As you read along, think about graces internal and external character traits. About the book grace was a little girl who loved the stories her grandmother told her. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or readers workshop. But graces ma and nana tell her she can be anything she wants. Grace, a first grade african american female, has an imagination with no boundaries. I am always on the lookout for diverse books for my future classroom. It tells children there are no limits to what they can be. Amazing grace is a truly inspiring story from the mind of mary hoffman along with illustrations by caroline binch and it is about how an optimistic girl named grace tries out for the role of peter pan even though her classmates thought that she cannot be peter pan. Educational edge grace s efforts will encourage your child to dream and take risks, while promoting tolerance. Not only does it reinforce the positive message that you can do anything, but it also teaches tolerance and gives a broader perspective of what can and cannot be. When her school decides to perform peter pan, grace longs to play the lead, but her classmates point out that peter was a boy.
If so, amazing grace, by mary hoffman, is the book for you. Mary hoffman, the author of amazing grace, does a beautiful job communicating the importance of believing in ones self. Show students the cover of amazing grace by mary hoffman and ask them what they see on the cover. She has had over 90 books published whose audiences range from children to adults.
Her favorite thing to do is to act out any story that she comes across. Grace is so amazing because she uses her imagination to play and to work towards things she wants, like being peter pan in the play. These amazing grace lesson plans will help you to inspire your students with this wonderful book. Amazing grace by mary hoffman lesson plan and activities. And therein lays the attraction for readers and teachers, who have discovered the world of grace as brought to life by author mary hoffman. Mary hoffman s groundbreaking amazing grace gave us one of the first black heroines in a picture book.
Mary hoffman has written more than 70 books for children, and her powers of observation bring vitality and humour to all her stories and retellings. Identify this as the place where the main characters family was from originally. This is two pages of readers response activities for the book amazing grace by mary hoffman. Her previous titles for dorling kindersley include henrys baby and a first bible story book. Grace is a girl who loves to hear stories and then act out the most exciting parts. Books that celebrate diversity for 2nd graders greatschools. Mr and mrs storytime read the amazing short story about a girl that realises she can become anything she wants to. Parenting book lists books that celebrate diversity for 2nd graders books that celebrate diversity for 2nd graders two inspiring reallife leaders named misty, an introduction to islam, and stories of inequality thatll inspire your 7yearold to be fair, brave, and accepting. Follow the story of grace, who is longing to play peter pan in her school play, but her classmates say that peter was a boy, and besides, he wasnt black. After reading the book, begin the character study by discussing with the class what qualities they admire in grace. In 1992 amazing grace, her first frances lincoln book, was selected for child educations best books of 1991 and childrens books of the year 1992, commended for the kate greenaway medal, and included on the national. Grace is excited to audition for the main character in her school play. Amazing grace by mary hoffman is a fabulous ks1 and ks2 story to teach about diversity, cultural differences and acceptance using our teaching resources and activities.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Amazing grace by mary hoffman book study amazing grace. Choose from activities and discussion questions to build childrens understanding of generosity, community, and service to others. Mary hoffman s 1991 picture book amazing grace tells the story of grace, who loves stories and especially loves acting them out. Find amazing grace lesson plans and teaching resources. Amazing grace by mary hoffman childrens read aloud story. Sometimes she plays the leading part, sometimes she is a cast of thousands. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Amazing gracea play in one act paperback may 19, 1998. The plans include 45 days of activities that incorporate oracy strategies to increase discussion and textdependent questions to practice close reading. These worksheets and page by page close reading questions are made to be a supplement to the book amazing grace by mary hoffman. Grace has a vibrant creative imagination and she likes to enter into her story world and pretend to be the main character of the stories she encounters. Students can make observations such as, there is a girl on the cover, or inferences like, i think the girl will do something amazing in this story.
Mary hoffman is a beloved story that encourages students that they can do anything if they put their mind to it. Amazing grace by mary hoffman reading comprehension. When her school decides to perform peter pan, grace is longing to play peter, but her classmates say that peter was a boy, and besides, he wasnt black. Welcome to the website of mary hoffman, british author of the childrens series amazing grace and stravaganza, and many other books. This website uses cookies to analyse viewer activities. With the support of her family, grace learns that she can be anything she wants to be. Amazing grace by mary hoffman, tells the story of a girl called grace who has a vivid imagination and loves to recreate famous roles and include her family in the fun. The guide below provides before, during, and afterreading discussion questions. By doing a series of activities around the book amazing grace, students will have a better understanding of diversity in their classroom and ways of including all students. Jan 01, 2000 reading rainbows amazing grace, written by mary hoffman is a wonderfully illustrated picture book for students of all ages. Grace s teacher decided that they would do the play peter pan. Twentyfive years on, mary hoffman tells us how she wrote it and why picture books. Grace learns that her class is about to stage the play peter pan, and she knows just which part she wants to play. Her bestknown picture books are amazing grace, three wise women, and an angel just like me.
