Social Emotional
This means understanding and sharing another person's feelings.
What is empathy?
A shape with four equal sides and four right angles is called this.
What is a square?
This is the name of the main character who writes diary entries throughout the story.
Who is Nisha?
This is the name of the religion founded in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century CE.
What is Islam?
Nisha writes her diary entries to this person.
Who is Mama?
When you feel angry, taking slow breaths before responding is an example of this.
What is self-regulation?
A rectangle is 8 centimeters long and 3 centimeters wide. What is its area?
A=W+L+W+L
A=2x(W+L)
What is 24 square centimeters?
Nisha writes her diary entries to this person, who is someone she wishes she could have known.
Who is Mama?
Muslims believe this prophet received revelations from Allah that became the Qur’an.
Who is Muhammad?
A square has sides that are 6 inches long. What is its perimeter?
P= 4 x side
What is 24 inches?
Instead of saying, “You never listen to me!” you could say, “I feel frustrated when I don't feel heard.” This is an example of using an _____ statement.
What is an “I” statement?
Maya has 48 stickers. She gives 15 to her friend and then buys 20 more. How many stickers does she have now?
What is 53 stickers?
Nisha and her family are forced to leave their home because of this major historical event.
What is the Partition of India?
This is the holy book of Islam. Muslims believe it contains the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
What is the Qur’an (Quran)?
A classmate is upset after making a mistake. Instead of laughing, you listen and tell them that mistakes happen. What SEL skill are you showing?
What is empathy?
You disagree with a classmate about how to complete a group project. Listening to their idea, explaining your own, and finding a solution together demonstrates this skill.
What is conflict resolution?
A triangle has angles measuring 50° and 60°. What is the measurement of the third angle?
Hint: a triangle's angles will always add up to 180o
What is 70°?
Nisha and her family travel from Mirpur Khas toward this city, where they hope to find safety.
What is Jodhpur?
This is the name for the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. It marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
What is the Hijra (Hegira)?
The tallest part of a mosque is the _______, a slender tower traditionally used for the call to prayer
What is a Minaret?
You notice that a friend has been unusually quiet all day. Name two things you could do to show that you care.
What are checking in with them, listening, offering support, or getting a trusted adult?
A rectangular garden is 12 meters long and 7 meters wide. Maya walks all the way around it. How many meters does she walk?
P=2x(W+L)
P=W+L+W+L
What is 38 meters?
Throughout the novel, Nisha struggles with questions about her identity and belonging. Name one part of her identity that makes her situation complicated.
What is being the daughter of a Hindu father and a Muslim mother?
In a mosque, this wall niche shows the direction Muslims face when praying. It points toward the Kaaba in Mecca.
What is the mihrab?
Nisha's story takes place during a time when the partition of India causes many families to leave their homes. If a family is forced to leave its home because of conflict or major political changes, what word describes that experience?
What is displacement?