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Teacher Guide
MAY/JUNE 2022 RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES K-2
For summer’s arrival, we’re taking a dive into the world’s
lakes and oceans! We'll explore the lives of our "underwater
cousins" with ethologist Jonathan Balcombe, including wild
fish behavior and how to care for the fish we bring into our
homes. We'll learn about the science of interacting with our
pets, get tips for helping toads in our neighborhoods, and
read a cool porcupine rescue story.
This issue also highlights both social awareness (the
ability to understand others' perspectives and empathize
with them, including those who are different from us) and
self-awareness (the ability to understand one’s own
thoughts and feelings, such as anxiety. Learn more at the
Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional
Learning’s website, casel.org.
To access an interactive version of this issue online,
visit KindNews.org.
Check out our recommended book list at RedRover.org/books.
Looking for more ways to help your students build connection?
Check out our empathy app, The Restricted Adventures of Raja.
It is a bilingual, interactive series of book and game apps that
includes questions and play-based learning that parents and
educators can use to help children understand animal behavior
and practice empathy.
Visit RedRover.org/empathyapp
for more information.
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through the generosity of sponsors.
We are grateful for their support and
the work they do in local communities.
If a sponsor is from your community,
please take a moment to recognize their
generosity when communicating to
parents. Thank you!
To learn about our educational program
for students or groups ages K-6 visit
our website at FWACC.org.
Prince William SPCA is celebrating
14 years of sponsoring Kind News for
classrooms in Prince William County,
Manassas Park, and Manassas, Virginia.
PAWS Humane Society has sponsored
Kind News subscriptions in NW Illinois
classrooms for more than 10 years becuse
they believe Kind News helps students
understand why treating animals — and
people — with kindness matters.
Citizens for Animal Protection has been
serving pets and the people who love
them in the Houston area since 1972.
Learn more at cap4pets.org.
To learn more about sponsoring
classrooms with Kind News, email
KindNews@RedRover.org.
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