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Henry and Annie are on thin ice—literally! Read about the siblings' winter walk and the importance of staying safe with a short passage and four follow-up questions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Add to a reading assessment when making placements at the beginning of the year
- Use as a homework assignment during a focus on making inferences
- Encourage pupils to write their own narrative essay about a time when they didn't listen to the rules and learned the consequences the hard way
- Incorporate the first question into a longer assignment in which class members write a new ending to the story that includes Henry's conversation with his mother
Classroom Considerations
- Consider adding more questions that address different comprehension skills
- The ending of the story might be alarming for some
Pros
- Prompts learners to read closely and use context clues to make inferences
Cons
- None