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.
Read the book Actual Size by Steve Jenkins. After reading the book use a large piece of chart paper and have the children come up and trace their hand. Then compare the actual size of all the hands. You could also have the children brainstorm other things they would like to know the actual size of such as a delivery truck or an elephant's trunk. Find the answer and draw it out similar to the book.
