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My students love to read, tell stories, and write. They love to illustrate and share their work. I want them to read more Black and Native authors. I hope this will inspire them to keep telling their stories. I plan to read aloud Bowow Powow by Brenda Child (Ojibwe). It is about about Windy Girl (Ojibwe) who joins family and friends at a pow wow. She has a vivid imagination. This book comes highly recommended from American Indians in Children's Literature. I think my students will connect with this story. I choose Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) because when I read it a few weeks ago, my students loved it. They will be excited to have our own classroom copy. I choose several texts from African authors. Goal! is about a group of boys playing soccer in South Africa. Many student love soccer in my classroom. Mommies Khimar is a about a young Muslim girl who plays dress up with her mom's khimar (headscarf). Other read alouds will be Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes. These books will help build our understanding about Islamic culture and architecture. When reading aloud these stories, I plan to use learning strategies such as "turn and talk with your partner" and "wonder and question" as your read. These allow students to explore stories with a partner. Student voice is an important component of our learning day. When books are culturally relevant, our students are more engaged and they talk more with each other. Students create meaning through discourse , so the more they talk, the more they learn.

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My students love to read, tell stories, and write. They love to illustrate and share their work. I want them to read more Black and Native authors. I hope this will inspire them to keep telling their stories. I plan to read aloud Bowow Powow by Brenda Child (Ojibwe). It is about about Windy Girl (Ojibwe) who joins family and friends at a pow wow. She has a vivid imagination. This book comes highly recommended from American Indians in Children's Literature. I think my students will connect with this story. I choose Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) because when I read it a few weeks ago, my students loved it. They will be excited to have our own classroom copy. I choose several texts from African authors. Goal! is about a group of boys playing soccer in South Africa. Many student love soccer in my classroom. Mommies Khimar is a about a young Muslim girl who plays dress up with her mom's khimar (headscarf). Other read alouds will be Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes. These books will help build our understanding about Islamic culture and architecture. When reading aloud these stories, I plan to use learning strategies such as "turn and talk with your partner" and "wonder and question" as your read. These allow students to explore stories with a partner. Student voice is an important component of our learning day. When books are culturally relevant, our students are more engaged and they talk more with each other. Students create meaning through discourse , so the more they talk, the more they learn.

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