by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 20, 2026
Read the back cover to establish reading expectations. What will you be asking about as you read this book?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 20, 2026
Ask students to observe the front cover. Get them to notice that the little girl is digging a hole. Ask them to make guesses for why she is doing this.
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 20, 2026
Before beginning the story, have students research polar bears. You can use a KWL (what I Know, what I Want to know and what I Learned) chart to organize the information that the class discovers.
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 20, 2026
What clues does the title give us for what this story may be about? Have students predict what may happen in this story.
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 20, 2026
On page 28, stop reading after the line, “A hunter is only as good as the clothes his wife makes.” Discuss what this quote means. How do the practices of making clothing and of hunting work together?
