Library Storytelling Morning activity for May

Come to the “tellebration” with us! Monthly Saturday morning meetings where kids can enjoy selected stories in English with Brian George (Oliver) as storyteller.

Recommended for children between the ages of 4 – 9. Two adults per child maximum. Approx. 40 minutes.

Participation is free. Seating is limited; entrance is open until full capacity (35 kids per session). Register including children’s name/s and your favorite session (11 / 12:30 h.) and wait for our confirmation reply.

May 2010 storytelling around the book:

“The great ball game: a Muskogee story” by Joseph Bruchac & Susan L. Roth

Saturday, May 22nd 2010

At 11 a.m. – English version (All in English)

At 12:30 p.m –English version with some Spanish to help understand

“To settle a dispute between animals with teeth and those with wings, the two sides agree to play a ball game like lacrosse and the first to score a goal wins. The Native American story explaining why birds fly south in the winter comes alive here with rich illustrations.”

From Scholastics.

Recommended links for parents and teachers:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/bruchac.html?grade=2

http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/multicultural/curriculum/LanguageArts/Multicultural/TheGreatBallGame.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscogee_(Creek)

Special Storytelling Time on the World Book Day

April 23^rd is a symbolic date for world book day. Join us for a special storytelling time to celebrate the pleasure of reading!

Recommended for children between the ages of 4 – 9. Two adults per child maximum.

With Brian George (Oliver) as storyteller. Approx. 40 minutes.

Participation is free. Seating is limited; entrance is open until full capacity (35 kids per session).

Register at biblioteca@iie.es including children’s name/s and wait for our confirmation reply.

Storytelling around the book:

“That Book Woman” by Heather Henson & David Small

Friday, April 23rd at 18 h. – English version (All in English)

“Cal is not the readin’ type. Living way high up in the Appalachian Mountains, he’d rather help Pap plow or go out after wandering sheep than try some book learning. Nope. Cal does not want to sit stoney-still reading some chicken scratch. But that Book Woman keeps coming just the same. She comes in the rain. She comes in the snow. She comes right up the side of the mountain, and Cal knows that’s not easy riding. And all just to lend his sister some books. Why, that woman must be plain foolish — or is she braver than he ever thought?.”

From Simon and Schuster.

Recommended links for parents and teachers:

http://suzyred.com/2010_That_Book_Woman.html

http://www.kykinfolk.com/knott/bookwomen_easternkentucky.htm

http://books.simonandschuster.com/That-Book-Woman/Heather-Henson/9781416908128/reading_group_guide

Library Storytelling Morning activity for February

Come to the “tellebration” with us! Monthly Saturday morning meetings where kids can enjoy selected stories in English with Brian George (Oliver) as storyteller.

Recommended for children between the ages of 4 – 9. Two adults per child maximum. Approx. 40 minutes.

Participation is free. Seating is limited; entrance is open until full capacity (35 kids per session). Register including children’s name/s and your favorite session (11 / 12:30 h.) and wait for our confirmation reply.

February 2010 storytelling around the book:

“Stone soup” by Jon J. Muth

Saturday February 27^th

At 11 a.m. – English Version (All in English)

At 12:30 p.m – Bilingual Version (In English, using some Spanish to help understand)

“This rich story tells the story of Hok, Lok, and Siew–three monks traveling along a mountain road. The youngest monk, Hok (named after the Chinese deity symbolizing good fortune and prosperity), asks the question, “What makes one happy?”, and finds an answer in a little village filled with people who have lost faith and trust in each other. Villagers kept to themselves and would not greet the three traveling strangers. Siew, the older and wiser monk, decides it is time to make “stone soup”. This seemingly odd enterprise at first piques the villagers’ curiosity, and it isn’t long before the monks’ modest suggestions for additions to the soup (salt and pepper, carrots, and so forth) stimulate a whole village to share in the making of the soup, and enjoy a feast after the rich soup is made. And so it came to be that “as each person opened their heart to give, the next person gave even more”.”

From edutainingkids.com

Recommended links for parents and teachers:

http://www.tlpeace.org.au/stories/stonesoup.htm

http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/stonesoup.html

Aula de Cine – próxima sesión el 10 de diciembre

Aula de cine es un medio creado para el aprendizaje y disfrute de la imagen en movimiento: el cine. Se analizarán aspectos de la crítica cinematográfica, películas clásicas del siglo XX y contemporáneas de las últimas décadas.

Los participantes podrán visualizar las películas reseñadas en cada sesión, investigar y profundizar en los géneros cinematográficos, el lenguaje fílmico y la interpretación. A través del análisis de las secuencias, se establecerá un cine fórum entre el profesor y los asistentes, con el objetivo de  adquirir los conocimientos y la metodología adecuada para disfrutar de todo lo que rodea al séptimo arte.

La actividad es de libre acceso y gratuita.

Profesor: Pedro Fuentes, escritor cinematográfico y realizador.

Horario: 19:30 a 21:30 (una única sesión mensual)

Próxima sesión: 10 de diciembre del 2009.

El melodrama I.

El universo visual y narrativo de Douglas Sirk. La emoción en el texto contemporáneo. Antecedentes clásicos en Ford, Stevens y los artesanos de los años 30 y 40.

FAR FROM HEAVEN. (Lejos del cielo). 2002. Dirigida por Todd Haynes.

Ver además:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodrama

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Haynes

http://www.labutaca.net/films/12/farfromheaven5.htm