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Activity Guide





                                                                             SEP/OCT 2025


                                                                     Teaching kindness and
                                                                     encouraging a love for
                                                                       reading in children.






                                                                     SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITY


                                 KIND                     TRY THIS AT HOME!
                                 TIME                     Character connections: Caring, respect, citizenship,

                                                          relationship-building
                                 Happy
                               back-to-                   After reading “Time to Play, Time to Learn!” talk with your child
                                                          about the dogs in your lives. Do you have dogs who play at
                             school! This                 home? At neighbors’ or the park? If not, go online to find
                          issue brings the                videos of dogs playing. Take time to observe dogs at play,
                     fun to learning with a               and answer these questions together:
         look at the increasingly popular                   •  Are the dogs playing together well? Why?
         shelter dog playgroups. “Curiosity                 •  Consider the set up of dog play: Are the tips in the
         Corner” explains what bats are up                    sidebar, “Making Friends,” being followed?
         to this fall. And don’t miss our
         “Pet Corner” about keeping cats                    •  Consider this from the expert in the article, Laurie
                                                              Lawless of Shelter Behavior Integrations: Does the play
         happy at home, and the tale of one                   seem balanced? That is, are both dogs giving a little bit
         happy rescue, Peaches.                               and taking a little bit when it comes to behaviors like
                                                              chasing? Or is one pinning the other one or doing most
                                                              of the chasing or other play? If so, the other dog might
                                                              not be enjoying it.
        To access an interactive version of               Afterward, talk about ways
        this issue online, visit KindNews.org.            your child might set
        Check out our recommended book list at            themselves up to make
        RedRover.org/books.                               human friends! What
                                                          tips are they learning
                                                          in their classes or
                                                          other groups?





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