Week 1- Sonia Sotomayor by Jonah Winter “Those who persevere, succeed”

Book synopsis: This is the real story of a poor and self-driven girl, Sonia Sotomayor. Nothing would stop her from working hard, reading lots of books, and graduating top in her class. She grew up to become the first Latina Supreme Court justice.

Come and learn with us the power of hard work and determination to overcome all odds and become who you’d like to be.

Book Narration Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_zt5IYCRGs

This Week’s Activities Monday Interview

• Watch the video of Sonia Sotomayor as she visits Sesame Street: o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FizspmIJbAw\

• Talk to your family about what character traits of Sonia’s you like the most.

Tuesday Song

• Learn about some professions with this fun song in English and Spanish. o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH0qgFxD6iU

Wednesday Letter

• Write a letter your future-self telling him/her what you’d like to become when you grow older.

Thursday Book

• Remember nothing can stop you if you set your mind to it. • Watch Michelle Obama read aloud “Oh, the places you’ll go” by Dr. Seuss.

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VDc-B8gJMY

Friday Family Game Night

• Play Professions Charades - use the handout, Professions Charades (on the next page) for ideas.

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A

• Actor • Accountant • Animal Keeper • Archeologist • Architect • Artist • Athlete

B • Bird Specialist • Ballet Dancer • Baseball player • Banker • Baker • Bee Keeper • Brain Surgeon

C • Car mechanic • Carpenter • Chef • Chemist • Coach • Computer

Programmer

D • Dancer • Dentist • Designer • Diplomat • Doctor • Dog Trainer

E • Earth Scientist • Engineer • Electrician • EMT-Paramedic • Environmental

Scientist

F • Farmer • Fashion

Designer • FBI Agent • Firefighter • Foreign Service

Agent

G • Geologist • Gemologist • Governor • Graphic Artist • Graphic Designer

H • Health care

worker • Human

Resources • Hairstylist • Helicopter

Pilot

I/J • Insect Specialist • Illustrator • Ice cream maker • Interpreter • Judge

K/L • Karate Expert • Landscape

Architect • Lawyer • Librarian • Lab

Researcher • Locksmith

M • Magician • Marine Biologist • Mathematician • Museum worker • Musician

N • NASA

Astronaut • News

reporter • Nurse • Nutritionist • Night

watchman

O • Oceanographer • Occupational

Therapist • Office Manager • Optometrist • Orthodontist

P/Q • Parent • Photographer • Pilot • Police Officer • Private

Investigator • Psychologist

R • Racecar Driver • Radio Announcer • Real Estate

Agent • Restaurant

Owner

S • Scientist • Secretary • Social

Worker • Statistician • Super Hero • Surveyor

T/U • Teacher • Therapist • Truck Driver • Trapeze Artist • Umpire • Upholsterer

V/W • Veterinarian • Video Game

Designer or Developer

• Wrestler

X/Y • Xylophone

player • Yarder Engineer • Youth Leader • Yoga Instructor

Z • Zoo Keeper • Zoologist

Professions Charades