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GRADES 3-6Dear Educator,The beloved Peanutsgang is turning 70 thisyear, but their messageis as timely as ever.No matter how faradventure has takenthem — whether toouter space or CharlieBrown’s backyard — thePeanuts gang has neverfailed to show us what’smost important — caringfor ourselves, for eachother, and for the worldaround us.Join the celebrationand teach your studentshow to Take Care withPeanuts. These freeeducational activities,developed by PeanutsWorldwide and thecurriculum specialists atYoung Minds Inspired,will inspire your studentsand their families toembrace positivity andsupport each other, justlike the Peanuts gang.Easy-to-implementand standards-basedto complementyour language artscurriculum, the lessonscan be taught remotelyor in the classroom,and each one includesextension ideas tocontinue the learning athome.Please share thisprogram with othergrade 3-6 teachers atyour school. And letus know your opinionof the program byvisiting ymiclassroom.com/feedbackpeanuts-takecare.We look forward toyour comments andsuggestions.Sincerely,Dr. Dominic KinsleyEditor in ChiefYoung Minds Inspired 2020 YMI, Inc.Questions? Contact YMI toll-freeat 1-800-859-8005 or by email atfeedback@ymiclassroom.com.Program Objectives Inspire a sense of responsibility toward oneself,one’s community, and the Earth Support language arts and social-emotionallearning skillsTarget AudienceStudents in grades 3-6 and their familiesHow to Use This ProgramThis program includes three activity sheets.Download, copy, and distribute the sheets or sharethe PDFs through your school’s digital platformif you’re connecting with students remotely. Youcan also share the program link with parents todo the activities with their children. Students willneed pencils, crayons, or markers to completethe activities. If applicable, have students take thecompleted sheets home to share the messageswith their families.Activity 1Take Care of YourselfIn this activity, students brainstormways to care for themselves andlearn why it is important to do so.Ask students to share some ofthe things they do in a typicalday. Write them on the board inchronological order if possible, forexample, feed the dog in the morning,eat breakfast, get ready for school, go toclass, sports after school, talk with friends,dinner, homework, watch TV, read, etc. Askstudents if any of the activities can bedefined as taking care of themselves.Answers might include eatinghealthy foods, physical activity,talking with friends, watchingTV, and sleeping.Explain that it’s important to take care of ourselvesevery day so we can do the things we have todo and the things we want to do. Beyond justourselves, we also do things to take care of others,as well as the planet we live on. Ask students forexamples of these two categories.Tell students that you are going to introduce themto some famous cartoon characters who havebeen taking care of themselves, each other, andthe Earth for 70 years — and making us laughalong the way.Distribute the activity sheet and point out thePeanuts comic. Ask students: What are Snoopyand Woodstock doing? Why do you think they aredoing those things, and how do you think thosethings make them feel? Tell students that Snoopyand Woodstock are taking care of themselvesby being active, getting plenty of rest, and doingactivities that make them feel better. Just likeSnoopy and Woodstock, we needto take care of ourselves too —it helps keep our minds andbodies healthy.Ask students tobrainstorm waysthey can take careof themselves andwrite their ideas onthe board. Point outthat one way is to reador watch something thatmakes them smile — likethe Peanuts comic strip, a book, ora favorite television show or movie.How can they add these types ofactivities into their day?Review the directions and have studentscomplete Part 1 of the activity individually. 2020 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

