Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for A Bike Like Sergio’s 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 making good choices and empathy, this A Bike Like Sergio’s picture book by Maribeth Bolts 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 A Bike Like Sergio’s. You can find it in the section below.
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A BIKE LIKE SERGIO'S SUMMARY
A Bike Like Sergio’s is told from the point of view of Ruben, a boy who really wants a bike. Everyone else has a bike, but Ruben’s family can’t afford one. One day in the grocery store, Ruben sees a woman drop money. He picks it up and puts it in his pocket, thinking that it is just one dollar. However, when he gets home he discovers that it is really $100! He decides to keep the money a secret and buy a bike. When Ruben gets home from school the next day, he thinks that he has lost the money! He becomes very upset and searches everywhere. He is relieved when he finds it.
The next day, his mom asks him to pick up juice at the grocery store. Juice is one of the few things his family can afford. When he is at the store, he sees the woman who dropped the money. Ruben remembers how he felt when he thought he lost the money, and chases after her to return it. The woman is very thankful because she too is struggling with money. Ruben is proud of himself for doing the right thing.
A BIKE LIKE SERGIO’S 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 A Bike Like Sergio’s reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making inferences
- making predictions
- analyzing character
- point of view
- ask and answer questions
- identifying theme, message, and moral
- plot | problem-solution
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- making good choices
- empathy
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- action verbs
- compound words
- contractions
A BIKE LIKE SERGIO’S 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 A Bike Like Sergio’s?
- Lexile® Measure: 540L
- Guided Reading Level: M
- DRA Level: 28
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.1
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Maribeth Bolts. It was illustrated by Noah Z. Jones.
What genre is A Bike Like Sergio’s?
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.
