Children Communicating Care Through Curiosity Walks

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Table 1 Overview of kit themes and related curiosity walk materials.

Season	Kit Theme	Picture Book Related to Curiosity Walk	Related Kit Materials
Autumn	Observing the world we are a part of	Outside, You Notice, written by Erin Alladin and illustrated by Andrea Blinick	Crayons, a paper extension of the Outside, You Notice book for children to complete
Winter	Noticing water and its relationships	Drop: An Adventure Through the Water Cycle, written and illustrated by Emily Kate Moon	Polaroid camera, glue stick
Spring	Considering abiotic and biotic interactions in ecological communities	If I were a Tree, written by Andrea Zimmerman and illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong	Local plant field guide, measuring tape, markers
Summer	Connecting ecological communities across seasons	Seasons, written by Hannah Pang and illustrated by Clover Robbin	Colored pencils, paper extension of Seasons book for children to complete

Figure 1 Excerpted responses from post-curiosity walk books.

Table 2 Excerpted responses demonstrating children’s analysis of interactions within local ecosystems.

Children’s Original Crafted Response	Transcribed Caption
	Fungi grows with help from water. – Vee, Toronto, Winter 2023
	This is the bay and the seagulls and pelicons were trying to eat the stingrays we were throwing over. – Reef, San Diego, Winter 2023
	I took this fhoto of the stream behind my house beacause it is a big main water surce for the wild animals in my comunity. – Claire, San Diego, Winter 2023

Table 3 Excerpted responses demonstrating children’s care for the natural world.

	cus that is wear the water is and cus it’s beautiful. – Madison, San Diego, Winter 2023
	The sound and sight of water is peaceful to me. – Vee, Boston, Winter 2023
	I took it [the picture] because it was beutifule. And it showed how the water froze a bit. – Ruby, Boston, Winter 2023

Figure 2 Excerpted responses demonstrating children’s engaging in the science practice of asking questions.