Ladybug Theme

Ladybug, ladybug, ladybugs everywhere! We all know this cute insect as a ladybug. It is called a ladybug, a lady beetle, or ladybird (in Britain). If you have plants or weeds, the you have one happy bug. They are hunting for bugs to eat. Having these fun ladybugs around is excellent for the environment, your health, and the health of the ones around you. If you let nature take over then there will not be all the bad pesticides that harms everything. Save your environment (and yourself and others) by having ladybugs in your garden.


Here are some photos I took.

Ladybug on a Little John Bottlebrush 

March 31, 2020 

March 15, 2011 

Ladybugs on a Brittlebush

Ladybugs | National Geographic
Ladybugs | National Geographic Kids

ARTS AND CRAFTS

Ladybug Rock Craft
Wash a smooth rock.
Let dry.
Paint the rock red.
Let dry.
Paint a face on it.
Paint black spots on its back.
Let dry.


3D Paper Ladybug Craft With Template | Easy Peasy and Fun

SNACKS

Healthy Ladybug Bread
Take a biscuit or flat roll and spread strawberry cream cheese on it. (Daiya Cheese has a dairy-free version).
Place raisins on the cream cheese to make a head and spots on its back.
Enjoy!

Videos
Wing folding/unfolding in Ladybugs | YouTube


Note: Other resources coming soon. 

Weaving Crafts

Here are some links to weaving crafts.

Paper Plate Weaving How To | Red Ted Art
Paper Plate Weaving | Make a Doll Hammock |Tinker Lab
Rainbow Paper Plate Weaving Project | Pink Stripey Socks
Weaving | Natural Suburbia
Weaving Cute Baby Turtles Using God's Eye Weaving Pattern | Pink Stripey Socks
Weaving With Kids | Art Bar Blog

Presidents of the United States

United States Presidents in Chronological Order

PRESIDENT TERM
1. George Washington (April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797)
2. John Adams (March 4, 1797 - March 4, 1801)
3. Thomas Jefferson (March 4, 1801 - March 4, 1809)
4. James Madison (March 4, 1809 - March 4, 1817)
5. James Monroe (March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1825)
6. John Quincy Adams (March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829)
7. Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1837)
8. Martin Van Buren (March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1841)
9. William Henry Harrison (March 4, 1841 - April 4, 1841)
10. John Tyler (April 4, 1841 - March 4, 1845)
11. James K. Polk (March 4, 1845 - March 4, 1849)
12. Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849 - July 9, 1850)
13. Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850 - March 4, 1853)
14. Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1857)
15. James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 - March 4, 1861)
16. Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 - April 15, 1865)
17. Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 - March 4, 1869)
18. Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1877)
19. Rutherford B. Hayes (March 4, 1877 - March 4, 1881)
20. James Garfield (March 4, 1881 - September 19, 1881)
21. Chester Arthur (September 19, 1881 - March 4, 1885)
22. Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1885 - March 4, 1889)
23. Benjamin Harrison (March 4, 1889 - March 4, 1893)
24. Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1893 - March 4, 1897)
25. William McKinley (March 4, 1897 - September 14, 1901)
26. Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 - March 4, 1909)
27. William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 - March 4, 1913)
28. Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1921)
29. Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 - August 2, 1923)
30. Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 - March 4, 1929)
31. Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933)
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (March 4, 1933 - April 12, 1945)
33. Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 - January 20, 1953)
34. Dwight Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 - January 20, 1961)
35. John F. Kennedy (January 20, 1961 - November 22, 1963)
36. Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 - January 20, 1969)
37. Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969 - August 9, 1974)
38. Gerald Ford (August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977)
39. Jimmy Carter (January 20, 1977 - January 20, 1981)
40. Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989)
41. George Bush (January 20, 1989 - January 20, 1993)
42. Bill Clinton (January 20, 1993 - January 20, 2001)
43. George W. Bush (January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2009)
44. Barack Obama (January 20, 2009 - January 20, 2017)
45. Donald Trump (January 20, 2017 - present)

Presidents of the United States by Birth Month

 
January
7: Millard Fillmore (1800)
9: Richard Nixon (1913)
29: William McKinley (1843)
30: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)

February 6: Ronald Reagan (1911)
9: William Harrison (1773)
12: Abraham Lincoln (1809)
22: George Washington (1732)

March
15: Andrew Jackson (1767)
18: Grover Cleveland (1837)
16: James Madison (1751)
29: John Tyler (1790)

April
13: Thomas Jefferson (1743)
23: James Buchanan (1791)
27: Ulysses Grant (1822)
28: James Monroe (1758)

May
8: Harry Truman (1884)
29: John F. Kennedy (1917)
12: George H. Bush (1924)
14: Donald Trump (1946)

July
4: Calvin Coolidge (1872)
6: George W. Bush (1946)
11: John Quincy Adams (1767)
14: Gerald Ford (1913)

