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Activity Guide





                                                                            MAY/JUN 2024


                                                                    Teaching kindness while
                                                                       encouraging good
                                                                   reading habits in children.







                                                                      SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITY
                                KIND TIME

                                                              Try this at home, and share with your
                                Long, warm days               child's teachers:
                                are on the way!               CASEL Core Competencies: Social Awareness,
                                We checked with               Responsible Decision-Making:
                               wildlife and pet
                             experts about the best           After reading “Everyone Outside!”: Ask your
                           ways to get outside with           child which activity sounded the most fun to
                        animals and answer the                them. Then brainstorm other fun ways to get
                  question, How do fireflies glow?            outside with animals. What have you done in
         Summer can also bring stress for pets (think         the past? What have you wanted to do but
         storms and fireworks), so we’ve got them             not had a chance yet? Research unique
         covered in “Pet Corner.” You’ll find the story of    options in your area to be outside with
         a young hero who brings a lost dog back to           animals over the summer. Are there shelter
         her owner, and the tale of turtle lovers who         volunteer opportunities? A sanctuary to visit?
         nurse one special snapping turtle back to            Choose one activity to do together!
         health and back to balmy summers around a            Afterward, ask your child to draw their
         quiet pond. Happy summer, everyone!                  favorite moment on plain white paper or
                                                              construction paper. Underneath the drawing
         To access an interactive version of this             or on the back, your child should write who is
         issue online, visit KindNews.org. Check              in the picture and a phrase or sentence about
         out our recommended book list at                     what is happening. Add the date for a
         RedRover.org/books.                                  memory you’ll always treasure!





                                            RedRover.org/Readers


            Did you know that RedRover offers online 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 empathy RedRover.org/Readers.




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