Summary
The power goes out, and the kids discover you can only see things when there's light — so out come flashlights, candles, and glow sticks. Then a tree that seems to 'eat' toys teaches everyone how trees grow around objects over time.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
No light, no seeing — and trees grow more than we notice.
- Why couldn't the kids see anything when the power went out?
- What light sources did they find? Which worked best?
- How did the toys end up inside the tree?
- What do trees do so slowly that we don't notice it happening?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: light, dark, light source, glow, grow.
Try it: Look inside a closed box through a small hole, then shine a flashlight in. What changes?
Try it: Measure something that grows slowly (a plant, your hair) and check it again in a month.