RootsofLearning

Slides aligning with the Junior Great Books curriculum to facilitate reading and discussing all three stories in the Friendship book. Add on work sheets available for additional purchase.

These slides support both the development of empathy in students and the practice of identifying emotions, especially in reference to how we physically feel emotions. The students are guided through three relevant scenarios that challenges them to consider multiple perspectives and emotions different people might feel in the same situation.

What is Newspaper Blackout Poetry? In 2010, Austin Kleon wrote Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poems made by redacting newspapers with a permanent marker. These slides guide students through the steps of meaningfully creating their own blackout poetry.