by Emma Davis | Feb 17, 2026
Students record the questions Theo asks and compare them with their own unanswered questions.
by Emma Davis | Feb 17, 2026
Students maintain an emotion chart tracking Theo’s feelings. For each entry, students identify a specific event and explain how it impacts Theo emotionally.
by Emma Davis | Feb 17, 2026
The teacher introduces the verse novel format. Students analyze line breaks and spacing in a sample poem and discuss how poetry can convey emotion differently than traditional prose.
by Emma Davis | Feb 16, 2026
Periodically ask students what the book is mostly teaching about friendship. Record key ideas on chart paper.
by Emma Davis | Feb 16, 2026
Pause after selected pages and ask students what the child on that page is saying about friendship. Encourage students to restate ideas in their own words.
