ResourcestoaccompanyBoundlessSkybyAmandaAddisonandManuelaAdreani.

GuidedReadingResourceAstep-by-stepteacher’sguideforreadingBoundlessSkyasaclassreader.Thesequestionscouldalsobeusedtopromptdiscussioninsmallgroupsorforindependentreadersapproachingthetextontheirown.

BeforesharingBoundlessSky:

• ThetitleofthebookisBoundlessSky.Whatmightthestorybeabout?• Whatdoesboundlessmean?(withoutlimitsorrestrictions)

CoverImage:

• Basedonthecover,whatdoyouthinkBoundlessSkyisabout?Hasyourpredictionchanged?

• Whoistheauthor?Whoistheillustrator?• Whatbirdisonthecover?(swallow)• Whatisinthebackground?(Sea,skyandaflight

ofswallows–shareendpaperstodemonstratethattheblackcloudismadeoutofbirds)

• Howaretheendpapersdifferent?Whatdoesthisimply?

• Whatareswallowsknownfor?(seasonalmigration)Doesthisaffectyourprediction?

MigrationPath:

• What’shappeningonthispage?• Whereisthebirdtravelingfrom?(U.K.to

southernAfrica)• Howlongdoyouthinkthisjourneytakes?

(aboutsixweeks)

Sharetheblurb:“Thisisastoryofabirdthatfitsinyourhandflyinghalfwayroundtheworldlookingforaplacetonest.ThisisthestoryofayounggirlfromnorthernAfricafleeinghalfwayroundtheworldlookingforaplaceofpeace.ThisisastoryofBird.ThisisastoryofLeila.Thisisthestoryofachanceencounterandalongjourneyhome.”

• HowdoestheblurbchangeyourpredictionsaboutBoundlessSky?• Whodoyouthinkthemaincharacter(s)areandwhy?• WhymightLeilabefleeingherhome?

Pages1-2

• Howmanycharactersdoyouthinkareonthispage?Why?• Theword“nobody”isusedthreetimesonthisdoublepagespread.Whymightthe

authordothis?• Howdoyoufeelaboutabirdthatfitsinthepalmofyourhandflyinghalfwayroundthe

worldandbackagain?• Whatdoesittellyouaboutthebirdthatit’sabletotravelsofar?

Pages3-4

• WheredoyouthinkBirdandAlfieare?• WhatcluesaretherethatitistimeforBirdto

migrate?• HowmightAlfiefeelaboutBirdleaving?• WheredoyouthinkLeilais?• HowmightBirdfeelaboutleaving?

Pages5-6

• WhereisBirdnow?Whatwordshelpusworkthisout?(Sandandshoreimplytheseaside)

• Whatistheweatherlikeatthere?Howcanyoutell?(Kitestellusthatit’swindy.Thechildincoat,hatandscarftellusthatit’scold).

• WouldyouraceBirdalongthesand?HowmightthekiterunnersfeelracingBird?

Pages7-8

• Usingthemigrationpath,wheredoyouthinkBirdmightbenow?

• Whatwouldthesightofmigratingbirdsmeanforthefishermen?

• Whatdoesthenumberbirdstellyouaboutmigration?

• Howwouldyoufeelifyouhadtomigrateeverywinter?

• HavewemetLeilayet?Wheredoyouthinksheis?

Pages9-10

• HowoftendothechildrengettoseeBirdinayear?• Howdoyouthinkthechildrenfeelaboutthis?• Howwouldyoufeelifyouonlygottoseesomeoneimportanttoyouthatmanytimesayear?• WhathazardsordifficultiesmightBirdfaceduringherjourney?

Pages11-12

• Whyisgoingacrossthedesertthehardestpartofthejourney?

• Whatisan‘oasis’?(afertileplaceinadesertwherewatercanbefound)

• WhatdoLeila’sactionstellusabouther?• WhatwouldyoudoifyouwereinLeila’s

position?• WheremightLeilalive?• ThisisthefirsttimethatBirdspeaksinthe

story.WhatdoesthattellusaboutwhatBirdisfeeling?

Pages13-14

• HowdoyouthinkBirdisfeelinginthejungle?• HowdoyouthinkBirdwouldbehavedifferentlyinthejunglecomparedtointhedesert?• WhatdoyouthinkLeilawouldthinkofthejungle?• Wouldyouratherliveinajungleorinadesert?Why?

