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Little Parrot Can Skate

Little Penguin and Little Parrot are friends.
Little Penguin and his friends can do a lot
of things. Little Parrot is sad. Little Penguin
decides to teach her something new. Little
Parrot can do something the other animals
can’t do. What can she do?

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The Snowman
Little Parrot Can Skate
Little Parrot
Can Skate
The Magic Word
Around the World

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 Little Parrot
Can Skate

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Look, Little Penguin.
I can climb. Can you climb,
Little Penguin?

No, but I can jump!

2 3
The elephant is singing. It’s loud.
Can you sing, Little Penguin?

No, but I
can dance.

4 5
The lion is playing the guitar.

Can you play

the guitar?
No, but I can
play the drums.

6 7
 Little Parrot is sad.
Let’s skate. I can
What can you do, teach you!
Little Parrot?

8 9
 What are you doing, Wow! Little Parrot
Little Parrot? can skate!

Good job,
Little Parrot!

I’m skating.

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 skating dancing singing

a penguin a lion an elephant a tiger

a piano a guitar a drum

a monkey a panda a zebra a parrot

12 13
What’s your
favorite animal? What are
The elephant!
you doing? I’m dancing.

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a lot of things. He can Target Recycled
jump, dance, and play the • Picture Cards 172–179,
Little Parrot Can Skate
Little Penguin and Little Parrot are friends.
Little Penguin and his friends can do a lot

drums. The other animals

of things. Little Parrot is sad. Little Penguin
decides to teach her something new. Little
Parrot can do something the other animals
Vocabulary a penguin, a lion, a zebra, sad (L2U7) 184–186
can also do different
can’t do. What can she do?
an elephant, a tiger, a monkey,
a panda, a parrot, singing,
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things. The monkey can

stories that reinforce the content and themes of the Welcome to
Our World series and bring storytelling into the very young learner
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Materials
every story, the Big Books help teachers engage with their very

climb. The elephant can clapping, stomping, a drum,

young learners and make storytelling fun!

a guitar, dancing, shouting, a

Welcome to Our World Big Books 9–12

sing. And the lion can

The Snowman
Little Parrot Can Skate

play the guitar. But Little

Little Parrot piano, skating
• wild animal toys
Can Skate
The Magic Word

• a picture/photo of a parrot
Around the World

Penguin’s friend, Little

Parrot, can’t do the things Content big, bigger / small, smaller • big and small classroom
the other animals can do Concepts quiet / loud
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objects (pencils, crayons,

and she’s very sad. Little Penguin decides to teach his friend how pencil boxes, books)
to skate. After some practice, Little Parrot can skate gracefully. Language What’s your favorite animal? What can you do?
The other animals cheer her on and she feels very proud. The [elephant]! I can [climb]. (L2U2)
What are you doing? Can you [climb]? (L2U0)
I’m [dancing].

• Show children the cover of the • Read pp. 2–3, and then ask
Before You Read book and ask them what they see What do you see? Have children After You Read Activities
(a parrot, a penguin, a zebra, a point to each animal or object,
• Review the names of wild animals tiger, and an elephant). and say the words (a monkey, a • Close the book and check if • Open the book to p. 14. Point
using picture cards 172–179 or penguin, a parrot, a tree, a rock, children can remember all of the to the mascots, and role-play
toys. Hold up a picture card or toy, • Point to the bird on the cover or animals in the story. Ask What the conversation using different
clouds, the sky). Point to the
and ask What’s this? Have children show a picture of a parrot, and say animals are in the story? Have voices. Have children repeat.
monkey and say The monkey is
say the word. This is a parrot. Act out the verb children name them or use picture
climbing. Point to the penguin and • Ask individual children What’s
skate and say Look! I’m skating. cards. Have children point to the
• Review the action words by ask What’s the penguin doing? your favorite animal? Have them
Say Let’s skate. Have the class animals mentioned in the story.
playing a game. Use picture cards (jumping) say The [monkey]. and point to
pretend to skate with you.
184–186. Invite individual children • Open the book to p. 4, point to • Check if children can remember the correct picture. Invite some
to pick a picture card and have • Ask Can parrots skate? Say no the things the animals can do volunteers to ask the question.
the elephant, and ask What’s the
them act out it out. Have the class and shake your head from side to in the story. Show the monkey
elephant doing? (singing) Point • Show p. 15. Point to the mascots,
guess the word (for example side. Then read the title and look picture card and ask What can the
to the musical notes and ask Is it and role-play the conversation
dancing, stomping). You can also puzzled. Say In this story, Little monkey do? (climb) Continue with
quiet? Shake your head from side using different voices. Have
have the class ask What are you Parrot can skate. Let’s read! the other animals.
to side and say No, it isn’t. Read children repeat. Do the same for
doing? The child doing the action the text on the page. Continue with • Hold up the book and read each the other pictures.
says I’m [dancing]. the other pages in the same way.
While You Read page or scene. Have children
• Invite individual children to
• Review the concepts big, bigger / • When you get to pp. 8–9, point to repeat the line and do the actions.
come up to the front, point to a
small, smaller. Show two • Hold up or place the book on a the parrot and ask How does Little character on the page, and say
classroom objects, such as, display stand and make sure that Parrot feel? (sad) Say That’s right.
Picture Dictionary I’m the [monkey]. Have the class
a book and a pencil box. Point all children can see the pages. Little Parrot is sad. Then point to ask What are you doing? Have the
to the book and say big. Now ask Read clearly and slowly, and with p. 9 and say Look! Little Parrot child do the action and answer:
What’s bigger? Have children expression, pointing to the pictures is skating. Little Penguin is • Open the book to p. 12. Point to
I’m [dancing].
point to bigger objects around and making eye contact with the teaching her. each animal and have children say
the classroom and have them say children. When you read the text, the word.
the words, for example, a chair, • Show pp. 10–11 and say Wow!
point to the character who speaks. • Show p. 13. Read each label
a table. Point to the pencil box Look at Little Parrot. What’s she
• Read the story again, this time doing? (skating) Read the page. and have children point to the
and say small. Now ask What’s correct photo.
pausing after each scene or page,
smaller? Have children point
asking questions and having • Invite a child to come to the front
to smaller objects around the
individual children come up of the class, choose a photo and
classroom and have them say the
and point to the pictures. say I’m [dancing]. Have the class
words, for example, crayon, pencil.
point to the correct photo.

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