by boot | Feb 21, 2025
Have students generate on a graphic organizer (create your own) a list of things that they like to do with a grandparent or adult. Once they have created a list, give students time to describe each activity in short sentences in a draft (one per page). Have students...
by boot | Feb 21, 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 think they are feeling? What clues tell you that? Read the text and discuss why there is an exclamation mark after “Not me!” Discuss the...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
In the text, it says, “nôhkom nitohtam. ᓅᐦᑯᒼ ᓂᑐᐦᑕᒼ᙮ Nôhkom listens. / ninitohtên. ᓂᓂᑐᐦᑌᐣ᙮ I listen.” Ask students: What do you think they are listening to? Why do you think that this is important in this story? Have students close their eyes in the classroom and...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
In the book, it says, “nôhkom ayamihâw. ᓅᐦᑯᒼ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐋᐤ᙮ Nôhkom prays. nitayamihân. ᓂᑕᔭᒥᐦᐋᐣ᙮ I pray.” Ask the students to think about why they are praying. What do you see them doing in the pictures? What else do you notice in the pictures? Many Cree people pray to the...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
The text says, “nôhkom mamanêw. ᓅᐦᑯᒼ ᒪᒪᓀᐤ᙮ Nôhkom gets ready.” Ask students: Who do you think Nôhkom is? Where do you think she is getting ready to go? What clues do you see in the illustration that make you think that? Have students look at the illustration with the...
