What might you change because of reading this chapter?
What does your school and/or classroom do to create visible and audible conditions for engagement?
What might you change because of reading this chapter?
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Welcome back. We hope that you are enjoying the book so far.
Think back to your own experiences in school. What was the most engaging project or learning opportunity you've ever participated in as a learner? what made the experience so memorable? What are the verbs you used in your description? Now thinking about your teaching, what, in your opinion, is the most engaging project or learning opportunity you provide for your students? Will your students remember it in 10, 20, 30+ years? What are the verbs you use in this description? What other verbs can you include? How can you give your students the same meaningful experience you had? Welcome to our online book study of Engaging Children: Igniting a Drive for Deeper Learning!
Thank you for participating with the KSLA community of readers and learners. We look forward to learning from our author Ellin Oliver Keene and our colleagues, how to engage children in their daily learning. Here are the first two discussion questions for chapter one.
How can we as educators help students going through a loss like Ben?
Was the ending a surprise to you? Flip helps Be emotionally and also helps kids in the Read for Rufus program. Do you have a pet? How does your pet influence you. What have you enjoyed about the way the writer, Paul Griffin, crafts the story? Halley continues to put off Ben about the contents of the Magic Box. What do you think it contains? Why does she keep it a secret?
The tension created by Ben's moving into Aunt Jeanie's makes the chapters very suspenseful. How do you think the relationship between ben and Jeanie will work out? How will Ben's change of home affect him and other characters? Ben's life continues to be full of unfortunate events. Through it all, Flip continues to be Ben's source of comfort. Yet, Ben leaves Flip with the Mold's. Why does the author have him do it> how does it influence the themes of the story? Thank you for being patient with our technical difficulties.
Relationships Why do you feel that Ben has a difficult relationship with Leo? What can we learn from Ben about how we form relationships with our students? A Sense of Belonging Halley has writing. Ben has the library and now Read to Rufus. Why do you think these activities help Ben and Halley? Do your students all have something that helps them belong or feel a part of something? Thanks you for joining us to discuss When Friendship Followed Me Home.
This is truly a story of happiness and loss, all tied around an adorable dog named Flip. Relationships Describe the relationship Ben has with the librarian, his mom, or his new dog. Why are relationship important in his life? Can you think of a student who needs these strong relationships. The Rainbow Girl Discuss the character of "The Rainbow Girl". Do you know anyone like her? The Unexpected Solution The weirdest thing? I was kind of mad at her. What the heck was I supposed to do now? How is his mother's death going to change his life? How do you think the other characters he has met will impact this change? Chapter 5
How does asking students "what does the text inspire you to do?" support our close reading work and having students "write" about complex text? Chapter 4
Why do students need to answer inferential questions? How can close reading support this type of thinking/writing? What ideas from the chapter helped you address "author's purpose" questions and making cross-textual connections with your students? Chapter 3
How can Text-Dependent Questions about how the text works support students comprehension and writing about a text? |