Esperanza Rising

Create an uncommon learning experience and memorable moments with your students as you delve into the novel, Esperanza Rising. Pam Munoz Ryan’s award winning book is a powerful piece of historical fiction and a great read for your upper elementary class. These hands-on activities are sure to engage your students in the learning process. This […]

After a couple years of teaching with the Expeditionary Learning Curriculum under my belt, I learned more about Celebrations of Learning from my district. Keeping with a topic for weeks at a time, such as Human Rights, allows students to make connections between a collection of their work over a nine week period. Expeditionary Learning shares an excerpt from Leaders of Their Own Learning: Celebrations of learning are more than a display of student work and more than a party at the end of the…

Compare and contrast Esperanza's character and track how she changes throughout the story! Activity includes template, rubric, and instructions that are all customizable!

Novel: Esperanza Rising Skill: Figurative language and text evidence

I am a Georgia native, a struggling college graduate by day, and come nightfall I turn into a monkey slaying banana that doesn't particularly favor pajamas. I mostly think about the advantages of being abducted by aliens. I am suspicious of religion, advertising and know-it-alls. My teeth will one day fall out from an over consumption of gummy worms. I am straight, yet I despise a lot of heteronormative ideals. If you feed me after midnight, I multiply.

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Can I just say that I LOVE the book Esperanza Rising? Out of all the literature out there for kids, this one sings to me. Pam Mu ñ oz Ryan i...

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This was a very fun end of the year party that I had with my students this year, after reading the great novel, Esperanza Rising . It was a ...

Esperanza Rising Yarn Dolls. Students follow instructions inside book.