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Children will study the accomplishments and findings of scientist Jane Goodall.

Vocabulary: confiar

Social Studies Focus: Women’s History Month

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

Paired Text: Little People, Big Dreams: Jane Goodall (Spanish edition) by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

  • Pair this text with the issue to expand children’s knowledge about the life of Jane Goodall.

Cooking: ¡Ensalada de chimpancé!

  • At snack time, invite kids to eat chimp food! Chimps have a lot of fruit in their diet: They eat bananas, mangoes, figs, watermelon, and apples!
  • Get as many of these fruits as you can, slice them up, and mix to make a chimp fruit salad!

Scavenger Hunt: Pages 2-3

  • Use pages 2-3 of the issue to do this scavenger hunt as a group.

    1. Encuentra el título. Subráyalo.
    2. Encuentra la foto en la que David Barbagrís toma la banana de Jane. Márcala con un ✔.
    3. En el recuadro rosado, encuentra la herramienta con la que Jane veía a los chimpancés desde lejos (prismáticos o binoculares). Rodéalos.
    4. Mira la barra del lado. ¿De dónde crees que vino el nombre de David Barbagrís?

Hands-on Activity: Observa a un animal

Skill: observation and recording

Materials: Observa a un animal skill sheet, computer, pencils, crayons

  • Observe animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo—virtually! Pass out the skill sheets. Then visit https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams and choose an animal to observe for a few minutes.
  • Have kids write and draw to complete the skill sheet with their observations. They can write the name of the animal, describe what it was doing, and draw a picture.
  • You can have different groups of children observe different animals, or have kids do the activity a few times, choosing a different animal each time!