Lesson 3 – Dual Language Stories
Learning Objectives - Display and explain at the start of the lesson
K/1 2/3 4/5
• Listens carefully for the • Listens carefully for the
main idea of the speaker main idea and details
• Points to individual • Uses a variety of
words strategies when reading
• Explores the use of (e.g. predicts, questions,
simple, available tools self corrects)
and technologies to • Explores the use of
extend their capabilities simple, available tools
and technologies to
extend their capabilities
Resources are the same for all levels also needed will be a teacher device and
devices for students with either Explain Everything or PowerPoint
*Storybooks Canada *Storybooks Canada
Website Website
*SCRIBJAB Stories *SCRIBJAB Stories
*Explain Everything *Explain Everything
Examples on YouTube Examples on YouTube
*Predict/Question graphic
organizer (Appendix D)
Building Background - Activate students background knowledge in similar ways
to the first lesson and introduce key vocabulary. (10-15 minutes).
Lesson Activities – Includes strategies, interaction, and practise/application
K/1 2/3 4/5
Day 1 – Exploring Dual Language Stories
Key Vocabulary: website, Key Vocabulary: Africa, dual
Africa language
Choose a Level 1 book on Choose an appropriate level
Storybooks Canada to play for book on Storybooks Canada and
the children. When it is done, use it in a guided reading lesson
scroll over it asking students to with each student using their
point to various words. own device to read the story.
• Listens to identify the
main idea and details,
question, and share
ideas
• Reads to gather and
organize information
• Uses familiar tools and
technologies to extend
their capabilities when
completing a task
*Storybooks Canada
Website
*SCRIBJAB Stories
**Explain Everything
Examples on YouTube
Main Idea/Details graphic
organizer (Appendix C)
Key Vocabulary: dual language,
main idea, details
Explain the strategy of listening
or reading a story first in their
strongest language and then in
their other language. Ask them
to use this strategy while
exploring dual language stories
and gathering and recording
information on the main idea
and one detail for each story.
See Appendix C for graphic
organizer.
 Replay the story in each Then show children how to Allow time for students to
student’s home language. If a listen to the same story in their explore stories and record the
student’s home language is not home language. Discuss the information. If students start to
represented allow them to strategy of listening or reading a lose focus, stipulate a minimum
choose any of the languages story first in their strongest number of stories to gather
available. Then ask students language and then in their other information on.
what the story was about. language. Allow them to explore
Choose other stories other stories on their own. Let them
stories the children are know that you will ask them to
interested in. tell the group about one of the
stories they listen to.
Review key vocabulary and ask Review key vocabulary and Review key vocabulary and ask
students which story was their have each student share one students to share a main idea
favourite. (and why? If they story they enjoyed. and detail for one of the stories
have the language skills.) they read.
Day 2 – Children as Authors
Key Vocabulary: author Key Vocabulary: author, Key Vocabulary: author,
predict, prediction, predictable illustrator, illustrate, illustration
Show students the ‘Read’ page of SCRIBJAB. Explain that children like them were the authors of
these books. Show them how to read and listen to the books.
Allow students to explore these Show students the Allow students to explore these
stories independently or in pairs. Predict/Question graphic stories independently or in pairs.
Let them know that you will ask organizers see Appendix D and Again, have them collect
them to share a story they liked. ask them to make a prediction information on the main idea
for each story they will read and and a detail for each story. This
ask one question while they are time have them organize the
reading it. Allow students to information themselves rather
explore these stories than using a graphic organizer.
independently or in pairs. Let them know that you will ask
them to share one story they
liked with the group.
Have each student share one Review key vocabulary and Share stories and review the
story they liked and play it for share one prediction they made suffixes of key vocabulary.
the group. that was way off. Explain that Discuss how they organized the
this is a sign of an unpredictable information they recorded.
story.
Day 3 – Multimedia Stories (note if the Explain Everything App isn’t available to
your students then PowerPoint can also be used to create multimedia stories)
Key Vocabulary: picture, video, Key Vocabulary: audio, Key Vocabulary: multimedia,
sound illustration, multimedia audio, clipart
Show students Explain Everything Examples appropriate to their grade level.

Explain that next day students will be planning All About Me multimedia stories but today is for
exploring the Explain Everything app. Give students time to play while offering and sharing assistance.

Share one thing they learned with the group by explaining and demonstrating.