Los Baker Van A Perú BreakoutEDU and Teacher Guide

Created by: Tamina Hartman and Sandra Mejia

Title of novel:  Los Baker Van a Perú

Author of novel:  Carol Gaab and Kristy Placido

Level: 2

Brief summary of the novel:  The Baker family gets lucky at the Price is Right and wins a trip to Peru!  While they are there, they run into some adventures…and some misfortune!

Topics:   Peru, numbers.

Cultural Contexts:  Popular locations in Peru, shrunken heads, Machu Picchu, guinea pigs and other foods, currency of Peru

Pre-reading activities:    -Embedded reading on shrunken heads in Peru

Enrichment activities while reading:

1. Play El Precio Es Correcto–practice numbers and use Soles (show about exchange rate and currencies)
2. Take a virtual tour of the museum.  Here is the link to the website to view other things.
3. Teach students how to dance the salsa like the kids at the discoteca.
4. Te de coca, foods (cuy)
5. After Reading Chapters 1 and 2, play Sunken Treasure using these questions found on TPT.

Post-reading activities:  La maldición de la cabeza reducida (sequel)

BreakoutEDU Game

BreakoutEDU: link to Google doc for more information

Oh no!  While they are exploring the city of Lima, they (Haley and Jason) lose the shrunken head and have to find it!  The students stop and have lunch in a restaurant and lose the head. They must follow the clues and find it before this treasure is lost forever.