Before Reading
Before opening Mo and Crow show the cover to your class and read the book’s title out loud. Ask the following questions to encourage students to predict what might follow in the story:
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Read and Discuss
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For older students
Older students might be encouraged to think about this story as a broader lesson about allowing into our lives people and things that initially might make us feel uncomfortable. Encourage them to reflect on a time when they were reluctant to do something but discovered it was really wonderful. Examples could be learning to play a sport, going to school for the first time or making a new friend.