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Book: Abuelas Weave

by Omar Castaeda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttMgSZzUF4E
Plot: Esperanza helps her grandmother
who people believe is a witch because
of her birthmark, make beautiful
tapestries and clothing to sell in the
city
Theme: kindness and compassion
Teaches: children about other cultures
and how they live
And of the traditions most have
passing them down from generations

Book: The Chocolate

Tree: A Mayan Folktale
by Linda Lowery & Richard Keep
Plot: The Mayan king and god Kukulka,. one
day he brings his people an amazing gift: a
chocolate tree! The problem is his brother,
Night Jaguar, who doesn't want regular
people to have chocolate. He thinks only gods
should eat the tempting treat. Will the
Mayans keep their tree?
Theme: Introduce the Mayan culture by using
a myth/folklore story
Teaches the history of cacao and chocolate
And also history of the Mayan and Aztec
civilizations. The cacao was sacred for the
and very valuable

Age and curriculum

- Kindergarten all the way to 5th grade in order to
teach about the Guatemalan Culture, Mayan/Aztec
civilizations, the history, myths, and folklores.
- I would include these stories with a social science/or
history lesson when learning about different
countries
- I would like to have students create their own
stories/ or folktales