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                 Self-assessment is a powerful tool to help you evaluate your learning development.
                 Use the K-W-L chart below to keep track of your progress.





                  K          What I                W            What I Want              L         What I                                         Dear Parents,


                                                                                                                                                  As part of our social studies program, your child has been learning about
                                                                                                   Learned
                             Know
                                                                to Know
                                                                                                                                                  the continent of South America. Your child learned ways that he or she
                                                                                                                                                  can identify the main physical features of the continent, its natural
                                                                                                                                                  resources, and its climate.

                                                                                                                                                  You can help your child by supporting our classroom learning.



                                                                                                                                                  Here are some things you can do to reinforce the message of this lesson
                                                                                                                                                  and our related learning activities.
                                                                                                                                                        • Ask your child to tell you about the lesson and what he or she

                                                                                                                                                          learned from it.
                                                                                                                                                        • Use the internet to review with your child a map of South

                                                                                                                                                          America and the importance of its location.
                                                                                                                                                        • Watch a video about the rainforests of South America and some
                                                                                                                                                          of the people who live there. Try to discover three unusual

                                                                                                                                                          animals that live in the rainforest.
                                                                                                                                                        • Show your child different photographs of South America to
                                                                                                                                                          determine if the photos match his or her ideas about

                                                                                                                                                          South America. Try to guess what part of South
                                                                                                                                                          America the photos represent.


               Tidbit                                                                                                                             Thank you for being a partner with us

                                                                                                                                                  in the education of your child!
                 The southernmost city in the world is on the South
                                                                                                                                                   Research has shown that children with involved parents score
                 American continent. The city is called Ushuaia,
                                                                                                                                                   better than others whose parents don't have a role in their
                 located on the Argentinian part of Tierra del Fuego.                                                                              education process. Help your child stay brilliant!


                                                                           City of Ushuaia, Argentina





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