Spanish El día de nieve Ezra Jack Keats Book Companion Kindergarten
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Description
Representation matters! Ezra Jack Keats' The Snowy Day or El día de nieve shares a day in the life of a Black* child on a snowy day in the city. And this book companion is right there with him! Designed for kindergarten Dual Language or Spanish immersion programs, there is no English on student pages!
*Why "Black" and not "African American"? This story could take place in any country with snow; American citizenship of this character should not be assumed.
This packet includes the following activities, all designed to address skills delineated in the Common Core standards:
Literature Awareness - 1 page
Write the title, author's name, main character's name, and story's setting.
Reading Comp & Recall - 1 page, 5 questions
Via circling and short phrase/sentence writing, respond to 5 questions related to the text.
Rhyming Identification - 1 page, 6 target words
In field of 2, identify the word that rhymes with the target word.
Initial Syllable Recognition - 1 page, 6 target initial syllables
In field of 4, identify 2 words that begin with the target syllable.
Missing Syllable Spelling - 1 page, 6 target missing syllables
Fill in 2 blanks with the 2 letters that make up the missing syllable.
Text-to-Self: Out My Window - 1 page
Write a short phrase. Illustrate.
Text-to-Self: What I Want to Be - 1 page
Write a single word response plus a short phrase of explanation. Illustrate.
Categorizing: What goes in a pocket - 1 page
Cut out 5 images. Identify the 3 that would go in a pocket and paste them onto the pocket.
Data Collection - individual - 1 page
Ask 6 classmates to write their name under the snow activity that they prefer. Then graph those 6 responses. Finally, circle the activity that received the most votes.
Data Collection - whole class - 1 page
Print in color. Display on easel pad. Have students write their names under their preferred activity. Discuss as a group. Expand as desired.
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