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Wednesday

Leave homes alone
// Help your backyard neighbors
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Leave homes alone

Rocket finds a tiny nest in a bush.

"Can I peek inside?" he whispers.

Raven asks, "How would the bird feel?"

Nova says, "Look from where you stand."

Homes are for the neighbors

Animals build homes to stay safe.

Nests, burrows, webs and tree holes are homes.

A home that gets moved can scare an animal away.

Eggs or babies may be inside.

So explorers look, but never touch.

Stay on the path. Step around homes.

Leave wild things wild

Leave flowers on the plant for the bees.

Leave rocks and logs where they are.

Bugs and small animals live under them.

Leave baby animals alone. A parent is often near.

Use quiet feet and quiet voices.

HOME CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why do animals build homes?
You find a nest. What do you do?
Why leave flowers on the plant?
What might be inside a nest?
SentenceTrue or false?
A web is an animal home.?
It is fine to move a nest to see it.?
Bugs live under rocks and logs.?
Quiet feet help you see more.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEHomes keep animals safe, so we leave them alone.
Try it
Walk your yard or block with a grown-up.
Look for one animal home.
Stop. Look from where you stand.
Say: this home is not mine.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Never touch a nest, egg, web or hole.
Never touch a wild animal, even a baby.
Some insects sting. Some plants itch.
Wash your hands when you come in.
WHAT WOULD AN EXPLORER DO?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You see a baby bird on the ground. What now?
You want to see under a log. What now?
How do explorers move near homes?
SentenceTrue or false?
Explorers step around animal homes.?
A moved home can scare an animal away.?
You can keep a baby animal as a pet.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEWild animals and their homes stay where they are.
Draw an animal home. Draw yourself looking from far away.

Word Spot: still, learn

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Still: S-T-I-L-L.

Learn: L-E-A-R-N.

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.
Sit very ___.
I want to ___ to swim.

You kept the homes safe!

Tomorrow you will share your notebook.

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