Reading "Feivel's Flying Horse"

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Title:

 Reading "Feivel's Flying Horse"

URL:

 https://amhistory.si.edu/ourstory/pdf/immigration/immigration_reading.pdf

Content Source:

 Smithsonian
Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

This is a reading guide/lesson plan with step-by-step instructions to accompany the book Feivel's Flying Horses by Heidi Smith Hyde and illustrated by Johanna Van Der Sterre. Feivel's Flying Horses tells the story of a Jewish woodcarver who moved from the Old Country and carved carousel horses to earn money to bring his family from Europe to America. The story is a historical fiction story of immigrants coming to America. The reading guide is recommended for kindergarten through 4th grade.  

Content Standard(s):
Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 2
Living and Working Together in State and Nation
9 ) Describe how and why people from various cultures immigrate to the United States.

Examples: how—ships, planes, automobiles

why—improved quality of life, family connections, disasters

•  Describing the importance of cultural unity and diversity within and across groups
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.2.9- Describe how and why people from various cultures immigrate to the United States; recognize that people sometimes move from one place to another, how they move, and reasons why they move.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
4. Orally answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about a text or conversation, using complete sentences to provide key ideas and details.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
18. Use dictionary definitions and information found within the text to help determine meaning of unfamiliar or multi-meaning words.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
19. Identify new vocabulary and the use of word meanings in text to establish real-life connections.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
22. Use content knowledge built during read-alouds and independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing.
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