Cardboard Club / Alma Clues In
From Alma's Way · 2021

24 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Alma and her friends turn a big refrigerator box into a cardboard clubhouse, then realize they all can't fit inside and have to solve the problem together. In the second story, Alma cracks a neighborhood mystery by slowing down and following the clues.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
These stories are about teamwork and thinking like a detective.
- How did the club solve the problem of not fitting inside?
- What clues did Alma use to solve the mystery?
- What is a problem you and a friend solved by working together?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: clubhouse, clue, solve
Try it: Look around the room and name two 'clues' that tell you what someone was just doing.

