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A School Like Mine & Teachers Guide Tips for Pen pals!
Carol Hartery's Free Activity Tools DK's Teacher Guide
Check out Dorling Kindersley’s new book release - A School Like Mine. Written and edited by Penny Smith and Zahavit Shalev in association with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), this large format picture book illustrates a unique celebration of schools around the world. A School Like Mine includes a forward by David Beckham, who shares a personal story about packing "School in a Box" kits, as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF after the Asian Tsunami in 2005. "School in a Box" is a program that helps children living in areas devastated by floods and earthquakes get back to school. A portion of the proceeds from A School Like Mine book sales helps fund the School in a Box program. The following is an excerpt from A School Like Mine - Teacher’s Guide, a new release from DK Publishing. Go to the frame below for the complete PDF file. With this teacher’s guide, you’ll find ways to integrate A School Like Mine into your classroom, whether it’s through student discussion questions, handouts to help students learn more about countries around the world, or an interactive pen pal program for your class to enjoy. With this engaging book and its accompanying activities, your students will develop a greater understanding of the world around them, as well as the unique and wonderful place they occupy in it. Pen Pals Your students can connect with other kids around the world! Send an email to penpals@dk.com an you’ll be partnered with a class from another country to get first hand accounts about their lives at school. Tips for a Good Pen Pal Letter Share concrete details. Good letters paint a picture through words—try to give your pen pal a good idea of what your life is like. Use strong, descriptive writing, and rely on your five senses. Tell your pen pal how your favorite foods taste, what your house looks like, what your favorite band sounds like, and what petting your dog feels like. Ask "why" questions. Instead of just saying, "Do you like to read?," say, "Do you like to read? Why or why not?" By asking "why" questions, you’ll learn more about your pen pal’s world. Look for fun things to send to your pen pal. Maybe you can include a coin from your country, a copy of your newspaper, or a decorative stamp. If you share these things with your pen pal, he or she may share similar things with you! If your class is participating in a pen pal program: - Feature a large world map on a bulletin board. Ask each student to use a colored tack to pinpoint where his or her pen pal lives, showing other students. - Ask each student to prepare a brief presentation on an aspect of his or her pen pal’s country. Possible topics include: holidays, customs, popular foods, extracurricular activities, sports, current events, and so on. - Encourage your student to share his or her own A School Like Mine page with his or her pen pal. Handout: Questions to Ask Your Pen Pal
What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you wear to school? What kind of building do you live in? What classes do you have? What is your favorite subject? What is your least favorite subject? What do you call your teacher? What does your school look like? How big is your class? What do you like doing in your free time? When do you go to school? How do you get to school? How long does it take you to get to school? Do you have any brothers or sisters? What do you eat for lunch? Do you have any pets? What holidays do you celebrate? Do you play any sports? What languages do you speak? What is the weather like where you live? Do you go on field trips? Where? Do you have chores to do at home or school? What are they? Do you like going to school? Why or why not? What places do you want to see in the world? Why? Pages six and seven of this publication feature photographs and information from the book A School Like Mine. Books are available for sale at The Learning Tree Stores. For a complete copy of the teacher’s guide, see the teacher tips page at The Learning Tree Store website www.tltree.com or go directly to kiddk.com. Enjoy!
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