Have them identify what they think may or may not happen.Īfter reading the whole story, ask them if they agree or disagree with the decisions made by the little girl before it rains, and why. Have students identify the characters, places and plot of the story. Using 20 minutes approximately, the teacher reads part of the story and three students are assigned to reread to the class, a favorite portion of the story. Participating in activities related to the story, drawing pictures or constructing umbrellas and boots.īook Umbrella and white, brown and red construction paper. Specific: At the end of the lesson the student will be able to:ĭistinguish similarities and differences within the individual classroom among the characters of the book.Ĭompare social environments in the story and at home and school. General: The students will enrich their knowledge when incorporating Japanese family through listening, reading, writing and other related activities.

The story of a little American-Japanese girl and her family. These books reflect a culture's uniqueness and the universality of human experiences. The purpose, anyway, is to share multicultural information with social acceptance and respect of the diverse cultures we will explore when reading poems and stories to the students. The reason why I decided to include all elementary grades in reading was written at the beginning of the unit. Because the theme is so vast, I have chosen only a few exceptional books for the different grades. This project was written with the purpose that teachers and students could explore and enjoy the diversity of cultures when reading selected books.

Umbrella by taro yashima