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Activity Guide





                                                                            JAN/FEB 2024


                                                                    Teaching kindness while
                                                                       encouraging good
                                                                   reading habits in children.








                                                                      SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITY
                                  KIND TIME
                                                              Try this at home, and share with your
                                  BRRRRRR! We’re              child's teachers:
                                 fending off the cold         CASEL Core Competency: Self-Awareness,
                                with tips to keep             Social Awareness, Responsible Decision-Making:
                               pets warm, and the             To go with “Many Adventures, Many Animals” and
                              story of a snowy                “Connect the Countries”: After your child reads the
                           rescue of a young tiger! In        article and completes the scramble, explore the
                        this issue, we also take kids         interactive map "Voyage with Sy Montgomery” with
         on a literary adventure to places closer to the      them at symontgomery.com/about-sy (scroll down to
                                                              the bottom of the page to find the map). View videos of
         equator: Rwanda, French Guiana, and Borneo.          the settings where Sy met her animal friends, such as
         These are just some of the places author and         “Borneo Jungle” on Youtube.
         naturalist Sy Montgomery visited to meet the
         animals of her dreams. She shares how she            Ask about your child’s favorite part of Montgomery’s
         became friends with gorillas and emus and an         story, and why. Can she or he visualize Montgomery
         octopus to name a few, what they’ve taught           befriending the different animals? Then ask your child to
         her, and what we can all do to help.                 imagine being Montgomery for a week, and journal or
                                                              draw about the adventures. Journal entries may include
         To access an interactive version of this             the place(s), kinds of animal(s), and actions of the
         issue online, visit KindNews.org. Check              animals and your child. Afterwards, ask what your child’s
         out our recommended book list at                     favorite part of their story was! Encourage your child to
         RedRover.org/books.                                  learn more about that animal and ways people can help,
                                                              and pass it on to others.



                                                                          RedRover.org/Readers

         Where’s Raja?                                        Did you know that RedRover offers online

      RAJA IS HIDING ON PAGE 5!
                                                              professional development for educators? Learn more
                                                              about the fun and engaging RedRover Readers
                                                              program that uses stories and discussion to help kids
                                                              learn about animals and practice the steps for
           A PUBLICATION OF                                   empathy: RedRover.org/Readers.
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