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🐷 Life Lessons From Animal Farm

At first glance, Animal Farm may seem like a simple story about animals living on a farm. But beneath the surface, George Orwell filled the novel with important lessons about friendship, honesty, leadership, fairness, and thinking for yourself. While some themes in the book are more suited for older children and teens, there are many meaningful life lessons kids can take from the story and apply to everyday life. 1. Always Think for Yourself One of the biggest lessons in Animal Farm is the importance of critical thinking. Many of the animals simply accept whatever the pigs tell them, even when things stop making sense. Because they do not question what they hear, the pigs gain more and more control. Kids can learn that it is okay to: ask questions, think carefully, check facts, and form their own opinions. Good leaders and trustworthy people should not be afraid of respectful questions. 2. Words Have Power Throughout the story, the pigs use speeches and slogans to influe...
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23 Winter Activities for Young Children

Slide onto some snow
  1. Have a snowball fight.
  2. Make & decorate a snow man.
  3. Use containers of different shapes to make ice figurines.
  4. Make a structure out of ice bricks.
  5. Slide onto some snow.
  6. Make snow angels 
  7. Go sledding or tobagoning down a snow hill
  8. Go ice skating 
  9. Play ice hockey
  10. Conduct ice experiments. Record the amount of time it takes for different liquids to freeze outside.
  11. Research all or some of the countries in the world that experience Winter.
  12. Watch a documentary about Antarctica
  13. Watch a documentary about the Arctic
  14. Have a winter clothes ‘layering up’ race
  15. Get some window markers and draw snow flakes on a window.
  16. Make some snowflakes from construction paper.
  17. Make an igloo
  18. Make a hot chocolate station
  19. Make some s’mores 
  20. Go on a snow walk in a park and try to identify different foot prints. 
  21. Research different animals that hibernate during winter.
  22. Learn about how various animals keep warm in the winter time.
  23. Learn about groundhogs and how they help ‘predict the end of winter.’
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