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Week 01 · Explorer Eyes

Thursday

The nature notebook
// Look, listen and notice
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: The nature notebook

Raven opens a small brown notebook.

"I draw what I see," she says.

Rocket grabs a pencil fast.

Nova says, "Slow down and look again."

What is a nature notebook?

A nature notebook holds what you notice.

You draw what you see.

You do not need to draw well.

A circle and lines can be a flower.

Scientists keep notebooks too.

How to make a page

Ask a grown-up to write the date.

Draw one thing you saw.

Add its color.

Add where you saw it.

Look again. Did you miss something?

On the pageWho does it
the datea grown-up writes it
a drawingyou draw it
the coloryou color it
the placeyou point, grown-up writes
NOTEBOOK KNOW-HOW
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What goes in a nature notebook?
Who writes the date?
Do you need to draw well?
What did Nova tell Rocket?
SentenceTrue or false?
Scientists keep notebooks.?
You must draw perfectly.?
You can add the color of a thing.?
The notebook is for things you notice.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA notebook helps you remember what you saw.
Try it
Get paper or a notebook.
Go to your sit spot or a window.
Pick one thing. Look at it for ten counts.
Draw it. Add its color.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Look with your eyes. Leave bugs and plants alone.
Never touch a nest or an egg.
Wash your hands after you come in.
MAKE A NOTEBOOK PAGE
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
PAGE CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What comes first on a page?
You draw a leaf. What can you add?
Who keeps the notebook in the story?
SentenceTrue or false?
Looking again helps you notice more.?
You write where you saw the thing.?
A notebook page needs no date.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe date and place help you remember.
Draw your first notebook page. Add a sun for the weather.

Word Spot: place, years, back

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

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.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The park is a fun ___.
Some turtles live for many ___.
Put the cup ___ on the shelf.

Your notebook has begun!

Tomorrow you will go on an explorer walk.

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