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Week 11 · Ready for Anything

Monday

Know your important facts
// Know it, ask for help, and have a plan
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Know your important facts

Chris the Coyote peeks into the den. "Bruce the Bobcat has this week's job, and it is a big one."

Bruce sits very straight. "My job is being ready. Ready for anything."

Ferris the Fox tilts his head. "Ready how?"

Bruce taps his chest. "I know my grown-up's name. I know how to reach them. I know where I live. I learned it all at home, and I practiced until it stuck."

Ferris and Oliver study a simple house drawing. It shows two doors and a meeting tree.

Why being ready is a job

Most jobs are things you do, like folding or sweeping. Being ready is a job you carry with you.

If you ever get separated from your grown-up, a helper will need three things. Your grown-up's full name. A way to reach them. Where you live.

You learn these at home with your grown-up. You practice them out loud until they stick. You never type them into a screen, and this lesson will never ask you to.

Important
Your facts stay between you and your grown-up.
Nothing in this course ever asks you to type them. If a screen ever asks, close it and tell your grown-up.

How Bruce learned his facts

  1. Ask your grown-up to tell you the three facts, slowly.
  2. Say each one back right away.
  3. Say them again at breakfast and at bedtime for a week.
  4. Make up a rhythm or a tune for the hard part.
  5. Have your grown-up quiz you. Pass it three days in a row.
PUT BRUCE'S LEARNING STEPS IN ORDER.
  • ?Ask your grown-up to tell you the facts
  • ?Say each one back right away
  • ?Make up a rhythm for the hard part
  • ?Pass your grown-up's quiz three days in a row
  • ?Repeat at breakfast and bedtime
WHY THIS EXERCISEHear it, say it, repeat it, then prove it. That is how facts stick.
READY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where do you learn your important facts?
A screen asks you to type your grown-up's phone number. What do you do?
How did Bruce make a hard fact stick?

Why three facts?

FactWhy a helper needs it
Your grown-up's full nameSo the helper can call for the right person
A way to reach your grown-upSo the helper can let them know where you are
Where you liveSo a helper can get you home if needed
How many important facts does Bruce know?
Who helps you practice your facts?
Should you say your facts out loud or type them on a screen?
StatementTrue or false?
Being ready is a job you carry with you.?
You should type your address into this lesson.?
Practicing at breakfast and bedtime helps facts stick.?
One try is enough to learn a hard fact.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEReady means practiced, private and sure.
Bruce passed his grown-up's quiz how many days in a row?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThree days in a row shows the facts are really yours.
Try it
Tonight, ask your grown-up to tell you your three facts.
Say them back out loud. Not on paper, not on a screen.
Pick the hardest one and make up a little tune for it.
Safety first
Your three facts are private. Share them only with your grown-up, or a safe helper if you are lost.
Never type them into a game, a lesson or a message.

You are getting ready, Helper! Tomorrow Bruce shows you who the safe helpers are.