Daily Lessons for Teaching Kira-Kira

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Chapter 1 This book is written in a journal format where Katie is recalling memories of the past. The objective of this lesson will be to discuss this literary style of writing and to explore some of the reasons why Kadohata may have chosen this style for this plot.

1) 1) Read aloud with the class the part where Katie introduces herself and her reason for...
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