In the universe, on a planet, on a block...
Madlenka has a loose tooth and wants to share the news with her neighborhood. She takes readers on a trip "around the world," visiting people from various geographies, all within the small confines of her neighborhood. The trajectory of social studies curricula generally spirals outward from the self to the world at large, starting with "my body" (kindergarten) and then continuing to my neighborhood; my city; my country; the world.
After a reading of Madlenka in the Library, 1st and 2nd graders took a journey via Google Earth, projected on our Whiteboard, zooming in from the Earth down to 121 East 3rd Street, first in an aerial view, and then landing on the street right in front of our school. "Let's do it again!" they shouted!
