I left home for a long day on campus without my Kindle, so I had to put a pause on finishing my newest read, The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech. Instead of wasting my spare two hours between classes, I headed over to the library and found a great little book titled Pigs Might Fly by Dick King-Smith.
Pigs Might Fly tells the story of a runt piglet who is also born with hoof deformities. After noticing the runt and the deformities, the farmer sets out to "take care of the dag piglet." By some miracle, the dag makes its way back to its mother who determines he is a special pig who will do special things. This story allows readers to join Daggie Dogfoot through an adventurous tale where a runt pig does some unimaginable things. Who knows; he might even fly!
Inspirational to all who have overcome some hardship in their lives, Pigs Might Fly would be the perfect hook for a lesson on diversity, overcoming difficulties, and discussing how handicaps and disabilities do not mean that one cannot do something special.
Over the next few days, I will be developing some Common Core aligned activities that can accompany the reading of this book in the fourth grade classroom.
Stay tuned for more, Teaching in the A.M.
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