Pistes d'exploration

Identify stages of life when people move on (graduation, a new job, moving to a new house or town, marriage, retirement, etc.).

What do you need to consider when making a decision? In pairs, choose a dilemma (business or medicine? Disney or Canada’s Wonderland?). To help you make the decision, write out the pros and cons for each.

Write a speech for someone who has just made a big decision to move on in life.

Discuss your life after elementary school. How do you see it evolving? What types of decisions will you need to make? 

Discuss what you need to consider when making a decision. Choose a dilemma (pizza or fried chicken? city life or country life?) and list the pros and cons for each.

Write a note to congratulate someone who has just made a big decision to move on in life.

Yo! Yes?, Step Outside, Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom, & Wishes

Mots-clés

Picture book , choices , graduation , individuality , questions , stories in rhyme

Commentaire descriptif

An excellent read-aloud for young and old alike, this heartwarming tale points out some of life’s vast possibilities – “The world is immense.Take a good look aroundand decide what makes sense” – and is reminiscent of the Dr. Seuss classic, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Especially, it would make an upbeat read for those headed off to a graduation of any kind, from elementary school on up. Its light-hearted rhyme and simple, colourful illustrations depicting anthropomorphic creatures (hanging from red balloons or hanging out in the desert with friends) remind readers that no matter what their choices in life – adventurer or homebody, science or art lover, social butterfly or more of a loner – it is important to enjoy the journey. In one particularly humorous scene, a wisdom-seeking Holstein cow is seated in the lotus position, chanting “oom.” Told with gentle wit and intended to inspire, the book affirms that “Whatever you dowhether near or so farI know you’ll be great.You already are.”