Love Makes a Family

Lesson 19
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ELA

Unit 4

1st Grade

Lesson 19 of 29

Objective


Explain how the narrator’s abuelitos and grandparents are similar.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: I Love Saturdays y domingos by Alma Flor Ada 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

How are her abuelitos and her grandparents similar?

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Key Questions


  • What does the girl do on Saturdays? What does she do on Sundays?

    What similarities do you notice?

  • What does the little girl do with her grandparents and her abuelitos? How does she feel when she is with them?

  • What else does the narrator like doing with her grandparents and abuelos?

  • How did both sets of grandparents make the girl’s birthday special?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
  • RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Supporting Standards

L.1.1
L.1.2
RL.1.1
RL.1.10
SL.1.1
SL.1.2

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