Minds on:

Why is learning to read important?

How might we help someone who is learning to read or learning a new language?

Do you have to go to school to learn new things?

let's read together!

Check the Live from the Library schedule to see when Mrs. Lyons is reading Grandmother School or book a time on the LLC schedule for a reading with your class.


How might connecting with other students whose schools closed due to the pandemic, help us understand our own feelings?

When schools around the world closed, students found ways to express themselves from their homes.

How might we learn more about the power of education by exploring the Global Goals for Sustainable Development?

How did one girl, Malala Yousafzai, speak up for the rights of girls to go to school and get an education?

Printmaking

The illustrator of Grandmother School uses a technique called printmaking to create the illustrations. Let's try it for ourselves!

How might we use printmaking to create a scene to show what we love about learning?

  • What are you passionate about learning more about? Space? Dinosaurs? Crafts? Cars? Animals?

  • Make a list of what you already know about a topic you love. Use the KWL Jamboard linked below to organize your ideas.

  • Look up three new facts about your topic.

  • Design a picture that you might create to teach others about your topic.