https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru Padlet All About Hunger & Illness en-us 2016-08-03 19:41:53 UTC 2025-11-06 13:14:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117483177 A fiction text about two best friends, Sofia and Maddi, that play together and go to school together. They have one big difference between them though, Sofia's fridge is filled with food, whereas Maddi's fridge only contains milk. Maddi's mother does not have enough money to have a full fridge of food and Maddi oftentimes goes hungry. After reading this text together, students will discuss the text then complete a journal entry/blog.

Discussion Prompts:
"How does it make you feel to hear that Maddi is saving what's left of the milk for her younger sibling? Is that fair for Maddi? Is that right?"
"Why does Maddi say, 'Please, don't tell anyone'?"
"What would you do if you were Sofia and just found out your best friend doesn't have enough money to buy food?"
"Has anything like this happened to you before?"

Engagements:
Students will complete a journal entry or blog describing what they would do if they went to their best friend's house and found out they had no food to eat. Students will write about how they would react, who they would tell, and how they might try to help their friend.]]> 2016-08-03 20:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117483177 andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117484842 A fiction text about Kevin, a new kid at school, stealing Rafael's lunch. We find out that Kevin lost his home in the California wildfires and now is left homeless (lives in a motel) and hungry - that's why he is stealing other kids' lunches! After reading this text, students will engage in small group discussions.

Discussion Prompts:
"Think back to a time you felt hungry...maybe it was on the school bus home after school... or maybe you feel hungry when you are waiting for dinner to be ready...how did you feel? What does 'hunger' feel like to you?"
"Do you think Kevin is wrong to steal lunches? If you were starving, would you steal food to make the hunger pains go away?"
"How would you handle this situation? Would you react like Rafael?"]]> 2016-08-03 20:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117484842 andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117485130 A fiction story about a young girl named Mimi who lives in a poor village in Africa. Her family has no medical care in their village. During and after reading this text, discussion will be about global health, poverty in developing countries, and unsterilized water causing illnesses.

Discussion Prompts:
"Why is it a problem that Mimi let her sister drink water from the river?"
"Why doesn't Mimi's village have a doctor or a nurse to provide medical care?"
"How do you think Mimi feels as she walks with her family to the next village to see the doctor?"

Engagements:
Students will create a book trailer video for this text as the reflect on Mimi's perspective throughout the story. Students will use this as also a way to advertise for health care in poor countries. Video trailers will be posted on YouTube for a much broader audience]]> 2016-08-03 20:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117485130 andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117485517 Based on a real story of a struggling family in Honduras, this text describes the challenges of relying on a farm to supply money and food. We will read this text and also read the nonfiction resources provided at the end of the book. We will begin to discuss ways we can help those in our community and our world by volunteering our time.

Engagements:
Students will vote for their favorite method of volunteering and helping out those in need (options presented at the end of text - volunteer at food bank, create school/classroom garden, organize a fundraiser, write the legislator).
Students will brainstorm other ways to help.]]> 2016-08-03 20:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117485517 andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117490890 Based on a true story, William's village of Malawi is hit by a drought and their crops begin to fail. With this, they don't have enough money for food or school so now William spends his time at the library trying to find a way to bring electricity to his village. After reading, students will watch the "The Kid Should See This" video clip of the real William Kamkwamba.]]> 2016-08-03 23:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117490890 andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117491110 We will view this 6-minute video as a whole class before comparing and contrasting the video to the story.

Discussion Prompts:
"How does William's story in this video compare to the story told in the text?"

Engagement:
Whole group discussion identifying the differences between video and text and discussing how the author's influence the way a story is told (multiple perspectives).]]> 2016-08-03 23:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117491110 andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117491278 A digital text from Unite for Literacy website that discusses ways to stay healthy by eating good foods, exercising, staying clean, and going to the doctor. Student will read this text in a small group setting.

Discussion Prompts: (prompts will be provided to each small group)
"Which of these things do you do to stay healthy?"
"What procedures of staying healthy may be difficult for children who are poor or homeless?"
"How does it make you feel knowing that some children can't stay healthy because they don't have the resources?"

Engagements:
-Students will read text in a small group setting with their peers and then respond to the prompts will peers. Students will collaborate and create a written response to these prompts to then share out with the rest of the class.]]> 2016-08-03 23:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117491278 andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117491625 An article from Wonderopolis that discusses hunger and malnutrition in our world. We will read this text together on the Smart Board, then students will use their own copy of the article to engage in a dialectal journal entry.

Engagements:
-Students will complete a dialectal journal entry in which they select statements/quotations from the article and ask questions, make comments, make connects, etc about those quotations.
-Students will pair up with a partner and share their journal entries before posting them on our class Edmodo page for all classmates to view and comment on.]]> 2016-08-03 23:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117491625 andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117491734 This map displays areas of the world that were the most undernourished in 2011. Students will have a copy of this map in front of them and on the Smart Board as we view and analyze the information presented on the map.

Discussion Prompts:
"Which countries have 'extremely low' numbers of undernourished people? Which have 'very high' numbers?"

Engagements:
Students will choose one of the books we have read thus far in the Poverty unit and locate the country it takes place at. They will locate that country on this map and determine the level of 'undernourishment' of that country. Students will then post on their individual Padlet page the book they chose, the country's percentage of undernourishment, and a brief comment about it - how they feel, their thoughts on this information, etc.]]> 2016-08-03 23:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117491734 andreabollentin https://padlet.com/andreabollentin/5wrkg35kqcru/wish/117492271 A website that provides answers to 'Frequently Asked Questions' and statistics about hunger.

Engagements:
Students will choose one fact or statistic to post on Edmodo and then write an entry describing their thoughts and feelings on their chosen fact. Students will comment on peer's posts before we have a whole group discussion the next day in class.
Students will analyze the fairness and justice in the daily challenges faced by those affected by poverty.

Top 10 Statistics:
http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats

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