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Guide Students with Handbook Activities

Who Matters to Me?

As they insert pictures in the windows of the apartment house, students will reflect on who matters to them.
Encourage students to use their voices in letting these special people know how much they matter.

You Matter You Matter, Everyone Matters

Help your students understand that others may not In this connect-the-dot activity, students will be
always notice or comment on their actions (i.e., figuratively connecting everyone together. Reinforce
how they matter). What truly matters, however, is the concept that we all are connected, and that the
that they make meaningful contributions and feel world needs everyone bringing their best selves in
good about them. the making of a better world.

Help Them Dig Deeper – Research Project

Not only are people dependent on other people, Bees and flowers Sharks and remora fish
but all living things are dependent on, and Cattle and cattle egrets Coral and algae
interconnected with, other living and non-living
things. In the case of certain animal pairings Lichen (algae/fungi pairing) Crocodile and plover bird
and animal/plant pairings, there is an especially Honey badger and honey Clownfish and sea
strong (sometimes mutual) relationship between guide anemones
them. Explain the concept of symbiosis to In learning about interdependence outside of the
students and let them explore the cases of such human world, students may better understand
interdependence, for example: interdependence within and beyond it.

Encourage More Reading – at Home, at School

Interdependence Among Living Things We All Matter

Be You!
And Then the Seed Grew How to Clean a Hippopotamus Big Feelings
Animal Partners If You Take Away the Otter Maybe
Because of an Acorn Many Biomes, One Earth: Sun Shines Everywhere
Becoming a Good Creature Exploring Terrestrial Biomes of When You Need Wings
Carl and the Meaning of Life North and South America Why Am I Me?
Forever Tree Over and Under the Pond World Needs Who You Were
Great Kapok Tree Over and Under the Rainforest Made to Be
Honey-Honey-Lion! Over and Under the Snow
You Are a Beautiful Beginning

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