by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: How would you be feeling if you had only one sleep left until you had to leave to go to school for many months? How is Shi-shi-etko feeling? How do you know?
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: What does Shi-shi-etko’s yayah give her? What is she supposed to put in the small bag? What keepsakes would you choose to put in a small bag like Shi-shi-etko’s? What do you predict that Shi-shi-etko will put in her bag? How will she keep it safe when...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask the class: Has anyone ever gone canoeing before? What was that experience like? What does canoeing sound like? How does Shi-shi-etko’s dad keep their pace while they’re paddling?
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: What does Shi-shi-etko do with her father? What does he want her to remember when she leaves for residential school?
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: How was Shi-shi-etko feeling when she heard her yayah’s cane? How do you know? Where does it say she was excited or happy in the text, or does it? What connections do you make with your grandparents, relatives or other important people in your...
