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Use Gleam and Glow by Eve Bunting to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

This historical fiction by Eve Bunting is inspired by a true story. Set in Bosnia during the 1990's, Gleam and Glow tells the story of a displaced family torn apart by war. Beautiful illustrations and a carefully crafted story provide readers with plenty of opportunities to deeply engage with the story. Use this Super Pack to help readers activate prior knowledge to make connections, ask questions to deepen comprehension, and determine key details in the text.
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Asking Questions with Gleam and Glow

Gleam and Glow makes it easy for readers to practice asking questions while reading. Use this lesson plan and set of resources to help your students ask meaningful questions to deepen their comprehension of what it means to live through a war.
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RL.3.1,RL.3.3,RL.3.4,RL.3.10,RF.3.3,RF.3.4,SL.3.1c,SL.3.1d,SL.3.2,SL.3.3,W.3.8,L.3.6
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3.7D,3.13H,3.13E,3.13A,3.9C,3.8C,3.7G,3.7F,3.7E,3.1A,3.7C,3.7B,3.6I,3.6B,3.6A,3.1E,3.1D,3.1C
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Determining Importance with Gleam and Glow

Gleam and Glow is a smart choice for readers who need practice determining importance while reading. Use this lesson plan and set of resources to help students identify the details that are most important to notice while reading the story.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.3.2,RL.3.3,RL.3.5,RL.3.6,RL.3.7,RL.3.10,RF.3.3,RF.3.4,SL.3.1d,SL.3.2,SL.3.3,W.3.8,L.3.6
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3.7B,3.13H,3.13E,3.13C,3.10A,3.8C,3.7G,3.7F,3.7E,3.7D,3.7C,3.1A,3.7A,3.6I,3.6G,3.6E,3.6B,3.6A,3.1E,3.1D,3.1C
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Making Connections with Gleam and Glow

Gleam and Glow will challenge readers to make connections between their prior knowledge and the text. Use this lesson plan and set of resources to support students as they work to make more sophisticated connections in order to deepen comprehension of this beautifully told story.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.3.1,RL.3.3,RL.3.10,RF.3.3,RF.3.4,SL.3.1d,SL.3.2,SL.3.3,W.3.8,L.3.6
TEKS Alignment
3.7C,3.13H,3.13E,3.13C,3.8C,3.7G,3.7F,3.7E,3.7D,3.1A,3.7B,3.7A,3.6I,3.6E,3.6A,3.1E,3.1D,3.1C
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Making Inferences with Gleam and Glow

Readers will enjoy making inferences while reading Gleam and Glow. Challenge your students to identify the hidden story within the pages of this book to uncover the effects of war, character motivation, and how it might have felt to live through the Bosnian War.
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RL.3.1,RL.3.4,RL.3.7,RF.3.3,RF.3.4,SL.3.1d,SL.3.2,SL.3.3,W.3.8,L.3.6
TEKS Alignment
3.7B,3.13H,3.13E,3.13C,3.8C,3.7G,3.7F,3.7E,3.7D,3.7C,3.1A,3.7A,3.6I,3.6F,3.6B,3.6A,3.1E,3.1D,3.1C
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Retelling & Summarizing with Gleam and Glow

With it's large cast of characters, a story that takes place over half a decade, and a clear message, Gleam and Glow is a smart choice for readers learning to retell and summarize sophisticated picture books. Use this lesson plan and set of resources to teach students how to identify key story elements.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.3.1,RL.3.2,RL.3.4,RL.3.7,RL.3.10,RF.3.3,RF.3.4,SL.3.1d,SL.3.2,SL.3.3,W.3.8,L.3.6
TEKS Alignment
3.7D,3.13H,3.13E,3.13C,3.8D,3.8C,3.8B,3.7G,3.7F,3.7E,3.1A,3.7C,3.7B,3.6I,3.6G,3.6A,3.1E,3.1D,3.1C
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Comprehension Assessment with Gleam and Glow

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Gleam and Glow.
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Homophones with Gleam and Glow

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Gleam and Glow by Eve Bunting as a springboard for instruction focused on homophones.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how homophones are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with words.

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RF.3.3,RF.3.4
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Vocabulary Connections with Gleam and Glow

This set of vocabulary development resources for Gleam and Glow highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
L.3.4a,L.3.5b,L.3.6
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3.7E,3.7F,3.3A,3.3B
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When War Changes Lives

This Knowledge and Fluency Passage offers a carefully crafted passage that explains the impact of war on families, helping students understand the challenges faced by the characters in Gleam and Glow. By practicing reading fluently with this passage, students can connect more deeply to the story’s themes of fear, loss, and hope. Use this passage before reading the book to build background knowledge and prepare students to better comprehend the text.
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Cause and Effect Matching with Gleam and Glow

Read Gleam and Glow then have some fun matching cause and effect sentences from the book. By using these cause and effect cards, students will demonstrate both their comprehension of the text and their understanding of cause and effect relationships in hands-on and interactive way.

This resource includes matching/sorting cards and a sorting mat for four cause and effect sentences in Gleam and Glow. Each cause card is marked with a square and each effect card is marked with a circle, making it easy to support students who struggle with matching cause and effect relationships.
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Cause and Effect Sentence Stems with Gleam and Glow

Understanding cause and effect is a key comprehension and language skill. The text structure of Gleam and Glow includes several examples of cause and effect relationships, making it easy to use as a springboard for modeling or independent practice.

This simple resource includes four sentence stems. Each sentence stem presents an effect. Students will use what they know about the book to fill in the cause of the effect.
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Writing with Gleam and Glow

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Asking Questions with Gleam and Glow (Spanish)

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Determining Importance with Gleam and Glow (Spanish)

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Making Connections with Gleam and Glow (Spanish)

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Making Inferences with Gleam and Glow (Spanish)

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Retelling & Summarizing with Gleam and Glow (Spanish)

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Writing with Gleam and Glow (Spanish)

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About the Book

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Title: Gleam and Glow
Author: Eve Bunting
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Themes: Family, Relationship Skills, Decision Making, Perseverance, History
ISBN: 9780547539911
Publisher's Summary:
Gleam and Glow by Eve Bunting is a moving picture book inspired by true events during the Bosnian War. The story follows Viktor, an eight-year-old boy, and his family as they are forced to flee their home to escape the violence overtaking their country. Before leaving, a stranger fleeing his own village entrusts Viktor and his sister Marina with two goldfish, named Gleam and Glow. These small creatures become a source of comfort and hope for the children during a time of great uncertainty.

As the family prepares to escape, Viktor releases the fish into their backyard pond, not knowing what the future holds for them or the fish. After enduring the hardships of displacement and life in a refugee camp, the family is finally able to return to their devastated village. Amidst the destruction, they make a remarkable discovery: Gleam and Glow have survived and thrived, their pond now filled with shimmering goldfish. This uplifting moment serves as a symbol of resilience, hope, and the enduring power of life, even in the darkest times.

Eve Bunting's poetic storytelling and Peter Sylvada's expressive oil paintings make this book a powerful resource for teachers wishing to address themes of war, loss, family, and perseverance with sensitivity and care. Gleam and Glow provides a meaningful lens for discussing the experiences of refugees and the importance of hope, making it an excellent addition to classroom discussions about empathy, history, and the human spirit.
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