This popular program offers something for the kids when the other local stations turn to news. Work on writingcomplete the 2nd lesson tile called spanish glossary meet with teacherbring your. Teachingbooks multileveled lesson martina the beautiful. Martina the beautiful cockroach by carmen agra deedy and. A cuban folktale by carmen agra deedy and michael allen austin 18 total resources 5 awards view text complexity submit text complexity. Oct 01, 2009 martina the beautiful cockroach is a delightful retelling of a cuban folktale on how to choose the best suitor.
In martina the beautiful cockroach, you hear the story from martinas. Show book trailer for martina the beautiful cockroach 2. Enlarge the ovals with the events and laminate them. A cuban folktale from the worlds largest community of readers. They tell the story from the point of view of don gallo, don cerdo, and don lagarto. Martina the beautiful cockroach is a pura belpre honor book by carmen agra deedy along with gorgeous illustrations by michael austin and it is about how a young and beautiful cockroach named martina tries to find a good husband by following her cuban grandmothers advice in spilling coffee on her suitors shoes. While some of the cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only abuela, her grandmother, gives her something. This book won recognition as a pura belpre honor book.
May 27, 2018 martina the beautiful cockroach is a brilliantly told tale that makes a great readaloud for young and old listeners. Childrens storytime features librarians from the wacomclennan. Worksheets are my insect report insect anatomy insect habitat insect life, cockroach slope lesson plan, martina the beautiful cockroach a cuban folktale, unit denotation connotation, about insects, coloring and math work, a readers theater adaptation of carmen agra deedys, martina english smalltrim interior layout 1 122 424. A cuban folktale, retold by carmen agra deedy duration. According to the introduction of the book, this folktale is one. Predicting story elements 2 activities questioning main idea with details character traits who what when where why how in t. Martina, the beautiful cockroach by carmen agra deedy a junior library guild award book texas bluebonnet award nomineesm. Childrens book read aloud martina the beautiful cockroach.
Feb 27, 2017 martina the beautiful cockroach deals primarily with themes of romantic love, but also of familial love, as young martina relies on the advice of her wise abuela in choosing a future spouse. Martina and the beautiful cockroach council on teacher. Martina the beautiful cockroach story map multileveled lesson with these multileveled lessons, students are encouraged to explore the important elements of any fiction text to support comprehension. Come join martinas friends as they prepare for her birthday fiesta. Meettheauthor recording with carmen agra deedy about martina the beautiful cockroach. When martinas grandmother encourages her to spill coffee on the feet of potential suitors to see how they would react, martina is unsure at first but. While some of the cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only abuela, her grandmother, gives her something really useful. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Shes a beautiful cockroach with pretty green wings. Personally i found this story refreshing as it was one i was unfamiliar with. Martina goes through a rooster, a lizard, and a pig. When using this in my future classroom, i would use this for a lesson in two. Martina is a young, beautiful cockroach who is ready to choose a husband.
Martina josefina catalina cucaracha has reached the age when a cockroach looks for a spouse. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board. Welcome to the world of beautiful martina, the cuban cockroach who doesnt know coffee beans about love and marriage. What do you notice about the folktales, like martina the. A cuban folktale carmen agra deedy author, michael austin illustrator peachtree, 2007 martina josefina catalina cucaracha has reached the age when a cockroach looks for a spouse. With the help of her wise grandmother, martina tries to find the best husband from among the suitors lining up to marry her. Martina, the beautiful cockroach lessons tes teach. Martina the beautiful cockroach genre folktale story get a backbone. Martina the beautiful cockroach a cuban folktale spanish edition.
Scholastic teachables worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. According to the introduction of the book, this folktale is one of the best known in latin. In martina the beautiful cockroach, you hear the story from martinas side of the lamp post. Already 21 days old, its time for martina to choose a husband. Use this lesson plan, worksheet, and graphic organizer to support your students reading of martina the cockroach. Her cuban grandmother advises her to perform the coffee test on all her suitors in order to choose the right one. Sep 01, 2007 available in both english and spanish isbn. Genre expository text story inchworms tale genre folktale vocabulary unique the only one of its kind disbelief lack belief about something dismay shock and surprise fabulous amazing features things that are noticeable about something. The illustrations are charming and add to the entertainment value of the tale. Kids wings activities for martina the beautiful cockroach by carmen.
Folktales are entertaining stories passed down from one generation of folk to another. Storytellers keep this traditional form of literature alive. Martina the beautiful cockroach doesnt know coffee beans about love and marriage. Martina the beautiful cockroach printables, classroom activities, teacher resources skip to main content. Martina the beautiful cockroach was ready to find a husband. This book is really romantic at the end of the book.
