by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 20, 2026
Have students write an adventure story about meeting a polar bear. What will happen in your adventure story? What will be the problem? How will it get solved?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 19, 2026
What is the author’s message? Think about the relationship between man and nature. Have students create written or illustrated responses, and then share them in small groups or with the whole class.
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 17, 2026
Tell students to choose one of the families shown in this book as the subject for a creative writing project. Have students make up a new adventure for the family, then write or dictate the story and illustrate it with original drawings. Ask for volunteers to share...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 17, 2026
Create a classroom version of A Family Is a Family Is a Family by having students write and illustrate their own pages. Working with an adult if necessary, have students compose a sentence or two describing what makes their family special. Have them illustrate their...
by Emma Davis | Feb 17, 2026
Students write a personal response explaining how their thinking changed after reading the book.
