by boot | Mar 14, 2025
Role-play situations that could possibly make someone feel angry. Have students show how they would react in each situation. Discuss how controlling their anger can change the situation, and role-play the situation again. Examples of some situations are: Your friend...
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Arrange the children into small groups, and within each group assign each child the role of a food that is prepared in the poem, and one or more child to be the cook. For example, to make guacamole have children pretend to be avocados, limes and cilantro while one or...
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
Choose one of the foods your group named before you started reading. Ask the children to identify all of the parts of that food (e.g., for a hamburger: bun, beef patty, tomato, lettuce, cheese). Next, ask your group to name (or guess) where these things come from. Do...
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
If you are reading this book with older students, have them research a local residential school (or one in your region) and write a report on their findings. They can present their report to other classes or even staff members.
by boot | Mar 13, 2025
In your opinion, do you think it was better for the children to attend residential school or should they have been able to continue learning both in a traditional way and in a regular school as Larry did until grade three? Discuss in a group, reflecting on what you...
