Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa | 
pickThis B book would be great to use for spanish heritage month for the classroom. It talks about the life of the Cuban queen of salsa Celia Cruz and how she changed her path of being a teacher and became the wonderful singer she was. It was not an easy path as it never is and has a great theme of if you pursue your dreams and work hard enough they can come true. Great for a SR and presenting to the class when talking about famous people's history.
KatiaP The UDL standards you can use is 7.1 & 7.2 optimizing student autonomy and choice as well as relevance, value, and authenticity by allowing the student pick and share this story with their classmates. The ESOL standards I would use is 4 linking lesson to prior knowledge by relating their knowledge of Spanish heritage and music by showing them a Celia Cruz song. For the authors website : http://www.veronicachambers.com/. #UCFLAE3414SP20 4y
DrSpalding What an excellent idea to use this biography during Spanish heritage month. I love the idea of sharing her music as well. This truly would meet the English learner strategy regarding culture as well. 4y
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