old man came rolling home.

2.

This old man, he played two, He played knick knack on this shoe.

Knick knack patty whack, give the dog a bone.

This old man came rolling home.

3.

This old man, he played three, He played knick knack on this knee.

Knick knack patty whack, give the dog a bone.

This old man came rolling home.

4.

This old man, he played four, He played knick knack on this door.

Knick knack patty whack, give the dog a bone.

This old man came rolling home.

Instructions: line one: Hold up the number of fingers called for (he played four, means four fingers) line two: tap on the object mentioned line three: knick touch left knee, knack, touch right knee, patty whack clap hands twice line four: revolve hands around each other

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Grammar •morphology: he played - Search your books for examples of past tense verbs with -ed, such as stay - stayed, pay - paid, tie tied, cry - cryed, etc.

•phonology: Feel your throat vibrate when you say th in the join the s to the o in this old pronounce the d in old pronounce the ng in rolling He played knick knack on my thumb.

Note that some of these words have silent letters.

•syntax: This old man, he played one. This old man played one.

Note that when the he is added to the first alternative, a comma is required.

•semantics: knick knack, patty whack: these are nonsense syllables (vocables) which have no meaning, they only are in the song, because they sound fun.

•spelling: Many words in English have silent letters. Practice examples that you find in your literature and other textbooks.

Spelling words should come from the literature being studied.

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Vocabulary and Syntax Grammar •morphology: he played - Search your books for examples of past tense verbs with -ed, such as stay - stayed, pay - paid, tie - tied, cry - cryed, etc.

•phonology: Feel your throat vibrate when you say th in the join the s to the o in this old pronounce the d in old pronounce the ng in rolling He played knick knack on my thumb.

Note that some of these words have silent letters.

•syntax: This old man, he played one. This old man played one.

Note that when the he is added to the first alternative, a comma is required.

•semantics: knick knack, patty whack: these are nonsense syllables (vocables) which have no meaning, they only are in the song, because they sound fun.

•spelling: Many words in English have silent letters. Practice examples that you find in your literature and other textbooks. Spelling words should come from the literature being studied.

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A-hunting We Will Go Oh, a-hunting we will go A-hunting we will go We'll catch a little fox and put him in a box and never let him go.

Oh, a-hunting we will go A-hunting we will go We'll catch a little deer and put him right here and never let him go.

Oh, a-hunting we will go A-hunting we will go We'll catch a little bird and tell him a kind word and never let him go.

Oh, a-hunting we will go A-hunting we will go We'll catch a little skunk and put him in a trunk and never let him go. (the music keeps playing so you can add your own verses and keep singing)

Oh, a-hunting we will go A-hunting we will go We'll catch a little dog and treat him like a hog and never let him go.

Oh, a-hunting we will go A-hunting we will go We'll catch a little cat and hold him just like that and never let him go.

Oh, a-hunting we will go A-hunting we will go We'll catch a little goat and put him in a boat and never let him go.

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Vocabulary Phrases hunting a-hunting we will go deer put him right here dog treat him like a hog cat hold him just like that goat put him in a boat bird tell him a kind word skunk put him in a trunk CANTOS PARA TODOS VOLUME IIIs Student Manual Level 2

London Bridge

Build it up with iron bars, iron bars, iron bars.

Build it up with iron bars, my fair lady.

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is fallling down, Here's a prisoner I have found my fair lady.

I have found, I have found Here's a prisoner I have found Build it up with iron bars, my fair lady. iron bars, iron bars.

Build it up with iron bars, Off to prison s/he must go my fair lady. s/he must go, s/he must go Iron bars will rust and break, rust and break, rust and break iron bars will rust and break, my fair lady.

Build it up with sticks and stones, sticks and stones, sticks and stones.

Build it up with sticks and stones, my fair lady.

Sticks and stones will tumble down, tumble down, tumble down.

Sticks and stones will all fall down, my fair lady.

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Off to prison s/he must go my fair lady.

Have the jailer lock him/her up lock him/her up, lock him/her up Have the jailer lock him/her up my fair lady.

