Picture Walk: Clues About Identity

by | Sep 14, 2026

Materials: Book pages or projected images; sticky notes Conduct a careful picture walk without reading the full text. Ask students to notice setting, characters, colors, body language, plants, written names and repeated visual patterns. Encourage them to use the...

When the Weather Changes

by | Sep 14, 2026

Pause before the storm develops and encourage children to use words and illustrations to predict what will happen next.

Why Are They Going?

by | Sep 14, 2026

Discuss how traveling for a holiday may be different from traveling to catch food. Encourage children to listen for clues that explain each pair’s purpose.

Calm Seas and Stormy Skies

by | Sep 14, 2026

Introduce weather words such as breeze, wave, calm, storm and wind. Invite children to predict how changing weather could affect a journey across the sea before reading.

Looking Closely at the Cover

by | Sep 14, 2026

Display the cover and invite children to carefully observe the two boats, the characters and the setting. Encourage predictions about where each pair is traveling and why their boats are so different. Record children’s ideas and revisit them after reading to...