Movietalk: Piper

This year, I started trying Movietalks.  From what I had read, they are an amazing way to engage students and provide LOTS of input.  If you'd like to learn more about Movietalks, Martina Bex gives a great explanation.  For yesterday's Movietalk, I showed the video "Piper." 

My target structures were "Hay" (There is/are) and "Agarra" (grab).  I also incorporated animal vocabulary, numbers, and words like "walk," "run," " (very) fast," " and (very) slow."  Through circling, I was able to reuse a ton of vocabulary that we had already covered.  Students LOVED this video.  The part where Piper gets smooshed by a wave is priceless.  The whole class went "awwwwwww!".  You could also use this video to target ocean vocabulary.  Words like ocean, rocks, sand, grass, seaweed, waves, etc.   Lots of possibilities!

¡Hasta pronto!