The Proudest Blue by Michelle Heller https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba How can you use this text to challenge bias and create change? en-us 2021-06-09 00:23:52 UTC 2025-10-13 19:53:07 UTC hello@padlet.com What stories do family members share with you about traditions? mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594493990 2021-06-09 01:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594493990 Discuss how often time writers use a story or something that happened to them to help them write a story. Read this and have them think about something that has happened to them or something that they could write a story about. mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594498353 2021-06-09 01:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594498353 mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594506904 2021-06-09 01:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594506904 mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594510314 2021-06-09 01:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594510314 mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594517915 2021-06-09 01:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594517915 What is a Hijab? mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594518515 2021-06-09 01:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594518515 How do the illustrations reflect the theme or author's tone? mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594523858 2021-06-09 01:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594523858 Show the blue color that is featured on the front cover. Invite the children to reflect on what associations they have with the color blue and what feelings the color conjures up for them. mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594534750 2021-06-09 01:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594534750 Share the last illustration that features in the back that shows the two sisters walking to the bus. Ask what students notice about the illustration and what these details might suggest about the dynamics of this relationship. mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594538987 2021-06-09 02:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594538987 Fencing Masterclass with the Ibtihaj Muhammad. mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594548945 2021-06-09 02:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594548945 Ibtihaj Muhammad's performance at the Rio Olympics mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594553433 2021-06-09 02:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594553433 Think together about the way in which the author draws together the harmony between the strength of the ocean and the power of the sky and correlates this with the dynamic between the two sisters. mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594565566 2021-06-09 02:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594565566 What can you do when someone says something mean to you? What can you do when someone says something mean to a friend? mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594571003 2021-06-09 02:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594571003 Faizah admires her older sister Asiya and she just loves her bright blue hijab. What does the hijab represent to her? What does the hijab represent to some of her classmates? Why does the hijab mean different things to different people? mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594574285 2021-06-09 02:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594574285 What could the “proudest blue” mean? mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594576847 2021-06-09 02:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594576847 What is the conflict in the story? Which character(s) does it affect? mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594577367 2021-06-09 02:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594577367 Why are some of the characters illustrated with dark colors? mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594577888 2021-06-09 02:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594577888 What do you think the “proudest blue” means now? Why is this phrase important to the story? mheller12 https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594578704 2021-06-09 02:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1594578704 Reading Strategy Ideas https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1610419410 This list is compiled by many teachers.  I did not create this list but it is handy.  The ideas correspond to the book, The Reading Strategies by Jennifer Serravallo (sp?). ]]> 2021-06-16 16:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mheller12/qydnaw285mhrxoba/wish/1610419410