Use Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Mailard to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.
This beautifully written story shares the history, culture, and tradition behind a special Native American dish—fry bread. Through powerful verse and playful illustrations, students discover that fry bread is more than just food; it represents family, community, and identity.
This resource set features a lesson on double consonants, a vocabulary list that includes several Native American terms, and an extension activity that will inspire reflection and creativity among all students. Students can delve into comprehension skills such as making inferences, making connections, asking questions, determining importance, and identifying the author's purpose.
