Parent Guide > Everything I Need to Know I Learned in a Thai Restaurant
Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.
This week in class, we’re reading "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in a Thai Restaurant" by Christina Soontornvat.
In "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in a Thai Restaurant," author Christina Soontornvat shares life lessons she learned from growing up in her family's Thai restaurant.
As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Community, Education & Knowledge, Friendship & Family, Identity, and Resilience & Success as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :
"What is the importance of community?", "How do we understand the world around us?", "What makes a family?", "What makes you who you are?", and "Why do people succeed?"
Ways to support your child:
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Ask your child about this memoir at home:
- What was "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in a Thai Restaurant" about?
- What did you learn about Community?
- What did you learn about Education & Knowledge?
- What did you learn about Friendship & Family?
- What did you learn about Identity?
- What did you learn about Resilience & Success?
- Watch the following clips with your child at home: