Apple Pie 4th of July

Title: Apple Pie 4th of July

Author: Janet S. Wong was born in Los Angeles. She then went on to go to college UCLA. After finishing school she took an interest in helping children who were refugees express themselves through art. Later in her life she began writing children's literature and poetry. 

Genre: Multicultural 

Grades: K-3

Subject Area: History  

Summary: On the 4th of July this little girl does not understand why her parents are cooking Chinese food to sell in their store. She tries to tell her parents about this American holiday and how people are not going to be coming in to by their food on this holiday. However, the main character is in for a surprise lesson.  

Pre Reading Activity: Have different stations set up around the room about different cultures. At the stations there will be things from the culture. For example there will be the food the culture eats, the type of clothing the people wear, and anything else interesting about there culture. Students will have to write or draw a picture about what the learned at each station. One station will be American cultural, another will be Mexican. There will be an Asian culture station, and there will be an Indian cultural station. This will allow the students to learn about different cultures.  

Post Reading Activity: I will give the students a list of words about Chinese cultural. Children will work with a partner to find out about these words. Students will then use the words in a sentence.