Teacher will show the demonstrating how to spread masa Pretend you are spreading masa to make tamales. Teacher and on a corn husk. students pantomime spreading masa. Activity: During small group time, children practice kneading play dough. Give each child a bowl, play dough, and a toy ring. Show the children how to knead the dough using their hands. Demonstrate the up and down” motion. Model the “pumping and reappearing” of the ring on your finger into “disappearing the dough. THIRD READING: Reread pages 12-21. After reading page 12-13, look carefully at the illustration. What do you think shock spread through her body” means? Maria realized something important. “a Think about a time when you felt shocked. Turn to your Shocked means to make someone feel surprised and upset. partner and tell them about a time when you felt shocked. Show me your face. “shocked” Why is shocked? She realized that she lost the ring. How is the term used here differently to when the in this sentence means become known.” The feeling “spread” “Spread” “to author stated the masa”? of is being felt throughout her body. “shock” “spread She remembers the ring when she sees the picture of the pearl What made Maria remember the ring? necklace. The text states, Maria was snipping out a picture of a pearl “As necklace, …” Why did the picture of the pearl necklace remind her of the Guide students to infer that the pearl necklace is jewelry. ring?
Teacher will show the demonstrating how to spread masa on a corn husk. Activity: During small group time, children practice kneading play dough. Give each child a bowl, play dough, and a toy ring. Show the children how to knead the dough using their hands. Demonstrate the “pumping up and down” motion. Model the “disappearing and reappearing” of the ring on your finger into the dough. Pretend you are spreading masa to make tamales. Teacher and students pantomime spreading masa. THIRD READING: Reread pages 12-21. After reading page 12-13, look carefully at the illustration. What do you think “a shock spread through her body” means? Think about a time when you felt shocked. Turn to your partner and tell them about a time when you felt shocked. Why is shocked? How is the term “spread” used here differently to when the author stated “spread the masa”? What made Maria remember the ring? Why did the picture of the pearl necklace remind her of the ring? Maria realized something important. Shocked means to make someone feel surprised and upset. Show me your “shocked” face. She realized that she lost the ring. “Spread” in this sentence means “to become known.” The feeling of “shock” is being felt throughout her body. She remembers the ring when she sees the picture of the pearl necklace. The text states, “As Maria was snipping out a picture of a pearl necklace, …” Guide students to infer that the pearl necklace is jewelry.