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            Teacher Guide                                                 for students or groups ages K-6 visit
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            SEPT/OCT 2022        RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 3-6




           Welcome to a new school year with Kind News! In this month’s   Prince William SPCA is celebrating
           career feature, we’ll meet a man who combined his love of family   14 years of sponsoring Kind News for
           with his passion for pups to design a unique board game. Find out   classrooms in Prince William County,
           what one girl did for people who had pets but no home, and learn   Manassas Park, and Manassas, Virginia.
           about one special opossum’s new wheels!

           To access an interactive version of this issue online, visit
           KindNews.org. Check out our recommended book list at
           RedRover.org/books.
                                                                          PAWS Humane Society has sponsored
                                                                          Kind News subscriptions in NW Illinois
                                                                          classrooms for more than 10 years becuse
                     Sir Fig Newton and the                               they believe Kind News helps students
                      Science of Persistence                              understand why treating animals — and
                                                                          people — with kindness matters.
                      Written by Sonja Thomas
                       Recommended for ages 8-12

                       Twelve-year-old Mira sets out for a summer filled
                       with shorting circuits in home science experiments,
                        cheering up her job-hunting dad, and hanging out
                       with her best buddy: a cat named Sir Fig Newton.   Citizens for Animal Protection has been
           But when Sir Fig Newton receives a diabetes diagnosis just as her   serving pets and the people who love them
           parents are at their cash-strapped peak, Mira springs into action.   in the Houston area since 1972. Learn more
           She’ll need to harness all her creativity, knowledge, and friends to   at cap4pets.org.
           have a chance at raising the $2,000 needed to keep her beloved
           cat. Themes of cat behavior and health, companionship, and Black   To learn more about sponsoring
           representation in STEM are explored.                           classrooms with Kind News, email
                                                                          KindNews@RedRover.org.
           SIR FIG NEWTON AND THE SCIENCE OF PERSISTENCE  © 2022 BY ALADDIN

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