Franklin and His Night Friend / Franklin and the Two Henrys
From Franklin · 1999
23 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Franklin befriends a nocturnal animal and learns to understand a very different schedule. In the second story, two friends named Henry help Franklin see that everyone is their own person.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
These stories are about understanding differences and about individuality.
- Why did Franklin's night friend sleep during the day?
- How were the two Henrys different from each other?
- What makes you different from your friends?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: nocturnal, different, individual.
Try it: Name one way you and a friend are different — and that's okay.