Teachers, save “Listening to Stories: "Catching the Moon"” to assign it to your class.

1. Tap the add button. 2. 👂 Listen to "Catching the Moon The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream". 3. Tap the notepad after listening to the story and answer these questions. - What was Marcenia's dream? - What obstacles did she have to overcome to make her dream come true? - Have you or anyone else in your family had to overcome obstacles to make a dream come true? - What did you think of this story? 4. Tap the microphone to read your answers. 5. Tap the check to add to your journal. Optional: Listen to this story as a family and answer the questions together. Why Research tells us that listening to stories is important. It helps children learn to make “mental pictures” of what is happening in a story. It builds vocabulary and an understanding of how stories work.