by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Ask students to predict what the characters are going to do with the flowers and leaves they picked. You can tell them that the characters are picking wild yarrow and share the recipe at the back of the book. Read the recipe together. Make tea or a drink with the...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Have students generate on a graphic organizer (create your own) a list of things that they like to do with a grandparent or an adult. Once they have created a list, give students time to describe each activity in short sentences in a draft (one per page). Have...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Look at the last page of the story and ask students: What do you see the characters doing? How does this make you feel? How do you feel after you complete a task? How do you think they are feeling? What clues tell you that? Read the text and discuss why there is an...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Look at the illustration of the white flowers with yellow centers. It is wild yarrow. Ask students to describe this illustration. Write down the descriptive words that students generate. If possible, show a photograph of wild yarrow so students can generate additional...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
In the book, it says, “nôhkom ayamihâw. ᓅᐦᑯᒼ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐋᐤ᙮ Nôhkom prays. / nitayamihân. ᓂᑕᔭᒥᐦᐋᐣ᙮ I pray.” Ask students to think about why they are praying. Prompt: What do you see them doing in the pictures? What else do you notice in the pictures? See the websites listed...
