"I Survived" Books Recreate Dramatic Historical Events

Facts & Advice T-chart

As you listen to the story, note facts about the I Survived books in the left column and advice that the doctor and author give to kids who read the books in the right column.

Language Identification Organizer

Listen closely and check off each sentence or partial sentence as you hear it.

• a hairy summer - protests, hurricanes, wildfires and a global pandemic
• finds themselves in mortal danger at the center of an event
• kids to be at a remove from these events
• worried about everyday problems before and after their brush with history
• you are still helping your son with his terrible acne problems
• regaining control and regaining a modicum of safety
• it's not necessarily a problem that the child is experiencing anxiety
• a context with which to talk about anxiety-provoking situations
• pandemic experience have connected it to the "I Survived" series
• And you're important. You're going through it.