100 Words from the Street

 

The Sesame Street: 100 Words From The Street is to everyone young and old who grew up with Sesame Street. The Table of Contents is broken down to:

YOU

You Are

You Feel

You Grow

You Play

To play is to learn while you have fun. You can play with toys, with friends, or all by yourself!

To read is to look at words and pictures and understand what they mean. Some people use their fingertips to read. Ji-Young and her friend read a book about pirates.

You Think

You Dream

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Your Home

Your Community

Your Neighbors

Compassion is feeling care and concern for someone else and trying to help them.

George showed compassion when he made a yummy soup for Cookie Monster when he was feeling sick.

YOUR WORLD

You Discover

You can observe the world around you by using your senses with the goal of getting a better understanding.

Big Bird observed the other birds on Sesame Street and noticed how they were similar and different.

You Act

You Celebrate

In the book, there is an index that allows you to look up all 100 words discussed. Children develop caring and empathetic characteristics in part through words like these. I believe this is a great book for explaining those words in simple terms. With simple definitions and relatable examples, they will be able to apply these values in a realistic way.