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Week 01 · Explorer Eyes

Friday

The explorer walk
// Look, listen and notice
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: The explorer walk

Rocket marches across the yard.

"One ant! Two ants!" he counts.

Raven spots a bird on the fence.

Nova hums, "How many living things now?"

What is an explorer walk?

An explorer walk is a slow walk.

You look for living things.

You count each one you find.

A room, a yard or a sidewalk works.

Slow feet find more than fast feet.

Make a tally

A tally is a way to count.

Make one line for each thing you see.

One bird is one line.

Three ants are three lines.

Count your lines at the end.

I sawTally
birds| |
bugs| | |
plants| | | |
people or pets|
WALK AND COUNT
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How fast is an explorer walk?
You see one bird. How many tally lines?
How many bugs are in the table?
Which is a living thing to count?
SentenceTrue or false?
A tally helps you count.?
You count rocks as living things.?
An explorer walk can happen in one room.?
Fast feet find the most living things.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEWalk slowly. Count living things, not rocks.
Try it
Take an explorer walk with your grown-up.
Walk slowly in one room or one yard.
Make a tally line for each living thing.
Count your lines at the end.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up the whole walk.
Look with your eyes. Never touch a wild animal.
Leave nests, eggs and mushrooms alone.
Some bugs sting. Watch from far away.
Wash your hands after you come in.
COUNT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Who spotted a bird in the story?
What was Rocket counting?
Which row has the most lines?
SentenceTrue or false?
Three ants get three tally lines.?
You count the lines at the end.?
A bench is a living thing.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEOne line for each living thing you see.
Draw the living thing you saw most.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

After: A-F-T-E-R.

Again: A-G-A-I-N.

An: A-N.

Any: A-N-Y.

Sound: S-O-U-N-D.

Only: O-N-L-Y.

Place: P-L-A-C-E.

Years: Y-E-A-R-S.

Back: B-A-C-K.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The sun comes out ___ the rain.
Can we do it ___?
She has ___ apple.
Do you have ___ seeds?

What a great explorer walk!

Tomorrow is Explorer Day with your grown-up.

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