CULTURA CON CECE | ¡LEEMOS TOGETHER! | Reggie Brown Reads Literacy Program

Celebrate literacy, language, family, and culture with CeCe!

In Leemos Together, students join 9-year-old Celia "CeCe" Rodriguez as she explores the many ways reading can connect families—even when they live in different places, speak different languages, and have different experiences.

Created as part of the Cultura con CeCe series from the Reggie Brown Reads Literacy Program, this resource blends an engaging story with reading comprehension, vocabulary, cultural exploration, geography, and thoughtful student reflection. It’s a welcoming way to incorporate Hispanic Heritage Month, International Literacy Day, National Literacy Month, bilingual literacy, or multicultural learning into your classroom or homeschool day.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

This ready-to-use printable set includes:

• Cultura con CeCe Welcome/Start Here pages introducing the series and this month’s literacy focus
• “Leemos Together” Reading Passage – Parts 1 & 2, featuring CeCe and her family
• Reading comprehension and story-response activities
• Lost in Translation activity exploring Spanish and English words, meanings, and language connections
• CeCe’s Discovery Journal, giving students space to think, write, explore, and make cultural connections
• Family Connections Mapping Activity, helping students explore where CeCe’s family lives and think about their own family connections
• Vocabulary, writing, geography, and literacy-extension opportunities throughout

WHY TEACHERS & FAMILIES WILL LOVE IT

¡Leemos juntos! encourages students to see literacy as more than simply reading a book. Reading can connect generations. It can travel across countries. It can introduce us to new words, traditions, and perspectives—and it can help children appreciate the stories within their own families.

The activities are designed to be approachable, engaging, and discussion-friendly, making the set easy to use for whole-group instruction, literacy centers, independent work, enrichment, homeschool lessons, or afterschool programming.

SKILLS & CONCEPTS

Students practice reading comprehension, vocabulary and context clues, written response, critical thinking, geography and map skills, cultural awareness, family connections, Spanish/English language exploration, and personal reflection.

PERFECT FOR

Grades 3–5, with 4th grade as the sweet spot.

Use it during Hispanic Heritage Month, National Literacy Month, International Literacy Day, multicultural literacy units, family and community units, Spanish-language enrichment, morning work, literacy centers, or sub plans.

ABOUT CULTURA CON CECE

Cultura con CeCe is a literacy series featuring curious, STEM-loving 9-year-old Celia “CeCe” Rodriguez and the people, places, languages, and traditions that make up her world.

Historias. Curiosidad. Cultura. Comunidad.

Students don’t have to speak Spanish to enjoy Cultura con CeCe! Spanish words and cultural connections are woven into the activities in an accessible way that invites all learners to discover, wonder, and participate.

Print. Explore. Read together. ¡Leemos juntos!