Big Red Lollipop is a book that all students can relate to, whether they have siblings or have had to do something they don't want to do. We love this message this book teaches as well as the diverse characters. This book lends itself to great discussions and can be used to teach- Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Big Red Lollipop is told from the point of view of Rubina. Rubina receives her first invitation to a birthday party, and is overjoyed to go home and tell her family about it. However, she is met with disappointment when Ami tells her that in order for her to go to the birthday party, she has to bring her little sister, Sana. Rubina brings Sana to the birthday party and has a miserable time. They both get goodie bags from the party that have a big red lollipop in them. Sana eats hers right away, and Rubina hides hers away for the next day. When Rubina wakes up the next morning, she is furious when she discovers that Sana has eaten her lollipop! Eventually, Sana gets invited to a birthday party. She becomes devastated when Ami tells her she has to bring their littler sister Maryam. Instead of letting Sana be miserable at the party, Rubina tells Ami to not make Sana bring Maryam. Sana gets to have fun at the birthday party, and brings home a big green lollipop for Rubina.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
It is important that students have opportunities to practice their strategies and skills on nonfiction text. The Man Big Red Lollipop lends itself to so much instruction! Whether your students need to practice their reading comprehension skills or a specific style of writing, this book serves as a great mentor text. Check out some of our lesson ideas below:
- Help students to practice analyzing the characters in this book.
- Discuss the point of view that this story is told from.
- Engage students in informational and opinion writing.
- Practice writing poems with students.
- Introduce students to quotation marks and why author's use them.
- Review synonyms and contractions.
- Discuss new vocabulary.
- Explain the importance of self advocation.
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
If you are looking for a resource to teach Big Red Lollipop in your classroom, you will want our Starts With a Story Book Companion. Our goal with these book companions is to help make planning read alouds easier for teachers!
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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