Happy+Birthday+Grampie

Day 1

 * 1) Review blindness and how blind people see.
 * 2) This girl, Martha, has a grandfather who is blind. She is making him a special card for his birthday. Go over felt, doily.
 * 3) To understand this story, you will need to make lots of connections, and to visualize. The author worked hard to write descriptions to help you “see” what is happening by visualizing it. You’ll also need to infer what some words mean as you read.
 * 4) Read up to the part about church. Write down words they don’t know or have to infer.
 * 5) Share connections and visualizations. Read some excerpts and ask kids to tell what they visualize.

Day 3

 * 1) Review what's happening: his birthday, what did she make him, what did she get him, where did she get the money?
 * 2) Review what you have learned about Grampie: language he speaks, and how he became blind. What is happening to him?
 * 3) Connections?
 * 4) Talk about how to read the Swedish words you'll see.
 * 5) Read to the part when it says "Finally it was Martha's turn."
 * 6) Where does Grampie live? What kind of place can you infer it is?
 * 7) Martha sat on the window ledge -- infer what it is
 * 8) Connections: Why does she say it sounds funny to hear her dad say "papa"? Do you have connections?