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.

Concepts

reading comprehension, making inferences, context clues, character traits

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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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