Southwest Children's  Literature

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Chicks and Salsa

The students were introduced to the book Chicks and Salsa written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Paulette Bogan through a booktalk using PhotoStory. Then the students listened as the story was read aloud. The children were then taken to a bulletin board of a garden full of blank vegetable outlines. The children were instructed to each take a vegetable and then fill it in with a paper collage from a color of choice. The students then orally shared their response to the question:

What vegetable did you choose from the Fiesta Garden and what recipe would you make using that vegetable? Where would you share your cuisine?

First-Grade Fiesta Garden

First-grade Fiesta Garden

Kenjji's Garlic Collage

Kenji - Garlic
I would make hamburger patties with garlic and eat them at a birthday party with everyone in my class.

Iziuaha's Chili Pepper Collage

Iziuaha - Chili Pepper
I think my grandma has chili peppers in her chili. Could you put peppers in guacamole? I would to make it spicy.


Jordan's Tomato Collage

Jordan - Tomato
I would pick a tomato. I would make tomato soup with grilled cheese and sprinkle it with goldfish crackers. I just eat it for dinner.

 

Jordan's Yellow Bell Pepper Collage

Jordan - Yellow Bell Pepper
If we make pizzas for a party then sometimes we put peppers on it. My cousins eat a lot of pizza.

Sydney's Chili Pepper Collage

Sydney - Chili Pepper
Salsa. Salsa looks good. I think chips and salsa are so good.

M. K.'s Garlic Collage

M.K.- Garlic
I like to make garlic bread. I would probably just eat it with my sisters at home.


Mateo's Tomato Collage

Kaidon - Green Bell Pepper
My dad makes chili for our family. I would help cut up the pepper for the chili.

Mateo's Tomato Collage

Mateo - Tomato
I like cheese. I would choose a tomato and use it to make sauce for a pepperoni pizza. I would eat it for Sunday night dinners with my family.