Young Adults Students can write their own odes, a wonderful opportunity to introduce them to the work of Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda. Again using Ode to Pizza as an example, students can write a poem using numerous translations of one word in their poem. Read one of the poems to the students and then have them jot down a few words that appeal to them or that linger. Then ask the students to use those words to trigger their own poems. After introducing folktales, ask students to find other folktales about the moon or have them write a folktale about a part of their environment.
Students can study the phases of the moon and the relationship of the moon and tides.
Students can research the topic of endangered languages and report on current strategies for language revitalization. Students can learn about folklife and folklore studies, the folklore of their area, and then help document the folklife and lore of their neighborhood or region perhaps with the guidance of a local folklife expert. Teaching origami or making clay wind chimes are possibilities. A number of my books describe relationships between children and an older relative. Invite students to share traditions from their families.