This singing game can be used to choose up sides.

The captains of the two teams join hands to form an arch. As the song is sung, the other players walk single file in a circle passing under the arch.

On the final word of each verse the captains drop their arms and capture a player. The captuured players alternately form lines behind their respective captains. The verses are repeated until all of the players have been selected.

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London Bridge London is the capital of the United Kingdom, ad one of the largest cities in the world. It stands on both sides of the Thames River which is both tidal and navigable, and which narrows to 325 yards at the site of London Bridge. One of many fine bridges which now span the Thames, London Bridge first was built by the Romans. It was hauled down by Vikings in the eleventh century, but rebuilt. It was the only bridge across the river until 1750. The present bridge was built in 1831 of Aberdeen granite. The precise limit of the tides is marked by London Bridge, and when the tide ebbs from the bridge, the foreshores of this old city are worth searching for diverse relics which remain from nearly 2,000 years of continuous habitation.

Activity: Riddles Why can't a man living on the east side of the Thames River be buried on the west side of the river? because you don't bury the living

Do they have a Fourth of July in England?

The Julys in England have every day

If you had only one match and entered a dark room where there was a lamp, an oil heater, and some kindling wood, whch would you light first? the match Some months have thirty days, some have thirtyone days. How many have twenty-eight days? every month has 28 days How far can a dog run into the woods? half way, then he is running out A woman gives a beggar fifty cents. The woman is the beggars's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother, why? the beggar is the woman's sister

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Which weighs the most, one ton of feathers or one ton of steel? they both weigh the same It's not my sister nor my brother but still is a child of my father and mother, who is it? me A rooster was sitting on a fence between the United States and Mexico. Its head was in the U.S, and its tail was in Mexico. If it laid an egg, where would it fall? roosters don't lay eggs What nut makes a noise like a sneeze? cashew nut What nut do people drink?

Coconut What kind of noise annoys an oyster?

A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

What is it that goes from Los Angeles to San Francisco without moving? the road Why are weary people like automobiles? they are tired What is the difference between a cat and a comma?

A cat has its claws at the end of its paws, and a comma has its pause at the end of its clause.

What will go up a chimney down but won't go down a chimney up? an umbrella What is the difference between an old penny and a new dime? nine cents Why are are fish considered well educated? because they spend so much time in schools

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Literacy Count by Ten & Roy Howard Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred.

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Writing

Big Action words are not the only words that you should choose carefully. Descriptive words are just as important.

Big is a general word. Tall is more specific; so is fat. Each of these words tells in what way something is big. A word like monstrous tells us even more. Something monstrous is frightening as well as big.

Think of different words you might use to describe a house. Spacious might fit, or substantial, or huge. What about imposing? That could be used, too. But a word like fat would not work.

However, if you were describing a person, fat might be a better word than huge . The correct word will depend on the particular thing you are writing about.

Specific Words for Big

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great

hulking

substantial

fat

vast

bulky

imposing

gigantic

massive

spacious

monstrous

heavy

huge

tremendous

strapping

Find the words in a dictionary

Find the words in your readings

Write new sentences with these words

Use the words in your story writing

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BIG Date__________________ Name_________________ The word "big" fits in all of these sentences. However, another word can more explicitly describe the person, place, or thing.

1. Esa casa es espaciosa That is a big house.

wide | spacious

That is a

2. Ese hombre es altísimo.

That is a big man.

house.

large | huge tall | fat

That is a

large | muscular

man.

larger | big

3. Siéntate en esa silla más grande. Sit on that

tall | fat

4. Esa lluvia es fuerte.

That is a big rainstorm.

It is raining

5. Está nevando mucho.

That is a big snowstorm.

It is snowing

6. Ese hombre está panzón.

That man has a big belly.

chair.

fast | longtime hard| heavily. fast | longtime hard | heavily. fat| large

That man has a

big |round

belly.

