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Start-Up Activity
Ask students if any of them have babies in their families. If any students answer "yes," ask what the baby can do (sleep, cry, roll over, kick, laugh). Then ask students whether they can do all these same things. Ask them to list other things that they can do that babies can't do (speak, walk, ride a bike, read, draw). Then ask how they learned to do all of those things from the time they were babies until now.
Point out that growing up is learning one how-to lesson after another. We go from being able to do only a few things to being able to do many. And a person who can teach someone else how to do something is a real expert. This chapter will help students share their expertise.
Think About It
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
—Dr. Seuss
Start-Up Activity
Ask students if any of them have babies in their families. If any students answer "yes," ask what the baby can do (sleep, cry, roll over, kick, laugh). Then ask students whether they can do all these same things. Ask them to list other things that they can do that babies can't do (speak, walk, ride a bike, read, draw). Then ask how they learned to do all of those things from the time they were babies until now.
Point out that growing up is learning one how-to lesson after another. We go from being able to do only a few things to being able to do many. And a person who can teach someone else how to do something is a real expert. This chapter will help students share their expertise.
Think About It
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
—Dr. Seuss
