A Boy, A Dad and a Swing! Thank you Erin S!!
Here is a great short reading by Erin Slightom. We will share the English and Spanish versions with you. It was inspired by a picture!! It is a fantastic example of building curiosity into the story and utilizing a surprise in the last level of the reading. She has also done a fantastic job of scaffolding the sentences from the beginning to the end. If you teach upper levels, just put it in the past tense!!
* We do not yet have permission to publish the picture, but it might be great for the students to illustrate the third version themselves!!
English versions: The Boy (Who) Likes to Swing
Version #1
There is a boy in the park. The boy’s name is Rex. He is with his dad in the park. His dad’s name is Tom. He really like the swings. He wants his dad to push him on the swing.
Version #2
It is a beautiful day. A boy and his dad are in the park. The boy really likes the park. The boy’s name is Rex. He is with his dad in the park. The boy’s dad’s name is Tom.
Rex really like the swings. The boy needs a push on the swing. He wants his dad to push him on the swing.
The dad wants to push his son on the swing. But, the dad is very frustrated. It is impossible to push the swing.
Version #3
It’s Saturday, a beautiful day. A boy and his dad are in the park. The boy is excited. He really likes the park. He really likes to be in the park with his dad. This boy’s name is Rex. The father of the boy is named Tom
Rex really likes the swings. The boy needs a push on the swing. He wants his dad to push him on the swing. The dad wants to push his son on the swing. But the dad is very frustrated. The dad is not a normal dad. Tom is not a person, he’s a Tyrannasaurus. A Tyrannasaurus cannot push the swing. The dad’s arms are very short and his head is very big. It’s impossible to push the swing for his son.
A Un Niño Le Gusta El Columpio
Version #1
Hay un niño en el parque. El niño se llama Rex. Está con su papá en el parque. Su papá se llama Tom.
Le gusta mucho el columpio. Quiere que su papá le empuje en el columpio.
Version #2
Es un día muy bonito. Un niño y su papá están en el parque. Al niño le gusta mucho el parque. Este niño se llama Rex. El papá del niño se llama Tom.
A Rex le gustan mucho los columpios. El niño necesita un empuje en el columpio. Quiere que su papá le empuje en el columpio.
El papá quiere empujar a su hijo en el columpio. Pero el papá está muy frustrado. Es imposible empujar el columpio.
Version #3
Es el sábado, un día muy bonito. Un niño y su papá están en el parque. El niño está emocionado. Le gusta mucho el parque. Le gusta mucho estar en el parque con su papá. Este niño se llama Rex. El papá del niño se llama Tom.
A Rex le gustan mucho los columpios. El niño necesita un empuje en el columpio. Quiere que su papá le empuje en el columpio.
El papá quiere empujar a su hijo en el columpio. Pero el papá está muy frustrado. El papá no es un papá normal. Tom no es una persona, es un Tiranosaurio. El tiranosaurio no puede empujar el columpio. Los brazos del papá son muy cortos y la cabeza es muy grande. Es imposible empujar el columpio para su hijo.
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