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Story: Hoppity
Summary: Hoppity is a poem by A. A. Milne, illustrated by E. H. Shepard. It's about a young boy, Christoper Robin, who simply couldn't sit still. You can begin with the poem itself: read it. Or reread it if you've read it before. What about the word 'hoppity' in the first place? But you can also look at the pictures. Can you picture the child who has just learned to skip? It can seem that they've forgotten how to walk. And the only time they are still is when they are sleeping!
Page 1: When We Were Very Young
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When We Were Very Young
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"When We Were Very Young" was a very popular collection of poems by A. A. Milne, published in 1924. <break time="2s"/> One of the most popular poems in the book was called "Hoppity".
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This is the story of a mistaken text message and how it led to a lasting relationship between two families. In 2016, Wanda Dench accidentally accidentally sent an invitation to attend her family Thanksgiving dinner to a stranger named Jamal Hinton. Although it was a mistake, Wanda invited him to her family Thanksgiving anyway and Jamal agreed to go. And they had such a good time together it became a tradition.
You can use this story to talk about traditional and non-traditional families, traditional and non-traditional celebrations, continuity and change.
Wanda's husband, Lonnie, died of COVID in 2020. Holidays can be hard when family members die. How do families cope with loss around the holidays? How can traditions change?
