by boot | Feb 20, 2025
With the class, look at each illustration in the book and ask students to describe the animal that they see in each mask. Ask them what characteristics they think each of the animals has. Write these on a chart under the headings “Animal” and...
by boot | Feb 20, 2025
Look at the front cover depicting a young person with a fox mask. Ask students: Why do you think the title of the book is Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox? Do you think animals have feelings? If so, how do you think a fox feels?
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: What do you notice about all the illustrations throughout the story? (All have a red hue.) Why do you think the illustrator may have done this? (Maybe as we read the story, we will understand why.)
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Do a “picture walk” through the story, noting the significance of water throughout the book. Ask students: Why do you think the author and illustrator included so many references to and pictures with water?
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Read the introduction from Nicola I. Campbell about the residential school system and how the government at that time forced all Indigenous children to attend schools away from their families. Discuss with the class the implications that this created for the families...
