The book My Papi has a Motorcycle, is a great mentor text for teaching narrative and descriptive writing. We love how this book describes the Latinx community that the author grew up in. This book is a great way to introduce students to new vocabulary and discuss different cultures. This story is one that all students can relate to as they will want to share their own experiences with their family. The illustrations are captivating and descriptive and figurative language can be found on almost every page. There just so many great things to say about this book. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Daisy has learned a lot from her Papi, from engines to determination, she looks up to him. As soon as she hears his truck driving down their street, she runs to get their helmets. The two are going to take a ride through the city together on her Papi’s motorcycle.
The motorcycle passes by all the different shops and churches that make up the city. Daisy thinks about how the city is changing, especially when they find out their favorite place to get shaved ice is closed. Papi takes Daisy to see the new homes he has been building and they even pass by friends and family as they drive.
As the two return home, Daisy’s young brother and Mami wave them home. Daisy knows that even though her city is changing, things will always stay the same with her family in their house.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a great mentor text for teaching students important reading comprehension strategies, writing skills, and grammar concepts. All of our book companions come with activities that relate to these subject areas. Check out just some of the skills included in our book companion!
- Practice analyzing the setting of a book and discuss how setting impacts the story.
- Have students practice sequencing the important events in the story.
- Integrate descriptive writing by asking students to describe illustrations and events from the book.
- Teach students about informational writing by having them write about the setting of the story.
- Use examples from the book to teach a lesson on base words and shades of meaning.
- Teach a lesson on articles and apostrophes.
- Have a class discussion about family and the things students like to do with their family.
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 resource is all you will need when it comes to planning your read aloud for the book My Papi Has a Motorcycle. Gone are the days when you have to brainstorm discussion questions, look online for student activities, and spend hours gathering resources. Now everything you need is included in this book companion allowing you to make choices on what you want to use with your students.
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