Friday, June 26, 2020

July 4th

National Archives July 4th Celebration - Includes family activities, downloads, Founders Online (Correspondence and other writings of six major shapers of the United States. This includes Jefferson’s Notes on Macaroni), videos, articles, and other resources.

Monday, June 22, 2020

Rainforest

World Rainforest Day is celebrated on June 22. It was started on June 22nd, 2017 by Rainforest Partnership. It was launched to raise awareness and encourage action to protect the world’s rainforests.

There are two types of rainforests (temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests). Tropical rainforest are located about 10 degrees north and south of the equator. An example is the Amazon rainforest. Temperate rainforest are located in only certain areas around the world. Two examples of a temperate rainforest are the Hoh Rainforest and the Valdivian rainforest. The Hoh Rainforest is located in Washington state in the United States. The Valdivian temperate rainforest is located in Chile and parts of Argentina. Learn more about rainforest from the below websites.

These are some of the photos I took at the Hoh Rainforest. We visited this rainforest on June 25, 2015. At the time I did not know that World Rainforest Day is celebrated on June 22nd.




It looks like the above photo is of an eagle soaring high in the skies. It might be a bald eagle or some other type of eagle. View other animals at Olympic National Park: Animals.

Watch a live stream video at World Rainforest Day or on World Rainforest Live Stream | YouTube.

Facts
Rainforest | mbgnet.net

Rainforest and Amazon Facts | National Geographic

Rainforest Animals and Plants
11 Amazing Rainforest Animals

Animal Facts Encyclopedia: Rainforest Animals

The Animal Spot Rainforest

Tropical Rainforest Animals and Plants with Pictures and Names

Rainforest Books
Over In The Rain Forest This book uses the common song, "Over In The Meadow".  A great way to introduce different animals that live in the rain forest and to reinforce numbers (1-10).

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry

The Umbrella by Jan Brett

Coloring
The Umbrella Coloring Mural

Dramatic Play

Play different rainforest sounds or animal sounds (or music).

Pretend you are in a rainforest. Hear the rain falling from the sky (Play an audio). See the tall tree ... See the ... flying above you. Can you hear the sound it is making? (Play an audio of that animal.)  Hear the wings flapping. Pretend to flap your wings. Walk like a ... The ... monkey is going from tree to tree.  Pretend you are moving from tree to tree. Oh, it grabbed a ... What color is the ...? Pretend to eat a ...  Shh.  Here comes a ...  Be very quiet. Don't move. Oh, there he goes. You can walk now.

Basically, use your imagination.

Drama
A Rainforest Adventure: The Play

Virtual Resources
Amazon Interactive | eduweb

NATURE: Amazon Rainforest: An Interactive Experience

Virtual Rainforest by Gerald R. Urquhart

Videos
Explore the Rainforest! | Ecology for Kids

Rainforest Animals for Children – Jungle Animal Sounds and Rainforest Wildlife | Kiddopedia  - This video has animal sounds and information about 40 different animals.

Virtual Field Trip - Amazon Rainforest | YouTube

Story Videos
A Trip to the Rainforest

Resources
Characteristics of the Tropical Equatorial Rainforest -- There is a video on this page.

Amazon Rainforest: An Interactive Experience

Saturday, June 20, 2020

Historic Artists' Homes & Studios

"The Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios program (HAHS) is a coalition of 44 museums that were the homes and working studios of American artists."

HAHS (The Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios)

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

World Sea Turtle Day - June 16

Sea Turtles

World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated on June 16.

June 16th is World Sea Turtle Day!

Turtles and Tortoises Located on this blog.

This was posted on the Turtles, Sea Turtles, and Tortoise page (now Turtles and Tortoises) on May 25, 2020. I have created a separate page because there is so much information out there about sea turtles.

Sea Turtles Fact Videos
Happy World Sea Turtle Day | Nature | PBS
Sea Turtles 101 | National Geographic
Turtle Time! | What Sam Sees | National Geographic Kids
Videos | National Geographic

Sea Turtles
The Leatherback is the largest sea turtle.

