Activities, Standards & More
Activities:
Bake a cake or cupcakes with your child. Discuss ingredients needed and what happens if an ingredient is missing. (Don't forget to add the special "magical sprinkles.")
Discuss the different emotions expressed throughout the book. How did those emotions effect the characters decisions?
Compare the examples (climbing mountains, running marathons, wrestling a bear and standing up to bullies) to real life events that may feel the same way.
This book is full of adjectives. Locate the adjectives and create a word search puzzle, word cloud/ mural, poem or think of other adjectives that could go along with this book that were not mentioned.
Write a story about something really special you wished or prayed for. Include why you wanted it, what you had to do to attain it and how it made you feel.
This book is available in multiple formats. Listen to audiobook version first, discuss what is envisioned and illustrate important sections. Then view ebook or paperback and compare & contrast what was personally envisioned/illustrated to the actual book.
Ask your child if they have questions about IVF and give honest, age appropriate, answers. In time you can discuss other ways children become apart of families such as surrogacy, fostering, adoption, donors etc.
Hidden Gems
Cover is orange because orange represents the color of infertility
Picture of the Special Factory has a pineapple on top for the symbol for infertility (represents fertility clinic)
Throughout the book the colors "ROY G BIV" are used to represent my son being my rainbow child (baby born after pregnancy loss).
Faceless and colorless characters were purposely created so readers can imagine themselves/ loved ones because infertility has no specific gender or race.
Standards: (Here are a few educational standards that can be taught using this book.)
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
Science:
SKL2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms.
S2L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the life cycles of different living organisms.
S5L2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information showing that some characteristics of organisms are inherited and other characteristics are acquired.
S7L3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain how organisms reproduce either sexually or asexually and transfer genetic information to determine the traits of their offspring.
ELA:
ELAGSEKRL1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
ELAGSEKRL7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story (how illustrations support the text).
ELAGSEKSL2 Confirm understanding of written texts read aloud or information presented orally or through media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
ELAGSEKL6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
ELAGSE1RL1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
ELAGSE1RL4 Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
ELAGSE1SL2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
ELAGSE2RL2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
ELAGSE2RL3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
ELAGSE2RL5 Describe the overall structure of a story including describing how the beginning introduces the story, the middle provides major events and challenges, and the ending concludes the action.
ELAGSE2RL7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
ELAGSE2SL4 Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
ELAGSE2L6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
ELAGSE3RL2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
ELAGSE3RL3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
ELAGSE3RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases both literal and nonliteral language as they are used in the text.
ELAGSE3RL6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters
ELAGSE3RL7 Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
ELAGSE3SL2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
ELAGSE3L3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
ELAGSE4RL1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
ELAGSE4RI8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
ELAGSE4RF3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
ELAGSE4SL2 Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
ELAGSE4L3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
ELAGSE4L5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
ELAGSE5RL1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
ELAGSE5RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
ELAGSE5RL7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
ELAGSE5RF4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
ELAGSE5SL2 Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
ELAGSE5L3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
ELAGSE5L4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
ELAGSE5L5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
ELAGSE5L6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific vocabulary, including words and phrases that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
ELAGSE6RL1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
ELAGSE6RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
ELAGSE6RL7 Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
ELAGSE6RL9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
ELAGSE6L1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
ELAGSE6L3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
ELAGSE6L5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
ELAGSE7RL3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how settings shape the characters or plot).
ELAGSE7RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
ELAGSE7RL7 Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
ELAGSE7W9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
ELAGSE7SL2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
ELAGSE7L4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
ELAGSE7L5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
ELAGSE7L6 Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression
Health:
HEK.2.a Identify how family, peers, and cultural factors influence personal health and well-being.
HEK.6.b Identify family members or trusted adults who can assist with achieving a short-term health goal
HE1.1.d Identify appropriate ways to express and deal with emotions and feelings.
HE1.2.a Identify how family, peers, and cultural factors influence personal health and well-being
HE2.1.d Recognize the relationship between feelings and behavior and engage in activities that promote mental and emotional health.
HE2.1.f Identify the characteristics of bullying and develop skills to respond appropriately.
HE2.2.a Discuss how the family, peers, and cultural factors influence personal health and well-being.
HE2.4.a Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.
HE2.5.b Identify how family, peers, or media influence a health-related decision.
HE2.6.a Identify a personal health goal.
HE2.6.c Discuss and apply personal health behaviors to achieve goals
HE3.5.a Identify and discuss health-related situations.
HE3.5.b Discuss situations when support is needed when making a health-related decision.
HE3.6.a Select a personal long-term health goal and determine the actions needed to achieve the goal
HE3.6.b Identify resources and individuals needed to assist in achieving a personal health goal.
HE4.1.c Describe basic health concepts of mental and emotional well-being.
HE4.5.a Explain a situation that may require a thoughtful health-related decision.
HE4.6.c Discuss whether the goal was achieved.
HE5.1.c Describe and apply the basic health concept of mental and emotional wellbeing.
HE5.1.h Distinguish between tattling, reporting aggression, bullying, cyberbullying, and violence (physical and/or sexual) and how to report these instances.
HE5.1.i Identify strategies to avoid physical fighting and violence.
HE5.5.a Identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision.
HE5.6.a Set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement.
HE6.5.b Identify situations that may require a decision-making process.
HE6.6.c Develop a plan to achieve a personal health goal.
HE7.1.c Cite how family history can impact personal health and well-being.
HE7.1.g Examine the dynamics of healthy and unhealthy relationships, including the right to refuse sexual contact, the legal ramifications of sexual assault, and reporting to a trusted adult.
HE7.3.d Describe circumstances that may require professional health services and resources.
HE7.6.c Demonstrate the skills necessary to achieve a personal health goal.
National Standards: