Long ago, before paper was invented, people wrote on many different things! 🌿 They used clay tablets, big stones, and even animal skins! 🐑
In some places, they pressed marks into wet clay with sticks. When the clay dried, the writing stayed! Other times, they carved words into rocks or wood. 📝
People also used something called papyrus, made from plants, to write on. It was like early paper! 🌱
Long, long ago, people saw fire when lightning ⚡ hit trees 🌳 or rocks! It was very bright and warm. They learned to keep the fire burning by adding sticks and wood. Fire helped them stay warm, cook food 🍖, and scare away scary animals 🐺 at night!
Parents, you can act out how early humans might have been scared at first but then happy to have fire!
Octopuses are like magic painters of the sea! 🎨🐙 They have special tiny bags in their skin called chromatophores. These bags can open and close to show different colors like red, yellow, and brown.
When an octopus wants to hide or say hello, it changes colors super fast—just like flipping a light switch! 🌈
Whales talk to each other using sounds! 🎶 They sing, click, and whistle underwater. These sounds can travel very far in the ocean, so whales can hear each other even when they are far away. 🌊
Some whales, like humpback whales, sing beautiful songs that can last for hours! 🎵
🐜 Ants are tiny but super strong! They work together like a big team to find food and build their homes. Each ant has a special job: some are workers, some are soldiers, and some take care of baby ants. They talk to each other by touching their antennas and leaving tiny smells called pheromones. This helps them follow trails to food!
They carry things much bigger than themselves—just like superheroes! 🦸
Bats don't use their eyes to see in the dark like we do! 🦇 Instead, they make tiny sounds that bounce off things around them. When the sound comes back, they know where things are—just like playing echo! 🌟
This special way of "seeing" is called echolocation. It helps bats fly around at night and catch yummy bugs for dinner! 🦟
Jealousy is like a little monster in your tummy that growls when someone else gets something you want. 😠 It happens when you see a friend with a new toy or when someone else gets more attention than you.
But it's okay to feel jealous sometimes! Everyone feels this way now and then. The important thing is to talk about it with a grown-up and learn how to share and be happy for others. 🌟
People get embarrassed when they feel shy or worried about what others think of them. 😳 It's like when you spill juice on your shirt and everyone sees—it might make your cheeks turn red! That's okay because everyone feels this way sometimes.
Your body is just telling you that you care about others' feelings. 🧡
Our taste buds help us decide what we like to eat! 👅 Some foods taste sweet like candy 🍭, and others might taste sour like lemons 🍋. When we are little, our bodies tell us which foods are good for us by making them taste yummy!
Sometimes, we don’t like new foods at first, but if we try them again, we might start to like them! 🌟
When we yawn, we open our mouth wide and take a big breath! 😮 It helps our body wake up a little when we feel sleepy or bored. Yawning also cools our brain, like a little fan inside our head! 🌬️
Did you know? Even babies yawn when they are still in their mommy's tummy! 👶