Find a Species: Sea Turtles | NOAA.gov
What is the largest sea turtle? | NOAA.gov
800-pound endangered sea turtle nests on Melbourne Beach - Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leatherback Turtle

Information About Turtles
Sea Turtle Conservancy
Turtles of South Africa | Oceans Africa

Interactive
Sea Turtle Lifecyle | SWOT

Educational Resources
Educational Initiatives: Educator’s Guide & Lessons | Sea Turtle Conservancy

Online Games
Education: Kids Corner: Games | Sea Turtle Conservancy
WaterLife: Sea Turtles and the Quest to Nest | NOAA.gov

Books
I'll Follow the Moon by Stephanie Lisa Tara
The Life Cycles of a Sea Turtle by Bobbie Kalman
One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies
Sea Turtle Journey by Lorraine A. Jay
Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons

Read Aloud Books
One Tiny Turtle | Ms. Shelly's Read Aloud
Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons 

Read Alouds

Authors Reading Their Books
Abiyoyo - Read by Pete Seeger on Reading Rainbow

From Head to Toe - Read by Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar read by Eric Carle

Where's Spot? - Read by Eric Hill 

Diane Alber Read Alouds

Actors and Actresses Reading Books
Hop on Pop Read by Martin Freeman

Karen Grassie Story Time - Karen Grassie is the actress who played Caroline Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. She was the mother.

Strega Nona - Read by Mary Steenburgen

Oh, the Places You'll Go! Read by Liv Tyler

Books Read Online
Chester's Way read/signed by Vanessa Marano & Katie Leclerc written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes

Dr Seuss on the Loose!

Harry the Dirty Dog read by Betty White written by Gene Zion, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham

The Hula-Hoopin' Queen read by Oprah Winfrey written by Thelma Lynne Godin and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

The Kissing Hand read by Barbara Bain written by Audrey Penn, illustrated by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak

Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan - Animated

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood | Reading with Miss Sara and Friends

Little Owl's Night - Animated

One Tiny Turtle | Ms. Shelly's Read Aloud

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Owl Babies Picture Book Animation

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons

Stellaluna read by Pamela Reed written and illustrated by Janell Cannon

The Tale of Peter Rabbit read by Rose Byrne written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter

The Rainbow Fish read by Ernest Borgnine written and illustrated by Marcus Pfister

Story Times 
Ms. Shelly's Read Aloud
 
Reading with Miss Sara and Friends

StorylineOnline

World Book Day Storytime Online 

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Flag Day


Today is flag day. Learn more about Flag Day from the below links.

What is Flag Day? | history.com

Flag Day (United States) | wikipedia

Math Problem: Flag Day

It has been 243 years since the adoption of the flag of the United States of America which occured on June 14, 1777. Find the factors of 243.

Flag Day

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Cnidaria

Phylum: Cnidaria

The four major classes (groups) of cnidarians are:
Anthozoa
Cubozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa

Introduction to Cnidaira
The Cnidarian Tree of Life project (CnidToL)

Anthozoa

These include: corals, anemones, and sea pens and sea fans
Corals and Coral Reefs

Alcyonacea, or soft corals do not produce calcium carbonate skeletons.




The below photos were taken at the
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - January 2010

Corals

Soft Coral and Anemone
I believe the bottom left is an Alcyonacea (soft coral).
It is possibly a sea whip. The bottom right is some type of anemone.

Whip Coral (Leptogorgia virgulata) | Chesapeake Bay Program

The below photos were taken at the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
located at BYU (Brigham Young University). - July 2018



Corals | National Geographic
Corals of the World - Coral Taxonomy, Coral Geographic, and Species Factsheets

The Stylophora is also known as the Birds nest corals or Cat's paw corals. It is in the class of Anthozoa.

Stylophora pistillata | Corals of the World

The Agaricia agaricites is also known as the Lettuce coral or Tan Lettuce-leaf coral.

Agaricia agaricites Factsheet | Corals of the World
Tan lettuce-leaf coral (Agaricia agaricites) | Marine Species Identification Portal
Agaricia agaricites (Lettuce Coral) | UWI

Corals and Coral Reefs | Smithsonian Ocean Find Your Blue
The Scyphozoan

Classification: Order Alcyonacea | Corals of the World

Sea Anemone
The sea anemone was named after the terrestrial anemone flower.

Sea Anemone | National Geographic

Cubozoa

These include: box jellies

Box Jellyfish | National Geographic
What is the most venomous marine animal? | NOAA.gov

Hydrozoa

These include: siphonophores, hydroids, fire corals, and different medusae

The Portuguese man o' war is also known as the Man-of-war, or Blue bottle. It is in the class of hydrozoa. It is in the order of siphonophorae.

