Thanks for these awesome ideas. I will definitely be having kids bring in photos! On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Young, Lisa <lyoung@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ferdinand the Bull sounds great, any other ideas out there on other > books that utilize the pret. & imperfect?**** > > ** ** > > *From:* ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On > Behalf Of *Emily Gerstner > > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:14 PM > *To:* ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [ola] Preterit vs. Imperfect... seeking advice**** > > ** ** > > Hello all,**** > > My Spanish II students are at a point where they can recognize and use, > though without much accuracy, verbs in the preterit tense. I'd like to > begin to introduce verbs in the imperfect, but I don't want to resort to > English to do so. Any ideas for keeping preterit/imperfect content super > communicative and not overwhelming for students? > > My best ideas right now are: > -telling a familiar story (such as Goldilocks and the 3 Bears) > -using imperfect to talk about childhood**** > > Advice, resources, lesson plans would be greatly appreciated.**** > > Thanks so much!**** > > Emily**** > -- Emily Gerstner Teach For America Corps Member NE Ohio 2012 (781) 258-4530 emilygerstner@xxxxxxxxx