Comparing and Contrasting Character Traits

Gather learners in your dedicated read aloud area to introduce the book ماما بنت صفي by Lubna Taha, Illustrated by Maya Fadawee. Elicit engagement by beginning with the question,

Elicit some answers from learners.

Introduce the book ماما بنت صفي by Lubna Taha, Illustrated by Maya Fadawee. Prepare learners for an interactive partner read aloud. During the interactive read aloud, learners will have an opportunity to respond to questions about the text. This can be achieved in a variety of ways. Below is an example of how to utilize turn and talk for learners to answer question during the interactive read aloud:

Place learners in partnerships and instruct them that they will be turning to their partner periodically to discuss questions from the read aloud. Share that when they hear the signal to come back to the reader, they will pause conversations and bring their attention back to you. You may use any signal for this. A simple signal can be, “eyes on me” or “back to me”.

Pg. 8

هَلْ راوَدَتْكُمْ بَعْضُ الكَوابيسِ المَدْرَسِيَّةِ؟_____ ضَحِكاتٍ شِرِّيرَةٍ

Pg. 19

حينَ تُصَمِّمُ أَمّي عَلى تَنْفيذِ شَيءٍ ما______ إِلى صَوْتِ مِذْياعِ السَّيَّارَةِ

Find additional discussion questions below to utilize during the interactive read aloud.