✉️ To Parents
Today’s story features Gigi, a 7-year-old girl who loves books and drawing. When she misplaces her lunchbox, she learns how to ask for help and solve a small school problem with her friends. This story focuses on school-related nouns, past tense action verbs, and introduces children to words for emotions. Through the story, students will practice storytelling and social thinking in a fun, real-life context.
📖 Today's Reading
Gigi loved lunch time. She always packed a little drawing notebook with her lunch so she could sketch after eating.
But today, when she opened her backpack—her lunchbox was gone!“Oh no!” she said. “Did I forget it at home?”
Her best friend Lily said, “Let's look around!”
They checked the classroom, the art corner, and even under the slide at recess. Still, no lunchbox.
Gigi sat down sadly near the reading corner. Then she saw it—next to her favorite book on the shelf! “I must have left it here yesterday when I was reading,” she said.
Ms. Lin smiled. “I'm glad you found it. Next time, let’s keep things in the cubby.”
Lily shared her cookie anyway. “Thanks for helping me,” Gigi said. “You’re the best friend.”
🧠 New Vocabularies
- lunchbox /ˈlʌntʃˌbɑks/ – Gigi forgot her lunchbox at school.
- backpack /ˈbækˌpæk/ – She put her drawing book in her backpack.
- reading corner /ˈri.dɪŋ ˈkɔrnɚ/ – She sat in the reading corner to read.
- sketch /skɛtʃ/ – Gigi likes to sketch animals.
- forget /fɚˈgɛt/ – Don’t forget your lunch!
- friend /frɛnd/ – A friend helps you when you need it.
✍️ Hi, Kids!
Have you ever lost something important at school, like Gigi did?
Write about what happened and how you found it (or who helped you). You can start like this: "One day, I couldn’t find my..."
Tell us how you felt and how the problem was solved!
