📚 NEW • FREE FAMILY & CLASSROOM RESOURCE
Reading and kindness can grow together! The Little Mike the Ant™ Free Reading & Kindness Activity brings families, daycare providers, churches and teachers a quick original story and a playful way to talk about helping others.
Meet Little Mike and the Helpful Leaf
The original short story Little Mike and the Helpful Leaf invites young readers to follow Little Mike and a friend as they work together to solve a small problem. The resource is separate from the published Little Mike the Ant™ book and requires no purchase.
What Children Can Try
- Read or listen to an original story with an adult.
- Answer five age-appropriate reading comprehension questions.
- Find story words such as leaf, help, friend, garden and smile.
- Pick a safe kindness action and talk about how it helps.
- Draw or write an imaginative new ending.
Recommended time: about 15–20 minutes. Suggested age: approximately 4–8 with adult support; adapt for each child.
→ Open the FREE Little Mike the Ant™ Reading & Kindness Activity
For educators, the Little Mike the Ant™ Educational Resource Manual offers a ready-to-use routine for daycare circles, libraries, schools and at-home learning.
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