Kids' Wings Activities for Where I Live by Eileen Spinelli

Where I Live
by Eileen Spinelli
Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee^SM

"This is where I live -- in the yellow house with the white shutters."

Diana enjoys living in her house with her family, near her best friend, Rose. Her little sister, Twink, guards the front door where a bird has built her nest in the willow wreath. Good things happen in her home and in her school.

Then, her daddy loses his job. Will Diana lose her home...her friend...?

This warm, timely, emotional story told in blank verse will inspire children to think about their own homes and to feel secure in their futures where new doors can open when old ones are closed.

Research Links for Where I Live

Helping Children Cope with a Parent's Job Loss
How do I Tell My Kids?
Talking About Job Loss with Kids
Job Loss Affects Children, Too
Family Coping with Job Loss
Pennypincher: When Job Loss Is Good
The Parent Report
Transition Assistance After Job Loss
Surviving Tough Times
Helping Children Cope with a Parent's Job Loss
Finding Meaning with Job Loss

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Where I Live by Eileen Spinelli

A 12-page unit for Where I Live is a part of a collection of 24 units in Gifts and Givers

The Kids' Wings Unit Contains:
Discussion Cards
Crossword Puzzle
Readers’ Theater Script
Memory Box
Map Study
Poetry Discussion
Multiple Choice Comprehension
More Purpy Flopples
Comparing and Contrasting Books
Logic Puzzle
Discussion/Writing Prompts

Background Music: Vocalise, Op 34, No. 14 by, Sergei Vasilievitch Rachmaninov, performed by the talented Robert Finley

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