Mary hoffman right pictured with shay youngblood, who adapted amazing grace for the childrens theatre company production, at the premiere, january 1995. But her classmates say peter pan cant be a black girl. Watercolor illustrations illuminate grace s heartbreak and triumph as with the help of her family she shows everyone that true talent is more than skin deep. Your family will be cheering grace on by the end of the book as she overcomes stereotypes and works toward accomplishing her dreams of being an actress. Use chart paper to brainstorm a list of words that could be used to describe grace. This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with amazing grace by mary hoffman.
Amazing grace main character analysis educational resources. This unit aligns with the book with activities, crafts, writing, teaching ideas, no prep printables, and more. Amazing grace by mary hoffman social justice literature for. Amazing grace by mary hoffman social justice literature. Apr 16, 2018 mr and mrs storytime read the amazing short story about a girl that realises she can become anything she wants to. Use this wonderful book by mary hoffman for a wide range of crosscurricular activities with our teaching ideas. Amazing grace by mary hoffman reading comprehension a written comprehension activity and a selection of guided reading questions based on the story amazing grace by mary hoffman. Make space for critical literacy and engage students in meaningful, thoughtful discussions. Shes been joan of arc, hiawatha, a pirate, and mowgli to name a few. Amazing grace by mary hoffman, differentiated readers. Use this identifying the authors purpose lesson plan and set of resources to help readers notice the ways in which authors reveal their purpose for writing books. When grace finds out her class is mounting a production of peter pan, she cant wait to audition for the starring role.
Compare this list to the characters and stories that grace acted out. Tell students that you will share your thoughts about the book as you read it aloud. Amazing grace by mary hoffman childrens read aloud. Grace pretends to be different characters like joan of arc, anansi the spider and a pirate, which can help her to act well in her audition for peter pan. Amazing grace by mary hoffman is about a little girl named grace who loves stories. Next, read along and listen to amazing grace by mary hoffman produced by dallas reading plan and dallas schools television below. Mary lassiter hoffman born 1945 is a british writer and critic. Shared discussion with amazing grace readwritethink x. Starring grace is a collection of eight fictional stories, describing the adventures of grace and her four friends kester, aimee, raj and maria during the summer holidays. Mary hoffman, author of the amazing grace book series, was born in england in 1945. Follow the story of grace, who is longing to play peter pan in her school play, but her classmates say that peter was a. A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the picture book mentor text amazing grace by mary hoffman and caroline binch. Mary hoffman s book song of the earth orion was shortlisted for the kurt maschler award and the primary english award 1995.
By doing a series of activities around the book amazing grace, students will have a better understanding of diversity in their. One page focuses on characters feelings in relation to story events and making textto self connections. Not only does this book cover the above topics, but is also highlights on key items for younger readers, such as reading about individual achievements and moral dilemmas. Using amazing grace by mary hoffman, students dig deep into themes such as prejudice, courage, and selfconfidence. Amazing grace gracepicture books kindle edition by. Filled with imagination and dramatic flair, grace decides that she will play the part of peter pan when her teacher tells the class that they are going to perform the play. Starring grace by mary hoffman goodreads share book. When her classmates say she shouldnt audition for peter pan because she is black, graces nana takes her to see a ballet, starring a ballerina who is also black. Your students will love this book and youll love that its aligned to the common core literacy standards. Students examine ways to see that different points of view are acceptable in order to reduce conflict. Amazing grace grace picture books kindle edition by hoffman, mary, binch, caroline. Spanish and english bilingual bilingual activity guide spanishenglish.
The following questions may be helpful as you think about graces character traits. As you read along, think about grace s internal and external character traits. Students discuss the character grace, in the book amazing grace. Laura bush, wife of the american president, chose amazing grace as one of her five favourite childrens books. Students role play as the characters in the book determining how the. Make cards to learn more about the new words you will meet in the book, amazing grace. Hoffman has authored more than 80 childrens books, including the stravaganza series of fantasy novels for young adults, several story collections, as well as a number of nonfiction titles for children and adults. Amazing grace by mary hoffman goodreads share book. Todays book is amazing grace written by mary hoffman and illustrated by caroline binch. Nov 06, 2015 this set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with amazing grace by mary hoffman. When the school auditions for the role of peter pan, grace decides she wants to try out. Amazing grace is an inspirational book and great for classroom use. Amazing grace printables, classroom activities, teacher. Find amazing grace mary hoffman lesson plans and teaching resources.
Amazing grace by mary hoffman is about a girl named grace who absolutely loves stories. Grace has her heart set on playing the role of peter pan and must prove that she can, even though shes both black and a girl. Amazing grace by mary hoffman hardcover book the parent store. Grace loves stories, whether theyre from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. Oct, 2015 mary hoffmans groundbreaking amazing grace gave us one of the first black heroines in a picture book. About the book grace is a girl who loves to hear stories and then act out the most exciting parts.
The following questions may be helpful as you think about grace s character traits. From 2002 to 2012, she wrote the teen fiction series stravaganza. One of her best known works is the childrens book amazing grace, which was a new york times bestseller at 1. Amazing grace by mary hoffman, illustrated by caroline binch. Amazing grace by mary hoffman, caroline binch, hardcover. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading amazing grace grace picture books. Amazing grace by mary hoffman book, teaching resources. This is the inspiring story of a girl who refuses to let other people tell her what she can and cannot do.
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