Chester Hunts for a Clue

🌟 The Warda Way lesson

The Warda Way teaches us that:

• Speed is fun, but thinking is powerful.
• The best answers come when we work together.
• Cleverness, kindness and patience make every team stronger.
• Every problem has a solution.
• Hard work pays off.
• Never, ever give up.

🎯 Objectives

Children will be able to:

1. Explain why Chester says “Let’s think first.”
2. Retell the clue hunt in order (clock, fridge, bench, library).
3. Give examples of how each friend helped the team.
4. Use the idea “Every problem has a solution” to work through a puzzle.

📖 Read-aloud guide

1. Before reading: say the affirmations from the first page together: “I am strong. I am kind. I am beautiful.”
2. Each time a new clue appears, pause and let your child guess where it leads before turning the page.
3. Point out who solves each clue (Sookie, Breslin, Abby, Chester).
4. At the gold box, ask, “Who solved this mystery?” Then read Chester’s answer.
5. Finish with the Warda Way lesson page.

💬 Discussion questions

1. Colt wanted to go fast. Chester wanted to think first. Which way worked better? Why?
2. Which friend sniffed out the paper on the bench?
3. Why did Chester say “We solved it together”?
4. What does “Speed is fun, but thinking is powerful” mean to you?
5. Tell about a problem you solved by working with someone else.

✏️ Reading & writing

Write your own clue: pick a spot in your home. Write (or dictate) a short rhyming or riddle clue that leads there. Younger children draw a picture clue. Read it aloud and let a family member solve it.

🔢 Math & logic

Map and sequence: draw a simple map with four places from the book: classroom clock, cafeteria fridge, playground bench, library. Number them 1–4 in the order the Pack visited. Older children count the steps between rooms in your own home and add the totals.

💛 Character & values

Team strengths: list each family member and one strength they bring (fast, careful, good sniffer, good reader), like the Pack. Talk about why a team needs different strengths.

✂️ Hands-on project

Home clue hunt: hide 4–5 clues around the house, with a small “gold box” (a shoebox wrapped in yellow paper) at the end. Solve it together, thinking first before running.