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Parent Guide: How Boots Befooled the King
This week in class, we’re reading “How Boots Befooled the King” by Howard Pyle. In this folktale, a wise king offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to whomever can make a fool out of him. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Prejudice & Discrimination and Resilience & Success as they relate to the text. We…
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Parent Guide: How to Identify and Manage Emotions
This week in class, we’re reading “How to Identify and Manage Emotions” by Set to Go. In the informational text, “How to Identify and Manage Emotions” Set to Go shares the benefits of emotional awareness, as well as tips for managing emotions. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Education & Knowledge as it…
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Parent Guide: Teenagers who don’t get enough sleep
This week in class, we’re reading “Teenagers Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep at Higher Risk for Mental Health Problems” by Tori Rodriguez . In the informational text “Teenagers Who Don’t Get Enough Sleep at Higher Risk for Mental Health Problems,” Tori Rodriguez discusses how missing even an hour of sleep can have an effect on…
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Parent Guide: Help-Giving
This week in class, we’re reading “Help-Giving” by Set to Go. The informational text “Help Giving” explains the importance of help-giving as a responsibility and a necessary life skill. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Community as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big question : “What is…
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Parent Guide: Readtheory KP Goal (100)
Students will be assigned a Readtheory goal in Google Classroom that depends on their accumulated “Knowledge Point” score or KP. You can help support your child’s learning by asking them to show you their “Readtheory Dashboard” and recording their “Knowledge Point” total at the beginning of the week. Periodically check that that number is increasing…
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Parent Guide: Dreams
This week in class, we’re reading “Dreams” by Langston Hughes. In the poem “Dreams,” Langston Hughes uses metaphors to describe what life would be like without dreams. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Beauty & Happiness as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big question : “How can…
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Parent Guide: Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push
This week in class, we’re reading “Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push” by Walter Dean Myers. In Walter Dean Myers’ short story “Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push,” a boy must change his approach to basketball when he loses the ability to walk. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Friendship & Family and Resilience…
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Parent Guide: The Scottsboro Boys
This week in class, we’re reading “The Scottsboro Boys” by Jessica McBirney. In “The Scottsboro Boys,” Jessica McBirney discusses the historic event in which nine black boys were wrongfully accused and convicted of assault. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Justice, Freedom & Equality, Prejudice & Discrimination, and Social Change & Revolution as they relate…
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Parent Guide: Self-Care
This week in class, we’re reading “Self-Care” by Set to Go. The informational text, “Self-Care” describes some self-care strategies and their benefits on physical and mental health. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Growing Up as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big question : “What does it…
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Parent Guide: The Three Questions
This week in class, we’re reading “The Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a famous Russian author, perhaps best known for his novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina. In this short story, a king looks for three answers to three questions in order to make himself a better ruler. As we read, we will be discussing…