PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES

Prudence Childish or

Author: Veronica Prieto

Illustrator: Ronny Landau
Series: yellow, from 6 years
Pages: 44
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Illustrations by Ronny Landau

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PRESENTATION OF THE ACTIVITY PROGRAMS

Santillana Infantil Juvenil, in its desire to offer tools that contribute to the task of training new readers, makes available its
activity programs, composed of methodological guidelines for teachers and specific printable activities for each of the three
moments of reading.

The objective of our activity programs is to develop the skills, abilities and competencies that children need to develop reading
comprehension and thus encourage the enjoyment of reading. They propose educational activities in accordance with the
demands of our national reality and international standards.

It also includes material so that the teacher can further analyze the work, understand its literary value, use technology in the
classroom (ICT), address different learning styles and make curricular connections, thanks to the transversality that literature
offers.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTIVITY PROGRAMS

q Stimulate the pleasure of reading through titles appropriate to the age, characteristics and interests of boys and girls.
q Address the PISA Reading Comprehension skills and the development of the skills proposed in the Curricular Bases and
Study Programs delivered by the MINEDUC.

q Take advantage of reading opportunities to develop the social and emotional aspects of students in accordance with the OFT
proposed by the Ministry of Education.

q Propose different reading situations that encourage the approach and enjoyment of different types of texts through motivating
activities.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
q Summarize in your own words literary and non-literary texts you have heard.
q Participate actively and in an orderly manner in spontaneous and guided conversations.
q Relate in chronological sequence at least three events that occurred in a story.
q Relate a real or fantastic event, in two or more sentences, following a sequence.
q Talk about your tastes or preferences.
q Listen to your classmates without interrupting them, respecting their turn to speak.

CROSS-CUTTING LEARNING OBJECTIVES

q Ability to work in groups and as a team, planning group activities, dialoguing and exchanging ideas and experiences.
q Ability to express opinions, ideas, comments and feelings with confidence, clarity and effectiveness, speaking up
whenever necessary.
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PRODUCTION CONTEXT
The background information provided below has been prepared with the purpose of providing teachers with the necessary
resources to enable them to address, from a documented context, the activities that their students must develop, both from the
personal sphere of the author and from the literary aspects of the work.

TO BIOGRAPHIES

Author
Verónica Prieto, Chilean writer and singer, was born in Santiago in 1951. He graduated from the School of Music at the
Catholic University of Chile in 1975 and has dedicated himself mainly to the creation of children's songs as a member of the
group Mazapán. He participated in the Contemporary Music Festival with a musical story and in various literary workshops,
publishing some of his stories.

Illustrator
Ronny Landau was born and currently lives in Israel, after spending almost fifteen years in the United States, where he
devoted himself to illustration and painting.
In addition to illustration, Ronny enjoys creating fabric toys.
For Santillana Infantil Juvenil she has illustrated Eva and her Tan and The Island of the Lobsters, both by Andrea Maturana.

B LITERARY ASPECTS

Synthesis
Prudencia is a very shy pig who dreams of being a ballet dancer. When she attends her first dance class she feels very anxious.
While there, she realizes that she has a hard time doing the steps compared to her fellow dancers. Despite this, he tries again
and again, but it all ends in laughter and disappointment when he falls clumsily to the ground and his teacher yells at him to stop
disturbing the class. She has no desire left, sadness invades her, but something special happens on the way back home. In a
park, geese and ducks are playing soccer and suddenly they casually throw the ball at Prudencia's feet. They shout loudly for
her to kick it and, to everyone's surprise, the little pig scores a fantastic goal. Since that day, upon discovering his sporting
abilities, he feels truly happy.

Analysis
A story with a simple plot that allows for fluid reading for boys and girls. The illustrations form an indissoluble bond with the text,
playing a fundamental role in representing Prudencia's feelings and understanding the meaning of the story. Each image is an
invitation that brings the reader closer to a warm and poetic world that is transmitted page by page.
In this story, two types of shouting are also evident: one that discourages and another that encourages. The scream of the ballet
teacher that shows the rigidity of her acting versus the scream of the geese and ducks that motivate her to hit the ball hard,
executing a goal that was widely cheered.
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► GENERAL GUIDELINES
The guidelines proposed in each activity provide the working conditions and strategies that will allow the achievement
of the expected learning outcomes. Throughout the process, strengthen, support and supervise the development of
each of these activities, so that learning becomes a successful experience. PISA:

Before reading

•> Activity 1. Melodious melodies

Non-photocopiable activity X

Purpose of the activity: To introduce children to the theme of the story they are going to read through music.

