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Haver Hawkings loves geography and maps, but hates getting dirty. When his teacher introduces him to a global hobby called Geocaching, Haver learns there's a world of hidden objects for him to discover.
Haver Hawkings loves geography and maps, but hates getting dirty. When his teacher introduces him to a global hobby called Geocaching, Haver learns there's a world of hidden objects for him to discover.
Note: This story is the next part in the series started in Pogona Vitticeps, Part 1 and Pogona Vitticeps, Part 2. Although this story stands alone, some listeners might enjoy contemplating how the two stories might connect.
Pogona Vitticeps, Part 1 (16:00)
Strange images seemingly appear out of nowhere when Vivien
spends time with a special animal.
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Pogona Vitticeps, Part 2 (23:45)
Admist tradgedy, Vivien learns the secret behind her visions
and discovers she has a difficult decision to make.
Free audio download: Pogona Vitticeps, Part 2
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VORACIOUS VOCABULARY
What did you say? A word of the day!
In our story there are many juicy words
that are fun to use and say.
In our story there are many juicy words
that are fun to use and say.
amateur: a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity.
geocaching: the outdoor game or sport of searching for hidden objects by using Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates posted on the Internet.
JUST ADD IMAGINATION!
Try these activities to keep your imagination glowing
after hearing the story.
1. Haver finds different geocaching names such as, HideyBone, Looking4TubsInAllTheWrongPlaces, SeekNFind79, and GeoGeorge. What would your Geocaching name be? Share with us in the comments.
2. Interested in Geocaching? This article, called "Geocaching with Kids" is a great place to start to learn the basics of the hunt.
4. Summarize one of the scenes in the story by creating a comic strip at Bitstrips. Send us your finished product to nightlightstories@gmail.com.
COMPREHENSION CHALLENGE
After listening to the story, can you recall the
details to answer these questions?
1. Who was running the Geocaching activity at school?
2. What does Haver do when he finds the first cache at school?
3. Where was the second cache at school hidden?
4. Why did Haver decide to take pictures of the caches as documentation?
5. How did Haver manage to lose even though he was the first one to finish finding all of the caches?
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