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Reading Treks: Enrique's Journey-The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mothe - TeachersFirst
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Follow a powerful real-world journey with this Reading Trek inspired by Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario. This virtual field trip uses an integrated map created with Google...more
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Follow a powerful real-world journey with this Reading Trek inspired by Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario. This virtual field trip uses an integrated map created with Google My Maps, reviewed here, along with an accompanying Teachers' Guide that features lesson activities, map extensions, and discussion prompts to deepen understanding. The narrative chronicles Enrique's perilous trek from Honduras to the United States as he searches for his mother, offering students a deeply human perspective on immigration, family separation, resilience, and hope. Blending geography, social studies, and literacy, the story helps students trace migration routes while examining cause-and-effect relationships, point of view, and real-world challenges faced by children and families. Best suited for grades 4-7, the Teachers' Guide activities align with Common Core ELA Standards and Social Studies practices, encouraging critical thinking, empathy, close reading, and meaningful discussions about global issues and personal courage.
tag(s): diversity (56), immigrants (50), immigration (86), maps (220), point of view (9), Reading Treks (56)
In the Classroom
Step into a real-life journey of courage, sacrifice, and hope through activities that help students connect deeply with Sonia Nazario's Enrique's Journey. Begin by introducing the story to the whole class, with the Reading Trek map displayed on an interactive whiteboard, and guide students through its layers to preview the countries, routes, and challenges Enrique will face along the way. Next, have students use Google My Maps, reviewed here to plot Enrique's journey from Honduras through Mexico to the United States, adding a short description, an image, and a meaningful quote from the text at each stop to help visualize the danger, emotion, and resilience required at every stage. Extend learning by inviting students to create a short scene from Enrique's journey using Witty Comics, reviewed here, such as riding atop La Bestia or crossing the border, encouraging them to capture dialogue, determination, and risk in a visual format that deepens comprehension and builds empathy for Enrique's lived experience.
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