I was so excited for the book Sofia Valdez, Future Prez to come out! My students and I loved Andrea Beaty’s other books in this series (Rosie Revere, Future Engineer and Ada Twist, Scientist) so I knew I had to get it right away and make a book companion for it. Students know and love this series so they are engaged in their learning and excited to listen to the story. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Sofia Valdez loves helping out the members of her community. She and her Abuelo rake leaves, walk pets and deliver food. Sofia loves walking to her school with Abuelo and her pup. One day on their walk home, the dog started chasing a squirrel. Sofia and Abuelo ran through the landfill after the pup. When they got to the top the landfill crashed down and Abuelo broke his leg. Sofia missed walking to school with Abuelo and came up with the idea to turn the landfill into a park.
Sofia went to City Hall on her own and eventually made her way to the mayor. She explained her purpose and plan for building a park and he told her to start a petition. Slowly members of the community joined Sofia’s petition and they were able to build the park! Students will love this story about Sofia’s determination and perseverance.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
If you’re planning on reading Sofia Valdez, Future Prez to your class, make sure you check out these ideas for skills you can teach with the book!
- Compare and contrast Sofia Valdez, Future Prez to Andrea Beaty’s other books in the series.
- Discuss how Andrea Beaty uses rhyme and rhythm throughout the book.
- Engage students in a persuasive writing activity based off the story.
- Practice descriptive writing by describing pictures in the book.
- Introduce students to homophones and onomatopoeia.
- Explore how words can have multiple meanings.
- Teach students the importance of goal setting and perseverance.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
The variety in these activities lets teachers select the skills that best fit their classroom and provide differentiation for students. Teachers will love how many printable worksheets and graphic organizers are included!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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- Iggy Peck, Architect by Adrea Beaty
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