by boot | Feb 21, 2025
Ask students: Where do your grandparents live? What is the role of your grandparents in your life? Discuss things you have done or do together with a grandparent or other family member. Why was this a special time for you? In many Indigenous cultures, families reside...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
Have students describe the landscape that they see in all the pictures throughout the story and discuss the importance of where the characters are going. Students should pay close attention to the different landscapes. Ask them to notice what the characters are doing...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
Take a “picture walk” with students through the book. Discuss what you see in each of the illustrations (location, landscape, characters, activity, print, etc.).
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
Looking at the title, ask students if they know what it says. Write the title down on the board. Discuss how you might pronounce the words. Keep a vocabulary list running for the duration of the story.
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
Looking at the cover of the book, pose the following questions: What do you see in the illustration? Who do you think is in this illustration? What do you think they are doing together? What season do you think this is? Why do you think that? Why do you think the...
