Students listen to the teacher read the first 26 pages of the story, Something From Nothing, and discuss what predicting means, Students predict how Joesph might remember what his grandfather made him, now that the button is gone. They use group discussion to discuss the bok, students are able to state one similarity and one difference between their own family and the one portrayed in the book. On the second day students will liseten to the story Parchwork Quilt.