by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Before beginning the Read Aloud, take students on a “picture walk.” Show students the front cover of the book with the title covered or visible. Ask students to make predictions about the story from the front cover and to record those predictions on chart paper or on...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
To activate prior knowledge of spending time with grandparents, Indigenous people, and culture, create a KWL chart with students. This chart will serve as a visual reference for students. The first two columns will be completed before reading the story. The third...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Brainstorm and complete a word web with the class to record their ideas of a special place or favorite things to do. Have them draw a picture of their favorite activity or special place. Ask students to share their pictures in small or large groups, explaining why...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Students work as a class to create a memorial for all the victims, including those who survived, of genocide throughout history. It could be a plaque, a video, a mixed-media piece, an artwork or a symbolic monument. They might also wish to organize an event or service...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Students consider their own government — local, regional or national — and think about whether there are any “uncomfortable truths” they feel about it. Has the government denied something it shouldn’t have, in students’ opinions? Is it investing in initiatives that...
