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Assessment                                                                                                             Home Connection



                 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
                             Know
                                                                                                   Learned
                                                                to Know
                                                                                                                                                  the United Nations. Your child learned ways that he or she can identify
                                                                                                                                                  the major goals of the UN and the work of this organization.
                                                                                                                                                  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 the UN flag and what
                                                                                                                                                          the colors and symbols mean.
                                                                                                                                                        • Watch a video about the formation of the UN and why this

                                                                                                                                                          organization was formed.
                                                                                                                                                        • Show your child different photographs of different UN member
                                                                                                                                                          flags. Identify each country and talk about its identity.



                                                                                                                                                  Thank you for being a partner with us

                                                                                                                                                  in the education of your child!




               Tidbit



                 In 2001, the United Nations, as an organization, with
                                                                                                                                                   Research has shown that children with involved parents score
                 Ko  Annan as its Secretary-General, won the Nobel
                                                                                                                                                   better than others whose parents don't have a role in their
                 Peace Prize.                                                                                                                      education process. Help your child stay brilliant!


                                                                            Ko  Annan with the Nobel

                                                                            Peace Prize


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