Get kids talking about relevant issues before you read a book
aloud to them by using an anticipation guide. This anticipation
guide is meant to give students time to think about and discuss
pertinent issues that come up Cynthia Kadohat's book Kira-Kira,
which was the winner of the 2005 Newberry Medal. Students answer
seven questions and then share their responses with a partner.
(You could extend this activity by turning one or more of these
questions into a class discussion.) Be sure to collect these
guides from your students so you can hand them back to each
child at the end of the book. THEY will be surprised to see how
their thinking has changed as a result of the book. Please rate
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I am a former fourth and fifth grade classroom teacher who is
now a part-time literacy consultant. I have two master's
degrees: one in elementary education from Hunter College and one
in literacy from Teachers College (Columbia University).