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WorksongLanguage: English | |
Worksong by Gary Paulsen and illustrated by Ruth Wright Paulsen is a lyrical presentation of people at work. As another workday begins, LeVar heads off to a busy breakfast spot and speculates on all the jobs there are to do. The episode explores a wide variety of jobs—ordinary and unusual—pieces of the puzzle that fit together to make up our world of work. |
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Start A CollectionYour child might be interested in starting a collection of paper money and coins from around the world, such as pesos from Mexico, lira from Italy, won from Korea, punts from Ireland, and pounds from England. |
Money BoxChildren from around the world earn money in various ways and store that money in all sorts of containers. Mexican children often drop their hard-earned money in a piggy bank as do many American children. In China, the bank is often a cat. In other countries, money is saved in a money box. Not only coins, but other valuables can also be saved in such a box. You will need:
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READING RAINBOW has a resource library that includes teacher guide materials as well as reading programs for use in the public libraries. You can download these resources from GPN at:
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