Ask students where they think the lettuce,grapes, kiwi, avocados, strawberries, blueberries, oranges, tangelos … that they find at their local grocery store are grown (California has > 400 different commodities).Show a map of North and South America (or the world) point out, or have students point out: Mexico, Arizona, California and your home.
Stimulate Background knowledge before reading: Choose a few of the following activities to stimulate background knowledge. I use my class copies every year and when I teach Spanish, we read the Spanish version.ĭepending on the grade level of your students you can have engaging discussions about: where our food we buy in the local store is grown, immigration, prejudice, farm workers, civil rights, ELL students in our classrooms, why some ELL students are American born, creating change in our world, how to become a leader and/or a supporter of something you believe in and many other topics. This is one book that I ordered classroom copies so that every 1-2 students can have their own copy to read and/or follow along. Cesar, like Martin, believed that change through peace is more effective than change through force and violence. This book will help them gain a deeper understanding of his influence on civil rights. Unfortunately, many students east of California do not know about him. As our Latino population in the schools has grown, I find this book even more important.Ĭesar Chavez is a great American hero much as Martin Luther King Jr. Our classrooms need to acknowledge and celebrate our diverse American heroes. I know, I know… it is a picture book, but even high school students like to be read to sometimes. I have read this book aloud to students from first grade to 12th grade. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez is written by Kathleen Krull and illustrated by Yuyi Morales.
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