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May / June 2020
We wrote this issue before the Olympic Games were postponed.
We still think Simone Biles is really cool and wanted to be sure you got to know her.
Happy reading!
The Editors
Academic Standards
Reading Objective:
Children will meet an Olympic hopeful and identify what it takes to get to the Olympics.
Social Studies Focus:
The Olympics
Social-Emotional Learning Focus:
Character traits; Determination
CCSS:
SL.1.2 Discuss a video; RI.1.1 Key details; RI.1.2 Main idea; RI.1.10 Read and discuss first-grade texts