I found this book very intriguing. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I could you this in my teaching but after sitting with it for a while and chatting about it with Kerry, I began to appreciate the complexity of the story.
To bring students into the story I suggest leading them through a pondering task to encourage careful observations and thoughtful interpretations. To ponder, students observe a selected page in the story then pose questions about the image. No-one answers the questions aloud, students are simply given time to just consider possible answers. This promotes thinking and deeper questioning. Do not be afraid of the silence…this is when thinking is often the richest.
When looking at the Information Fluency Framework I was drawn to the literate outcome:
IFF2L.1.2: interpret literal information/story and make inferences to expand/knowledge or understanding of the story
This text will really come to life as students share their thoughts and understanding of the characters and themes.
You might like to have fun with creating your own ‘angular’ shaped animals using tangrams. Check out the WeeStems website for this fox tangram and more great ideas. (weestems.com)
