FAMILY RESOURCES
Book Browse: Reading Guide for Families
Grade Level
Book
Activity Links
Kindergarten
Little Night, Nochecita
Visit healthpoweredkids.org with an adult to find out more about sleep and why it so important for our health.
Grade 2
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
Daisy and her papi ride by murals that tell their history. We have a ton of murals in Philadelphia! Look up a special one to visit or go for a walk and try to spot one. Talk about what you see in the mural and what it means to you. Maybe make your own!
Check out this self-guided tour of Philadelphia’s “mural mile”: www.muralarts.org/self-guided
Grade 3
Going Down Home
With Daddy
We can honor our heritage by creating a family tree - a chart that shows all the people in a family over many generations and their relationship to one another. Create a family tree with help from your family members. Here’s a template to help you build your family tree:
Grade 3
Counting on
Katherine
Take some time to learn about the Apollo 13 space mission. What obstacles did the astronauts have to overcome in order to return home? Here are a few websites for you to explore:
Grade 4
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Search the internet for fresh cuts, braids and hairstyles that you think would make you look, “magnificent, flawless… like royalty.” Here is a link to an interesting article, A Visual History of Iconic Black Hair Styles:
Grade 4
Dream Builder:
The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
Use this website to research Philip Freelon’s Architecture. What is his most famous building he designed?
Try your hand at some STEM architecture activities:
Grade 4
Just Right: Searching
for the Goldilocks’
Planet
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