Hi Boys and Girls, Sometimes no matter how hard you try, some people do not like you. It is hard to understand, especially when you are trying to be friendly. When you read the newspaper each day, you find articles about people in other parts of the world who do not like us. We also learn about sad events like wars. Let´s see what we can learn today about getting along with others who are not like us.     Your friend,     Woodrow

1. Go through today´s newspaper and find an article about a person who has a great fear, like Miss Jessie. Use a red pen and underline the words in the article that express fear.

2. Write a sentence to summarize the article.

3. Think of something that could help the person release his/ her fear.

4. With a partner, tell about a time when you were afraid of something, and how you overcame your fear. (LA.A.1.2.4)

1. In this chapter, we learn that, "Woodrow could sense Miss Jessie´s fear." Write a paragraph explaining what this sentence means to you. 2. We read, "This recurring dream puzzled him because he always awoke before he knew how the dream ended." Have you ever had the same dream over and over again? Write about your dreams.

1. With your child, discuss why Woodrow wants to win Miss Jessie over.

2. Help your child understand "sensitivity," guiding their reading to a newspaper story that shows why it is important to be sensitive to others´ feelings.

3. Talk about how elderly people are treated in your family or culture.

4. Read a newspaper article that shows how different cultures treat the elderly.

Animal Assisted Therapy -- Therapet Animal Assisted Therapy Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to faciliate the use of animals in the healing and rehabilitation of acute and chronically ill individuals.

Fox Hunting Worldwide -- Fox hunting is often viewed as a typically traditional British activity - but hunting with hounds takes place all over the world.

What about recurring dreams? -- Have you ever dreamt the same dream for a couple of nights? Do you think anyone somewhere outside share your same dream? Having recurring dreams is similar to having nightmares. They are both giving out signs - messages in which something is needed to be fixed or dealt with.

United States Dog Agility Association -- USDAA represents more than 100 affiliated groups conducting more than 400 days of events each year throughout the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and Japan.

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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