Siphonophores.org
What is a Portuguese Man o’ War? | NOAA.gov

Scyphozoa 

These includes: true jellyfish
Common Jellyfish (Moon Jellyfish)
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - January 2010

The Aurelia aurita is also known as the Common jellyfish, Moon jellyfish, Moon jelly, or Saucer jelly. It is in the class scyphozoa.

Aurelia aurita | wikipedia

OTHER
Coloring Pages
Ocean Animals Coloring Pages | First-School.ws

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

June: National Ocean Month

June is National Ocean Month. Learn more about the ocean by visiting the National Ocean Service at Celebrate the Ocean | NOAA.gov.

Find more resources on this blog located at Oceans.

Monday, June 8, 2020

Native Americans

History Detectives: Navajo Rug | PBS.org

Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Museum - There are educational resources located on this site.

‘Native American Woven Arts’ Explores Methods, Meaning - This is about the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Museum located in Illinois. In this video clip, it talks about the "weaving function and design at a local museum dedicated to Native American art and culture."

New Mexico History Museum | Interactives - Interactives, Online Exhibits, Podcasts

Pyramids

Geometry Resources

Fractions and Decimals

Interactives in All Subjects

Pratt's Educational Resources
Grammar Interactives

United States Capitols

United States Virtual Tours

World Virtual Tours

All Subjects
K-12 Student Interactives | Utah Education Network - Including Homework Help

metkids: Metropolitan Museum of Art Explore the Map, Hop in the Time Machine, and Watch Videos

K-12 Student Interactives | UEN

Utah Education Network has a list of interactives for students.

K-12 Student Interactives

Grammar Interactives

Free Online History Textbooks

Find high school courses for students, teachers, home-schoolers, and history lovers at UShistory.org. It includes US History, American Government, and Ancient Civilizations.

USHistory.org

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Letter M

M Countries
Find various countries that start with the letter M.
Some include: Mexico, Mali, Morocco, Mongolia.
Locate them on a map or globe.
Learn about them.
Make a booklet or paper about one or more of them.

M States
This states that are located in the United States
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana
Locate them on a map or globe.
Learn about them.
Make a booklet or paper about one or more of them.

Machu Pichu
Machu Pichu is located in Peru.

Machu Pichu | wikipedia
Destination: Machu Pichu

Magnesium
Learn about magnesium from the links on this blog.

Magnetism
Explore magnetism using magnets.

Magnifying Glass
Look at objects using a magnifying glass.

Map
Look on a map for different countries, states, territories, mountains, oceans, etc.
Learn about that location.

Maple Tree and Maple Syrup 
Learn the history of maple syrup.
What kind of maple tree does it come from?
How is maple syrup made?

Maracas
Maracas | wikipedia

Make maracas.
Play music on them.
Mexican Maracas (using a balloon) @ DLTK-Kids

Mars and Mercury
Learn about the planets that start with the letter M (Mars and Mercury).

Mars
What is another name for Mars? Does Mars have any moons? If so, what are they called and what type of moons are they? Find the answers at NASA: Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration.

Did you know there is a volcano located on Mars! It is called Olympus Mons. It is a shield volcano. Learn more about it at Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration by using the interactive planet on the top of the page.

Matter
Learn what matter is in science.
The States of Matter include: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.

Explore the states of matter using water.

Mercury
Learn about the planet Mercury.
Planets - NASA Solar System Exploration
Does Mercury have any moons? Find out at NASA.

Microscope
View cells under a microscope.

Moon
Learn about the Earth’s moon.
Are there any moons by Mars and Mercury?

Mountain
Learn about different mountains.
Locate them on a map or globe.
Create a booklet or paper about what you have learned about mountains. Include photos of the mountains that you researched.

Muffin

Snack
Make and eat muffins.

Song
The Muffin Man | All Nursery Rhymes
The Muffin Man | Scoutsongs.com

D-Day

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Letter U

Letter F

Letters of the Alphabet


Letter D Added on 7/9/24
Letter F
Letter H Added on 7/9/24
Letter L Added on 7/9/24
Letter M
Letter P Added on 7/9/24
Letter S
Letter U 

Letter S

S Food
Salami, Sausage, Soup, Spaghetti, Strawberry, and many more

S Games 
Added 7/9/24
Games Kids Play - Sausage Note: You could use another word for younger children. 
Games Kids Play - Simon Says
Games Kids Play - Sock Wrestling
Games Kids Play - I Spy
Statue: Play music and when the music stops you have to stop in the position you were in.

"S" Countries & States in the United States

Locate these states on a map.

