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                                               Our mystery critter is the snail.
                                               Did you know that some snails are endangered?
                                               Learn more about snails and check out our online
                                               activities at KindNews.org!




        BACKGROUND INFORMATION


        Helping Children with Grief FROM PAGE 2
        It is important to let children express their feelings to help them process. Children’s books
        about grieving can help you have a conversation with your students about how the characters
        in the story feel and how this is the same or different from how they feel. For books about the   Where’s
        loss of pets, visit RedRover.org/books. Expressing your own sadness or other emotions over   Raja?
        the loss of the pet can help model the expression of feelings. Avoid using euphemisms like    RAJA IS HIDING
        “put to sleep.” Kids take things literally, and that phrase could be scary. For more information   ON PAGE 7!
        about helping children cope with loss, visit:
        griefrecoverymethod.com/our-programs/helping-children-loss.




        Learning Through Play FROM PAGE 4

        Research in the field of developmental psychology indicates that children develop and learn primarily through play.
        The RedRover Readers program and The Restricted Adventures of Raja app provide the following types of learning
        through play. For more about the importance of learning through play, visit legofoundation.com.



                               TYPES OF PLAY*                            REDROVER READERS ACTIVITY

          Physical        Psychomotor     •  Creative movement        Act out emotions
                                          •  Sensory exploration

          Intellectual    •  Linguistic   •  Communication, hearing    •  Listening and sharing personal stories
                          •  Scientific     and storytelling          •  Making observations of animals
                          •  Creative     •  Exploration/investigation  •  Use Design Thinking to solve a problem
                                          •  Problem solving          •  Drawing/designing
                                          •  Imagination/innovation   •  Creative writing

          Social/         •  Linguistic   •  Communication, interaction,   •  Sharing stories, emotions, thoughts,
          Emotional       •  Empathic       cooperation                 and ideas
                          •  Self-concept  •  Perspective-taking      •  Stories, visuals, and questions
                                          •  Roles/emulation/morality  •  Listening to peers
    THIS PAGE: BIGSTOCK/PAUL SPARKS  *Categories from Janet Moyles’ 1989 book, Just Playing? The Role and Status of Playing in Early Childhood Education.
                                                                      •  Discussion
                                                                      •  Role-playing
                                                                      •  Turn-taking
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