Dragons Love Tacos is a favorite book among first and second graders. Come on, who doesn't love tacos? We love this hilarious picture book because it lends itself to teaching so many reading comprehension strategies. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
In the book Dragons Love Tacos, a narrator teaches the reader about dragons’ favorite food, tacos. They also explain that if you’re going to feed dragons tacos, make sure there are no spicy toppings. Dragons do not like spicy salsa. The little boy in the story loves dragons and decides to have a taco party for them. However, he doesn’t realize the mild salsa he bought actually has pieces of jalapeno peppers in it! Students will love reading about what happens when the dragons eat the spicy salsa and how they make amends afterwards.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Dragons Love Tacos makes a great mentor text for elementary teachers.
- Examine what the point of view of this story is.
- Discuss genre and how to identify the genre of a story.
- Have students write lists about tacos.
- Ask students to write about their opinions on tacos.
- Introduce students to shades of meaning.
- Teach students about the different types of sentences.
- Have a class discussion on self regulation.
- Introduce students to different strategies for anger management.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
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- 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
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