Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

 

Standard:

• 3.3.7 - Compare the cultural characteristics of their community within communities in other parts of the world.

Objective:

• After listening to Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin and participating in the bulletin board activities, students will be able to list differences between American and Mexican cultural characteristics.

Description:

• Students will listen to/watch the YouTube video of Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
• Students will view the bulletin board
• Students will complete a fill in the blank activity. They will take a slip of paper from the envelope on the board and complete the sentence that states, "Every morning I _________ to school." This is an excerpt from the read aloud book. 
• After writing on the slip, students will submit their answer in a mailbox, or any other method the teacher uses to collect the slips. 
• Optional Response Activity: Write a letter to a penpal. 

Materials:

• Read aloud video and book
• Brown background paper
• USA and Mexico sign on blue paper (on the wall)
• 2 paper plane die cut punch outs 
• "Dear Primo" sign on white paper
• Two large sheets of white paper designed to look like notebook paper
• 1 sheet says, "Every morning I _____ to school."
• 1 sheet says, "Every morning I ride my bicicleta to school."
• 4 decorative compass rose printouts and paper for corner borders
• 1 large cutout of the USA
• cardboard
• maps glued on top of the cardboard
• 1 large cutout of Mexico
• cardboard
• maps glued on top of the cardboard
• 4 signs:
• Read and Complete the Sentence
• Place Slip in the Mailbox
• QR Code Inside
• Open to Read
• 2 envelopes
• Place the signs "QR Code Inside" and "Open to Read" on one of the envelopes
• Place the sign "Place Slip in the Mailbox" on one of the envelopes
• One-half styrofoam sphere decorated with tissue paper and mod podge to look like a globe
• 2 hangers (or wire)
• One hanger goes from the USA cardboard cutout to the globe
• One hanger goes from the globe to Mexico cardboard cutout 
• 1 binder clip to attach "QR Code Inside" and "Open to Read" envelope to the hanger/wire
• 1 blank paper slip for each student in your class to complete the activity 
• Hot glue and staples to attach everything to the bulletin board
• Markers, pencils, tape, and scissors

Exemplary Literature: 

Title - Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

Author - Duncan Tonatiuh

Read Aloud YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJdA5TcVMaI 

Read Aloud QR Code: