Teachers looking for a book that introduces students to Native American culture will love Fry Bread. This book teaches readers about the tradition of making fry bread in Native American families. It is beautifully written and full of figurative language. This book makes a great mentor text for elementary students. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Kevin Noble Maillard’s book, Fry Bread, teaches readers about the Native American tradition of making fry bread. This book is rich with figurative language as the author describes what fry bread is, what it looks like and what it tastes like.
Readers will learn how making fry bread is an important part of the Native American culture and it is a way for them to gather as a family and community.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
While we love that this book is a great read aloud to introduce students to Native American culture, it can also be used to teach a variety of literacy concepts. Reads alouds are a great way to practice reading comprehension strategies, writing, and grammar skills. Take a look at some ideas for using this book in your classroom.
- Practice summarizing and retelling the story after you read as a class.
- Teach students to make connections to the books they read.
- Engage students in how-to writing as they write about how to make food.
- Integrate narrative writing by asking students to write about their connections to the book.
- Introduce students to onomatopeia using examples from the book.
- Teach a lesson on adjectives and practice identifying antonyms.
- Discuss the importance of appreciating diversity.
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
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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