by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Read another story about moving or immigration Use a Venn diagram to compare: What changes? What stays the same? How do the characters feel?
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Ask students the following questions: Why do you think the girl brought a shell with her? What do you think she misses most about Jamaica? How do you think she will make new memories in Canada? Why is it hard to move to a new place? What can help her feel...
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Ask Students: “Why does she choose the shell?” and “What do the sugarcane and roast corn mean to her?’”
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Have students discuss flammable objects vs. nonflammable objects. Think of objects found at their homes, in the classroom and outside. Have students make a two-column chart with the titles Flammable and Nonflammable and listing the items in each category. Remind the...
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Use the following questions to facilitate group discussion, or have students write responses to the questions individually. Does any part of the book remind you of the world and what is occurring now, or what has happened in the past? How have your own experiences...
