Year 2 english amazing grace stories from different. Reading rainbows amazing grace, written by mary hoffman is a wonderfully illustrated picture book for students of all ages. Amazing grace by mary hoffman childrens read aloud story. Grace is so amazing because she uses her imagination to play and to work towards things she wants, like being peter pan in the play. Shes been joan of arc, hiawatha, a pirate, and mowgli to name a few. This unit aligns with the book with activities, crafts, writing, teaching ideas, no prep printables, and more. Amazing grace vocabulary educational resources k12 learning. Amazing grace vocabulary educational resources k12. Educational edge grace s efforts will encourage your child to dream and take risks, while promoting tolerance. The following questions may be helpful as you think about graces character traits. Login username or email password remember me forget your password.
Less planning time and more family time with this read aloud lesson plan for the picture book mentor text amazing grace by mary hoffman. The text showcases graces willpower and her determination to never giving up, and grace finds herself obtaining her goal to become peter pan. Amazing grace by mary hoffman social justice literature for. Todays book is amazing grace written by mary hoffman and illustrated by caroline binch. Test knowledge of the book as well as basic writing skills. Amazing grace teaching plan teaching plan for amazing grace by mary hoffman. Grace is an older elementary aged girl who loves stories. Amazing grace by mary hoffman lesson plan and activities. Grace pretends to be different characters like joan of arc, anansi the spider and a pirate, which can help her to act well in her audition for peter pan.
Shared discussion with amazing grace readwritethink x. Identify this as the place where the main characters family was from originally. Amazing grace lesson plans, resources, and activities. It tells children there are no limits to what they can be. With the support of her family, grace learns that she can be anything she wants to be, and the results are amazing. Amazing grace by mary hoffman book, teaching resources. Mary hoffman has written more than 70 books for children, and her powers of observation bring vitality and humour to all her stories and retellings. Mary hoffman is a beloved story that encourages students that they can do anything if they put their mind to it.
A positive images lesson plan with objectives, vocabulary, and links for this story and others. Her previous titles for dorling kindersley include henrys baby and a first bible story book. Filled with imagination and dramatic flair, grace decides that she will play the part of peter pan when her teacher tells the class that they are going to perform the play. Amazing grace by mary hoffman childrens read aloud. Children of all races, color, cultures, gender identities, and disabilities should be able to see themselves in the books that are shared in the classroom. Show students the cover of amazing grace by mary hoffman and ask them what they see on the cover. When her school decides to perform peter pan, grace longs to play the lead, but her classmates point out that peter was a boy. Amazing grace is a great story with a great message. Using amazing grace by mary hoffman, students dig deep into themes such as prejudice, courage, and selfconfidence. In addition to the activities on these sheets, amazing grace can be used in the classroom in discussion and activity on the themes of selfesteem, gender and race, treating others with respect, what makes us special, sharing stories across different generations, who we look to for support and encouragement, and the importance of having goals. Clarice tinsley amazing grace by mary hoffman youtube. The lessons focus on prediction and retrieving information from the text. When grace begins to question the makeup of her own familyher parents are divorced, and she lives with her mother and grandmothershe goes on a trip to africa to see her father and to meet her stepmother and halfsiblings. This book is appropriate for a 3rd grade independent reader or a reader who might need support.
Today we are reading about a determined girl in the story amazing grace written by mary hoffman and illustrated by caroline birch. Students can make observations such as, there is a girl on the cover, or inferences like, i think the girl will do something amazing in this story. Graces teacher decided that they would do the play peter pan. Students begin by listening to a readaloud of amazing grace by mary hoffman, with teacher modeling of the thinking process at key points. Use this identifying the authors purpose lesson plan and set of resources to help readers notice the ways in which authors reveal their purpose for writing books.
As soon as they say good night to mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed. Books that celebrate diversity for 2nd graders greatschools. Nov 06, 2015 this set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with amazing grace by mary hoffman. This resource has all the lesson plan for a weeks worth of learning. Grace learns that her class is about to stage the play peter pan, and she knows just which part she wants to play. Amazing grace main character analysis educational resources.
