ESL and Library Teacher

 

Hi!  I'm Gisella Giordani and I'm the library and ESL teacher.  ESL stands for English as a Second Language and in this subject I teach structure of the language.  I go once a week into the children's classrooms for this.  All the grades will be looking at language which they are going to use for they PYP Unit of Inquiry.  Although I don't usually leave homework sometimes it's necessary (especially if someone didn't manage to finish the work in class). 

 

At the library we take out books every other week.  The first week focuses on investigation skills (encyclopaedia, dictionary, table of contents, etc) and the other one students take out book.  They usually choose their own books except some specific units such as 4th grade Unit of Inquiry Discoverers and Explorers where they each take out a book on the topic.  If you see a big post it note at the end of books it's so they write their comments, opinions and recommendations.

For the month of september students are working on characters (main and secondary), setting (time and place) and plot (divided into three parts).  For this they will do a project where they present to another student their book through a box with rolled up paper inside that shows this information.  Although the project is not obligatory it will be shown to kindergarten children in a shared reading experience.  If you want to look at samples come to the library.

 

Biodata

I've been teaching for 14 years at different institutions, both public and private.  I still do consultancy work for schools in my very scarse free time.  I go to they gym most every day (or try to) and my passion is listening to books (audiobooks) and reading them as well, but being a mom and housewife and having a job gives me little time for those pleasures.  If you'd like to meet me or just have a chat come to the library, my desk is at the end

 Librarian

Lulu

 

 

Mi nombre es  Ma.de Lourdes Higareda Limón,  conocida como Lulú, soy encargada de Biblioteca, mi trabajo es muy interesante y divertido. Hago préstamos de libros a sus casas, doy información sobre temas, les leo cuentos, historias, mantengo en orden la biblioteca, capturo los libros, tengo trato con todos los alumnos, padres de familia, maestros, mantenimiento y administración. Me gusta el trato con todos y lo disfruto mucho. Estoy a sus órdenes en la Biblioteca de Rey Yupanqui. Gracias 

What are we working on now?

Reading for pleasure

Grade 1

September:  Book title, author, illustrator, publishing house, fiction, non-fiction, etc.

Project:  visual representation of:  characters, setting and plot. House showing the above in windows.

“Reading is caught, not taught” is the basis for this month of work.  Students recommend each others books so that they have this in common.  What one reads is likely to be read and liked by someone else. 

 

Grade 2

September

Project:  visual representation of:  characters, setting and plot.  A paper box with the information above written on its side.

“Reading is caught, not taught” is the basis for this month of work.  Students recommend each others books so that they have this in common.  What one reads is likely to be read and liked by someone else. 

 

Grade 3

September

Project:  visual representation of:  characters, setting and plot.   Pandora’s box:  Children tell the story through displaying the parts above in different sides of the box.

“Reading is caught, not taught” is the basis for this month of work.  Students recommend each others books so that they have this in common.  What one reads is likely to be read and liked by someone else. 

 

Grade 4

September

Project:  visual representation of:  characters, setting and plot.  Folded piece of paper where each section shows the above parts. 

“Reading is caught, not taught” is the basis for this month of work.  Students recommend each others books so that they have this in common.  What one reads is likely to be read and liked by someone else. 

 

Grade 5

September

Project:  visual representation of:  characters, setting and plot.  TV representation of book

“Reading is caught, not taught” is the basis for this month of work.  Students recommend each others books so that they have this in common.  What one reads is likely to be read and liked by someone else. 

 

 

You can search the library catalogue on line to see if we have books on the things you are interested in: Select LIBRARY from the menu on the home page and then select:

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