 
August
4: Barack Obama (1961)
10: Herbert Hoover (1874)
20: Benjamin Harrison (1833)
27: Lyndon B. Johnson (1908)

September
15: William Taft (1857)

October
1: Jimmy Carter (1924)
4: Rutherford Hayes (1822)
5: Chester Arthur (1830)
14: Dwight Eisenhower (1890)
27: Theodore Roosevelt (1858)
30: John Adams (1735)

November
2: James Polk (1795)
2: Warren Harding (1865)
19: James Garfield (1831)
23: Franklin Pierce (1804)
24: Zachary Taylor (1784)

December
5: Martin Van Buren (1782)
28: Woodrow Wilson (1856)
29: Andrew Johnson (1808)

Links 
Presidents | Whitehouse.gov - Learn More About Each President
List of Presidents of the United States | PresidentsUSA.net - Including facts and information.

January: How Many Words Can You Make? | DBL Blog
February: How Many Words Can You Make? | DBL Blog
March: How Many Words Can You Make? | DBL Blog

Fall Theme

FALL POEMS
It is the summer's great last heat,
It is the fall's first chill: They meet.
– Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt

BOOK ACTIVITY
Fall Leaves Fall! Book Activities
1.  Read Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall.
2.  Go outside.  Talk about the different kinds of leaves (what they look like, sizes, colors, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, etc.).
3.  Stomp on the leaves.
4.  Sing The Leaves on The Trees.
5.  Try to catch the falling leaves.
6.  Make a big pile of leaves and jump on them.
7.  Collect some leaves. Go back inside. 
8.  Art & Crafts

Do leaf rubbings.  Do it in different colors like red, yellow, orange, brown, and green.  Cut them out to have for the song and the words of the song for each child.

Fall Picture
Collect leaves, twigs, rocks, pine needles, etc. Glue them onto a piece of paper.  Make animals, people, or other objects.  Draw or paint arms onto them.

9.  HOME ECONOMICS/BAKING
Leaf Cookies: Bake leaf cookies.  Frost and  then decorate them using sprinkles, etc.

Leaf Biscuits: Bake leaf biscuits.  Serve with jams, preserves, or jellies that are the same color as fall leaves (or use any flavor).

MUSIC

The Leaves on The Tree
Sung to: "The Wheels on The Bus"
Copyright © 2000, 2004 Barbara Pratt.  All rights reserved.

The leaves on the tree are falling down,
falling down, falling down.
The leaves on the tree are falling down,
Red, yellow, orange, and brown.

Note: Drop leaves from above your head as the color is mentioned in the song.

The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch,
crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch.
The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch.
All through the fall.

Note: Have the child/children pretend they are crunching leaves on the ground while singing this verse.

Other Music / Songs
Autumn Day #247: Children's Songbook

ARTS AND CRAFTS
Leaf Painting
Using a paint brush, brush paint onto various leaves (vein side up).  Place the paint side down of the leaf onto the paper.  Place a piece of wax paper over the leaves.  Roll a rolling pin or bottle across the leaves.  Remove wax paper and leaves.

Leaf Rubbing
Place your leaf (vein side up) under your piece of paper (tape it on for younger children) and take a crayon and rub your leaf. Do it in different colors like red, yellow, orange, brown, and green.

Leaf Art
Cut a leaf pattern (using the links on this page) out of thick paper or glue on a piece of cardboard. Design your leaf pattern by gluing cold cereal, noodles (colored or plain), oatmeal, or rice on it.

Feather Art
Take a small colored paper plate (or white if you like). Glue a lot of feathers on the plate. Make a hole using a hole puncher. In order to hang it, place a piece of yarn and tie it in a knot or a small piece of pipe cleaner and twist it together. Let the glue dry.

Crumbled Leaf Art
Collect some leaves. Let dry.  Brush some glue on paper and sprinkle the dried leaves on.

Fall Collage
Go on a walk. Collect leaves, flowers, twigs, etc.  Brush some glue on paper.  Place the items you collected onto the paper.  Let dry.

Fall Picture
Collect leaves, twigs, rocks, pine needles, etc. Glue them onto a piece of paper.  Make animals, people, or other objects.  Draw or paint arms onto them.

MATH
Leaf Math
Cut the number of a leaf pattern you would like.  For example, I cut 12 red maple leaves from Kids Domain (listed on this page).  Laminate.  Write various addition or subtraction problems on index cards. For example, 1+1= 1+2=,... Have the child use this as manipulatives to figure out the answer to the problems on the cards.  Make an activity sheet with the problems you have on the index cards. Have them write the answers by the problem.  You can have older children write the problems you have on the index cards onto a piece of paper and write the answer by each problem.

Acorn Math
Follow the above directions except use the acorn patterns located at TeachNow.com for this activity.

