We love books that celebrate diversity and teach students about accepting others. The book Amazing Grace is a great example of appreciating what makes us different and the differences of others. This is a story that all students can relate to, the feeling of not being good enough. It is sure to inspire you students to be confident in themselves and proud of who they are. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Amazing Grace is a story about an imaginative little girl who wants to play the role of Peter Pan in her class play. When the other students in the class say that she can’t because she is a girl and she is black, Grace is determined to show that she can be the best Peter Pan. Amazing Grace teaches us about what can happen when you really want something and you put your mind to it.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
I love integrating reading, writing, grammar and social emotional lessons within a single read aloud. Amazing Grace lends itself to engaging lessons and discussions with your students. This book can be used in a whole group read aloud, in small groups, and as well as independent work during centers.
- Help students to practice analyzing characters of this book.
- Discuss the theme of this story and details that are important to the theme.
- Engage students in informational and opinion writing.
- Practice writing poems with students.
- Introduce students to how writers use quotation marks.
- Review adjectives and adverbs.
- Discuss new vocabulary.
- Explain the importance of perseverance and growth mindset.
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
We have the ultimate time saver for teachers, our Starts With a Story Book Companion. Instead of finding activities for grammar, reading comprehension, writing, and social emotional lessons from different resources, you can get it all in one resource! It includes reading comprehension questions to ask students during and after reading, writing prompts from various types of writing, grammar topics specific to the book, and ideas for social emotional learning. You are going to love it!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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