Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Sofia Valdez, Future Prez 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 feeling and self-esteem, this Sofia Valdez, Future Prez picture book by Andrea Beaty 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 Sofia Valdez, Future Prez. You can find it in the section below.
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SOFIA VALDEZ, FUTURE PREZ SUMMARY
Sofia Valdez loves helping out the members of her community. She and her Abuelo rake leaves, walk pets and deliver food. Sofia loves walking to her school with her Abuelo and her pup. One day, on their walk home, the dog started chasing a squirrel. Sofia and Abuelo ran through a landfill after the pup. When they got to the top, the landfill crashed down and Abuelo broke his leg. Sofia missed walking to school with Abuelo and came up with the idea to turn the landfill into a park.
Sofia went to City Hall on her own and eventually made her way to the mayor. She explained her purpose and plan for building a park and he told her to start a petition. Slowly, members of the community signed Sofia’s petition and they were able to build the park! Students will love this story about Sofia’s determination and perseverance.
SOFIA VALDEZ, FUTURE PREZ 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 Sofia Valdez, Future Prez reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making predictions
- comparing and contrasting
- analyzing character
- plot | problem – solution
- cause and effect
- identify the main idea
- author’s purpose
- rhyme, rhythm, repetition
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- feelings
- self-esteem
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- multiple meaning words
- homophones
- onomatopoeia
- suffixes
SOFIA VALDEZ, FUTURE PREZ 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 Sofia Valdez, Future Prez?
- Lexile® Measure: AD680L
- Guided Reading Level: P-Q
- DRA Level: 38
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.9-4.1
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Andrea Beaty. It was illustrated by David Roberts.
What genre is Sofia Valdez, Future Prez?
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 40 pages long.