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fat

spacious

monstrous

bulky

imposing

1. The inside of the church is ___________________.

2. The oversize package is too ___________________ for the mail slot.

3. The skyscraper commands an ____________________ view over the city.

4. The man is very ______________________, and can't get out of bed.

5. King Kong seems _____________________, even next to the Hulk.

6. Their mansion has a ___________________, interior.

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BIG Free Association Writing Technique correlated with Eng Chapt 2 Step 1.

Read from any literature at least until children are in the mood for fantasy.

Step 2.

Read a story that uses the key words: I stepped through the wall into a land of giants. Of course, I did not realize at first that the "forest of trees" I walked through was really an expansive lawn with gigantic blades of grass. It first struck me when I climbed a tall sturdy stalk of grass and sensed a huge shadow, like a cloud pass over me. I looked up in time to see a huge butterfly. Its substantial wings spead over six feet in each direction. The body was at least as large as myself. My heart went from shock and surprise to panic, when I heard a sharp snap, saw a long sticky tongue flick out and the butterfly disappear into the gaping jaws of a monstrous toad. My heart nearly stopped when I noticed that his huge, peering eyes had caught sight of me! As he repositioned his hulking frame for the attack, I leaped hastily to the ground.

Step 3. Students write freely, anything that comes to mind.

A. Words

B. Sentences

1. fat `1. He lowered the heavy crate into the ship's hold.

2. spacious 2. The mountain was massive, but he was brave enough.

3. huge 3. The box was too bulky to fit under the tree.

4. hulking 4. He had a substantial breakfast today.

5. vast 5. It was an imposing task, but he climbed the steep mesa.

6. gigantic 6. He met the hulking bear in the path.

7. monstrous 8. massive Step 4. Read a paragraph. The students write a story.

The raging storm kept on through the dark night. We worried about the possibility of some flooding, but never dared imagine the worst. High in the steep canyon, behind the massive dam, the waters accumulated far beyond flood stage. Bulky flood gates had been open all week, but the tons of earth and rock were no longer enough for the vast waters they held.

With a tremendous crashing, crunching sound that could be heard for many miles, the waters broke through. The surging, churning wave of water, mud, and rock crashed through the canyon, poring and gouging and ripping everything in its path.

BIG Step 1.

Free Association Writing Technique , Big List to the teacher read a fun story.

Step 2.

Listen to the story about Giants.

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first struck me when I climbed a tall sturdy stalk of grass and sensed a huge shadow, like a cloud pass over me. I looked up in time to see a huge butterfly. Its substantial wings spead over six feet in each direction. The body was at least as large as myself. My heart went from shock and surprise to panic, when I heard a sharp snap, saw a long sticky tongue flick out and the butterfly disappear into the gaping jaws of a monstrous toad. My heart nearly stopped when I noticed that his huge, peering eyes had caught sight of me! As he repositioned his hulking frame for the attack, I leaped hastily to the ground.

Step 3. After each word the teacher says, write the first word that comes to mind.

A. Words 1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________

4. _________________________________

5. _________________________________

6. _________________________________

B. Sentences. After the teacher reads a sentence, write the first sentence that comes to mind.

1. __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________________________________________ Step 4. Listen to a paragraph. The students write a story.

The raging storm kept on through the dark night. We worried about the possibility of some flooding, but never dared imagine the worst. High in the steep canyon, behind the massive dam, the waters accumulated far beyond flood stage. Bulky flood gates had been open all week, but the tons of earth and rock were no longer enough for the vast waters they held. With a tremendous crashing, crunching sound that could be heard for many miles, the waters broke through. The surging, churning wave of water, mud, and rock crashed through the canyon, poring and gouging and ripping everything in its path.

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Five Hundred Miles If you miss the train I'm on you will know that I am gone you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles a hundred miles a hundred miles a hundred miles you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.

Not a shirt on my back not a penny to my name Lord, I can't go back home this a'way this a'way this a'way this a'way Lord, I can't go back home this a'way.

Activity: sound alike words. To do this activity, use the NAMES of the letters. In English, each letter can represent many different phonemes, but they all have only one name.

