Welcome to Ping and Echo, a daily newsletter that shares one amazing podcast episode guaranteed to be a great listen for kids and their families. Each newsletter includes links to articles, videos, and activities related to the podcast so you can turn every episode into an adventure.
Today’s episode is from the Memory Palace. It is a quick history of a person and his idea which helped shape our national parks. The piece is just a few minutes long so rather than try to describe it here, we are just going to let you listen to it. (Note: the episode doesn’t engage with issues of indigenous land rights and native communities who were on the land long before National Parks came about, but we’ll share a few resources below to help you talk about those issues with your kids.)
Podcast: Memory Palace
Episode: Nature Naturally
Length: 6 minutes
🧐 You Should Know
We’ll always give you a heads up if there is anything in the podcast that might surprise or worry kids. Nothing to worry about here.
💡 Try This
After you listen to the episode you can try the activities below:
The National Park Foundation has created a way to visit national parks from home
Plan your next national park trip
Research the tribal history of the land where National Parks have been established with this site.
🔎 Explore More
Read up on history of the national parks with these links:
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Josh, Toby, and Ruby