Packs – Strength in Numbers

Name: Packs – Strength in Numbers
Author: Hannah Salyer

A story that explores cooperation and opens a conversation with your child.

★★★★★ Loved by families

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♥ This book teaches: Cooperation. choosing the group over the self.

Before, During & After Reading

Guiding Questions for Parents.

Definition of Cooperation for children for 8 - 11 year olds: Cooperation happens when we work together with a good attitude to achieve the same goal or accomplish a common task. Sometimes it involves being willing to compromise or give something up so that the task can get done. In a nutshell: Together we can do more Summary: This is a non-fiction, beautifully illustrated and cleverly written story about animals that live in groups or packs. Readers learn the names that are given to each group of animals and how the behavior of living together assists in their survival. Lesson Objectives:

This is a great opportunity to choose one group of animals and do further research about their lifestyle.
Look into conservation programs and volunteer to help. There’s a list at the end of the book about animals that need protection.

Guiding Questions:

Different types of animals - birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and insects - live in groups. Why?
What does the title - “Strength in Numbers” - mean to you after reading this book?
What is echolocation and how does that help bats?
Why do fish hang out together in schools?
What do flamingos do together?
How do mongooses sleep at night?
Why do Wildebeests travel together?
Share about your favorite group of animals that are in this book. What is the most interesting fact about their lifestyle?
At the end of the book, there’s a list of animals that need protecting. Is there one kind of animal that you’d like to help and how would you do that?
Human families support each other like animals in packs. Name one thing each person in your family (including grandparents, aunts and uncles) does to help others in the family.

🌿 Virtue Connection: Cooperation means choosing to contribute to something larger than yourself.

About the Story.

This guide is part of the Values & Virtues library, a free collection of 400+ book guides and activities organized around 12 core virtues for children from pre-K to 6th grade. Each guide includes Guiding Questions designed to open a real conversation with your child in 10 minutes or less.