by Gary Soto

BookPage Interview: Gary Soto
Etta Wilson interviews Gary Soto in an online book review for BookPage. Imagine that you are going to interview Soto about the story "Mother and Daughter." What questions would you ask him? List your questions in the Web Links Activity Log.

Gary Soto
In the poem by Gary Soto found here, a father explains finances to his daughter. With a small group, read the first four lines. What items might you substitute for Soto’s examples? Finish the poem and work together to write one or two sentences about its main idea.

Kids' Money: Making Money
Yollie sure could have used some extra money in order to buy a new dress for the dance. Check out this site that lists lots of good ways for kids to make some extra cash. With a small group, scroll through the listings and evaluate each project. Which do you consider practical? Interesting? Profitable? Brainstorm for other ideas and add them to the list.