ESL+Book+Talk

ESL Book Talk

Brown Bear, Brown Bear //, What Do You See?// By: Eric Carle

Brown Bear is a story that uses repetition by asking what different colored animals see. The repetition helps students learn a familiar phrase. It is a great book to practice animal and color words.

This book would be used in a beginning ESL class with PreK-2nd grade students. It is possible that this book could be read in students' native language as well as in English.

After reading the book students are given the opportunity to practice reading the story again using repetition and innovation. Using pictures from the book and a pocket chart, students would be asked to put the pictures in the pocket chart as they retell the story. This activity will promote understanding of the colors and animals that are mentioned in the book.