Grandmother mentions a small Arctic rodent (a lemming), what other animals might live in the Arctic? How does baby ptarmigan feel when Grandma tells him the story? How do you know this? What words in the story told you he was feeling that way? Why did he fly away? Give an example of ways you calm down when you are frightened or scared. Why did Grandma tell him a scary story? What made you squirm in this story or what things make you squirm? In what ways is your bedtime routine the same or different from the little bird in the story? Enrichment Activities Explore what foods ptarmigans eat in the Arctic. Share a bedtime story you are told by someone close to you. Create a puppet of the birds and retell the story. Find out what types of shelters are used by humans and animals of the Arctic. Draw them and include the name of the shelter. Grade 1 The Moccasins By Earl Einarson and Julie Flett Theytus Books, 2004 Book Summary This is a story of a young Cree boy who is given a special gift by his foster mother. The story highlights familial relationships, self-esteem, acceptance and love. Literacy Prompts Who makes up your family? What is a foster parent? What are moccasins? Why do think the moccasins make the little boy feel warm and loved? What makes you feel warmed and loved? What is something that makes you proud of who you are? What is the Creator? What are some words that might be used to describe this term in your culture? Why does the foster mother keep the box with the old moccasins for so many years? How did the main character feel when his foster mother gave him his old moccasins as an adult? Why did he feel this way? When the boy grows up and has a family of his own, how do you think his child will feel about receiving the moccasins that his dad wore when he was a little boy? If you could ask the boy any questions, what questions would they be?
Grandmother mentions a small Arctic rodent (a lemming), what other animals might live in the Arctic? How does baby ptarmigan feel when Grandma tells him the story? How do you know this? What words in the story told you he was feeling that way? Why did he fly away? Give an example of ways you calm down when you are frightened or scared. Why did Grandma tell him a scary story? What made you squirm in this story or what things make you squirm? In what ways is your bedtime routine the same or different from the little bird in the story? Enrichment Activities Explore what foods ptarmigans eat in the Arctic. Share a bedtime story you are told by someone close to you. Create a puppet of the birds and retell the story. Find out what types of shelters are used by humans and animals of the Arctic. Draw them and include the name of the shelter. Grade 1 The Moccasins By Earl Einarson and Julie Flett Theytus Books, 2004 Book Summary This is a story of a young Cree boy who is given a special gift by his foster mother. The story highlights familial relationships, self-esteem, acceptance and love. Literacy Prompts Who makes up your family? What is a foster parent? What are moccasins? Why do think the moccasins make the little boy feel warm and loved? What makes you feel warmed and loved? What is something that makes you proud of who you are? What is the Creator? What are some words that might be used to describe this term in your culture? Why does the foster mother keep the box with the old moccasins for so many years? How did the main character feel when his foster mother gave him his old moccasins as an adult? Why did he feel this way? When the boy grows up and has a family of his own, how do you think his child will feel about receiving the moccasins that his dad wore when he was a little boy? If you could ask the boy any questions, what questions would they be?