by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Discuss things/activities students have done or do together with a grandparent or other family member. Why was this a special time for them?
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Take a picture walk with the students through the book. Discuss what students see in each illustration re: location, landscape, characters, activity, etc.
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Looking at the cover image of the book, lead a whole group discussion by posing the questions: “What do you see in the photo?”; “Who do you think is in this photo?”; “What do you think they are doing together?”; “What season do you think this is? Why do you think...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Ask the students, “Who do you think Mother Earth is?” With the students, discuss what Mother Earth means to Indigenous Peoples. What kinds of lessons might we learn from the Earth? Indigenous peoples have a special and spiritual relationship with the Earth. They call...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
This book is set in Sudan and East Africa. It is a world very different from the one in which students live. As students read the novel, instruct them to keep a list of words and phrases that are unfamiliar. Have them write down what they believe the meaning of the...
