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Parent Guide





                                                                              MAY/JUN 2023

                                                                      Teaching kindness while
                                                                        helping to instill good
                                                                     reading habits in children.









                                                                      SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITY
                                KIND TIME

                                                              Try this at home:
                                 The heat is on!
                                 In this issue, we            CASEL CORE COMPETENCY: SOCIAL AWARENESS,
                                investigate how               RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING
                                warmer climates are           To go with “What Climate Change Means for
                               affecting animals,             Wildlife”: After reading the article, discuss with your
                             from the wilderness of           child how warmer weather can mean more ticks for
                           Yellowstone National Park          moose. How is the changing climate negatively
                        to the mountains of New               affecting other animals in your area or around the
                    Hampshire. As children and pets           world? (Examples: Polar bears: loss of sea ice
         prepare to enjoy more of the great outdoors,         habitat; Sea turtles: nesting sites are vulnerable to
         we review tick prevention basics. Students will      sea levels and temperatures rising).
         meet a young Humane Hero who reads to                   Then, take a look at the ways your family has
         orphaned kittens, learn the why behind               embraced tips for tackling climate change, like the
         whiskers, and read the story of a very special       ones in the Climate Crossword. Your child can
         pet pigeon who went from lost to                     interview family members and fill in a chart such
         snuggle-buddy!                                       as the one below.

         To access an interactive version of this issue
         online that includes a read aloud option, visit
         KindNews.org. Check out our recommended
         book list at RedRover.org/books.






       Where’s Raja?
     RAJA IS HIDING ON PAGE 6!


                                                                 Afterward, discuss the results. Are there things you
                                                              can improve on? Are there other tangible things your
                                                              family can do in your everyday lives to help combat
           A PUBLICATION OF                                   climate change?
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