“It Takes a Village to Raise a Child” ~African Proverb.

“It Takes a Village to Raise a Child”~African Proverb

Eyes-To SeeEyebrowsNose-SmellHairHeadFaceEars-HearMouth-Talk

Shapes by Ivan Bulloch Published by Thomas Learning

Do You Want to be My Friend? by Eric CarleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

El Nino La Nina

La Escula

Rosita

El NinoLa Nina

El Sol

I eat the Colors of the Rainbow-http://pbskids.org/sesame/songs/hhs_songpage_ietcotr.html

I Love Fruit-http://pbskids.org/sesame/songs/hhs_songpage_ilf.html

Mango Tango-http://pbskids.org/sesame/songs/hhs_songpage_mt.html

Peaches and Pears-http://pbskids.org/sesame/songs/hhs_songpage_pap.html

A Cookie is a Sometimes Food-http://pbskids.org/sesame/songs/hhs_songpage_ciasf.html

This is the timeThis is the placeElmo's WorldLa la la laLa la la laElmo's World

It's ElmoIt's Elmo's WorldIt's ElmoIt's Elmo's World

La la la laLa la la laElmo's WorldLa la la laLa la la laElmo's World

Elmo's has a goldfishHis crayon, tooThat's Elmo's World

This is the timeThis is the placeBig Bird's WorldLa la la laLa la la laBig Bird's World

It's Big BirdIt's Big Bird's WorldIt's Big BirdIt's Big Bird's World

La la la laLa la la la

Big Bird's WorldLa la la laLa la la laBig Bird's World

I've got a stuffed bearNot Slimey tooThat's Big Bird's World

This is the timeThis is the placeSnuffy's WorldLa la la laLa la la laSnuffy's World

It's SnuffyIt's Snuffy's WorldIt's SnuffyIt's Snuffy's World

La la la laLa la la laSnuffy's WorldLa la la laLa la la laSnuffy's World

Snuffy's a mammothThat's wooly tooThat's Snuffy'sThat's Big Bird'sThat's Elmo's World

Oh, Yeah!

Reflection

When Jim Henson created the Muppets and Sesame Street, he became an immediate celebrity with adults and children world wide. His idea of using puppets and television to educate children has been

the best way for educating for over 39 years. Sesame Street is viewed in more than 170 countries all over the world. Who would

have ever thought that you can have fun while educating a child; Jim Henson the greatest teacher of all time did.

This PowerPoint was created for the beginning ESL learner in grades Pre-K-1. I was brought up by the African proverb, that “It takes a

Village to Raise a Child”. If people can teach our children, why can’t the characters from Sesame Street do the same. This PowerPoint presentation can be to first step to teaching students that have a

native language other than English.

The constructivist approach foster’s a critical way of thinking. They believe that their way of educating creates active and motivated

learners. When teaching young children it is imperative to embed information that they will need for their future education. For second language learners; it is more important that the information that they

are being taught is embedded right away.

As a teacher it will be my responsibility to be open and flexible to a new way of teaching. If it means small group and individual work,

then so be it. I chose to use Sesame Street, because I know that is what will get native English speakers and ESL/ELL students interested and engaged in the lesson. I also chose the Sesame Street has a way of speaking and teaching the youngest to the oldest child in all of us.

References• http://icons.iconator.com/57/ICONATOR_5236c5ee20715fa51ef810711fc084dd.gif• http://www.sesamestreet.org/onair/characters/zoe

• http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Snuffleupagus

• http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/3255/elmo.htm

• http://pbskids.org/sesame/letter/index.html

• http://toons.artie.com/alphabet/numbers/arg-1-50-trans.html

• http://toons.artie.com/alphabet/numbers/arg-2-50-trans.html

• http://toons.artie.com/alphabet/numbers/arg-3-50-trans.html

• http://www.freefever.com/animatedgifs/cartoons/sesamestreet.html

• http://members.tripod.com/Tiny_Dancer/sesamestreet.mp3

• http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/af-prov2.htm

References• http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://

www.wcs.k12.va.us/users/honaker/sesame4.jpg

• http://pbskids.org/sesame/zoe/index.html

• http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/eecabral/OOPSand.NET211102005075520AM/Images/shapes.jpg

• http://www.thinkingfountain.org/i/icshapes/icshapes.html

• http://www.thinkingfountain.org/books/shapes.html

• http://www.meddybemps.com/9.2e.html

• http://pbskids.org/sesame/number/index.html