What Is a Food Drive?

by | Sep 8, 2025

Show real photos or a short video about community food drives. Ask students to share if they’ve ever donated something.  Ask how it made them feel to give.

Question the Past

by | Sep 2, 2025

Students write questions they still have about the past of their land. These can guide research project or class inquiry.

Turn and Talk

by | Sep 2, 2025

Have students pair up and “turn and talk” after each page spread. Prompt them to reflect on who the street remembers and how they feel about it.

Picture Walk & Prediction

by | Sep 2, 2025

Conduct a picture walk through the book. Encourage students to look at illustrations and predict what the story might be about, focusing on clues like animals, clothing, homes and land changes.