by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Besides mnoomin, what other crops can be harvested? What equipment or tools do you think you would need to pick mnoomin?
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Have students dramatize a scene from the novel that they think is particularly moving, important, informative or memorable. They could give a dramatic reading, perform Readers’ Theater, or enact a scene. Their presentations could be live or recorded digitally....
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Organize research teams of students to learn about various agencies that supply humanitarian aid to refugee and IDP camps, war-torn areas and street children. The following are just a few examples; brainstorm with students to add to this list. UNHCR (United Nations...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Remind students that Shauzia hadn’t seen her face in a mirror for years. Have students sit in circles, in groups, and take turns calling out things that Shauzia and the street children do not have. Encourage them to identify items that relate to the book, such as the...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Have students create a “split-screen” picture that shows one of the great contrasts based on the book, such as the contrast between what the American children do and what the street children do; the ocean of Shauzia’s dreams and the “ocean” in the camp; Shauzia’s...