Pages15-16

• Whenyouarehomehowdoyoufeel?• Doyouthinkthisissimilarordifferenttohow

Birdfeels?Why?• WhatdoyouthinkBirdwasthinkingwhile

journeyinghome?• Whatwoulditbeliketoonlyvisithomeoncea

year?

Pages17-18

• HowdoyouthinkBirdfeelsabouthavingtoleavehome?• HowarethechildreninAfricasimilartoAlfieintheU.K.?Howaretheydifferent?• Ifyouhadtoleavehomehowwouldyouprepare?• HowdoyouthinkBirdhaspreparedtoleave?

Pages19-20

• Whyisitsignificantthatbirdisthirsty?• WheredoyouthinkLeilahasgone?• WhatcluesaretherethattelluswhyLeilamay

havegone?• WhathazardsanddifficultiesmightLeilaface

leavinghome?• IfyouwereBird,whatwouldyouthinkofthis

situation?

Pages21-22

• Whatishappeningonthispage?• Whatwouldyoubethinkingifyouwereontheboat?• Whymightthepeoplebetravelingdespitethedangersofthestorm?• WhatsimilaritiesmighttherebebetweenBirdandthepeople?

Pages23-24

• HowhavethepeopleinthiscountryhelpedBird?• Ifthepeopleinthiscountryarehelpingbird,whatdoesthattellus?• WheremightLeilabenow?HowwouldshebefeelingcomparedtoBird?• WouldthepeopleofthiscountrytreatBirdandLeilasimilarlyornot?Why?

Pages25-26

• Theword“back”isusedthreetimesonthispage.Whymighttheauthordothis?

• Usingthemigrationpath,wheremightBirdbenow?

• NowthatBird’sjourneyiscomingtoanend,howdoyouthinkshefeels?

• AfricamightbeBird’shome,butwhatdoyouthinkBirdthinksoftheU.K.?

Pages27-28

• HowdoyouthinkLeilagothere?• WhatmightBirdthinkaboutmeetingLeilahere?• HowmightLeilafeelwhensheseesBirdhere?• WhatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenBird’sandLeila’sthoughts?• WhatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenBird’sandLeila’sfeelings?• WhatmightLeilathinkoftheU.K.?• HowlongdoyouthinkittookLeilatogettotheU.K.?

Pages29-30

• HowmightAlfiefeelabouthisnewneighbour?• HowmightLeilathinkabouthernewneighbour?• HowdoesBirdconnectLeilaandAlfie?• WouldyourathermakeBird’sorLeila’sjourney?Why?• HowareBirdandLeilasimilarascharacters?Whatdotheirjourneystellusaboutthem?

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Attheendofthestory

• HowwouldyoudescribeBird’scharacter?• HowwouldyoudescribeLeila’scharacter?• Doyouthinkthisstoryhasamessage?Ifso,what?• HowisLeila’slifedifferenttoyours?• Whatwasyourfavouritepage?Why?• Wereyourpredictionsaboutthestorycorrect?Howsimilarwasyourpredictiontothestory?• Whatdoyouthinkmighthappennext?• WhatmightthetitleBoundlessSkymeaninthecontextofthebook?• Whodoyouthinkwasthemaincharacter?Why?• WhosestorydoyouthinkBoundlessSkyis?Why?• DoyouknowanythingaboutanyonelikeLeilaintherealworld?What?• InthisstoryLeilaisarefugee.Doesthisstorychangewhatyouthinkofrefugees?

KeyTopics

• Migration• Birds• Refugees• Journeys• Africa• Friendship• Empathy

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Abankofcomprehensionactivities

Prediction:BeginbyshowingchildrenimagesrelatedtothelocationsthatswallowsmightpasswhilemigratingfromtheU.K.toAfrica.Imagescouldrangefromgeographiclandmarkstoculturalelementsrepresentativeofculturesthatswallowsmightencounterontheirjourney.Askthechildrenhowtheimagesarelinked(potentialfordiscussionaroundcomparingandcontrastingtheimages).FollowupthediscussionwiththepredictionactivitiespresentedintheGuidedReadingResourcewheninitiallyintroducingthetext.Thiswouldalsobeagoodopportunitytoinvestigatethebroaderconceptofmigrationinthenaturalworld,eitherfocusingonbirdsorapplyingtheideatootherspecies.