South Carolina
South Dakota

Safety

Saguaro

Sailboat

Saturn

Saxophone



Seed

Shaker


Ship


Sink
Activity
Science Experiment: Take different items that will float and sink.  Have the children put them a container of water or in the sink.  Have them see if each object will float or sink.  If you want, you can have them write on a piece of paper what each item does.

Slide

Snaredrum

Snow

Sports
Play different sports.

Star

Straw

Street
Talk about street safety.

String Bass

Summer

Sun

Sunrise

Sunflower

Swan

Volcanoes

Caldera Volcanoes

Rhyolite Caldera Complexes | Volcano World

Grímsvötn
Country: Iceland

Yellowstone
Country: United States
State: Wyoming
Yellowstone Caldera is a caldera and supervolcano.

Shield Volcanoes

Shield Volcanoes | Volcano World
The Hawaiian shield volcanoes are the most famous examples.

Kilauea

Mauna Loa

Others are located in Hawaii

Country: United States
State: Hawaii

Fact: The Hawaiian volcanoes are not located near any plate boundaries.

Fernandina
Country: Ecuador

Karthala
Country: Comoros

Erta Ale
Country: Ethiopia

Tolbachik
Country: Russia
 
Masaya
Type: Caldera and Shield
Country: Nicaragua

Stratovolcanoes

Stratovolcanoes are also called composite volcanoes.

Information

Stratovolcano | Volcano World

Volcanoes of Chile

Volcanoes

Colima
Country: Mexico

Fuji (Mount Fuji)
Country: Japan

Galeras
Country: Colombia

Mount St. Helens
Country: United States
It is part of the Ring of Fire.
It is between the Juan de Fuca plate and the North American plate.

Mount St. Helens Tectonic Plate

Sakura-jima
Country: Japan
This volcano has erupts 100-200 time each year since 1995.

Villarrica
Country: Chile
It is one of Chile's most active volcano.
It is part of the Ring of Fire.
It is between the Nazca plate and the South American plate.

Barren Island
Burma Plate and Indian Plate

White Island
Country: New Zealand

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Science Links

Digestive System

Science Index

Astronomy
(A branch of physical science)

Atmospheric Sciences
(Including: Climatology, Meteorology, and other sciences)

Clouds Thematic Unit
Jetstream

Chemistry
(A branch of physical science)

Periodic Table of Elements

Earth Science
(A branch of physical science)

(Including: Geology:, Physical Geography, Ecology, Soil science, Oceanography, Atmospheric sciences, and other sciences)

Earth Science Interactive Games
Earth

Geology
Rocks, Minerals, and Soils

Life Sciences
Life science deals with living things and their relationship to one another and to their environment.

Biology is a branch of life science. These sciences are a branch of biology: anatomy, botany, cell biology, ecology, genetics, marine biology, microbiology, neuroscience, ornithology, Zoology, and other sciences

Digestive System
Genetics
Human Body Systems

Birds (Ornithology) 

Botany
Botany Labels on this Blog

Cell Biology

Neuroscience for Kids

Physics
(A branch of physical science)

Physics

This is my though process here. I will add more later.

Topics:
Electricity
Magnets

Miscellaneous
Science A to Z

Science Links

Find lots more resources are on this blog.

Monday, June 1, 2020

Physics

Resources
The Wonders of Physics Traveling Outreach Program - Including teacher resources, Just for Kids, and more.

Videos
The Wonders of Physics | YouTube

Earth Science Interactive Games

Rocks, Minerals, and Soils

Lessons and Videos
Rocks | Robert Krampf The Happy Scientist
What is a Mineral? | Robert Krampf The Happy Scientist

Interactive Online Activities
Crystals Game | Scholastic  Learn some facts when you click on "Factoid".
Discover! Simulations: Earth, Our Home | eduplace
Discover! Simulations: Treasures From Earth | eduplace
Discover! Simulations: The Solid Earth | eduplace - Learn about stalactites, stalagmites, and death corals found in caves. Limestone is what is found in these deposits.
Rocks, Minerals & Soils | Science Kids - "Learn about rocks, minerals & soils as you complete a variety of experiments with this fun, interactive activity."
Rock Cycle Interactive | Annenberg Learner.org
Transform the Rock | Annebereg Learner.org

Science Interactive Activities

I will be adding more resources on this page.

BBC Bitesize Primary Games 1

Discover! Simulations | eduplace.com - K through  6

Science Games for Kids | Science Kids Living Things, Physical Process, Solids, Liquids & Gases, Math Games, and Detective Science