by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Students may have a wider variety of understanding of the Indian Residential School systems that were instituted by the federal government. Working with a KWL chart (What do I Know? What do I Want to know? and What did I Learn?), have students generate a list of...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Looking at the title page inside the book (the highway), ask students to describe this illustration. They may not know the word (road or highway), so once they describe it, provide them with some possible names. Once they have described it, ask students to predict why...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Take a “picture walk” with students through the book. Discuss what you see in each of the illustrations (location, landscape, characters, activity, etc.).
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Looking at the title, ask students if they know what it says. Write the title down on the board. Discuss how you might pronounce the words. Keep a vocabulary list running for the duration of the story for both Cree and English words.
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Looking at the cover of the book, pose the following questions: What do you see in the illustration? Who do you think is in this illustration? What do you think the person is doing? What season do you think this is? Why do you think that? What do you think the child...