GuidedReading:Forquestionsthatstretchthechildren’scomprehensionskillsseetheGuidedReadingResource.Thequestionsgobeyondliteralinterpretationandbuildonthechildren’sabilitytoinferencebyaskingthemtoconsiderdifferentperspectivesandthereasoningbehindthem.

Vocabulary:KnowledgeofspecificvocabularythatwouldgreaterfacilitatediscussionduringinitialreadingsofBoundlessSkyinclude:refugee,refuge,migration,oasis,boundless,continentandempathy.Childrenshoulddefinethewords,findsynonymsandantonyms.Thewordscanthenbecombinedintoacrosswordorword-searchandillustrated.Whatthechildrenproducecanthenbesharedbetweenthem,putondisplayorusedinpeer-to-peerteaching,inacarouselfashion.

Inference:ChildrenpickapagefromBoundlessSkyandannotateit,answeringthequestions:

What is happening on the page?What does the choice of language imply?What does the image communicate?What does the colour scheme of the image imply?What are the characters thinking? Why?What are the characters feeling? Why?Based on what’s happening on the page, what might have

happened previous? What might happen next? Why?Childrencouldalsosequenceimagesfromthebook,producinganarrativeandjustifyingtheirchosenstructure.

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IdentifyingThemes:ChildrencanexplainandsummarisethemessageofBoundlessSky,eitherbywritingashortparagraphordrawingashortcomicstrip.Theycanextendtheirexplanationbyaddingwhyitissometimesnecessaryforpeopletoleavetheirhomesandtravelfaraway.Thepupilscouldalsoresearchrealcasesofmigration,drawingcomparisonstoBoundlessSkyandusingkeypointstofurtherunderlietheirwork.ThemesinBoundlessSkyincludemigration,journeys,friendship,empathy,homeanddisplacement.

DiscussionDuringaclassreadingofBoundlessSkyusetheheadings:“Likes”,“Dislikes”,“Patterns”and“Puzzles”toanalysisthebook.Childrencancontributeideasandcategoriesthemunderthefourheadings,thusformingabasisfordiscussion.GothroughBoundlessSkypagebypageaddingthoughtsunderthefourheadings.Childrencanalsotakenotesduringthereadingthemselves.Extendingdiscussionideas:

• How does the character of Bird act as a metaphor? Why do you think Bird is a swallow?

• What is home? Does it have to be a place? Can your home change?

• What reasons might people have to migrate? Social? Environmental? Financial? Political? Other?

• If Alfie had to migrate and became a refugee, would he have a similar experience to Leila? Why? Why not?

• Why might understanding factors behind why people are sometimes displaced and forced to become refugees important?

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MigrationResearch

InBoundlessSky,BirdmigratesfromtheU.K.toSouthAfrica,andwhilethisisaccurateofhowsomeswallowsmigratethetruthisactuallyslightlymorecomplicated!ThecharacterofBirdisaBritishswallowandwouldlikelyspendherwinterinAfrica,southoftheSaharaDesert.However,swallowsfromdifferentpartsofEuropemightwinterelsewhere,forexampleintheArabianPeninsulaoracrosstheIndiansub-continent.BritishswallowsspendtheirwinterinSouthAfrica.TheytravelthroughFrance,acrossthePyreneesmountains,downSpain,acrosstheMediterraneanSea,overMoroccoandthenacrosstheSahara.

Researchswallowsandtheirmigration!Startingwiththeinformationabovefindoutfurtherinformationaboveswallowmigration.Informationshouldinclude:

• Adescriptionanddiagramofaswallow• Howfar,fastandhighswallowsfly• Thedistanceswallowsmigrate,howlongthejourneytakes,andthecountries

thattheytravelthrough• Risksandchallengesthatswallowsencounterwhilemigrating• Interestingorsurprisingfacts

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Usefulsites:https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/swallow/migration/https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/swallow/population-trends/http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-swallows/https://eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home/HIRRUS/r52weekshttps://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/swallow/https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/swallow/swallow-predators-and-parasites/https://kids.kiddle.co/Swallow

Resources to accompany Boundless Sky written by Amanda Addison and illustrated by Manuela Adreani

Lantana Publishing 2020. Join the Flock! Designs and templates by Amanda Addison

Make your own bird and become part of a worldwide flock! Print out the bird templates or draw a bird from the screen. Here are some ways you could decorate your bird. You can make it realistic or you can have fun with your imagination! Whatever you decide to do, your bird will be one-of-a-kind – just like you. Cut it along the lines, attach a lollipop stick or similar and fly!

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