Classroom Activities:

Sequence of Events

1. Ask students to recall the sequence of events in Adèle, Simon, and Aunt Cécile’s trip. Can students name all of the places the trio visited?
2. Look at the illustration of the items that have been returned to Simon. Where was Simon when he lost each one?
3. Which item do you think Simon is most pleased to have back in his possession?
4. Ask students to select one of Simon’s items and compose a thank-you letter to the person who mailed it back to Simon.

Standards: NL-ENG.K-12.3 Evaluation Strategies; NL-ENG.K-12.6 Applying Knowledge; NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills; NSS-G.K-12.1 The World in Spatial Terms