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Change Sings: A Children's Anthem
Last updated Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Author: Amanda Gorman
Illustrator: Loren Long
Date of Publication: 2021
ISBN: 0593203224
Grade Level: Kindergarten (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Mar. 2023
Synopsis:
"I can hear change humming
In its loudest, proudest song.
I don't fear change coming,
And so I sing along."
In this stirring, much-anticipated picture book by presidential inaugural poet and activist Amanda Gorman, anything is possible when our voices join together. As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes - big or small - in the world, in their communities, and in most importantly, in themselves.
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What do you like to sing?
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How would you make change in the world?
Vocabulary:
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Anthem - A song of praise or patriotism
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Windmill - A machine that uses energy from the wind to turn a large wheel (to pump water or generate electricity)
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Strum - To play by running the fingers or a plectrum in a light way acress the strings
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What do you think the girl in the book wants to change?
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How does the girl in the book make Change?
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What do you thing Change Sings means?
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