Smokey Bear Reading Challenge
The USDA Forest Service has collaborated with the public library systems to create the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge to celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday.
The library will have the Reading Challenge Logs available starting March 27th. We will have bookmarks and other incentives for doing the challenge. The Reading Challenge is geared towards ages 4 to 10, but everyone is welcome to participate.
“Did you know 9 out of 10 wildfires are caused by people? Smokey Bear does! Help Smokey prevent wildfires by joining the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge. Read books, take action, and have fun.”
Websites
For cool information about Smokey, Wildfires, and more please use the link provided to go to Smokey Bear’s website! smokeybear.com
Please use the following link to read the Natural Inquirer on fires and other environmental things. The Natural Inquirer has many fun things like science videos, games, activities, coloring book pages, and more. naturalinquirer.org
The National Park Service has a program called Junior Fire Ranger Activity Book that has activities that children can do! The website also has other interesting facts about wildlife, parks, nature, and more. nps.org
Eek! Environmental Education for Kids. This website has videos, activities, games, and exploring things like plants, habitats, and animals. Children can explore different natural resource careers. This website also has helpful identification of different plants, birds, and water critters. They also have outdoor safety information. eekwi.org/engage