by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Ask students: What is the author’s message? Have them think about what the story reminds them of or what they were thinking about as they listened to the story. Hand out a brown paper bag to each student. Ask students to choose an item from home (e.g., a photo, a...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Revisit the KWL chart and complete the “What We Learned” column. This completed chart is a visual reference of student learning.
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Write this excerpt from the story on chart paper or display on the Smartboard. “Grandpa has a secret room. The lights are always out; the curtains always closed. Old trunks and wooden boxes line the walls, dusty and mysterious. Step, step, step … We step sneaky steps...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
In Grandpa’s Girls, the grandchildren love spending time with Grandpa and exploring the farm. This story is inspired by the author’s memories of visiting her own grandpa’s farm. His resilience and determination as a person who attended Indian residential school...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Create a Think Aloud chart. (Use a piece of chart paper and put the title of the book at the top. List the following questions and record students’ answers.) What do you notice as you are looking at the illustrations in the book? What do the pictures tell us about the...
