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New American By Hascar Medina
Source: Poets.org
Link: https://poets.org/poem/new-american

Summary
In the "New American" poem, Medina talks about the stereotypes of immigrants in the United States. He focuses on changing the portrayal of immigrants in this country because immigrants are hard workers, students, and good citizens of this country. They are what Medina calls "New American".

Application
This is a good way to introduce poems to our young students. We can use this poem to show our students that poems are short and sometimes rhymes. But most importantly, we can teach students about stanzas and how poems have a lot of stanzas. Students that have their own stories, can write their own poems about them immigrating to the US or their parents as well as their grandparents' stories.

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Let us pretend, the crickets are
drunken coquies de parranda,
struggling with loss,
singing in the wrong key,
playing out of tune; unable
to find their way home.

Let us pretend, you are watching me,
ripe in a hammock's womb,
strung to horizons with no ocean
or beach sand near nor fear
that I've become landlocked here,

surrounded by jíbaros,
who don't like jíbaros;

still an island.

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Let us pretend, the crickets are drunken coquies de parranda, struggling with loss, singing in the wrong key, playing out of tune; unable to find their way home. Let us pretend, you are watching me, ripe in a hammock's womb, strung to horizons with no ocean or beach sand near nor fear that I've become landlocked here, surrounded by jíbaros, who don't like jíbaros; still an island.

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Let's Eat by Anemon Studios
Source: YouTube
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MX_fJAhmEE

Summary
Let's Eat short film centers on the relationship between a mother and daughter in a Chinese-American Immigrant family. Luan and Ma are always been close. However, as Luan grows up, she gets busy with her own life and eventually grows apart from her mother. By channeling their feelings into cooking, the two strives to find their way back into each other.

Application
This short film can be a good lesson for students to celebrate our similarities as much as we celebrate our differences. We can use this short film to teach students the beginning, middle, and end of a story. This is also a good opportunity to teach students about the theme, plot, and character development.

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Let's Eat - Award Winning Animated Short Film

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Title: Isabel and Her Colores Go to School by Alexandra Alessandri
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfSmGRkhUXc

Summary
This book is about Isabel who is nervous to go to school because she does not speak English. She prefers warm orange and pink in Spanish. Her first day is uncomfortable until she discovers there is more than one way to communicate with friends. This is a universal story about feeling new and making friends.

Application
This book is a great book as an example for students to tell their own stories using the beginning, middle, and end stories. They can draw and also write a sentence about their story. Moreover, students can also learn about comparing and contrasting the book and their own experiences.

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Isabel and Her Colores Go to School by Alexandra Alessandri read-aloud (bilingual)

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Title: The Box by Merve Cirisoglu Cotur
Source: YouTube
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwCtWfwYlkw

Summary
It's based on the happy life of a kid which alters instantly with the sudden war and pushes him into a state of struggle. The war changes not only lives but also the role of his box; first as a carefully built toy house, then as a place to take shelter in a refugee camp full of dangers. Finally, as a boat that sails for a journey towards hope.

Application
This short film is a good way to start introducing the topic of war between countries and how it affects families and children (For 3-4 graders). Moreover, it also teaches students about making predictions. In the end, the boy sailed into the water. The teacher can ask students, What do you think will happen to the boy? In addition, students can learn about the story plot, character development, etc.

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An Award-Winning Animated Journey of a War Child: THE BOX - From Playhouse to Lifeboat

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Title: I Wish You Knew by Jackie Azuá Kramer
Source: I am Your Neighbor Books
Link: https://imyourneighborbooks.org/book/i-wish-you-knew/

Summary
I Wish I Knew is a story that explores the topics of divided families, homelessness, food insecurity, and the importance of connections in school among their peers and teachers. In the story, the little girl tells how much she misses her father because he was deported. She also tells us how much her father's absence affects her at home and school.

Application
This book teaches us that we all have stories that we want to share with our peers or teachers. Also, this book gives a great opportunity for students to learn how to connect with each other by listening to our peers' stories. This book is a great way to introduce writing letters to students. Students are going to write an "I wish my teacher knew that..." letter that will let students share their stories with their teachers and peers.

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I Wish You Knew - I'm Your Neighbor Books

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When Estrella's father has to leave because he wasn't born here, like her, She misses him. And she wishes people knew the way it affects her. At home. At school. Always. But a school wrapped around a hundred-year-old oak tree is the perfect place to share and listen.