Teacher Share: Dragons Love Tacos

Dragons love taco parties—and so does first grade teacher Lindsay Sauer!

Watch Lindsay’s Teacher Share video to discover the many ways you can use Dragons Love Tacos, a deliciously funny picture book, with your students. It’s guaranteed to not only make your students laugh, but you’re sure to love it too!

• Sequencing: Students can retell the story of Dragons Love Tacos in their own words. If you like, you can also provide them with puppets to use in their recounting.

• Problem and Solution: In the story, the community must come together to solve a big problem. Open up a conversation about how we can address challenges better together.

• Cause and Effect: While dragons love mild toppings, spicy toppings can lead to some wild effects. Encourage students to find other examples of cause and effect in the book.

• How-to Procedural Writing: Students can give instructions for creating their own dragon-friendly tacos.

• Vocabulary Using Whole Body Motions: As students practice new vocabulary, help them lock in their new learning by pairing it with a unique body movement. For example, for “dragon,” students might pretend to breathe fire with their arms out wide!

Download a free printable “Dragons Love My Tacos!” recipe activity to practice sequencing in this week’s Cooked Up from a Book.

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