Amazing grace printables, classroom activities, teacher. Amazing grace by mary hoffman lesson plan and activities by. Grace has a vibrant creative imagination and she likes to enter into her story world and pretend to be the main character of the stories she encounters. Amazing grace teaching ideas free lesson ideas, plans. Her bestknown picture books are amazing grace, three wise women, and an angel just like me. Amazing grace is a truly inspiring story from the mind of mary hoffman along with illustrations by caroline binch and it is about how an optimistic girl named grace tries out for the role of peter pan even though her classmates thought that she cannot be peter pan. Hoffman, i would love a how to video for the welsh lullaby, all through the night sometime. This lesson gives secondgrade students opportunities to interact with a thoughtprovoking story, as they also develop comprehension and criticalthinking skills. One day her teacher informs her class that they will be performing a play about peter pan. As you read along, think about graces internal and external character traits. In fact, she loved them so much that she would act out all the parts. With the support of her family, grace learns that she can be anything she wants to be. Amazing grace by mary hoffman book study amazing grace. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles.
Oct, 2015 25 years of amazing grace mary hoffmans groundbreaking amazing grace gave us one of the first black heroines in a picture book. Amazing grace is a storybook character who, along with word maps, online drawing tools, your own crossword puzzle and storybook, teaches you how to learn vocabulary words without getting irate. Welcome to the website of mary hoffman, british author of the childrens series amazing grace and stravaganza, and many other books. Next, read along and listen to amazing grace by mary hoffman produced by dallas reading plan and dallas schools television below. How to play amazing grace, one of the worlds most beloved traditional christian hymns. All the powerpoints for the 4 lessons are attached. Tell students that you will share your thoughts about the book as you read it aloud. Question sheet could either be used in teacherled group discussions at ks1 p12, testing knowledge of the book, or as a starting point for selfdirected talking opportunities smallgroup discussions. Amazing grace by mary hoffman is about a girl named grace who absolutely loves stories. This website uses cookies to analyse viewer activities. The plans include 45 days of activities that incorporate oracy strategies to increase discussion and textdependent questions to practice close reading. After encouragement and support from her family, grace learns that she can be anything she wants to be. Find amazing grace lesson plans and teaching resources.
Amazing grace by mary hoffman social justice literature. Grace loves stories, whether theyre from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. Mary hoffmans 1991 picture book amazing grace tells the story of grace, who loves stories and especially loves acting them out. When grace finds out her class is mounting a production of peter pan, she cant wait to audition for the starring role. Mary hoffman, the author of amazing grace, does a beautiful job communicating the importance of believing in ones self.
Amazing grace by mary hoffman, caroline binch, hardcover. Students role play as the characters in the book determining how the. Unlock lesson progress tracking plus other free resources. Amazing grace by mary hoffman hardcover book the parent store. Students discuss the character grace, in the book amazing grace. Her favorite thing to do is to act out any story that she comes across. This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with amazing grace by mary hoffman.
Use this wonderful book by mary hoffman for a wide range of crosscurricular activities with our teaching ideas. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or readers workshop. Your family will be cheering grace on by the end of the book as she overcomes stereotypes and works. Can you make up your own story, or work within a group to make up a story. But her classmates say peter pan cant be a black girl. When her school decides to perform peter pan, grace longs to play. Not only does it reinforce the positive message that you can do anything, but it also teaches tolerance and gives a broader perspective of what can and cannot be. Find amazing grace mary hoffman lesson plans and teaching resources. Follow the story of grace, who is longing to play peter pan in her school play, but her classmates say that peter was a. Classmates discourage grace by saying that peter pan was not a girl and was not black. Mar 21, 2014 grace was a little girl who loved the stories her grandmother told her. Follow the story of grace, who is longing to play peter pan in her school play, but her classmates say that peter was a boy, and besides, he wasnt black. These amazing grace lesson plans offer a wonderful opportunity for you to share this book with your students. Twentyfive years on, mary hoffman tells us how she wrote it.
Amazing grace by mary hoffman goodreads share book. Compare this list to the characters and stories that grace acted out. Find books like amazing grace from the worlds largest community of readers. Your family will be cheering grace on by the end of the book as she overcomes stereotypes and works toward accomplishing her dreams of being an actress. Jan 01, 2000 reading rainbows amazing grace, written by mary hoffman is a wonderfully illustrated picture book for students of all ages. Two inspiring reallife leaders named misty, an introduction to islam, and stories of inequality thatll inspire your 7yearold to be fair, brave, and accepting. Watercolor illustrations illuminate grace s heartbreak and triumph as with the help of her family she shows everyone that true talent is more than skin deep. Amazing grace is an inspirational book and great for classroom use. Grace is a girl who loves to hear stories and then act out the most exciting parts. Mary hoffman s 1991 picture book amazing grace tells the story of grace, who loves stories and especially loves acting them out. Lets read to see what happens and how the character is determined. A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the picture book mentor text amazing grace by mary hoffman and caroline binch. Books similar to amazing grace goodreads share book.