by boot | Feb 19, 2025
As a class, talk about the title and cover of the book, and discuss ideas on what Shi-shi-etko means. Once the class discovers that Shi-shi-etko is the little girl’s name and that it means “she loves to play in the water,” ask them how it affects how they see the...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Read the introduction that Nicola I. Campbell wrote at the beginning of this story. Ask students: Why do you think the school wouldn’t allow the siblings to talk to each other? Imagine what that must have been like for the children and describe what emotions they...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
As a class, look at the cover and predict what this story might be about. What similarities are there between the cover of this book and the cover of Shi-shi-etko? Explain that this is the second book of the set and that the story is about Shi-shi-etko’s little...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
With students, read Shi-shi-etko, the first book of this set.
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
How would you define a miracle in your own words? Have you ever experienced one? Do you believe in them? Why or why not?
