by boot | Feb 21, 2025
From the beginning of the book the little girl tells us she likes to count. Have students study the words and pictures in the book to identify the different things she counts. Is there anything she doesn’t count? Why do students think the girl loves counting so...
by boot | Feb 21, 2025
Ask students: When you are traveling from one place to another, do you play any games to pass the time?
by boot | Feb 20, 2025
Generate a list of different feelings with students. Have them choose one to discuss with a partner, telling about a time when they have experienced this feeling.
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Traditionally, Indigenous Peoples did not follow the calendar used in many classrooms now. Ask students: How did Shi-shi-etko know when she would be returning to her family? Art Activity: Have students draw the “signs of the seasons.”
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students to imagine life for the many children at residential schools without their parents. What impacts would this have had on the children who were forced to attend residential schools?
