This week's discussion had us examining our own survival skills.
We pointed out that in our previous books of survival, the characters had some knowledge and past experience helped them in their journey.
THIS time, Brian is a city boy. He has no past experience. No dad to show him how it's done. He is surviving using his own ideas and learning from his mistakes.
Which kind are we? Are we like Karana and Julie? Or are we more like Brian?
We watched two videos: The first one was how to survive a bear attack.
The second video was how to safely extract porcupine quills.
Outside we went with our flint and steel to test our skills at making a fire. We suddenly had a lot of empathy for Brian. Getting a spark to land right into the tinder "nest" is a challenge, and takes a lot of perseverance and patience! However, we were successful a handful of times! YAY!
Then, we practiced our bear attack survival pose. Hands laced behind the neck, and protect the internal organs by laying flat on our bellies, legs spread. "Mama Bear" Nalani tried her hardest to flip her prey over, but it proved impossible, and all of our victims survived!!
Next week, come prepared to discuss the exciting ending of our book!
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