Learning from Others
Dear Adil Materials
Book Corner
Arthur Character Cards
Ada, Alma Flor Choi, Yangsook Dooley, Norah Fox, Mem Friedman, Ina
Vocabulary List (optional)
Objective: Students explore the interactive story with buddies to help them grasp an understanding of being open to learning from others by asking questions, not making assumptions, and being respectful to others.
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20–45
minutes
L earning from Oth ers B I G Buddy Session 1:
Introduction Preview the story
Tell students that Dear Adil is the last interactive story they will be working on with their Little Buddies. Introduce characters from the story: Arthur, Buster, and Adil. To explain the concept and main idea, you can say: In this story, Arthur is excited to begin exchanging letters with a new pen pal from Turkey named Adil. Arthur assumes what he read in a comic book about life in Turkey is true (even though it isn't). Arthur soon realizes that he has made a mistake and explains what happened to Adil. Once they learn the truth about each other, Arthur and Adil are able to become better friends. You will talk with your buddy about why it’s important to recognize and admit if we make a mistake about someone, and to be open to learning about other people.
83 Big Buddy Session: Dear Adil