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9/2020 13 .READANDLEARNABOUTAMAZINGTHINGSINTHEWORLD 4. lively ora“show dinner tablediscussion, andtell” ofwhat was learnedto share withallfamily members. of questionsyou want to askasafamily. thesuggested Use follow-up questionsandactivitiesto sparka little research aboutthefeatured Explorer andtheirwork before theevent, andcomeupwithacouple Watch anExplorer Classroom event together withyour children. theaccompanying Use guide to doa theProjectand thenuse Finderto filter for more projects onyour based family’s interests. location, topic, scientific andagelevel. Startby visitingtheNational Geographic portal onSciStarter SciStarter’sfeedback. databaseincludesover 3,000 projects andevents that are searchable by other citizen projects science for your family to participate in,track your andprovide contributions, afamilyBecome ofcitizen National scientists! Geographic works withSciStarter.org to helpyou find There you’ll see: child by usingthedrop-down menu. You’ll findtheappropriate magazinefor your New thisyear —Explorer magazineinSpanish! andpeoplefromcountries, around theglobe. habitats, helps kidslearnaboutcoolanimals, Teachers’ ChoiceAward, Explorer magazine below). WinnerofLearning® Magazine’s 2019 at sixdifferent reading levels (described free digitalExplorer magazinethat isavailable Walk through awindow to theworld withour (AGES 5-12) EXPLORER MAGAZINE • • • • • • Adventurer ages10-12) (Grades 5-6; Pathfinder (Grade 4;ages9-10) Trailblazer (Grade 3;ages8-9) Pioneer (Grade 2;ages7-8) Voyager (Grade 1; ages6-7) Scout (Kindergarten; ages5-6) NATGEOED.ORG/LEARNANYWHERE at theirown pace. the world together whilereading to dojointresearch —andexplore Encourage your young explorers time at theirown reading levels. the samecontent at thesame members canalllearnabout andfamily friends, Siblings, magazine editions. skills by reading different Kids canpractice new reading content at theirown reading level. you, andthenre-read thesame children canlisten andlearnwith editions for family read Your alouds. theAdventurerUse orPathfinder EXPLORER MAGAZINE TIPS
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