Thematic Text Set on K-2 Social Studies: by Kristen Pearce https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur exploring aspects of self, others, families and communities across the world. en-us 2018-12-04 13:05:25 UTC 2026-01-15 16:37:52 UTC hello@padlet.com "Same, Same But Different" by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw casey_kristen https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310857541 Elliot lives in America, and Kailash lives in India. They are pen pals. By exchanging letters and pictures, they learn that they both love to climb trees, have pets, and go to school. Their worlds might look different, but they are actually similar. Same, same. But different!
Through an inviting point-of-view and colorful, vivid illustrations, this story shows how two boys living oceans apart can be the best of friends.
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]]> 2018-12-04 13:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310857541 "Whoever You Are" by Mem Fox casey_kristen https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310858943 Aims to teach tolerance by showing how, across the earth, across cultures and generations, whether children are crying, laughing, or playing, they are all alike inside although they may appear very different on the outside. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same. They may not speak the same language. Their lives may be quite different. But inside, they are all alike.
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]]> 2018-12-04 13:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310858943 "Look Where We Live! : A First Book of Community Building" by Scot Ritchie casey_kristen https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310860645 In this engaging nonfiction picture book, five young friends -- Nick, Yulee, Pedro, Sally and Martin -- spend the day traveling around their neighborhood and participating in activities designed to raise money for their local library. Along the way, they learn about the people and places that make up their community and what it means to be a part of one. 
(Non Fiction)]]> 2018-12-04 13:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310860645 "Hattie and Hudson" by Chris Van Dusen casey_kristen https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310863964 Level-headed and independent Hattie sets an example for her whole community when it comes to accepting an unexpected neighbor.
( Fiction)]]> 2018-12-04 13:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310863964 " A Morning with Grandpa" by Sylvia Liu casey_kristen https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310864923 Mei Mei and her grandfather take turns teaching each other tai chi and yoga, and they both have to work hard to learn something new. Students will want to practice along with the characters.
(Fiction)]]> 2018-12-04 13:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310864923 "If You Lived In Colonial Times" by Ann McGovern, June Otani, and Brinton Turkle casey_kristen https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310876331 If you lived in colonial times
--What kind of clothes would you wear?
--Would you go to school?
--What would happen if you didn't behave?

This book tells you what it was like to live in the New England colonies during the years 1565 to 1776.]]> 2018-12-04 13:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310876331 "We Live Here Too!: Kids Talk About Good Citizenship " by Nancy Loewen casey_kristen https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310878680 An award-winning introduction to good citizenship. Using real-life experiences and advice column-style writing, this nonfiction picture book defines citizenship and explains how it can be demonstrated or used in daily situations ― “Does it really matter if I throw my gum on the ground?” ― through fun, creative, and responsible ways! Written by Minnesota Book Award finalist Nancy Loewen
(non fiction)]]> 2018-12-04 13:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310878680 "If You Were a Kid During the American Revolution " by Wil Mara casey_kristen https://padlet.com/casey_kristen/vodyr6rr5aur/wish/310880872 Through the stories in this series, readers will be transported to some of the most important moments in history, when many aspects of kids' lives were very different than they are today. Simultaneous.
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