The Artifact Collection / Mothership Day
From Carl the Collector · 2025
23 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Arugula's love of digging up 'artifacts' pulls the friends into some backyard archaeology and wondering about the past, and a mysterious hovering object sparks the group's imagination and teamwork.
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Discussion questions
Arugula's curiosity leads a dig, and a strange object gets everyone wondering.
- What is an artifact? What can old objects tell us?
- What made Arugula so curious? What are you curious about?
- How did the friends work together to solve the mystery?
- Why is it fun to ask 'I wonder...' questions?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: curious, artifact, explore
- Find one object nearby and ask two 'I wonder' questions about it.
- Draw something you'd love to dig up and discover.