Retirement Home
From City Island · 2022
3 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial StudiesSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Watt and Windy visit Watt's grandparents at the retirement home expecting to be bored, and find out how much they have in common with the residents. Along the way they hear what life on City Island used to be like. A gentle bridge between generations.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Three quick questions to run after the short.
- What did Watt expect the visit to be like, and what happened instead?
- What was different about City Island when his grandparents were young?
- What could you ask an older person in your family about when they were a kid?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: past, present, generation.
Try it: Write one question you would ask a grandparent or older friend about when they were your age.