Ambassadors for Children
Hello! Welcome back to a new school year! This blog series will complete the book trilogy of The Good Eggs. The third book, The Good Eggs In the Community, finds the Eggs back in their hometown of Albumen, where they will act as ambassadors for their community, and connect their service with the friends they met as they traveled abroad last year.
Reminiscing
The Eggs were back to school after their long trip abroad last year. They were happy to find out Ms. Poach would be their teacher again! They were also curious about what Ms. Sullivan told them when they left New York - they would be ambassadors for their hometown. What did that mean?
They began to recall all the fun they had on their trip around the world, had some laughs, then settled down so Ms. Poach could explain the meaning of being an ambassador.
Benedict was late to class because he was returning some books to the library. He noticed a Little Egg standing in a line that said "free books." He asked him why he was standing in line, and the Little Egg told him he did not have any books at home. Benedict was puzzled by that statement.
Being An Ambassador
Ms. Poach explained to the Eggs that an ambassador is "someone who works to make the world a better place, and we're going to do just that!"
The Eggs were eager to learn what they would be doing. Ms. Poach explained that a plan was in place for them to help a different aspect of their community for two months at a time, for a total of six different service projects. They would also write to their friends they met from their trip and share any resources with them.
Family Activity
Helping children to succeed, to fully live their lives, is a responsibility we all bear. Children are often able to easily recognize the needs of other children because it is part of their lived, shared experience. They are aware when a child at school does not have a pencil or paper or lacks other supplies.
Research with your kids about children in poverty. A good resource in the United States for understanding current and trending statistics for children living in poverty where you can research nationally, by state, by county, and by city is the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count program, https://www.aecf.org/topics/child-poverty. Talking about it is the first step in understanding child poverty.
Next time, we'll see how the Eggs put together their ambassador project for children - and what about Benedict and that Little Egg?
Have a great week!
Wishing you all GOOD things,
Sandy
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