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🦁Novel Study: The Wizard of Oz

Big Idea... “The journey changes us.” Students explore how characters grow, how choices matter, and how “home” can mean more than one thing. 📚 Learning Goals  Students will: Understand story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution) Identify themes (courage, kindness, wisdom, home) Make text-to-self and text-to-world connections Practice retelling, predicting, and inferring Express understanding through art, drama, writing, and discussion 🧭 Structure Overview (4–5 weeks) Read aloud + shared reading Short chapters grouped together Hands-on response activities instead of long written work Choice-based projects 🟡 Week 1: Kansas → Oz (Chapters 1–4) Focus Setting Problem Prediction Activities 1. Before Reading: “What Makes a Home?” Class discussion or journal draw/write Prompt: What makes a place feel like home? Kansas vs Oz 2. Setting Contrast Create a T-chart : Kansas (black & white) Oz (colorful & magical) Students draw or...
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Kids' Kindness Acts for World Kindness Week!

It's Monday November 13, 2023 the beginning of World Kindness week and a beautiful day to celebrate and promote kindness. Happy World Kindness Day and Week! 💚

Whether big or small we can all do random acts of kindness anytime and anywhere and we can teach our children to do the same.

Here are some ways in which children can show acts of kindness today or any day:


1. Write a letter or draw a picture for a grandparent or a family member who lives far away.

2. Bake cookies or cupcakes and deliver them to a neighbor or friend.

3. Hold the door open for someone who has their hands full.

4. Pick up litter at a park or on the street.

5. Offer to help a younger child with their homework or school project.

6. Donate old toys, clothes or books to a local charity.

7. Say hello to a stranger and give them a smile.

8. Help an elderly neighbor with their yard work or grocery shopping.

9. Make a homemade card for someone who is sick or going through a hard time.

10. Donate money or fundraising efforts to a local animal shelter or rescue organization.

Remember, acts of kindness can be big or small, and it's the thought and effort that counts. Encourage your child to come up with their own ideas and share the positive impact they can have on others.

Picture of a Smiling river rock in a sea of colourful faceless smooth river rocks for world kindness week 2023.

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