I have some acorn math for sale at TeachersPayTeachers. Go to the below link to view them.
Acorn eBooks @ TPT Desert Blossom Learning

Acorn
Acorn Alphabet Game
Using a frozen 12 or 16 ounce juice container, place construction paper around it.  Tape the seam closed with clear plastic tape and the top with clear mailing tape.  You will need to have one for each container.  Make 26 acorns.  Print one page and then cut out 26 onto brown construction paper.  Write the lower case alphabet on one side and the upper case alphabet on the other side.  Laminate or place clear contact paper on them.  Have the child hunt for acorns scattered over the floor, put them in order, and say the alphabet.

Acorn Alphabet File Folder Game or Table Game
You can make separate acorns too.  Use 52 pattern acorns.  Write the lower case alphabet on 26 of them and then the uppercase alphabet on 26 more.  Follow the above directions.  Place one set in a file folder (or on a table or the floor).  Match the correct letter with other matching letter.

Leaf Links
Information
Autumn Leaf Scrapbook Leaf Identification in Missouri
Autumn Leaves - Why do leaves change color in Fall? @ Science Made Simple Including word scrambles.
Why Leaves Change Color?

Activities
Make leaf rubbings.

Leaf Printables and Activity Sheets
D-lite Collections @ Bry-Back Manor Different leaf activity sheets.  

One includes: How Many Leaves (counting and writing numbers).

Squirrel Theme
AFUNK: Squirrel Coloring Book
Bry-Back Manor: Help the Squirrels - Match the squirrels with the correct number of nuts (acorns)
KidsRCrafty: Squirrel Dot-to-dot (a-m)

Autumn and Fall Links
Autumn Celebration at The Holiday Zone
Arts and Crafts, Coloring Pages, Games, Language Activities, Poetry, Songs and Action Rhymes, and Recommended Books and Links
Bry-Back Manor: Fall Tic Tac Toe Game Acorns and Leaves.
CrayolaActivityBook: Nature Walk, Fall Coloring Pages
Free Printable Math Worksheets: Autumn Themed @ KidZone Grades 1-5 (These can be used for other grades too; depending on the child.)

How to Draw Woodstock

Learn how to draw Woodstock.

Celebrating Mbira

The mibira is Zimbabwe’s national instrument.
 
Celebrating Mbira

Google Doodles

"Doodles are the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists." Why not have some fun when you click on the Google search logo! Learn facts from all around the world, who was born on this day, what is celebrated on this day, and much more at Google Doodles.

Personal Educational Press

Personal Educational Press

143 Day: Day of Kindness

We all love Mr. Rogers.

Learn more about this day at:

Day of Kindness in PA

Clouds Thematic Unit

I will be adding more resources to this page.

Here is a poem I just wrote on May 20, 2020 about clouds.

Clouds
Clouds are high.
Clouds are low.
Clouds are big.
Clouds are small.
Clouds are white.
Clouds are gray.
Clouds are fluffy.
Clouds are floating everywhere in the sky.
Are there clouds in the sky today?
Take a look,
What kind of clouds are there today?
Clouds are everywhere in the sky.

Science Experiments
Make a Cloud in a Bottle | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Cloud Links
The Cloud Lab | NOVA Labs
Clouds | Jetstream
Clouds, explained | National Geographic

Bee Thematic Unit

Happy Bee Day! Bee Day is on May 20th.
🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝    🐝

This beehive is located at the Pacific Science Center in the State of Washington.

Here are some ideas you can use for a bee unit (or just to have fun).
I will add more to this page.

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
from England

A Swarm of Bee in May
A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon.;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.

A Swarm of Bees in May | Mama Lisa's World
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Bees | Enchanted Learning
Bees – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being said by a boy.

Fiddle Dee Dee | Enchanted Learning
Fiddle-de-dee, Fiddle-de-dee, The Fly Has Married the Bumble Bee
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Fiddle-De-Dee – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being song by children.

Bee Music
Play The Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Have the children walk around and pretend they are flying like bumblebees.
You can have then hold a picture of a bumblebee they have colored or they can put their arms out as if they are wings.

Music Links
Flight of the Bumblebee by The US Army Band | Internet ArchieveThe Flight of the Bumblebee | Virtual Sheet Music

Bee Arts and Crafts
50 Bug Crafts for Kids - A viewer sent me this link in October 2016.
Bumblebee Toilet Paper Roll Craft | DLTK

Bee Snacks
Make Rice Krispie Treats

Rice Krispie Treats
You can find a recipe with or without using marshmallows. There are some links listed below. Just add honey to the treats if it does not include it in the recipe. If you are vegan you can use the golden syrup, agave nectar, or some other syrup substitute. The brown sugar can be replaced by coconut sugar.

Healthy No Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats
Healthy Rice Krispie Treats

Bug Snacks: Honey Cookies | PreschoolEducation

Bee & Honey Facts and Recipes
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans
Honey.com - Including "About Honey", "Recipes", and more.

