Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for 14 Cows for America will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of compassion, individuality and teamwork, this 14 Cows for America picture book by Carmen agra Deedy is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
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- Read a summary of 14 Cows for America. You can find it in the section below.
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14 COWS FOR AMERICA SUMMARY
This empowering story is about a boy named Kimeli and how he returned to his village in Kenya with a story. Kimeli is from a nomadic tribe of herders and won a scholarship to study in the United States.
When he returned to visit his family, he brought the story of 9/11 with him. His tribe wanted to help, so they decided to dedicate 14 cows to America. The United States sent over a diplomat who witnessed a beautiful ceremony and dedication. With the promise of these cows to never be harmed, they are now calved and totaling over 35. They know, as we all do, that no country is too powerful to not be wounded. And as they show, no group of people is too small to provide comfort.
14 COWS FOR AMERICA LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based 14 Cows for America reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing setting
- authors purpose
- making inferences
- retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- compassion
- individuality
- teamwork
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- proper nouns
- suffixes
- adjectives
14 COWS FOR AMERICA ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for 14 Cows for America?
- Lexile® Measure: AD540L
- Guided Reading Level: S
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 4.1
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Carmen agra Deedy. It was illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez.
What genre is 14 Cows for America ?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 36 pages long.
