Too Many Tamales, Comprehension Activities, Interactive Read Aloud
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Description
Too Many Tamales is a well-known Holiday book written and illustrated by Gary Soto. This Christmas-themed activity pack has over 25 pages of activities to go along with this heartwarming holiday story. It's a wonderful way to share the Christmas traditions of the Hispanic culture, while touching on the importance of family and honesty.
This is the perfect resource to add to your holiday lesson plans, and they are great for sub plans too!
Included in this unit:
Activity Examples – p. 3-4
Before & After Reading Activity Ideas – p. 5
Vocabulary Cards and Definitions: p. 6-7
Word Search – p. 8
Christmas Wish List – p. 9
Vocabulary Quiz – p. 10-11
My Christmas Tradition – p. 12
Sequencing Activity – p. 13-14
Story Map Flip Book Foldable (or INB page) – p. 15
A Letter to Maria – p. 16
Venn Diagram – p. 17
Math Word Problems – p. 18-20
How to Make Tamales – Nonfiction Passage – p. 21
How to Make Tamales – Questions – p. 22
Comprehension Questions – p. 23-24
Making Inferences Foldable – p. 25
Tamale Taste Test – p. 26
Directed Drawing – p. 27-28
