This is a sample of reading and discussion questions from a teaching guide, available for free download in the Resources and Downloads tab. Discussion Questions The discussion questions below invite readers to explore key ideas and important details of the story's plot. These can be questions a teacher engages students with during a read-aloud or afterward as they process together. 1. When the story begins, what news does Martina get from her mother, and how does she feel about it? 2. When the tías come over, how does Martina react? 3. Throughout the book, we notice that Martina likes to do something. What is it? How does storytelling help her discover her home? 4.

Martina is searching for something. What is she searching for? When she finds it, what is missing? Why does she then want to return to her loud home? 5. By the end of the book, what does Martina realize about home and her tías? Extension Activities * Storytelling: Throughout the book, we notice that Martina enjoys storytelling. She thinks of stories at home, and later wants to tell Ratoncito a story. Ask students to sit with partners and dream up a magical story. Then have them switch partners and tell them their magical story. Lastly, have students create a drawing that goes with the story. * Folklore: Martina's journey is a retelling of a popular Cuban and Caribbean folktale, The Little Roach.

Explore two to three other retellings of The Little Roach or La Cucaracha Martina, and compare those to Martina Has Too Many Tías. Using a Venn Diagram, have students write out the differences and similarities of the retellings. Discuss as a class which elements of the stories are similar, and which elements are very different. * Art: There are many flowers, fruits, and plants featured in the book. Step outside as a class and notice what plants and flowers are in the schoolyard. Invite students to select one that they want to draw. If you want, ask students to write a descriptive sentence or two about the plant or flower they've chosen. For many more discussion questions and extension activities based on Martina Has Too Many Tías by Emma Otheguy , check out the Teaching Guide below in the Resources and Downloads tab.