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Singing on the 6 Train / Safina's Doggy Problem

From Alma's Way · 2022

Singing on the 6 Train / Safina's Doggy Problem
24 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
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Summary

Alma finds a way to make an absent loved one feel included by bringing a song onto the 6 train. In the second story, the friends investigate why Safina's dog is acting up and discover it's something in the environment, not the dog.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

These stories are about caring for others and finding out why something is happening.

  1. How did Alma help someone far away feel included?
  2. What did the friends discover was really bothering Safina's dog?
  3. When you want to solve a problem, why does it help to look closely first?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: include, investigate, reason

Try it: Think of one way to make someone who is far away feel included today.