Molly's Pilgrim

We recently enjoyed the book Molly’s Pilgrim, by Barbara Cohen, as a whole class shared book experience. Prior to reading, all students recorded their ideas of what a Pilgrim was. I read the text aloud while students followed along. We stopped throughout reading to “turn and talk” to partners about reactions, connections and theories of this book. We also took many “stop and jots”. After reading, we realized that our thinking had changed about what a Pilgrim was. We focused on character traits again and supported our thinking with examples from the text. In addition, we made a story map and discussed the author's "big idea". Please engage your child in a conversation as a follow up to this experience. We filed our Molly's Pilgrim book packets in our Reader's Notebooks. We made clothespin dolls as a culminating activity based on the book. We also delighted in watching Molly's Pilgrim as a movie and compared the movie to the book.