La perezosa impaciente Teacher’s Manual

With hundreds of professional-quality photos, this digital teacher’s manual is extremely user-friendly, supportive, clear, and organized. Grab it and teach. Just add students!

For Every Chapter

• ONE PAGE at-a-glance lesson plans in English

• Student Objectives:  a series of statements beginning with “I can…” for student growth beyond simply reading

• Individual and group exercises, activities, and assignments addressing the Common Core ELA Standards

• Performance-based activities aligned with World-Readiness Standards

• Reproducible Quizzes and Tests to use as exit quizzes, check for understanding, unit exams with and without answers, and in various formats:  fill in the blank, short answer, true or false 

• Teaching strategies for different learning styles, comprehension questions for leading discussions, and classroom games.

• Substitute teacher lesson plans

• Essential chapter vocabulary 

Features and Highlights

• The Essential Question: a focused theme throughout the book for students to connect to their experience.

• Character exploration exercises to explore their world, fears, and motivations

• Innovative Story Map graphic organizer builds the Common Core skill of analyzing character development as the plot moves toward resolution

• Assignments for making Personal Connections so students can relate the material to their own lives

• Predict the plot and imagine alternative storylines

Multimedia

• Web links for deeper exploration through videos and slideshows of cultures, locations, and other topics

• Word Clouds based on vocabulary frequency

• High-quality photography of Colombia and Guatemala daily life, food, transportation, geography etc.

• Landscapes to help visualize the story in context

• Songs to listen to, learn, and sing

• Listening comprehension exercises

Beyond the Book

• Supplementary authentic resources for cultural exploration

• Resources about Colombia and about coffee production and industry

• Resources to explore the life of sloths, anteaters, armadillos, and more

• Resources on environmental issues surrounding cattle grazing and tropical forests

• Learn about La Madremonte

• many more resources, too!