Answers: 1. Read a good book. 2. Takea nap. 3. Go for a walk. 4. Bake or cookwith your family. 5. Play a game with yourfamily.Use the students’ brainstorming list asa prompt for Part 2 of the activity, thenhave students share their self-carerecommendations with their classmatesas you point out that we all like doingdifferent things for ourselves because weare all different and should celebrate ourdifferences. Have students take the sheethome to share with their families.Activity 2Take Care of Each OtherIn this activity, students will discuss why it’simportant to take care of each other andways we can care for those we love andthose in our community.Begin the activity by reading somescenarios to students. As you read,they should identify if the person in thescenario is taking care of someone.1. A girl uses the last of her birthdaymoney to buy ice cream for her sister.2. A student gives a new pencil to aclassmate whose pencil broke.3. A person lets another person goahead of them in line.Tell students that in these scenarios,people are being kind. They madedecisions to take action and helpsomeone else or make someone elsehappy.Ask students to think of a time whensomeone was kind to them. How did itmake them feel? How did it make theother person feel? Suggest that it makesus feel good when we take care ofsomeone, and it makes them feel goodas well. Everyone wins when we are kind.Tell students that one of the reasons thePeanuts characters are so loved by allis because they take care of each other,and they make us want to do the same.Distribute the activity sheet and showstudents the comic of Snoopy holdinghis ear over Woodstock to keep him dryin the rain. Ask students to share whatSnoopy is doing. Point out that he isletting himself get wet to keep his frienddry. Ask students to share how the comicmakes them feel, and what it teachesthem.Point out the panel of Lucy and Snoopy.Explain that Lucy is being kind to Snoopyby patting him on the head. What aresome ways we can be kind to eachother? Let students share ideas, andthen explain that we can take care ofothers by doing things for them — forexample, mowing a neighbor’s yard — orby encouraging them with kind words.For Part 2, discuss the five “take careof others” actions listed on the activitysheet. Have students complete the listby adding five ideas of their own, thenshare their ideas with the class.Activity 3Take Care of the EarthIn this activity, students will learn whyit is important to care for the Earth andbrainstorm ways they can do so.Pass out the activity sheet and point outthe comic strip in Part 1. Can studentsguess what Snoopy is taking care of?Ask students to describe what theysee. (Snoopy turning off the TV to saveenergy, collecting recyclable cans, fixinga faucet leak, and recycling bottles). Dothey do those things at school and/orat home with their families? Why or whynot? Explain that Snoopy is taking careof the Earth when he does these things.Have students share examples of howthey take care of the Earth at home andat school. For example, maybe theyhave a recycling bin in their classroomor at home for paper and plastic. Tellstudents that it’s important to take careof the Earth because if we do thingslike conserve electricity and water, andrecycle and reuse materials, it can helpkeep the Earth “clean and green” forourselves and for future generations.Follow up by inviting students on ascavenger hunt. They have one minute tofind and bring back the following items (dothem one at a time): A paper item that can be recycled A plastic item that can be recycled A plant to represent keeping the Earthgreen (real or artificial), or somethingthe color greenFor remote learning, ask students toname: Something they use with water tosymbolize conserving water (example:a toothbrush — turn off the water whilebrushing your teeth) Something powered by electricitythat they can turn off when not in use(example: a light, a game console)Discuss how the items they found ornamed can remind students to take careof the Earth. Then have students testthemselves on caring for the Earth bysolving the crossword puzzle. Answers:Across — 2. recycle; 5. plant; 6. reuse.Down — 1. conserve; 3. litter; 4. water.For Part 2, have students choose oneway they can care for the Earth anddesign a badge to promote it, using thePeanuts “Take Care of the Earth” badgesas inspiration. These images can bedownloaded online at ymiclassroom.com/peanuts-takecare.Extension ActivitiesCaring Charades — Play a game ofcharades in which students demonstratehow they care for themselves, others,and the Earth. For example: Taking careof others — one person acts out carryinga heavy pile of books; the second personoffers to carry some of the books for them.Taking care of the Earth — a student actsout turning off the water while brushinghis/her teeth. Teachers of youngerstudents could create the ideas for thestudents to act out. Students in the oldergrades could contribute the ideas andselect them from a “hat” to act out. Then,they could perform the caring charadesfor the rest of the class.Spread the Word! — Have students createmini storybooks or posters to encourageothers to Take Care. They will illustrateone image of inspiration for each of thethree categories.ResourcesPeanuts — peanuts.comYMI Lessons — ymiclassroom.com/peanuts-takecare 2020 Peanuts Worldwide LLC 2020 YMI, Inc.

Activity 1Reproducible MasterTAKE CARE OF YOURSELFPart 1: Look at what Snoopy and Woodstock are doing. Describe what you see.Think about ways you can take care of yourself. Unscramble the underlined words and thenre-arrange the words into self-care sentences.1. edra a good kobo:2. apn a teka:3. awlk go a fro:4. lamify kabe your with or koco:5. play with a maeg your afmily:Part 2: Choose your favorite self-care activity. Write about what it is and why you enjoy it.Then write a recommendation to others to try your idea. Explain why they might like it.My favorite self-care activity:I recommend you try it!Families, talk about how you each care for yourselves in different ways. How canyou help support each other? For example, maybe take turns doing activities youeach like, or give each other quiet time to read a book or relax. 2020 Peanuts Worldwide LLC 2020 YMI, Inc.

Activity 2Reproducible MasterTAKE CARE OF EACH OTHERPart 1: Look at this picture of Snoopy andWoodstock. Can you describe what Snoopyis doing and why?Now look at this picture of Snoopy and Lucy.Why do you think Lucy is patting Snoopyon the head? How do you think it makesSnoopy feel?Part 2: Take care of someone by making them smile. In the space below, brainstorm fivethings you can do to help someone who might be having a difficult day, or just to makesomeone happy. Check out the five ideas to get started, then add your own. Pick one and try it!1. Give someone a compliment.2. Sing a song.3. Draw a picture for someone.4. Send someone a nice note.5. Do a chore at home without being asked.6.7.8.9.10.Families, brainstorm ways you can care for each other and the people in yourcommunity, such as checking on elderly neighbors, walking dogs, deliveringgroceries, or even something as simple and as fun as coloring sidewalks tobrighten someone’s day! 2020 Peanuts Worldwide LLC 2020 YMI, Inc.