Eyes That Kiss in the Corners is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
"Eyes That Kiss in the Corners" by Joanna Ho tells the story of a young Asian girl who celebrates her unique and beautiful features. The girl describes her eyes, explaining how they are different from others in her family and how they hold a deep connection to her heritage. She embraces her almond-shaped eyes that "kiss in the corners" and sees them as a source of strength and beauty. The girl takes pride in her family's diverse backgrounds and finds joy in the shared experiences and love they have for one another. Through the girl's journey, the book highlights the importance of self-acceptance, cultural identity, and celebrating the beauty of one's heritage. It promotes inclusivity, diversity, and the idea that every individual should be proud of who they are.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Read the book to students without showing the pictures. Encourage them to close their eyes and visualize the story. Discuss their visualization as a class.
- Have students identify the point of view and discuss the benefits of the narrator.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Practice identifying figurative language in the story.
- Identifying the theme, message, or moral is an important skill that takes a lot of practice. Use this story as an opportunity to help your students with this reading strategy.
- Explore prepositions and how they describe nouns or pronouns.
- Complete a mini lesson on synonyms.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho
- The Empty Pot by Demi
- Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges
- Amy Wu and The Perfect Bao by Kat ZhangÂ
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