A Glimpse at the First Skater Girls 6-Pack

Learn about how these American women defied expectations and became some of the country’s earliest skateboarding stars! This 6-Pack of nonfiction text cards is part of Culturally Authentic and Responsive Texts, a collection curated by Dr. Sharroky Hollie. Each text in this collection builds literacy while engaging seventh grade students in meaningful cultural connections.

A Glimpse at the First Skater Girls explores what it means to fit in. This fascinating nonfiction text allows students to see themselves in the materials they are studying, while the accompanying lesson and activities help develop literacy skills.

• Focuses on the theme Self-Identity
• Challenges students to consider how their interests can affect their lives
• Improves content-area literacy and vocabulary by defining unfamiliar words
• Includes discussion questions, a writing prompt, and a creative activity

This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.