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FOURFEET,TWOSANDALSbyKaren Lynn Williams

A TEACHER’S GUIDE FOR FOUR FEET, TWO SANDALS

THEmES IN THIS BOOK • Friendship

Whatisfriendship?Howcanyoubeatruefriend?Sometimesbe-ingafriendmeanshavingtogiveupsomethingthatisimportanttoyou.HowdoLinaandFerozashowtheirfriendshipforeachother?

• Sharing

Thinkofatimewhensomeonesharedsomethingspecialwithyou.Whatdoyouhavethatyoucansharewithothers?Whatarewaysyoucansharewithothers.Sharingdoesnotalwaysmeansharinga“thing”.Wecansharemusic,timetotakeawalkortotalk.Wecanshareideasandstoriesandproblems.LinaandFerozasharetheirsandals.Whatelsedotheysharewitheachother?

• Refugees

Peoplewhofleetheircountryandhomebecauseoffearofperse-cutionarecalledrefugees.Themajorityofrefugeesworld-widearechildren.Whataresomeofthereasonsthatsomeonebe-comesarefugee?Canyougiveexamplesofwhysomeonemightbecomearefugee?Doyouhaverefugeestudentsinyourschool?Orinyourtown?Doyouknowwheretheycomefrom?Howcanyouhelptomakethemfeelwelcomeintheirnewhome?Whatcanyousharewiththerefugeesinyourcommunity?

Teachers and student should refrain from referring to refugees as refugees. It should be used in the same manner as “immigrant;” you call them by name, not by status. This is to be sensitive to the feelings of refugee children so that they feel less like outsiders.

• Loss

LinaandFerozalikeallrefugeeshavehadtofacemanylosses,lossofhomeandcountryandfamilymembers.Whatlosseshaveyouhadinyourlife?Howdoyoulearntolivewithloss?Whatcanyoudotohelpotherswhohavelostsomethingorsomeoneimportanttothem?

This teacher’s guide is designed to assist you in creating talking points and ideas for classroom activities in conjunction with school visits.

White bag refugees carry with them.

The shoes that inspired the story.

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A TEACHER’S GUIDE FOR FOUR FEET, TWO SANDALScontinued

THEmES IN THIS BOOK continued • Separation

Intheendofthebook,LinaandFerozaareseparated.Haveyoueverhadtobeseparatedfromsomeonewhoisimportanttoyou?Howdidthatfeel?DoyouthinkLinaandFerozawillseeeachotheragain?Doyouthinktheyhavehope?Howdoeshopehelp?

SUBjECT AREAS IDEAS•SocialStudies:GirlsinPakistansometimesdecoratetherehands

withhennadesigns.Researchthesedesigns,thehennaplantandthehistoryandtraditionoftheartform.Traceyourhandonapieceofpaper.Makeyourownhennadesignsonthetracedform.

•History:Therehavebeenrefugeesthroughouttheagesaroundtheworld.Whatothergroupsofrefugeescanyoulearnaboutformotherpartsoftheworldandotherperiodsinhistory?Whatisthedifferencebetweenarefugeeandanimmigrant?

•Geography:FindAfghanistanandPakistanonamap.Thinkabouthowfarrefugeeswouldhavetowalkfromonecountrytotheother.Wouldtheyhavetopassovermountains?Rivers?Whatarethemaincitiesofthesetwocountries?Whatistheweatherlikeinthesecountries?

•Art:Everyoneintheclasscandesignasandalanddrawnamatingone.Cutthetwosandalsapart.Mixthemup.Canyoumatchthesandals?Makeapatternforthisactivitybytracingasandal.

•Science:Environmentandrecycling.Ihaveseenmanypeopleinthirdworldcountrieswearingsandalsmadeoutofoldtires.IfyouGoogle“sandalsmadefromtries”youwillfindseveralsitesthatshowhowtouseoldtirestomakeapairofsandals.Seewww.hollowtop.com/sandals.htmforinstructionsonhowtomakeasandaloutofatire.Thereareotherwebsitesthattalkaboutmakingtiresandalstoo.

FOR mORE INFORmATION KarenWilliamsisavailabletospeakandshareherstoriesonthisandmanyofherotherbooks.Pleasevisit

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Refugees in a refugee camp in Pakistan.

•Languagearts:Writeastoryaboutatimeyouhelpedafriendorafriendhelpedyou.Orthinkofatimethatyousawsomeonewhoneededhelpbutyoudidnotdoanythingtohelp.Tellwhatyouwoulddodifferently.

•Religion/culture:LinaandFerozaareMuslim.Lookupthisreligiononlineoratthelibrary.WhataresomeofthebeliefsoftheMuslimreligion?TheKoranisthebookthatMuslimsusetoworship.LinaandFerozamentiontheholymonthofRamadan.ThisisanimportantpartoftheMuslimculture.FindapracticingMusliminyourcommunityandinterviewhimorheraboutRamadan.Whataresomeothermajorreligionsintheworld?Howaretheysimilar?Howaretheydifferent?LinaandFerozamustkeeptheirheadscov-eredwithascarfwhentheyareinpublic.Whydoyouthinkthisisimportantintheirreligionandculture?Trywearingascarforheadcoverforaday.Howdiditfeel?