Partner with families to learn about their language practices, stories, and literacy-related interactions at home, recognizing that children bring rich knowledge and skills from their first languages and cultural experiences. Dual language learners should have opportunities to demonstrate proficiency in the standard in both their first language and English, with supports such as first-language use, cross-language connections, gestures, visuals, and props. These opportunities allow young dual language learners to build on what they know and can do in their first language as they continue to develop communication, language, and literacy skills in all their languages.
Using the dramatic play area create a restaurant for an animal based on a class pet or a book that was read. Encourage the children to learn about the types of food that animal eats. Have them name the restaurant, the dishes and drinks served and fun activities for the animal to do.
