This week in class, we’re reading “Nice Chimps” by Emily Sohn.

In the informational text “Nice Chimps,” Emily Sohn discusses a study that explores the altruistic nature of young children and chimpanzees.

As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Education & Knowledge as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big question :

“How do we understand the world around us?”

Ways to support your child:

• Ask your child about this informational text at home:
  • What was “Nice Chimps” about?
  • What did you learn about?
• Watch the following clips with your child at home:
  • ‘Experiments with altruism in children and chimps’
  • ‘Why Do People Care About Others?’
  • ‘The Human Spark | So Human, So Chimp | Chimps vs. Kids | PBS’