by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
The author talks about “bright dancing lights.” Ask students: What is she referring to? How do you know?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
Ask students the following questions and ask them to support their opinions. Why do you think there is so much stuff around that the author has to watch where she steps? (There are many people in the house and things get messy quickly when there are many people...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
There’s a lot of fun going on in the picture of the children in the house (consider displaying the picture on the whiteboard so students can see it well). Ask students: What are the children doing? What room of the house are they in, or can you tell? What evidence...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
Find the picture where the women are all laughing while eating. Ask students: Why do you think they’re laughing? When friends and family come together, there is often lots of laughter. Have students go knee-to-knee with a partner and talk about a time when they were...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
Using Google Earth (projected on a screen or whiteboard), take students on a virtual tour of the Arctic tundra. Students will get a sense of how diverse the area is. Ensure that you “visit” Rankin Inlet, as that is the town where the story is based and where the...
