Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
So u p
Tami Charles
illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
HC: 978-0-7636-8977-3
• TEACHER TIPS
* Locate Haiti on a
globe or map and
read the author’s
* Ti Gran is what
Belle calls her
grandmother. Ask
* Kompa (or compas)
is the national music
of Haiti. Play some
note at the back of students to discuss kompa music for the
the book to learn the different names class, then talk about
more about the they use for their different music styles
Haitian Revolution. own grandparents around the world.
Ask students why or other relatives. * Discuss your
students’ New
they think it’s so What are the origins
Year’s Day or other
important for Ti Gran of those names?
traditions. Have them
to share the history of
bring in a recipe for
Freedom Soup with
one of their family’s
her granddaughter.
traditional meals and
write an explanation
of its history and
importance.