At the end of the book, Mustafa and Maria are friends. Come together as a class and discuss what kind of fun they will have now that they are friends. After the class has generated some ideas, have each student make up a new page in the story, drawing an illustration of a brand-new adventure. Students can then write or dictate a short narrative describing what the friends are doing. Work with students to strengthen their writing by making suggestions and having them revise their compositions. Gather all the illustrated pages and make a new book “Mustafa and Maria.” Hold a “read-in” where each child reads the page they created to the class. Post these on a wall in the classroom and make copies for everyone in the class to take home and share with their families.
