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.
Set a red, a yellow and a green apple on the table. Ask the children to name the colors. Cut the apples open and talk about how they have different colors on the outside but are the same on the inside, just like people. Enjoy the snack! You can also demonstrate this using brown and white eggs. This can be done in small group.
