Have children look at the illustrations in the book. Ask: What do you think this story is about? Who are the characters? As you show children the last illustrations in the story, ask what the characters have built. 

Build Background
Provide suggestions to elicit prior knowledge and build background. Ask questions that uncover what children already know about the topic. What do they know about igloos and the people who live in igloos?
Ask: What is an igloo? Have you ever built an igloo? What about a snow fort? Do you think it would take a long time to build an igloo?  
Ask children if they know what a series is. Ask them about some of their favorite series. Have a discussion about characters and plots. Use familiar references that children can relate to, such as Harry Potter or The Simpsons. 
Next, have a discussion about New Year's Day and the activities that children enjoy during the winter. 

Book Walk
Go through as much of the book as you feel is necessary, pointing out things you think will challenge children when they read. Look at the pictures with children and discuss what they see. You may want to write down some of the words they suggest. This step helps reduce the anxiety that some children feel when they are faced with an unfamiliar book.
Cover and title page
Say and ask: What do you think this book is about? Is it fiction or nonfiction? (Fiction) How can we tell from the first few pages? (Fanciful illustrations, etc.)
Look through the first few pages.
Say and ask: When you look through this book, try to figure out what might be happening in the story. What can you tell so far from the illustrations? 

Reading Strategies

Remind children to use any or all of the following strategies to help them in their reading. Ask:

• How will the pictures help you understand the text?
• How does the information you read connect to what you already know?
• What can you do if you don't understand a part you just read? Reread any sentence or page that was difficult, to make sure you understand the text. Mark things you don't understand.

Ask children about the strategies they think they will use if they get to a difficult word. You may want to act as a model to show them how it might look or sound when they read. Pretend to read, getting confused or slowing down because you do not understand a part. Model a strategy that may help children gain meaning, such as rereading, asking questions, or looking at the illustrations. 

Using the Worksheet
You may introduce the worksheet and have children work on it as they finish reading.