Kit Kittredge An American Girl

After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.

In this film, many people are afraid of the hobos and others who have lost their livelihood. They also blame them for the country’s misfortunes. Why do people sometimes point a finger at others when times are tough? Why are people often critical of those they don’t understand?

What advice does Kit’s father giver her about facing adversity? How does that counsel later help him? What comes as the result of her persistence?

What impact did the Great Depression have on families and individuals? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/peopleevents/pandeAMEX05.html

Click here to learn more about the History of the American Girl Company that was started because of an absence of pre-teenaged dolls in the toy marketplace.

Check out the other dolls and their stories, which are each set in different historical time periods at the American Girl Official Website.

Special Note:

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