

He finds other street children who share their food and a place to sleep. The true story of Sélavi ("that is life"), a small boy who finds himself homeless on the streets of Haiti. SELAVI, THAT IS LIFE: A STORY OF HOPE IN HAITI As always, feel free to suggest additions in the comments.

Stories can bring faraway people and places from the screen into our homes and hearts, and keep them there, even through information overload or compassion fatigue. The Power of Education Foundation Circle of Hope-Read Aloud, PP and Extension Activity by The Power of Education Foundation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at we focus on the disaster in Haiti, I thought I'd compile a few books written for children and teens set in that country. If you'd like to get involved, we'd love to hear from you at Thanks, Out hope is that educators will challenge their students to learn about our close neighbor to the South.

σ˜Ğxtension Activity: Students create a circle of hope modelĪll lessons provided by this seller are created by volunteer educators to support a school rebuilding project in Haiti. σ˜ PowerPoint Presentation: The PowerPoint provides photographs from Haiti that will enhance the students understanding of the story.

σ˜ The Teacher's Guide provides a full lesson plan with page by page and slide by slide instructions. σ˜Ĝhildren's Book Read Aloud Circles of Hope ISBN: 0-8028-5276-9 Written by Karen Lynn Williams Illustrated by Linda Saport The students will connect to self, text and world, while also enhancing understanding of the beautiful culture of Haiti. This lesson plan includes a detailed teacher's guide, a PowerPoint presentation with engaging pictures and a bonus extension activity.