What letter is a human organ? i What letter is a vegetable? p What letter is a clue? q What letter is part of a house? l What letter is a large body of water? c What letter is a sheep? u What letter is a command to oxen? g What letter is a verb of debt? o What two letters are the condition of winter pavement? i c What two letters make a word that means too much? x s What two letters name a county in England? s x What two letters name a creeping vine? i v What two letters name a verb that means to rot or fall in ruins? d k What two letters name a word meaning not difficult? e z What two letters name a girl's name? k t What two letters name a written composition? s a What two letters name a kind of pepper? k n What two letters name a word meaning to surpass others? x l What two letters name a word resembling jealousy? n v

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Three Blind Mice Round

1. Three blind mice, three blind mice, 2. See how they run, see how they run.

3. They all run after the farmer's wife who cut off their tails with a carving knife.

4. Did you ever see such a sight in your life as three blind mice.

Sing as a round: divide into groups. Each group starts at the beginning and sings the song clear through. Group two starts when group one reaches the line marked "2". Group three starts when group one reaches the line marked "3". Group four starts when group one reaches the line marked "4".

Ten Little Children Counting Game

One little, two little, three little children Four little, five little, six little children, Seven little, eight little, nine little children, Ten little children today.

Ten little, nine little, eight little children, Seven little, six little, five little children, Four little, three little, two little children, One little child is left.

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Time The Months &

Roy Howard

This song describes the climate in Lubbock, Texas. What is the weather like where you live? Write a new verse telling what your months are like.

1.

January, February, March, January, February, March, April, May, June, April, May, June, July, August, September, July, August, September, October, November, December, October, November, December.

2.

The winter months are cold: January, February, March, In Spring, there's wind and rain April, May, June, Summertime is warm July, August, September, the autumn nights are cool October, November, December.

3.

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

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Happy Birthday Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday dear ________ Happy birthday to you.

This is the standard birthday greeting in all parts of the United States. Few people know that it is sung to a tune written by Mildred and Patty Hill, "Good Morning To You", which was highly popular for many years.

gramática: morphology•phonology•syntax•semantics •deletreo• grammar: morphology-phonology-syntax-semantics-spelling •métodos de promover conversación methods of fostering conversation •como usar mejor el libro que ya tengo better using my textbook •comportamiento, disciplina en la clase behavior, classroom discipline •como enseñar tomando en cuenta problemas en los hogares How to teach considering the problems they bring from home

Activity: learn this song and sing it on or near the birthday of each member of the class.

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Polly, Put the Kettle On

Mother's Knives and Forks

Polly, put the kettle on, Polly, put the kettle on, Polly, put the kettle on, We'll all have tea.

These are mother's knives and forks, and this is father's table.

This is sister's looking glass, and this is the baby's cradle.

Sukey, take it off again, Sukey, take it off again, Sukey, take it off again, They've all gone away.

This old nursery rhyme has been credited to various countries. Some believe the words are English and the tune is Scottish.

Others assign it to Germany, because the tune is very much like the Hansel and Gretel Dance in the opera of the same name by the German composer Humperdink. In the eighteenth century it was a familiar nursery song and country dance known as Jenny's Bawbee. I made its appearance in the mussic halls about 1870. Children have made up countless verses to the song to represent their interests and activites. The rhythm is excellent for tapping, clapping, or dancing.

Activity: make up new verses

This old nursery rhyme is also a finger play song. To make the knives and forks, fold hands with fingers interlaced and pointing upwards; flatten fingers against the hands to make the table; turn hands, still folded, with thumbs straight up to form the looking glass; lower thumb and cup folded hands to form the cradle.

gramática: morphology•phonology•syntax•semantics •deletreo• grammar: morphology-phonology-syntax-semantics-spelling •métodos de promover conversación methods of fostering conversation •como usar mejor el libro que ya tengo better using my textbook •comportamiento, disciplina en la clase behavior, classroom discipline •como enseñar tomando en cuenta problemas en los hogares How to teach considering the problems they bring from home

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When is your birthday? My birthday is _________________________________________.

When does school start? School starts __________________________________________.

What is today's date? ________________________________________________________.

Write about yourself and your family:

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