Retell with Rocks

Have students retell the story using pictures they’ve painted on stones to create a path from start to finish.

Play Question Ball

Write different questions for students to answer about the book with a marker on a beach ball. Make sure the questions hit on different elements such as character, problem and solution, setting, connections, and predictions. Then, throw the beach ball around the...

Reflect and Review

Use the following questions to facilitate group discussion, or have students write responses to the questions individually. Where did this story happen? Do you think the granddaughter enjoyed helping with the maple syrup each year? Why? Why not? The most likely reason...

What I Learned

Refer back to the KWL Chart that was started before reading the text. Remind students of their thoughts and what they wanted to know about wildfires. Fill in the last column of the chart together. If there are questions that were not answered in the text, encourage...

Create a Story Map

A story map is a graphic organizer that helps students learn the elements of literature by identifying characters, plot, setting or the story sequence. It is used during and after reading a text. This strategy supports students’ comprehension by providing students...