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The Graduation of Jake Moon
by Barbara Park

Skelly was like a father to Jake, so how will Jake’s life ever be the same after Skelly begins to lose his mind?  Is Alzheimer’s disease a giant that will destroy the whole family or will courage and compassion win out?  How will Jake Moon graduate in two ways?

Internet Resources

Alzheimer's Disease
Medline Plus: Alzheimer's Disease
Neuroscience for Kids
The Aging Brain
Alzheimer's Association
Hearing, Seeing, and Smelling the World

 

You can purchase the complete Kids' Wings 24-page Paired Unit for The Graduation of Jake Moon and Phineas Gage, a True but Gruesome Story of Brain Science NOW! Available for immediate download for only $11.95! Sharable within your school! Click Here.

The 12-page Kids' Wings Study Guide for The Graduation of Jake Moon includes:
Summarizing/Cartooning Activities
Making Connections Chapter Questions
A Character Study
Multiple choice comprehension pages
The Discovery of Penicillin and comprehension questions
Future Goals in Medicine
Alzheimers' Research Parts 1 and 2
Writing Prompts, and
Answer Keys

 

 

  The unit is also part of Defeating Giants, 2002-2003

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