ABSTRACT
Through the following chapter, we will see an innovative pedagogical proposal to introduce a well-known Native American picture book, We Are Water Protectors, for the subject of natural science in upper primary. The proposed lesson plan will revolve around water pollution and respect for Mother Earth. It will follow the structure of story sharing composed of four stages: stage 1 to set the story context, stage 2 before the reading aloud, stage 3 while reading aloud, and stage 4 after reading aloud. This proposal is a response to the need for teacher training in all school stages of storytelling techniques and how to introduce picture books in the classroom for cross-curricular contexts, in this case, environmental awareness and respect for the environment and intercultural citizenship. At the same time, it brings light to the convention of traditional storytelling following the CLIL 4Cs framework with the use of ICT as a final product that the students can see as an objective and up-to-date result. The expected outcomes of this innovative proposal are to develop curiosity and awareness about environmental issues among primary students, learn about customs from Native American communities, and create a collective story through ICT to save water and sustain life among Nations. This outcome can be applied to bilingual teacher education by learning how to select the appropriate resources for their level, age, and subject, as well as to create hands-on scaffolded and guided materials to acquire and improve linguistic, cognitive, and cultural competencies naturally and engagingly.
