Atrapados by Oliver Jeffers {Activity Idea Included}

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Atrapados is one of my favorite Oliver Jeffers' because of its humor and the ability to teach a ton of vocabulary with the book.  The story surrounds a little boy who gets his kite caught in a tree.  In order to get the kite out he throws one of his shoes up in the tree to dislodge the kite.  Well, that doesn't work, and the craziness begins.  By the end, the tree looks like this:

Here is the LONG list of what gets stuck in the tree...

Cometa

Dos zapatos
Gato
Escalera
Lata de pintura
Pato
Silla
Bicicleta
Fregadero
Puerta
Coche
Lechero
Orangután
Bote
Buque
Rinoceronte
Camión
Casa
Faro
Ballena
Camión de bomberos
Bomberos
Serrucho

This list can be used to do the following activity.  You will need to create a tree and then have pictures of all the above items.  You then call out an item and the students put it on the tree.  You can either do this with individual trees or a bigger one for the whole classroom. Here's an example from Mama Von Teacher:.