by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Bring in examples or pictures of the following: sage, Labrador leaves, rat root, tobacco and wild mint.
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Have students make connections between their own lives and Chapter 2. In the story, when … It reminded me of when …
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
If possible, bring in objects like spruce, cedar and pine boughs, maple leaves, birch bark, wild rice and dogwood, as these will provide students an opportunity to interact with natural items.
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Read the dedication on the first page and ask the students what they think the author means by a way of life that is disappearing.
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Open the book and show the students the illustrations on the front and back covers. Have students make connections to a time when they were able sit next to a river or lake and draw on their five senses. (What did they hear, smell, touch, see, and taste, and how did...
