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.
Make a square on the floor with tape. Have all the children in the group stand inside the box. Ask the children to try to move around in the box. Have the children share how they felt. Then one by one send the children to stand alone in the box and encourage them to dance or move in the box. Have the children compare the two experiences. This can be done in small group.