Resources
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans - Grades K-12 Lesson Plans, Information Sheets, and Activity Sheets (including coloring pages and other sheets

Bee eBooks
Here are some eBooks I created. They are available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

How-To Draw Winnie The Pooh

My family loves Winnie The Pooh. You can learn how to draw him at:
How-To Draw Winnie The Pooh | Walt Disney World.

How to Draw Olaf from Frozen l

Here you can learn How to Draw Olaf from Frozen l. Have fun Olaffing!

Volcanoes

Facts
17 Explosive Volcano Facts! - National Geographic Kids - Includes a video

Volcanoes - USGS

Volcanoes - DK findout! - An interactive webpage.

Volcanoes 101 | National Geographic - YouTube

Volcanoes by Country: OSU - Some volcanoes around the world.

Resources
Volcanoes Infographic for Kids - Kids Discover You can sign up for free and find lots of resources.

Printable Volcano Resources for Homeschool Students

Lessons
Volcano Lesson Plans @ Crayola.com

Types of Volcanoes
Types of Volcanoes - OSU

Volcano Seismicity at Long-dormant Stratovolcanoes

Volcano Science Experiments

Here are some science experiments you can do with baking soda and vinegar. Watch them explode!!!

Baking Soda & Vinegar Volcano | Science Kids - This also has an explanation of what is happening with this science experiment.

Make Your Own Volcano | Science Bob

Cool Off Volcanoes | Science Fun For Everyone!

How to make a Volcano | Science Fun For Everyone!

Mount St. Helens Eruption on May 18, 1980

Mount St. Helens in an active volcano found in the state of Washington in the United States. It is a stratovolcano (or also known as a composite volcano). This landform is a cone-shaped volcano which erupted forty years ago on May 18, 1980. It was the largest and most destructive volcanic eruption in United States history.

Videos
Footage of the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption - Smithsonian Magazine

Mt. St. Helens Eruption May 18, 1980

Read more about this eruption at 1980 Cataclysmic Eruption.

Have some fun with volcanoes by creating your own baking soda and vinegar miniature volcano. I have some links on this page.

World Heritage List: UNESCO

Are you studying a particular country? Do you want to learn more about this country? You can go to the below link to find out more.
World Heritage List: UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

Spot & Eric Hill

Where is Spot? is one of my favorite books that I enjoyed reading to my children when they were younger (a long time ago). It is written by Eric Hill. He has written other books like Spot's First Walk.

Fun with Spot - Includes an interview with Eric Hill, Eric Hill fact file, and Fun & Games,
Here is the actual link of the interview with Eric Hill in 2007. Want to learn how to draw Spot? You can see Eric Hill draw spot at 2:33 in the interview.

Read Aloud
Eric Hill reads 'Where's Spot?'

Spot's First Walk - Reading with Miss Sara and Friends

JetStream - An Online School for Weather

Find lots of information from the National Weather Service. Includes: The Atmosphere, The Ocean, Global Weather, Clouds, The Upper Air, Upper Air Charts, Synoptic Meteorology, Thunderstorms, Lightning, Derechos, Tropical Weather, Doppler Radar, Satellites, Tsunamis

JetStream - An Online School for Weather

JetStream Learning Lessons - This includes lesson plans, quizzes, and downloads.

United States Capitols

United States
https://www.capitol.gov
https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/
https://www.senate.gov/general/capcam.htm
 
Alabama
https://ahc.alabama.gov/alabama-state-capitol.aspx
https://archives.alabama.gov/tours/virtx.html

Alaska
http://akleg.gov/capitoltour

Arizona
https://azlibrary.gov/azcm/exhibits/online

Arkansas
https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/state-capitol/state-capitol-tour-information

California
http://capitolmuseum.ca.gov

Colorado
https://leg.colorado.gov/visit-learn

Connecticut
https://portal.ct.gov/About/State-Symbols/The-State-Capitol
https://connecticuthistory.org

Delaware
https://history.delaware.gov/
https://history.delaware.gov
 
The Old State House
https://history.delaware.gov/sh_main/gallery

National Historic Landmarks
https://history.delaware.gov/preservation/landmarks/landmarkslides

Florida
http://flhistoriccapitol.gov/Pages/VirtualTours/Index.aspx

Georgia
https://gov.georgia.gov/governors-mansion/tour-mansion/virtual-tour

Hawaii
https://lrb.hawaii.gov/par/at-the-capitol

Idaho
https://capitolcommission.idaho.gov/

Illinois
http://www.ilstatehouse.com/
https://www2.illinois.gov/alplm/pages/default.aspx

Indiana
https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/com18.pdf
http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/capitols.html

Iowa
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/resources/tourCapitol

Kansas
https://www.kshs.org/capitol

Kentucky
https://capitol.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Louisiana
https://house.louisiana.gov/pubinfo/VirtualTour/lacaphistory.htm

Maine
https://mainestatemuseum.org/

Maryland
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdstatehouse/html/home.html

