Hi Boys and Girls, Our family had an exciting time in today´s chapter. I learned that I can dance, and that my brother, another dog, can read. Sometimes life gives you such great and wonderful surprises. I hope you will enjoy today´s activities, and have as much fun as I do while I am learning great new stuff!     Your friend,     Woodrow

1. Find an article in today´s newspaper about a world event that is especially interesting to you. Decide how to learn more about this topic.

2. List other resources available to learn more, such as the Internet, books, magazines and television specials. (LA.A.2.3.6)

3. Go to two other sources, and look up information on this topic. Take notes in a journal, on index cards or on a computer word processor, if you have one.

4. Share the information you learned from your research with your classmates. (LA.A.2.3.6 a,b)

1. From the world event you selected from the newspaper, keep track of continuing events for several weeks. Cut and paste articles in your newspaper journal. 2. Take notes from television newscasts, the Internet, the radio-from any form of media that gives you more information. Use your notes for a research project at school, or just for your own learning.

1. Help your child by being interested in the topics he or she selected from the newspaper regarding world events.

2. If you child does not find something initially, help by guiding the child into topics you find in the newspaper yourself.

3. Read, think and work through world events, asking your child to tell you what feelings these events evoke for him.

4. Continue listening and talking, keeping the newspaper as a vehicle for lively discussion. Most of all, monitor the amount of television your child watches, and guide him to read more, and view less!

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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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