Kiddos

An optional discovery journey · 5 stories

Look closely

What can you notice before you decide?

Notice what moved or disappeared, compare a useful detail, then change your view. Benny invites children to show what helped them decide.

Choose one story for today. Return to another when you want a new way to explore the same skill. Each stands on its own.

  1. Benny, a brown bear cub in a brown cap and red neckerchief, sits on moss in a warm forest clearing, holding one paw open toward you. Text: Something changed. Can you help Benny spot the clue?

    Stop 1 · Discovery 1

    Something changed.

    Notice and describe a change · Ages 4–7 with a grown-up

    Now keep two things still while a third leaves the arrangement.

    Read & try together
  2. Page 1 of 7. Benny’s picnic mystery. Benny unpacks a blue cup beside an open picnic basket. A yellow folded napkin and wooden spoon lie on the moss.

    Stop 2 · Discovery 12

    The missing picnic thing

    Notice what changed · Ages 4–7 with a grown-up

    Next, look for a useful feature when the choices are all present.

    Read & try together
  3. Page 1 of 7. Benny, a small brown bear in a brown detective cap and red neckerchief, holds a blue sock in a sunny woodland clearing. Text: Find the real match. These socks look alike. Which details can help? A little mystery to solve together.

    Stop 3 · Discovery 2

    Find the real match.

    Notice matching details · Ages 4–7 with a grown-up

    Try matching a small pictured part to its whole object.

    Read & try together
  4. Page 1 of 6. Can you find this tiny clue? An extreme close-up shows blue knitted fabric crossed by two cream stripes. Only part of Benny’s curious eye, cap and paw appears at the edge; the whole object is not shown.

    Stop 4 · Discovery 13

    The tiny-detail hunt

    Match a tiny detail · Ages 4–7 with a grown-up

    Now check what a different view can reveal.

    Read & try together
  5. Page 1 of 7. Benny sits beside a low forest stump. A blue cup and folded yellow napkin are both visible. Text: Hidden… or gone? Benny has two things. Can you always see both? A different look can reveal a clue.

    Stop 5 · Discovery 6

    Hidden… or gone?

    Change your viewpoint · Ages 4–7 with a grown-up

    Return to any mystery and say what helped you notice.

    Read & try together

For a family or a class.

Read each discovery’s adult setup. Prepare only the large safe materials for the story you are sharing today.

Notice the child’s explanation or gesture and the checking method they choose. There is no score, fixed pace or completion requirement.

Choose one story per session. The print cards include an index; each story’s full activity guide is available from its page or the print center.

Two-up story cards · A4Two-up story cards · US Letter
Shared-reading and classroom guidance

For the grown-ups · Keep the story going

Read with confidence.

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