Reading activities:Knots on a cutting rope

Theme	Example of when you saw this theme in the story
L---	Love
H---	Hope
C------	Comfort
Cu-----	Culture
Overcoming a disability

1. 1. List the characters in the story and give a brief description of each character

• Boy

• Grandfather
• Grandmother
• Mother
• Blue horses
• Rainbow

2. List what you think the themes are in the story and give an example

• Mountains
• River
• House
• Woods
• Cave

3.  List any unfamiliar words and find their meaning. Noun

     Make I wonder statements: I wonder why…. I wonder why the boy wanted a story from his grandfather

     Make connections: text to text; text to self

4. Discuss why the Boy’s Grandfather was special to him.

• Because the boy lives with him
• The grandpa is special to him