Basic Concepts for Language Learners: English and Spanish Language Development Resource

Ages 4 through 8. This book includes pictures and activities designed to help preschoolers and children in the primary grades understand and use basic classroom concepts such as b>on, in, under, behind, beside, in front, between, near, far, together, separated, inside, and outside. Sentences are presented in English and Spanish so that you can offer instruction in either language. • Concept Contrasts. Pictures are presented for teaching concept contrasts such as inside/outside, front/in back, and on/under in English or Spanish. Each picture page includes an illustration depicting the two contrasting concepts. Both receptive and expressive language activities can be presented using the pictures. • Concept Story. Students are asked to create a story by describing the action shown in pictures. A variety of basic concepts are represented in the story.