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Pack with a checklist
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Tuesday: Pack with a checklist

Riley is going to the Fern Hollow pond for a day with Bennie the Bear. His bag is stuffed.

Bennie peeks in. "Three hats. No water bottle. No towel."

Riley groans. "I packed what I saw, not what I need."

Riley takes everything out and writes a checklist. One box beside each thing. Hat, water, towel, sunhat, snack from his grown-up. Check, check, check.

A checklist has boxes

A checklist is a list with a box beside each item. When the item is in the bag, you check the box.

Checklists stop two mistakes. Packing what you do not need, like three hats. Forgetting what you do need, like water.

Riley packed what he saw. A checklist makes you pack what you need.

Think in groups

For a trip, think in groups so nothing hides. Here are Riley's groups for one day at the pond.

GroupWhat goes in
Wearhat, extra socks, a dry shirt
Drink and eatwater bottle, snack your grown-up chose
Dry offtowel, bag for wet clothes
Funone book, one small game
Just in caserain jacket, bandage strips in a grown-up's bag

For a sleepover, add a Sleep group. Pajamas, toothbrush, and a clean outfit for the morning.

WHICH GROUP?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A towel belongs in which group?
A rain jacket on a sunny day belongs in which group?
Riley packed three hats. What was his mistake?

How to pack

  1. Write the checklist in groups.
  2. Lay everything out on the bed and check each box.
  3. Put heavy things at the bottom of the bag.
  4. Put the things you need first near the top.
  5. Zip the bag and read the checklist one more time.
PUT THE PACKING STEPS IN ORDER.
  • ?Write the checklist in groups
  • ?Zip and read the checklist again
  • ?Lay everything out and check each box
  • ?Things you need first near the top
  • ?Heavy things at the bottom
WHY THIS EXERCISEHeavy at the bottom keeps the bag steady. Checking twice catches the missing towel.
What sits beside each item on a checklist?
Where do heavy things go in a bag?
Who chooses the snack that goes in the bag?
StatementTrue or false?
A checklist has a box beside each item.?
Packing what you see is the same as packing what you need.?
Heavy things go near the top of the bag.?
You should read the checklist again after zipping.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEach line here is one step that Riley skipped the first time.
How many hats did Riley pack by mistake?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThree hats and no towel is what happens without a checklist.
Try it
Write a checklist for one pretend day at a park. Use at least three groups.
Pack a real bag from your checklist and check each box.
Unpack it after and put everything back where it lives.
Safety first
Any medicine or first aid supplies go in a grown-up's bag, not yours.
Lift only bags that feel light to you. Ask for help with heavy ones.

Packed and ready, Helper! Tomorrow Riley carries the groceries home and puts them away.

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