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Children will identify ways to stay safe this summer.

Vocabulary: sombra, sudado

Health and Safety Focus: summer safety

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

Paired Text: Entonces llega el verano by Tom Brenner

  • Sensory language brings summer to life in this charming book about the joys of the season.

Vocabulary: Palabras a saber

  • Help make the vocabulary words from this issue “stick” with these quick ideas!
    • sombra: During outdoor time, have children point out spots where there is shade.
    • sudado: Ask children what activities make them sudar:. Can they describe how it feels to be sudado??

Scavenger Hunt: Páginas 2-3

  • Use pages 2-3 of the issue to do this scavenger hunt as a group.
  1. Encuentra el titular. Subráyalo.
  2. Encuentra la imagen de la niña con un salvavidas. Márcala con un ✓.
  3. En el cuadro azul, encuentra la palabra que signifi ca "no estar al sol". Rodéala.
  4. Mira la barra lateral. Coloca una ✘ en la cosa que te protege los ojos del sol.

Hands-on Activity: Haz una visera para el sol

Skill: sun safety

Materials: paper plates; scissors; any art materials (crayons, paint, markers, stickers, and so on); hole puncher; yarn, ribbon, or elastic cord

  • A sun visor helps protect your face from sunburn. Kids can make their own visors to wear during outdoor time—or any time!
  • Give each child a paper plate. Help kids cut a half-moon shape from the plate. Let them decorate the underside of the plate any way they like.
  • Next, punch a hole on each side of the visor, at the points. Thread yarn or ribbon through the holes and tie at the back to fi t. For a more sporty look, you can use elastic cord.