This week we are concluding our monthly theme of love with martina the beautiful cockroach, an adaptation of an old cuban folktale, written by carmen agra deedy and illustrated by michael austin. But, how do these characters feel about the coffee test. A cuban folktale retold by carmen agra deedy, illustrated by michael austin, has a format similar to aesops fables and other folktales meant to guide the reader to an eventual moral of the story and this one continues in that tradition. When the first man came he sang oh martina martinez bunita muchacha wont you be my wife, but martina did not like him so she poured coffee on him. Martina the beautiful cockroach by carmen agra deedy. Upon reading this book to an audience of onehundred plus people at my former elementary school, one mom said she was going. Here are three cockroachy books that youll never forget. While doing research on the story, i was amazed to find out all the awards that it has won martina the beautiful cockroach was presented with the 2008 pura belpre honor award, the 2008 ncsscbc notable social studies book. Recounting martina the beautiful cockroach by heather o. Martina the beautiful cockroach is a cuban folk tale which was retold in a childfriendly way by carmen agra deedy.
Martina the beautiful cockroach worksheets kiddy math. I am an esol english for speakers of other languages teacher for elementary and middle school students. Beneath a street lamp in havana, cuba, lives martina. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade. At first, martina is skeptical of her abuelas unorthodox suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the coffee test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
Martina the beautiful cockroach a cuban folktale scholastic. Book martina the beautiful cockroach a cuban folktale image not available. In an original retelling of the traditional folktale, carmen agra deedy puts her own unique spin on martina the beautiful cockroach. The beautiful martina learns a valuable lesson from her abuelita that. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Literacy lessons for all classroom guide for martina the beautiful cockroach. Mira look martina the beautiful cockroach vamos a leer. Martina the beautiful cockroach and maybelle in the soup are included in the kids wings gifts and givers collection of literature guides for awardwinning novels and intermediatelevel picture books.
Martina, the beautiful cockroach, a cuban folktale plus. Martina the beautiful cockroach is a wonderful cuban folktale. Lesson 10 small groups read to selffinish listening to martina the beautiful cockroach. Worksheets are my insect report insect anatomy insect habitat insect life, cockroach slope lesson plan, martina the beautiful cockroach a cuban folktale, unit denotation connotation, about insects, coloring and math work, a readers theater adaptation of carmen agra deedys, martina english smalltrim interior layout 1. This collection comes in a spiralbound book with cd and site license for one school. Martina the beautiful cockroach is a pura belpre honor book by carmen agra. Martina the beautiful cockroach doesn t know coffee beans about love and marriage. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success.
Work as a group to put events in order from the story. This charming story conveys themes of respect, compatibility, and family love, and is bound to make any reader smile as they follow the journey of martina. Show pictures of havana, cuba and a map of where cuba is located. Martina the beautiful cockroach spaghetti book club. Martinas grandmother gives her some very surprising advice for meeting her suitors spill coffee on their shoes. That way martina can see how he will react once he is angry. According to the introduction of the book, this folktale is one of the best known in latin america, but versions of this classic. In martina the beautiful cockroach, you hear the story from martina s side of the lamp post. A wonderful collection of activities that correlate with the book, martina the beautiful cockroach.
Martina the beautiful cockroach deals primarily with themes of romantic love, but. Multiple activities appropriate for grades 2 4 activities include. Martina, the beautiful cockroach, a cuban folktale plus maybelle and cooties. This is a read aloud to help students with reading fluency. Apr 22, 2014 i am an esol english for speakers of other languages teacher for elementary and middle school students. A cuban folktale carmen agra deedy author, michael austin illustrator peachtree, 2007. I choose it because it was an ala odyssey honor winner. Martina the beautiful cockroach written by carmen agra deedy and illustrated by michael austin provides a complex, multicultural, quality picture book ideal for reading aloud. The roaster was the first to greet her, she quickly followed her grandmothers advise and spilled the coffee. Martina the beautiful cockroach is a brilliantly told tale that makes a great readaloud for young and old listeners. She receives advice from her abuela grandmother about finding the perfect husband by spilling coffee on his shoes. Kids wings activities for martina the beautiful cockroach. While doing research on the story, i was amazed to find out all the awards that it has wonmartina the beautiful cockroach was presented with the 2008 pura belpre honor award, the 2008. Martina the beautiful cockroach doesnt know anything about love and marriage.