Stay Warm and Dry
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What you will learn
- 1Explain why being wet makes you cold faster
- 2Change wet socks and gloves for dry ones
- 3Stay off cold ground and out of the wind
- 4Eat, drink, and keep moving to stay warm
- 5Spot the signs of getting too cold and tell your grown-up
Mini Lesson
Outdoors, being wet is a big problem. Wet clothes and skin make you cold much faster than dry ones. Wind and cold ground steal your warmth too. In Lesson 5 you learned to dress in layers. Now you will learn more ways to stay warm and dry.
🌿 The Wild Way (keep your warmth in)
- STAY DRY: change wet socks and gloves for dry ones as soon as you can.
- SIT ON SOMETHING: sit on a pad or your bag, not on cold, wet ground.
- HIDE FROM THE WIND: wind steals heat. Get behind a big rock or tree.
- FUEL UP: eat a snack and drink water. Your body needs fuel to make heat.
- KEEP MOVING: move gently, like marching in place, to warm up.
- HAT ON, HUDDLE UP: put on a hat and stay close together with your group.
Signs you are getting too cold
- SHIVERING A LOT: your body shakes and will not stop.
- CLUMSY FINGERS: it is hard to zip up your jacket or open a snack.
- VERY SLEEPY: you feel like you just want to lie down.
If you or a friend is shivering a lot, has clumsy fingers, or feels very sleepy, tell your grown-up right away. Do not wait. Your grown-up decides what to do next and gets help if it is needed.
Words to know
damp
A little bit wet.
e.g. My damp gloves made my hands cold.
shiver
When your body shakes because you are cold.
e.g. I started to shiver in the wind.
wind
Moving air. It can blow your warmth away.
e.g. We sat behind a rock, out of the wind.
fuel
Food and water that give your body energy to make heat.
e.g. A snack is fuel for my body.
huddle
To stay close together in a group to share warmth.
e.g. We huddle together when it is cold.
clumsy
When your hands or feet do not move the way you want.
e.g. Cold made my fingers clumsy.
🧠 Survivor’s Trick: pack a spare pair of socks in a plastic bag inside your backpack. Even if everything else gets wet, you will have warm, dry socks for your feet.
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