Hi Boys and Girls, I bet some of you have earned badges from Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, clubs at school, neighborhood centers and lots of other places. While it´s great to have a badge, it´s an even greater feeling to help someone. In the newspaper everyday, there are stories about people and pets needing help. Let´s see if there are some stories in today´s newspapers to inspire you to help others.     Your friend,     Woodrow

1. With a friend, go through the newspaper to see if you can find an article about a person or pet who needs your help. (LA.A.1.2.1)

2. Underline the words in the article that tell you the person or pet is needy. (LA.A.1.2.2)

3. Make a list of ways you and your friend can help this person.

4. Explain this sentence, "Woodrow lowered his eyes humbly, as he did not know how to act when someone made a big fuss over him. He felt shy, but pleased." (LA.A.1.2.2a)

1. This chapter begins by saying that Woodrow was not a patient dog. Write about a time when you felt impatient, explaining what you did to make the time go by. 2. Use five of the new words from the story in a paragraph, then see if you can find five more in the newspaper.

1. Today´s chapter gives some opportunities to talk about character traits in people and dogs. Woodrow could see that Charley had spunk, and he liked that. Ask you child what spunk means, and why it is good to have spunk.

2. "Dogs have an ancient way of reading each other´s thoughts, but few humans know this." Ask you child what he thinks this means, and discuss the idea of instinct. See if your child can tell about a time she used her own instinct to know something or make a decision.

3. "Since dogs do not sweat, they must drool. Quite undignified, Woodrow thought." Talk about the real and unreal elements in this chapter. Is it possible for a dog to feel undignified? What does that mean? Have your child explain in his own words.

4. "But it was better than being overheated." Help your child learn to be a researcher. Go online at home or in the library to find out whether it is true that dogs do not sweat, and if that is the reason why some breeds drool. Why do some breeds drool more than others?

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Serial Story: WOODROW TALES -- The serial story ran in the Daytona Beach News-Journal each Monday from January through May. Text and illustrations for the serial copyright © 2003. Barbara Shapley, NIE Consultant/Writer is a career educator and education writer. The Woodrow Tales is a fictionalized account about a real basset hound, who is smart and loving.

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