Features multicultural families with positive, real-life role models. Write these on the board. After reading the book, ask children if they remember any jobs from the book that they did not mention before. Add these jobs to the list. A variation on the game Simon Says.
Children pretend to make the bed.
Children pretend to ride a bike. Each child who is 'out' in turn gets to give commands instead of the teacher. Have children write a letter to Mom or Dad inside of a heart shape. Help children prepare the letter for mailing by putting on a stamp and telling any part of their address that they know. Mail the letters to their homes, or have them deliver the letters personally.