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Review “I can” statements and ask students for thumbs up or thumbs down if they think they mastered today’s learning. If necessary, review the definition of media and ask Kindergarten students to use their worksheets to verbally list examples. READER’S ADVISORY, CIRCULATION PROCEDURES & DISMISSAL Resource & Discussion Guide

A Fox Found a Box by Ged Adamson (E ADA) When fox finds a radio, he and his forest animals can't stop dancing to the music! They swish and flap and chirp and move . . . until the radio stops working. But fox and the forest animals may come to find that music is all around--drip-drop, thump, thump, crunch, crunch--if you take the time to listen.

Discussion prompts:

●​ What is the box? ●​ How does the radio change the animals? What does it make them feel? ●​ What happens when the music goes away? ●​ Do you like to listen to music? What do you like to listen to? ●​ What other technology does the box make you think of?

Change Sings by Amanda Gorman (E GOR) As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes--big or small--in the world, in their communities, and in most importantly, in themselves ●​ What is an anthem? ●​ What dreams does the protagonist in Change Sings have for her world? ●​ What are some of the needs of the community she notices? What are some needs in our community? ●​ How does she use her gifts to create positive change in her community? ●​ Why did the author write her ideas as a poem instead of in sentences and paragraphs? Discussion prompts: Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin (E LIN) A little girl named Alice opens up a book on a rainy day and travels around the world through its pages. Discussion prompts: ●​ What do you do when you get bored and grumpy? ●​ Have you ever fallen into a book reading? What did it feel like? ●​ What other forms of media have you “Escaped” into? ●​ What is happening to Alice’s rabbit? There is a hidden rabbit on every page. Can you find them?

Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession

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