► Methodological guidelines
Select a piece of classical music, such as Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Blue Danube, etc. Ask your
students to close their eyes, relax their bodies and listen carefully to the selected melody.
Ask: Do you remember anything about this music? What kind of music is it? Do you like this music? Why? What
profession or activity is this kind of music related to?
Now invite them to listen to the song from the 2010 South Africa World Cup or the 1962 World Cup song. (You can
sing and dance to the rhythm of these contagious songs.)
Then you can ask: did you like the song? Why? What activity is related to the song you just heard? Do you play any
sport? Which one? Why do you like to play that sport?

Introduce the book they are going to read, read the title, show the cover and ask:
❚ What does the word “Prudence” mean?
❚ What do you see on the cover of the book?
❚ What will this story be about?
❚ Does the music you listen to have any relation to the book cover? Why?

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•> Activity 2. Detectives

SHEET 1/Photocopiable Activity 0 PISA:

Purpose of the activity: Predict through the elements of the cover about
what the book Prudence will be about.

► Methodological guidelines
Discuss with your students what the job of a detective is and then tell them that they will play a game to uncover a
mysterious case.
Present the photocopiable “Detectives” sheet and invite them to imagine that they are private investigators.
After they have finished their work, allow them to freely share their answers with the class. You can ask for some
cards to put on the bulletin board, and when you finish reading the book, check how close or how far you were in your
predictions.

•> Activity 3. Stick puppets

SHEET 2/Photocopiable Activity 0 PISA:

Purpose of the activity: To develop oral expression through the characters of a story.

► Methodological guidelines
In this activity, your students will make puppets with two characters from the story. With them they will work on oral
expression.
In the photocopiable material you will find four figures of the characters, from which your students will choose two. To
make the puppets, first glue this page onto a piece of cardboard and then cut it out. A popsicle stick glued to the back
will do the trick.
The children will introduce the characters by pointing out some characteristics that they can infer from the image.
You can work on dialogues orally between different characters.
Motivate them by asking: which of them is the protagonist? What are these characters like? What adventures will they
experience? In what places will this story take place? etc.
In this type of activity, the most important thing is that the children indicate the clues that led them to answer in a
certain way.
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During reading

Activity 4. What are your skills?

Non-photocopiable activity X

Purpose of the activity: To discuss the different skills that must be had to carry out
favorite hobbies.

► Methodological guidelines
Invite your students to identify their favorite activities, to tell if they play any sport or do any activity that they really like.
Use questions like: What is your favorite sport? Why? Are you interested in any particular activity: music, painting,
reading, crafts, etc.? Would you like to spend time on it? What are you good at? What do you find difficult?

Form groups of four or five members to talk about your tastes and preferences. Monitor activity from group to group.

Explain the concept of skill to them so that they don't see their dreams of doing an activity they like as impossible.

The concept of ability comes from the Latin term habilitas and refers to the capacity and disposition for something.
According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), skill is each of the things that a person executes
with grace and dexterity, and the plot arranged with ingenuity, dissimulation and skill.

Skill can be an innate or developed aptitude. Practice, training and experience allow a subject to improve his skills (“I
am studying piano to increase my musical skills”).

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It is very important for children to know that skills can be developed with practice, even more so when they are young.

Finish by reflecting with them on the effort we must put into everything to achieve success. Depending on the moment
of reading you are going to, connect the comment with Prudence.
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•> Activity 5. How is?

Non-photocopiable activity X

Purpose of the activity: Make oral and written descriptions based on images in the
book.

► Methodological guidelines
Tell your students that they will write a description, which consists of explaining in detail and in an orderly manner
what people, places or objects are like. To do this, point out that they will work with an illustration of the story they are
reading. Choose the one that seems relevant to that objective.
Explain that they should look very carefully and select what they want to describe.
Give some examples of what elements can be used to make a description:
Eg: There is a yellow, oval lamp in the room.
Tell them that they can use characteristics of objects, such as big, small, distinguish their color, point out where they
are using up-down, left-right, etc.
Gather them into small groups to share their descriptions orally.
Model some examples for your students during the activity.
Finally, ask them to write down some of the descriptions in their notebooks.
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► > Activity 6. We remember

PISA:
SHEET 3/Photocopiable Activity 0 Obtaining information.
Elaboration of an
Purpose of the activity: Remember details or facts from a part of the story and predict interpretation.
the continuation.

► Methodological guidelines
Stop your children from reading the story where Prudencia feels very dejected for not being able to dance ballet.
Discuss her feelings and actions through free conversation and also ask questions about the content of the book.
Then hand in a photocopiable form. In it you will find fourteen statements, which your children must answer with a
YES or a NO, explaining what is correct in the case of those that are NO.
To finish the activity, invite them to predict what will happen after Prudencia gives up her dream of being a dancer.

to YEAH NO
Prudencia dreamed of dancing on a big stage. x
The latch is a part of the sewing machine (door). x
The one who played the piano was the gazelle (the frog). x
The gazelle danced very well. x
Prudencia's mesh is light blue. x
In ballet class, Prudencia wore new leotards and slippers. x
Prudencia enjoyed ballet class (she had a bad time). x
Prudencia's feet became entangled with the teacher's. x
The dance partners laugh at Prudencia. x
The teacher pet her after her fall (she is angry). x
Prudencia feels very sad after her dance experience. x

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After reading

•> Activity 7. Crossword

SHEET 4/Photocopiable Activity 0 PISA:

Purpose of the activity: Solve a crossword puzzle.

