Celebrate
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day with Mrs.
Park's Class
Celebra el Día de
Martin Luther King
Jr. con la clase
de la Sra. Park
The students in
Mrs. Park's class
prepare to celebrate
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day and create
a mural in his honor.
As they reflect
on the values he
taught, the students
come up with terrific
idea for their Martin
Luther King Day
celebration.
Celebrate
Mardi Gras with
Joaquín, Harlequin
Celebra el Mardi
Gras con Joaquín,
arlequín
Disguised as a harlequin,
Joaquín enjoys the
Mardi Gras celebration
with his family,
but he gets lost
in the crowd. His
family searches
everywhere for him,
and they find one
harlequin, and another,
and yet another,
but none are Joaquín.
But there is one
sure way of telling
which one is Joaquín.
Find out how.
Celebrate
Chinese New Year
with the Fong Family
Celebra el Año Nuevo
Chino con la familia
Fong
A Chinese-American
family invites their
good friends the
Sanchez', a Latino
family, to celebrate
the Chinese New
Year with them.
Nico, a curious
little member of
the Sanchez family,
is fascinated by
the celebration
and gets himself
in a bit of trouble
during his picture-taking
adventure.
Celebrate
Cinco de Mayo with
the Mexican Hat
Dance
Celebra el Cinco
de Mayo con un Jarabe
Tapatío
Students prepare
to celebrate Cinco
de Mayo and have
a great time practicing
the Mexican hat
dance, "Jarabe".
It's show time,
but can the students
dance the "Jarabe"
without stepping
on the hat?
Celebrate
Fourth of July with
Champ, the Scamp
Celebra el Cuatro
de Julio con Campeón,
el glotón
It is the 4th of
July, and a family
prepares for the
special picnic.
Champ, the family
dog, does not want
to miss the celebration.
He hides away in
the food basket
and has a picnic
of his own with
all the other dogs
in the park! What
kind of a picnic
will it be for the
family without any
food?
Celebrate
Saint Patrick's
Day with Samantha
and Lola
Celebra el Día de
San Patricio con
Samantha y Lola
Samantha loves Irish
dancing, wigs, customs
and all! She is
ready for the school
talent show. Her
catchy enthusiasm
motivates her friend,
Lola, to learn a
step or two. "One
step at a time"
Lola learns more
and more. Little
does she know that
Samantha has a Saint
Patrick's Day surprise
in store!
Celebrate
a Powwow with Sandy
Starbright
Celebra un powwow
con Sandy Starbright
It's Sandy's birthday,
and she and her
family are getting
ready to travel
for a powwow. Sandy
is thrilled to received
so many special
birthday presents,
which make up a
beautiful costume,
perfect for the
traditional dance
she will perform
at the powwow. All
she is missing is
her moccasins, but
they are nowhere
to be found. What
Sandy doesn't know
is that her father
has a wonderful
birthday surprise.
Celebrate
Halloween and the
Day of the Dead
with Cristina and
her Blue Bunny
Celebra el Halloween
y el Día de Muertos
con Cristina
y su conejito azul
It's Halloween but
Cristina is very
sad and doesn't
feel like putting
on a costume and
going trick-or-treating
because she's lost
her toy bunny.
During the celebration
of the Day of the
Dead, her parents
teach her about
a unique way to
deal with the pain
of the loss of a
loved one.
Contains an informative
section about Halloween
and the Day of the
dead.
Celebrate
Thanksgiving Day with
Beto and Gaby
Celebra el Día de
Acción de Gracias
con Beto y Gaby
Beto and Gaby anxiously
wait for their relatives
to arrive for the
Thanksgiving dinner.
One by one, they each
call to inform that
they will not be able
to attend because
of a great snowstorm.
Thanksgiving without
Grandma and the rest
of the family is just
not the same. What
will they do with
so much food? Their
grandmother has a
surprise or two, or
three.
Celebrate
Kwanzaa with Boots
and her Kittens
Celebra Kwanzaa
con Botitas y sus
gatitos
An African-American
family gets together
to celebrate Kwanzaa,
but will the celebration
be spoiled because
their beloved cat,
Boots, is missing?
The family sets
off on a quest to
find Boots by putting
the seven values
celebrated in Kwanzaa
into practice.
Celebrate
Hanukkah with Bubbe's
Tales
Celebra Hanukkah
con un cuento de
Bubbe
Three Jewish siblings
play with the dreidel
and are looking
forward to eating
Bubbe's Grandma
in Yiddish delicious
latkes as part of
the Hanukkah celebration.
But there aren't
enough latkes for
everyone. Will they
all remember Bubbe's
story of generosity,
or are the latkes
too tempting to
pass up?
Celebrate
Christmas and Three
Kings Day with Pablo
and Carlitos
Celebra la Navidad
y el Día de los
Reyes Magos con
Pablo y Carlitos
Carlitos writes
a letter to the
Three Kings asking
for lots of presents.
Later, he decides
to write new letter
and gives up some
of the things in
his wish list in
exchange for a bigger
gift for his older
brother, Pablo,
who is very good
to him and is teaching
him how to ride
a bike. The Three
Kings are truly
wise and surprise
Carlitos and his
brother with just
the right gifts!
"Units
of study that contain
fictional and informational
texts can improve students'
comprehension by strengthening
background knowledge,
vocabulary, and motivation."
Abstract from Soalt J.
(2005, April). Bringing
Together Fictional and
Informational/Texts to
Improve Comprehension.
The Reading Teacher,
58(7), 680-683. doi: 10.1598/RT.58.7.8