Massachusetts
https://malegislature.gov/VirtualTour

Michigan
http://capitol.michigan.gov/Index

Minnesota
https://mn.gov/admin/governors-residence/inside/virtual-tour

Mississippi
https://www.ms.gov/virtualtour

Missouri
https://capitol.mo.gov/

Montana
https://mhs.mt.gov/education/Capitol

Nebraska
http://nebraskavirtualcapitol.org

Nevada
https://visitcarsoncity.com/attractions/nevada-capitol-building/
https://www.carson.org/residents/history/nevada-state-capitol
https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/nevada/nev.htm

New Hampshire
https://www.c-span.org/video/?431829-1/hampshire-statehouse

New Jersey
https://njstatehousetours.org/tour/

New Mexico
http://newmexico.gov/visitor/Museums_and_Monuments_.aspx
http://newmexicohistory.org/

New York
https://www.nyassembly.gov/Tour

North Carolina
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p249901coll26/id/2240
https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/raleigh/cap.htm
https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/raleigh/index.htm 
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p249901coll26/search/searchterm/North+Carolina+State+Capitol+(Raleigh,+N.C.)/field/subjec/mode/all/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc

North Dakota
https://www.nd.gov/omb/public/state-capitol-information

Ohio
http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/

Oklahoma
https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=OK080
https://capitolrestore.ok.gov/

Oregon
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/capitolhistorygateway/Pages/Virtual-Tours.aspx

Pennsylvania
http://www.pacapitol.com/video-tours

Rhode Island
https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/civics-and-education/ri-state-house
https://www.ri.gov/visit/

South Carolina
https://southcarolinaparks.com/education-and-history/state-house

South Dakota
https://boa.sd.gov/capitol/virtual-tour.aspx
https://www.knowitall.org/interactive/3d-vr-south-carolina-state-house

Tennessee
https://tnmuseum.org/permanent-exhibits

Texas
https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tcvc/cvc/cvc.html

Utah
https://utahstatecapitol.utah.gov/
https://utah.gov/capitol-tour
https://utah.com/culture/capitol

Vermont
https://statehouse.vermont.gov/
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.2624832,-72.5804686,2a,75y,17.98h,93.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxGuzXlgeVsdRT0yWzy62cA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Virginia
https://virginiacapitol.gov/virtualtours/virtualhome.html

Washington
https://des.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/capitolcampus/tours/virtualtour/mobile/index.html

West Virginia
http://www.wvculture.org/agency/capitol.html

Wisconsin
https://capitol.wisconsin.gov

Wyoming 
https://www.wyomingcapitolsquare.com/

United States Resources

United States
50States.com
Guide to the U.S. States and Their Capitals
States Symbols USA
United States Capitols Located on this blog.

Plants and Animals
Endangered Species: Save Our Species Coloring Book
You will find endangered species (plants and animals) of difference states found in the United States.

Music
50States.com: Official State Songs

Resources
Geography for Homeschoolers
This includes some of the states which have state unit studies.

Arizona
Beararizona
Mission San Xavier del Bac Page located on this blog.
Mission San Xavier del Bac

North Carolina
Wildlife in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Utah
Monte Bean Life Museum BYU -- Provo, Utah

Reid Park Zoo Activity Pages

https://reidparkzoo.org/category/bringing-the-zoo-to-you/activity-pages/

National Geographic Kids Coloring Pages

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/coloring-book-animals-a-to-i/
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/coloring-book-animals-j-to-z/

Botanical Interests Coloring Books

https://www.botanicalinterests.com/coloring_books

Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb in 3D

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NeiMEZa9d93&mls=1

Dance like Animals for International Dance Day

April 29 is International Dance Day. Find a dance and dance to it. Here are some dances that animals have performed.

Physical Education/Dance Activity: Dance to the music as they are played. You can pretend you are that animal and try to copy the moves the animals make. If you like, have someone video tape your dance moves.

Dancing Blue Footed Boobies - Ranger Rick
Dance with the Blue Footed Boobies. If you have blue socks, put those on, if not, pretend you are wearing blue socks.

The Stunning Dance of the Peacock Spider! - Ranger Rick

A Spanish Dancer Nudibranch Gives a Graceful Performance Every Time It Swims - Ranger Rick
This has beautiful music played as the background music.
Dance with the music as you watch the nudibranch swims (dances) in the waters.

Flight of the Bumblebee
This a link found on my blog.

Flight of the Bumblebee

The Flight of the Bumblebee is one of the most entertaining music pieces I have ever heard. It was written by Rimsky-Korsakoy. He was born in March 1844 in Russia. To learn more about Rimsky-Korsakov, at Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Classics for Kids | Composers and Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov @ Wikipedia.

Lesson Plans
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Classics for Kids | Composers
Lesson plans for Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5 and much more

Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans

Crafts
Make a Bee Finger Puppet Craft.

