📚 Lesson Plan #10

New rewards program! And your 5 good news stories of the week.

Happy Monday! Before we bring you five good news stories, we have some BIG news! Starting today, you can earn rewards every time you send Goodable in the Classroom to your coworkers using your unique link! Here's how it works: Share your unique code with a colleague. They sign up with your unique code and you earn Goodable Rewards. It's that simple! 

100 Million-Year-Old Plesiosaur Skeleton Could Hold the Key to Prehistoric Research

A trio that calls themselves the “Rock Chicks” found the remains of a massive 20-foot-long (6-meter-long) marine reptile known as a plesiosaur, that lived in Australia 100 million years ago.📺WATCH THE INCREDIBLE STORY HERE

A 25-Year-Old Spreading Kindness, One Hand-Written Letter at a Time

One woman in Arkansas has taken to spreading kindness by writing letters to strangers.📺WATCH HER INSPIRING STORY HERE

Ode to Joy! Piano Lessons Could Be the Key to Happiness

A new study published by researchers at a University in England has shown that learning to play a musical instrument can have a positive impact on the brain's ability to process sights and sounds, as well as help lift a blue mood.

A Flutter of Hope: Monarch Butterflies are Making a Comeback in Mexico

As the monarchs begin to arrive in Mexico around November, some locals see them as returning souls of ancestors. And they're coming back in record numbers.

Little Boy's Birthday Wish to Feed the Hungry Comes True in a Big Way

Instead of asking for a traditional birthday celebration, Belmond Shwartz only wants to feed the hungry. When he learned that there are people who go hungry in his own home state, he vowed to do what he could to help. 📺WATCH HIS GOOD NEWS STORY HERE

Goodable Trivia Question of the WeekWhy are monarch butterflies orange and black?

A: Because they make their migration around HalloweenB: These two colors warn predators that they are toxicC: To blend into their natural habitatD: No one really knows why

Answer: B: These two colors warn predators that they are toxicThe toxins contained in milkweed – the plant that monarch caterpillars eat – is accumulated in the insect's body, giving it a very bad taste. The bright color serves as a warning to predators: "don't eat me, I taste awful!"

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