Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton's Rooster's Night Out, a retelling of a classic Cuba folktale, launches a cross-curricular study of Cuban cultural traditions. Class members draw the characters from the book, participate in math and phonics activities, and create their own chain stories. At the conclusion of the lesson, class members enjoy a Batido de Pina. or a Batido de Fresa y Plantaton.

Concepts

birds, cuba, folktales

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Additional Tags

birds, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• An animated version of the tale Rooster's Night Out available on YouTube
  

Classroom Considerations

• Requires extra prep time to collect art materials, food, and cooking items

Pros

• Activities address math, spelling, phonics, art, language arts, and dramatic arts skills

Cons

• None