For older children or adults: Felt Finger Puppets

There are many more ideas out of the web, just search for them online.

Music/Physical Activity
Listen to the music on Classics for Kids website
Dance like a bee as you dance to this fast and fun music.

Other Music Links
Flight of the Bumblebee
Flight of the Bumblebee - Canadian Brass

Abiyoyo Book Ideas

Abiyoyo is a famous children's book. Pete Seeger is the author of this book.

Book Background
You can read the background of this book.

Geography
Learn where South Africa is located on a map or globe South Africa. Talk about South Africa.

Music
Learn about the ukulele. Show photos of a ukulele. Talk about it.

Learn the Abiyoyo song

You can listen to Pete Seeger sing the lullaby.
Play it as many times as you like to your students (or children).

To read more about where the Abiyoyo song comes from, go to: What do you want to know about Abiyoyo?. This link includes two recordings of South African musicians playing different African instruments. The instruments that are played by these men are the uhadi and umrhubhe, and the Kalumbu.

Literature
Read or listen to the Abiyoyo story being read.
Pete Seeger Reads 'Abiyoyo' on Reading Rainbow

Physical Activity
As you listen to the story, Abiyoyo, dance like Abiyoyo. Stand in place and stomp your feet.

Arts & Crafts
Draw your very own Abiyoyo, the giant.
Make Abiyoyo into your own giant character!

Ukulele Music Craft
This is on our blog.

Lesson Ideas
Abiyoyo Lessons with Printables
Book Extension Ideas: Abiyoyo | Scholastic

Ukulele Music Craft

There are different ways you can make a ukulele craft. My daughter made one in December 2018 at a homeschooling enrichment program. It was in her "Music From Trash" class. This class was inspired by the Landfill Harmonic. There is a video about this orchestra at Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra You can listen to the video Landfill Harmonic Amazing and Inspirational to learn more about this orchestra.
My daughter used a box, toilet paper rolls, rubberbands, juice bottle lids, tongue depressors (large craft sticks), and lots of clear tape. You could use a paper towel roll instead of toilet paper rolls.
Below you will find what she created in her class. As you can tell, the writing is not very clear in the below photo, so you might not be able to read it very well.

Paper Plate Ukulele

I found a Playable Cardboard Ukelele that interesting read about how it is made. It's a lot of work but at least it is fun to read. If you want to make one, you can but it is not a craft for children. You can hear the Cardboard Uke Video - House of the Rising Sun played.

Educational Resources at Commemorative Air Force

The Commemorative Air Force has various types of educational resources on their website. There are resources for "Early Learner", "Upper Elementary", "Middle School & High School", and "Any Age".

Monte Bean Life Science Museum BYU

The Monte Bean Life Science Museum is located in Provo, Utah at Brigham Young University (BYU). We went to this museum in 2008. There are lots of resources at this museum.

Here are some educational resources you can find online for this museum. On the Activities page, I listed only the activities that you can do without visiting the museum.

Audio Tour

Activities: Scavenger Hunts, Animal Paper Airplanes & Coloring Pages, and Intro to Africa Coloring Book, etc.

Alphabet Animals
Go on a virtual animal hunt for this museum or use the web to find different animals that begin with that letter of the alphabet. When searching for that animal on the Monte Bean Life Science Museum website, listen to the Audio Tour for the different animals or watch the Exhibit Videos. Write down the animal on the paper. Enjoying having fun while learning about the animals.

Discovery Reading Videos: Listen to various children's books on this page.

Exhibit Videos: This includes Education Videos, Conservation Kids Videos, Tanner Lecture Videos, etc. located at the bottom of the page.

Lichens of BYU Campus

Nurses Day & International Nurses Day

May 6th is National Nurses Day. May 12th is International Nurses Day.

Activities
If you know any nurses personally, you can create something or write them a letter on how much you appreciate them.

Research about famous nurses. Create a booklet about these nurses.

Famous Nurses
Florence Nightingale

9 Famous Nurses Who Made Their Mark on American History

Nurses Museums and Memorials
Nurses Memorial: Arlington Cemetery

Spanish American War Nurses Memorial: Arlington Cemetery

Lost Art of Nursing Museum & Gallery

Museum of Nursing History

Creating the Cadet Nurse Corps for World War II: National Museum of American History

Nurse Corps

The Second Battlefield: Nurses in World War I: National World War I Museum and Memorial

Florence Nightingale Museum
Florence Nightingale Resources

Florence Nightingale Learning during Lockdown

Nurses Links
Nurses Day Facts

Kids Activities & Crafts for Nurses Day

50 Ways to Celebrate National Nurses Week

Strega Nona Book Ideas

Strega Nona was written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.

Language Arts
Watch: Strega Nona read by Mary Steenburgen

Social Studies & Geography
Research to find to find which country Calabria is located in Italy.
Locate it on a map.
Learn more about Italy.

