Literary Questions
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What did Jeje do in the library?
What do you like to do in the library?
Where did his fish go?
How did he get his fish back?
What would you do if you fell into a book? How do you think you would get out?
Which book would you like to fall into? Why?
Biblical Worldview Questions
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Why did God give us imaginations?
How can we use our imaginations to help others?
How can we use our imaginations to give glory to God?
Can you think of any biblical characters who used their
imaginations in a way that brought honor to God?
CLIP Extensions
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Have the students draw a scene of them inside one of their favorite books. When they are
finished, let them explain what they drew and why they choose this particular book/scene.
Create paper bag or sock puppets of Jeje and his little fish. (You could do this ahead of time or
allow the students to make the puppets.) Allow the students to act out the story using a puppet
stage or in small groups.
Take a tour of your school library, become familiar with how it works, allow students
to check out a book.
Learn about Children’s Day in Japan (see Support Links)
Read more books that celebrate the theme of imagination such as Not a Box and Not a Stick by
Antoinette Portis; the Harold and the Purple Crayon series by Crocket Johnson, or My Chair by
Betsy James. For more book suggestions, see Support Links.
Read Quiet, There’s a Canary in the Library by Don Freeman and have students compare and
contrast the two children’s experiences in the library. For more library-themed books, see Support
Links.
Visit a Koi pond, learn about their habitat, feeding habits, etc.
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RAP: Recite a Poem!
There is No Frigate Like a Book
by Emily Dickinson
There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!
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