Lit.+Family+Activities

= __Family Activities __ The theme of our literature unit is "Building Meaningful Relationships Despite Our Differences". This unit explores the ideas of what it means to build meaningful relationships, what it takes for someone to build meaningful relationships, and what are some of the obstacles people have overcome to build meaningful relationships. The following activities are meant to help your children to understand that all of us have had to overcome obstacles to build relationships with people that are different from us. =

=== 1. Complete worksheet- "Family Interview". By participating in this interview you will help your child realize that everyone, young and old, has experienced barriers caused by differences. They will also realize that building a meaningful relationships takes hard work. I hope you can take this opportunity to talk with your child about ===

===2. Your child will soon bring home a short book that looks at the theme,"Building Meaningful Relationships Despite our Differences". Please discuss with your child how the characters in the book are different, what it takes for the characters to build a meaningful relationship, and how the characters overcome any obstacles to build their meaningful relationship .===