Storyline Online

https://www.youtube.com/user/StorylineOnline/videos

Mission San Xavier del Bac

In August 2014, our family visited the San Xavier del Bac Mission located 9 miles south of downtown Tucson, Arizona. It is a beautiful mission. Learn about the history, view photos, and much more at the below site. If you have a chance to visit this mission, it would be something you would enjoy.

http://www.sanxaviermission.org/

Mudskippers

Have you ever heard of the Mudskipper? It is a fish. Learn more about them in the below video.

Weird Creatures: Mudskippers

Be Kind to Animals Week

I was searching for "May animals of the month". I learned that this week is Be Kind to Animals Week. For 2020 it is from May 3-9. Be Kind to Animals Week was initiated in 1915 by the American Humane Association. It has been celebrated for 105 years. Read more about it at.
Commemorating a Century of "Be Kind to Animals Week" 1915-2015: American Humane Assoication Kindness 100

Links
Be Kind to Animals Week: Delray Beach Public Library
Including a reading list.

Be Kind to Animals Week®

Animals

Animal Sounds
Animal Sounds All Over the World

Arts & Crafts
Animal Finger Puppets

Language Arts
Add-a-Letter Animals
Animal Letters
Hidden Animals
Mystery Animal

Science
Animal Appetites

Snacks
Marshmallow Animals

The below links have church related information in them. They can be adapted to your needs.

Lesson
I Can Be Kind to Animals: Lesson 35, Primary 1
Includes a bunny coloring page, finger plays ("My Little Kitten", "Noah"), and other ideas. This lesson can be adapted to a school or other settings by using parts of the suggested activities.

Lesson 35: I Can Be Kind to Animals

Activities
Animal Matchup
Mixed Up Animals: Noah

Science
Creatures Revealed (Matthew 13)

May 11, 1751 Pennsylvania Hospital Founded

Pennsylvania Hospital was founded on May 11, 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond.

History of Pennsylvania Hospital
This includes: historical timeline, virtual tour, lesson plans, etc. 

United States Virtual Tours

Here are some virtual tours of these famous sites located in the United States.

United States Capitol
Architect's Virtual Capitol
Visit the Capitol

Glenn Research Center - NASA
Ohio

National Aquarium Virtual Tours
Baltimore Maryland
Washington D.C.

National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour - Smithsonian
Washington, D.C.

Pennsylvania Hospital Virtual Tour
Pennsylvania

Statue of Liberty Virtual Tour
New York

United States Botanic Garden Virtual Tour
Washington D.C.

Yosemite National Park
Virtual Yosemite
California

Yellowstone National Park
Explore the Fort Yellowstone Historic District
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming

Dr. Seuss

Theodor ("Ted") Seuss Geisel (known as Dr. Seuss) was born on March 2, 1904 in Massachusetts.

I will be adding more resources to this post.

Make Square Bubbles

How to Make Amazing Square Bubbles!

Teaching The Engineering Design Process

Learn about the engineering part of STEM and STEAM.

Teaching The Engineering Design Process

STEAM Activities for Kids

Here is another site that talks about STEAM and includes activities that can be done with children.
STEAM Activities for Kids

28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids

You can find lots of ideas at this site.

28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids

STEM & STEAM

What in the world does STEM and STEAM mean?

Well, the letters stand for something. For STEM, here is what it means.
S stands for Science,
T stands for Technology.
E stands for Engineering
M stands for Mathematics.

Now, they have added one more to make STEM. STEM + ART = STEAM. Art is very good part of STEAM since it adds the creative part into all of these subjects.
S stands for Science,
T stands for Technology.
E stands for Engineering
A stands for Art..
M stands for Mathematics.

Raccons

A raccoon is a nocturnal animal. They love to hunt for food at night..

Books
Raccoons and Ripe Corn by Jim Arnosky
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn  
A Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn

eBooks
I wrote two Corn eBooks
They are for the alphabet and numbers 0-25.
You can use it with the book Raccoons and Ripe Corn by Jim Arnosky.

Raccoon Facts, Photos

Procyon lotor (Linnaeus); Raccoon
 
Raccoon Activities
AFUNK: Raccoon Coloring Book
First-School: Raccoon Theme Preschool Activities and Crafts

Owls

There are many type of owls. Some owls are nocturnal (which means they are active during the night). Some owls are diurnal (which means they are active during the day). Three diurnal owls include the Northern hawk-owl, Burrowing Owl, and the Snowy Owl. There might be other owls that are active during the day but you will need to research to find those owls.

