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Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who You Are

Written by Dismondy, Maria, Hiatt and Kathy and Illustrated by Kim
How can Ralph be so mean? Lucy is one of a kind and Ralph loves to point that out. Lucy's defining...
Pre-K - 5th

Too Many Tamales: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto.

Too Many Tamales: Memory Match

After reading Too Many Tamales, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity...

Too Many Tamales: Word Search

After reading Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to...

Summer Birds: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on definitions of the vocabulary words from Summer Birds: The Butterflies of...

Summer Birds: Memory Match

After reading Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help...

Summer Birds: Word Search

Look for vocabulary words from Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian. Circle or click on...

Too Many Tamales: Extension Activities for Educators

Too Many Tamales printable Extension Activities for Educators provides project based lessons for...

Too Many Tamales: Guide for Community Coordinators

Too Many Tamales printable Guide for Community Coordinator is designed to be used with multiple age...

Too Many Tamales: Guide for Educators

Too Many Tamales printable Guide for Educators provides suggestions for activating student thinking...

Too Many Tamales: Guide for Parents and Families

Too Many Tamales printable Guide for Parents and Families provides hands-on activities and ideas for...

Too Many Tamales: Vocabulary Scaffold

Too Many Tamales printable vocabulary scaffold guide pairs 10 challenge words from the story with...

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Too Many Tamales

Written by Gary Soto and Illustrated by Ed Martinez

Christmas Eve started out so perfectly for Maria. Snow had fallen and the streets glittered. Maria's...

Pre-K - 3rd

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