Text-to-World Connections

Students connect events in the story to real-world issues while focusing on human impact rather than political details.

Role-Play Friendship

In small groups, students role-play scenarios from the book or classroom situations that demonstrate being a friend.

Friendship Drawing

Students draw a picture of themselves being a good friend. Encourage them to include details that show friendly actions.

Hope Data Investigation

Explore surveys or studies on how hope affects health and resilience. Students graph results or create infographics.

Hope Action Project

Students work in small groups to design a mini-project that spreads hope (ex: kindness campaign, peer tutoring, recycling initiative).