FAMILY RESOURCES
Book Browse: Reading Guide for Families
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Grade Level
Book
Activity Links
Kindergarten
Little Night, Nochecita
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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