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Objectives
Provide an opportunity for young children to communicate through illustrations and/or the writ-
ten word with a grandparent or relative by mail. Offer a child an occasion to communicate with a
member of another generation in a location far away from home.
Incorporate 2010 California History-Social Science Framework Standards
(See information below)
Pre-Lesson Activities
Ask members of the class to tell you where their grandparents (or possibly other relatives) live
(city/state/ country). This will provide an opportunity for some children to view a map or a globe
of the world to show where the relatives of classroom members live.
Korea.net will provide background on Korea and photographs.
The Lesson
Read the story of Dear Juno to the class and discuss the story utilizing the Common
Core Standards.
Ask the children to draw a picture that tells about their family and where they live to their
relative. If they are able to write, ask them to write something about themselves on a separate
piece of paper and to ask the relative to communicate with them by mail.
Instruct the children to properly address an envelope to their relatives and include their
return address.
Ideas from the 2010 California History-Social Science Framework
Grade Two – People Who Make a Difference
The California History-Social Science Framework includes the following recommendations:
“To deepen student understanding and engagement, students can read Dear Juno, a story about a
young Korean boy who now lives in the United States and is corresponding with his grandmother
in South Korea.
Quality literature books may be shared to help students acquire deeper insights into life in the past
and the cultures from which the families came: the stories, games, and festivals parents or grand-
parents might have enjoyed as students.
Dear Juno
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