Let’s do a pet parade!
Show us your pet! Science has shown that having a pet is good for your health. Pets can help increase fitness, lower stress, and bring happiness. How does your pet help you feel happy and be healthy?
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Show us your pet! Science has shown that having a pet is good for your health. Pets can help increase fitness, lower stress, and bring happiness. How does your pet help you feel happy and be healthy?
Go outside and hunt for the coolest, most interesting leaf you can find. Take a picture and post it in the comments below. Let’s see how many different leaves we can collect!
Think as you read:
If you could take an adventure like Sam, where would you go and what would you like to learn?
Sam came across a lot of animals during his time in the Catskill Mountains. Make a list of the animals you came across in the book and share them here.
Sam used what he found in nature to make everything he had. Think about how he used things like a tree trunk, tree slats, animal skin and stones. What types of animals, plants, rocks, and other resources are available where you live? What are some things that you could do with them? Draw a sketch, record a short video or describe it in writing.
In the mountains, Sam didn’t have new reports to let him know what the weather would be like. Instead, he learned to tell what was coming by the signs around him: the color of the sky, what the animals around him did and the activity of the wind. Take some time to observe what different weather patterns bring where you live. What things in nature give you clues as to what kind of weather to expect?
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Think as you read:
How is nature protected on and around Nim’s Island?
What do you think would happen if there were no marine sanctuaries?
How can you help protect nature where you live?
Tell about a time when you came in close contact with nature. Draw a sketch of it, record a short video about it, or describe it in writing. Tell what you saw and where you were. And tell what you thought at the time and think about it now.
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