Owls
AllAboutBirds (CornellLab)
Owls | Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Owls | Oregon
Living With Wildlife: Owls | Washington

Barn Owl
AllAboutBirds: Barn Owl

Barred Owl
AllAboutBirds: Barred Owl
Wikipedia: Barred Owl

Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owls - Athene cunicularia Facts, photos, and owl calls (sounds).
All About Birds: Burrowing Owl
Wikipedia: Burrowing Owl

Great Horned Owl
AllAboutBirds: Great Horned Owl

Horned Owl/Eagle Owl
Owl hooting - YouTube

Snowy Owl
Coloring.ws: Snowy Owl
All About Birds: Snowy Owl
Wikipedia: Snowy Owl

Spotted Owl
AllAboutBirds: Spotted Owl

Owl Cams
Great Horned Owl Cam - AZGFD
Watch Live Barred Owls! Wild Birds Unlimited Barred Owl Cam | Cornell Lab - YouTube

Owl Documentaries
Experiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBC - YouTube
Great Horned Owl on the Hunt | Nat Geo Wild - YouTube

Reading or Story Time
Children enjoy reading books or have books read to them.

Here are some books you can find online or at your local library.

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell (A popular children's book.)
[Read Aloud] Owl Babies by Martin Waddell - YouTube
Owl Babies Picture Book Animation - YouTube

Little Owl's Night Board Book by Divya Srinivasan
Little Owl's Night - Animated - YouTube

Guardians of Ga'Hoole Book Series by Kathryn Lasky

DVDs
You can even watch the movie, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole.

Owl Crafts
Felt Owl Pattern
Flying Owl and A Home for Mr. Owl: Summer Reading 2012 Storytime Brainstorming
Harry Potter Party Owl Balloons
Paper Plate Owl Craft: Mommy Savers
Snowy Owl Winter Craft - This uses a shower sponge (loofah) for the owl's body using white craft paint. You use construction paper for the owls eyes (yellow, white, and black), black for the beak and feet, and brown for the branch the owl is sitting on..  

Coloring Pages
abcteach: Owl Coloring Pages
AFUNK: Owl Coloring Book
Coloring.ws
CyberSleuth Kids: Owl Coloring Page
Owl Coloring Page @ Preschool Coloring Book

Masks
Zoomboomafoo: Moonface the Barn Owl Mask 

Puppets
Colorful Shape Owl Craft for Kids
Paper Bag Animal Puppet - A Fun Owl Craft for Kids 
Snowy Owl Paper Bag Puppet Craft

Hop on Pop

I love Dr. Seuss children's books. Hop on Pop is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books. It is read by Martin Freeman.

Beautiful photos of all 61 U.S. national parks

Here is a slideshow of 61 National Parks in the United States. You may have visited some of these places in person. Enjoy the beauty of these parks as you go through the slides.

Beautiful photos of all 61 U.S. national parks

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Another one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books is called Oh, the Places You'll Go!. This is a perfect book for everyone to know the places will go. It is great for those that are graduating in 2020 during this time of the COVID-19. You can go many places, just do it.

Lava Lamp Without Using Alka-Seltzer

This is so cool!!! Check it out!

Lava Lamp Without Using Alka-Seltzer

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear Book Ideas

One of my favorite children's book is called, The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear. It was written by Don and Audrey Wood. It was illustrated by Don Wood. Don Wood was born on May 4 in the United States. To read more about this author, visit: Don Wood: Scholastic.

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear Book Ideas

Literature
Recommended grades for this book are Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade.
Of course, adults enjoy reading this book too. :0)

Read the book or have it read to you by visiting the below YouTuber.

Read Aloud
Reading with Miss Sara and Friends - YouTube
Note: Her YouTube channel was created in March 2020. She has the comments turned off.

Snack Ideas
Eat strawberries like the mouse did in the book.

Crafts
- Draw a mouse eating a strawberry. Add any detail to your drawing.
- Draw yourself eating a strawberry with or without the mouse.

Language Arts
- Look for different parts of speech in the book. You can list them on the board, white board, etc. For example, the below words you will find these words in the title of the book.
- Create an activity for the age of the children.

The following words are adjectives: little, big, hungry, red, ripe
The following words are nouns: mouse, bear, strawberry
The following word is a conjunction: and
The following word is a determiner: the

For Grade 1, the typical course of study includes adjectives and nouns.

Skill: Use and identify common, proper, and possessive nouns
- You can talk about common nouns that are found in this book (mouse, bear, strawberry, etc.).

- What type of noun is the word...?

Resources:
Core Standards: ELA: Language: Grade 1

Other grades are listed at World Book Typical Course of Study for the different subjects.

Science
I will add ideas to this section at a later time.

* Research on the below nouns that are found in this book.

Strawberries
Mouse
Bear

Math
I will add ideas to this section at a later time.

Victory in Europe - VE Day 75 Years Later

Today is the anniversary of 75 years after the Victory in Europe (V-E) Day. There are videos on the Commemorative Air Force website. The CAF video is also available on YouTube.

They had a Commemorative Air Force conducted a flyover for the anniversary in the Phoenix area.

This isn't a very good photo. This is a good as I could get since it wasn't closer to our house and I used my phone with limited zoom capabilities.

Here are two photos my son took with his camera with zoom capabilities.