by boot | Feb 26, 2025
This story encompasses many themes, including friendship, compassion and empathy. What do these concepts mean? Discuss with students and have them give examples.
by boot | Feb 26, 2025
As a class, perform a “picture walk” through the book. Based on the illustrations, what do students think Mustafa will be about? Will it be funny? Sad? Serious? Can students identify the main characters? What can students tell about these characters based solely on...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Explore the students’ understanding of the journal text form. What do they know about the journal genre? Record these characteristics for students to view. If you have worked with this genre before, connect to other texts that have been explored.
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Generate questions with the students that they are interested in learning about the four First Nation Groups of the Lillooet, Secwepemc, Nlaka’pamux and Okanagan of the Salish Nation. Using strategies such as idea webs or charts, have the students choose one area or...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Locate the region of the Interior Salish people in British Columbia. You may wish to use the website https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ interior-salish-first-nations to assist with gathering information. While the town of Firefly and the Kalamak Indian...
