With a grown-up, sit several steps back from a creek, pond, or safe drainage edge. Watch for five minutes. Look for ripples, insects, fish shadows, reeds moving, or birds standing still.
Draw one place where Gary could hide while he fishes. Add one place where he could perch above the water.
Think About It: What might you notice when you stop moving and let the water settle down?
Grandma’s reminder:
“Gary is not ignoring you. He is working, and fish do not wait around for introductions.”
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Gary’s Quiet-Water Watch
With a grown-up, sit several steps back from a creek, pond, or safe drainage edge. Watch for five minutes. Look for ripples, insects, fish shadows, reeds moving, or birds standing still.
Draw one place where Gary could hide while he fishes. Add one place where he could perch above the water.
Think About It: What might you notice when you stop moving and let the water settle down?
Grandma’s reminder:
“Gary is not ignoring you. He is working, and fish do not wait around for introductions.”
☐ With a grown-up, sit several steps back from a creek, pond, or safe drainage edge. Watch for five minutes. Look for ripples, insects, fish shadows, reeds moving, or birds standing still.
☐ Draw one place where Gary could hide while he fishes. Add one place where he could perch above the water.
☐ Think About It: What might you notice when you stop moving and let the water settle down?
☐ Grandma’s reminder:
☐ “Gary is not ignoring you. He is working, and fish do not wait around for introductions.”
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