Joyce A. Patton
Subject: Reading Comprehension
Activity: Reading and discussion of the main food of Mexico, corn.
Time: 30 minutes
Materials: A copy of the book,
Kids Around the World, which contains the story, “Corn.”
Objective: Students will learn about the main food of Mexico, corn, and the many ways it is used for food.
Procedures:
Pre-reading Activities
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1. Students will tell the teacher things they know that are made from corn.
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2. The teacher will make a list of the students’ predictions on chart paper.
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3. The teacher will read to the students the story, “Corn.”
Post-reading Activities
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1. The students will rewrite true facts to make them false.
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2. The true facts will be posted by the chart of the students’ predictions.
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3. They will compare the two lists to see if any of the predictions match.
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4. The students will draw a picture of a taco and include all the things they would like to have on their taco.
