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Children will sequence the steps of how Yuyi Morales creates a book.
Social Studies Focus: Hispanic heritage
ELA Focus: writing process
Watch a Video: Read Aloud of Dreamers
Skill: build knowledge
Read the Issue: Meet a Storyteller
Play a Game: Library Search and Find
Skill: vocabulary
Complete Skill Sheets
Reading Checkpoint
Skill: key details
Parts of a Book
Skill: use visuals
Read a Map
Lesson Boosters
Paired Text: Pura Belpré Medal Books
Sight Word Hunt: she and what
Hands-on Activity: Make Kid-ecott Medals!
CCSS (and states that have similar standards): RI.1.1, RI.1.7, W.1.1, RF.1.3, RL.1.1
Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.
Skill: opinion writing
Materials: “My Kid-ecott Medal” skills sheet, crayons, pencils, scissors