The Little Island

Name: The Little Island
Author: Margaret Wise Brown

A story that explores wonder and opens a conversation with your child.

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♥ This book teaches: Wonder. staying curious about the world around you.

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Definition: to be amazed at and/or curious about something that is pleasantly unexpected, beautiful, or mysterious. In short: Curiosity sparks endless discovery. Summary: The island is small, but full of wonder. In a conversation between a cat that is visiting the island, and a fish, it is concluded that the island is a part of a landmass that covers the whole earth - we don’t see how it connects to the continents because it’s very far underneath all the water. There are many life forms that call the island home, insects like fireflies, migrating birds, trees, and different kinds of plants. The island changes as the seasons come and go: “It was good to be a little island. A part of the world and a world of its own all surrounded by the bright blue sea.” Lesson Objectives:

After listening to this story students will demonstrate understanding of the word “wonder.” They will be able to talk about the things they experience that are full of wonder.
This book could be a link to a geology lesson about the layers of the earth, and landforms.

Guiding Questions:

This book won a big award for its illustrations. Share about your favorite page and why you like it.
Do you live on an island or have you ever visited one? Share about your experience, what does it look like and what lives there?
Have you ever seen lobsters, seals, seaweed, or seagulls?
Underneath the island is water, but a long way down there is land. Did you know that the earth is all connected? Draw a picture of your planet.
Name some of the insects and animals on the island that fly.
Did it snow on the island? What was it like when it was stormy?
What are the names of the four seasons? What is your favorite season and why?
Do you think it would be exciting to spend some time on this little island? What would you do if you had two weeks to live there?
How do people get to this island? Is there a bridge or can they land there in a plane? Can they drive there?
To wonder is to be amazed at and/or curious about something that is pleasantly unexpected, beautiful, or mysterious. What amazed you the most about your trip to the Little Island?

🌿 Virtue Connection: Wonder means staying curious about the world around you.

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This guide is part of the Values & Virtues library, a free collection of 400+ book guides and activities organized around 12 core virtues for children from pre-K to 6th grade. Each guide includes Guiding Questions designed to open a real conversation with your child in 10 minutes or less.

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The Little Island

by Margaret Wise Brown

Guiding Questions

After listening to this story students will demonstrate understanding of the word “wonder.” They will be able to talk about the things they experience that are full of wonder.
This book could be a link to a geology lesson about the layers of the earth, and landforms.

Guiding Questions:

This book won a big award for its illustrations. Share about your favorite page and why you like it.
Do you live on an island or have you ever visited one? Share about your experience, what does it look like and what lives there?
Have you ever seen lobsters, seals, seaweed, or seagulls?
Underneath the island is water, but a long way down there is land. Did you know that the earth is all connected? Draw a picture of your planet.
Name some of the insects and animals on the island that fly.
Did it snow on the island? What was it like when it was stormy?
What are the names of the four seasons? What is your favorite season and why?
Do you think it would be exciting to spend some time on this little island? What would you do if you had two weeks to live there?
How do people get to this island? Is there a bridge or can they land there in a plane? Can they drive there?
To wonder is to be amazed at and/or curious about something that is pleasantly unexpected, beautiful, or mysterious. What amazed you the most about your trip to the Little Island?

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