► Methodological guidelines
Crossword puzzles are pastimes that stimulate concentration, retention and attention of your students, as well as
entertainment.
Explain the concept of a crossword puzzle to them so that they better understand the task at hand. They must read
the two lists of definitions that the puzzle presents: one corresponding to the
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vertical sense and another for the horizontal sense, and then fill in each box with B
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the correct word. D O
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Once the crossword puzzle is finished, ask your children to choose one of the D
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words and tell the part of the story that includes it.
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•> Activity 8. I remember and order

SHEET 5/Photocopiable Activity 0

Purpose of the activity: Sequence the story you read with the support of the PISA:
illustrations.

► Methodological guidelines
Give your children the photocopiable sheet. There you will find various illustrations that they will order according to
how they happened in the story.
To complete the task, first ask them to cut them out and place them on a surface. Then ask them to put them in order
and to check the sequence, tell the story in the order they were given. Once they are sure that the sequence is
correct, they should stick them on a pad of paper. Model the process each time you perform a similar activity.
To finish the activity, invite them to create a different title for the story they read.
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• > Activity 9. Summarizing

SHEET 6/Photocopiable Activity 0 PISA:

Purpose of the activity: To provide basic strategies that allow for the creation of a
graphic organizer of the story.

• Methodological guidelines
Explain to your students that they will be working with a graphic organizer. To do this, indicate that this resource is a
visual representation that allows you to retrieve important information and summarize some content.
On the worksheet, in the center is the title of the book, ask them to draw the main character and write two
characteristics. In the remaining four boxes, you should write down the secondary characters at the top and, on the
right side, the environment in which they act. In the boxes below, the problem that the protagonist faces and on the
right side the solution with which the story ends.
Finally, share the activity.

• > Activity 10. Female and male roles

Non-photocopiable activity X PISA:
Reflection on
Purpose of the activity: To reflect on the roles and activities of men and women in the content.

today's society.

• Methodological guidelines
Discuss with your students about reading the book: What do you think about a girl playing soccer? And a boy dancing
ballet? Collect feedback and moderate the conversation. Ask them to mention activities that men do and others that
women do. Lead the reflection towards gender equality, also considering that each one has their own characteristics
and contributions to make in different activities.
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■ Today you must imagine that you are a great detective. With your magnifying glass, look at the
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cover of this book, which is the only thing you just found inside a box.

2 Who will be the characters

3 Will it be
an action story? Why?

4 Will it be a story only for girls? Why?

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SHEET 2

4 Activity 3. Stick puppets

■ The following illustrations correspond to characters from the book you are going to read.
■ Choose two, cut them out and paint them.
■ Glue your character onto a piece of cardboard and then onto a popsicle stick.
■ Choose a name for your character and comment on what you think he or she is like and how he
or she will act in the story.
■ Create dialogues with your classmates.

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SHEET 3

During reading

4 Activity 6. We remember
■ Read each of the following statements carefully and then answer yes or no by putting a cross
in the corresponding box.

: Affirmation YEAH NO 5
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Prudencia dreamed of dancing on a big stage.
The latch is a part of the sewing machine.
The one playing the piano was the gazelle.
The gazelle danced very well.
Prudencia's mesh is light blue.
In ballet class, Prudencia wore new leotards and slippers.
Prudence enjoyed ballet class.
Prudencia's feet became entangled with the teacher's.
The dance partners laugh at Prudencia. The teacher shows him affection after his
fall. Prudencia feels very sad after her dance experience.

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SHEET 4

After reading

4 Activity 5. Crossword
■ Read the clues carefully and then complete the crossword puzzle.

Horizontal Verticals
1. They were playing soccer. 1. You play football with it.
2. Sport played with 11 players per side. 2. Everyone applauded her when she did it.
3. He danced by raising his paw very high. 3. Name of the dance that Prudencia wanted
to learn.

1)
Choose a word from the crossword puzzle.

2)
Tell the part of the story that includes it.

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CARD 5

■ Activity 8. I remember and order

■ Look carefully at the illustrations and cut them out.
■ Arrange them on a notepad sheet. When you are sure, paste them in the order they appear
in the book.
■ Tell the story you read by looking at the illustrations.
■ Now, what other title would you give to this story? Think of one and write it down on your
notepad.

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CARD 6

■ Activity 9. Summarizing
■ Complete each of the rectangles with the requested information.
■ If you have any questions, ask your teacher.

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