Plan an Imaginary Camping Trip

Discuss the dangers of campfires and how to ensure they are safe, such as having a fire ring and water nearby. Have students plan an imaginary camping trip and list all of the things they will need to bring, including a first aid kit. Discuss how to set up the camp...

Share Connections

Use the following questions to facilitate group discussion, or have students write responses to the questions individually. Does any part of the book remind you of the world and what is occurring now, or what has happened in the past? How have your own experiences...

Options for Written Response

Choose one or two of the following categories to have students write a written response about the story. Respond personally to the text How do you feel about the text and why? How has the text changed your life in some way?   Respond to theme and/or author’s...

Retell with Rocks

Have students retell the story using pictures they’ve painted on stones to create a path from start to finish.

Play Question Ball

Write different questions for students to answer about the book with a marker on a beach ball. Make sure the questions hit on different elements such as character, problem and solution, setting, connections, and predictions. Then, throw the beach ball around the...