Friendships and Communities

​Rugby and Rosie--a family pet gets an unwanted new companion who turns out to be training to become someone else's guide dog. When Rosie leaves, Rugby is so sad!
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Rugby and Rosie video clip

Find out more about training guide dogs by clicking here:
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Guide Dog Training

Myths, Gods, and Goddesses
The Legend of Damon and Pythias

The friendship is put to the test to see if a life or death sacrifice could be made to give one life for that of a friend.
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Earth, Moon, and Sun
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NASA for Kids

Solar System for Kids

Concept/Question Board
How are Earth, the moon, and the sun different?How are they similar?


What can we learn when we study the Earth, the moon, and the sun?
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STORY 1
Sun--Did you know the sun is a star? Why does it seem so large? Why does it seem so close and different from other stars?

Madame CJ Walker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy0unv46Gc4

https://www.biography.com/video/madam-cj-walker-mini-biography-2194755620

Money for Kids

Saving Money for kids

Click on any of these links to learn more about money!

 
    It's a Deal story information:                  
Ancient means …..
 
A deal is a(n)……
 
Long ago, valuable metals were traded.  Valuable means …..
 
Lydia was a kingdom.  A kingdom is a ……….
 
Metal was hard to carry around, so a better solution was found – paper money.  A solution is ……..
 
 
Comprehension (multiple choice)
 
When people used metal to buy things, they had to ……..
 
What type of money did people in Lydia use?
 
Why did people change from metal to paper money?
 
The earliest kind of paper money was ___________
 
The author wrote this selection in order to ………..
 
 
Comprehension (short response)
 
What does it mean to barter?
 
What was one of the problems with bartering?
 
What were some early types of money before metal?
 
Why did people trust money in Lydia?
How is paper money today different than when it was first used?
 
 
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
 
You should be able to determine the best way to combine two sentences and identify the two simple sentences that make up a compound sentence.
 
 
Linking to the Concepts  (several sentence response)
 
How is using money better than bartering?  (Support your answer with information from the story.)