Original sentence: In autumn, many animals, like squirrels, make stashes for the winter.
Is it correct? Yes — the sentence is grammatically correct.
- Start and punctuation: It starts with a capital letter and ends with a period — good.
- Comma: The comma after In autumn is correct because that phrase comes at the beginning (it tells when).
- Subject and verb: many animals is plural, and make is the correct plural verb form.
- Phrase like squirrels: This gives an example. You can also say such as squirrels if you want it to sound a bit more formal.
- Word stashes: It means places where animals hide or store food. For a 6-year-old, simpler words are store food or gather food.
Easier or clearer ways to say it:
- In autumn, many animals gather food for the winter.
- In autumn, many animals, such as squirrels, store food for the winter.
Great sentence — just pick the words that sound best to you. Nice job!