This is a lesson plan designed for 5th and 6th grades by the Georgia State Department of Education. It introduces students to the history of the region, including the Cold War and the relationship between Russia and Ukraine.

Near the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, a safe haven provides refuge for children who have been temporarily separated from their parents. A House Made of Splinters chronicles three displaced kids who, despite the perils surrounding them, find moments of joy and friendship, with the aid of dedicated social workers who work tirelessly to protect them from harm.

In this lesson, students will explore how people define a family and a home in the aftermath of war?

Rechenka's Eggs, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. An injured goose rescued by Babushka, breaks the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moskva, and then lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, and leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind. An egg-ceptional show!