by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 23, 2026
What do students know about camels? What do they imagine the life of a camel would be like?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 23, 2026
As a class, examine the cover of the book. What do students think this story is going to be about? Where will the action take place? Do they think it is fiction or non-fiction?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 20, 2026
Read the back cover to establish reading expectations. What will you be asking about as you read this book?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 20, 2026
Ask students to observe the front cover. Get them to notice that the little girl is digging a hole. Ask them to make guesses for why she is doing this.
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 20, 2026
Before beginning the story, have students research polar bears. You can use a KWL (what I Know, what I Want to know and what I Learned) chart to organize the information that the class discovers.
