Find your next lesson

Filter by collection, language, or grade level. Every guide is free, classroom-ready, and built on real immigrant stories.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Concept-Based Inquiry of Background Knowledge

Students activate background knowledge through carousel brainstorming, then work collaboratively to define key concepts using Frayer Models and build a shared vocabulary taxonomy.

Art and Culture
Belonging

View lesson

Lesson 2: Building Vocabulary

Students build vocabulary knowledge through oral reading, word analysis, and collaborative activities. They practice connecting key terms to their meanings through partner matching and an interactive Find Your Match activity to strengthen word recognition and comprehension.

Art and Culture
Belonging

View lesson

Lesson 3: Reading Texts-Comprehension and Synthesis of Knowledge

Students deepen comprehension through a teacher-modeled first read, partner reading, and text-based discussion. They practice fluency, vocabulary, phonics, and using text evidence while making meaningful connections between the storytellers’ experiences and their own lives.

Art and Culture
Belonging

View lesson

Akili

Nour

Hamidah

Josephine

Find your next lesson

Category

Tag

Language

Grade Level

Recommended articles

Akili

Nour

Hamidah

Josephine

Category: Science of Reading

Find your next lesson

Category

Tag

Language

Grade Level

Lesson 1: Concept-Based Inquiry of Background Knowledge

Lesson 2: Building Vocabulary

Lesson 3: Reading Texts-Comprehension and Synthesis of Knowledge