This is How We Do It

Book Title:  This is How We Do It

Book Author:  Matt Lamothe

Book Illustrator:  Matt Lamothe

This book addresses:  Ways of living all around the world

Potentially Tricky Vocabulary:  

Metropolis: A city that is the center of activity

Okra: an herb that grows pods

Any underlined words can be found in the glossary in the back of the book.

Questions to ask the student before reading: 

• What does a typical day look like for you? What’s your classroom like? Do you have any siblings?

• Do you think that your typical day is different from another kid’s typical day if they live in a different country? Do you think there are some things that are the same?

Historical context to give before reading:  

If two kids live in two different countries, it may mean that their typical days look a little different from each other. Even within the same country, nobody has exactly the same life! This book lets us explore different kids’ lives all around the world. 

(The questions to ask the student and historical content above are interconnected. The historical context is typically going to be a supplement to what your student might not know. Some students may already be knowledgeable about a subject, others may not know much yet. Pay attention to what your student already knows and share the historical context accordingly.)

While reading: 

Read the large, gray print introducing the information that the kids are sharing before you read each child’s individual response. Any underlined word that you or your student aren’t familiar with can be looked up in the glossary. 

After reading: 

• What was the coolest new thing that you learned? 

• Which of the games would you most like to play?

Follow up activity (time permitting):  

Your student has been asked to add their entry to the book! Depending on time and your student’s endurance, have them write their answers for some of the prompts from the book on a separate sheet of paper. Your student can go out of order and doesn’t have to complete them all but can if they wish! They can also add illustrations as they wish. Talk with them about which of their answers are similar or different to what they read in the book. 

This is me:

This is where I live:

This is who I live with:

This is what I wear to school:

This is what I eat for breakfast:

This is how I get to school: 

This is my teacher: 

This is how we learn:

This is how I spell my name:

This is what I eat for lunch:

This is how I play:

This is how I help:

This is how we eat dinner:

This is what I do in the evening:

This is where I sleep:

All definitions were adapted by Karina Connolly from the Merriam Webster online dictionary.