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 

Story Corner: Eric Carle Reads - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

This is a clip from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood where Eric Carle reads From Head to Toe.

The full episode is located at the below link. It shows more detail how Eric Carle creates his artwork for "From Head to Toe".

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Talks About Giving and Receiving 1721

Ms. Shelly's Read Aloud

Find various books at: Ms. Shelly's Read Aloud

Spot & Eric Hill

Spot's First Walk 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.

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

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
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear | 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.

Storyline Online

StorylineOnline

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.

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.

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

Planting a Rainbow

Happy National Find a Rainbow Day!!!! It is celebrated on April 3.

Here are some activities you can do with your children, students, nieces, nephews, etc. sometime with what is going on in the world right now with the Coronavirus.

Activities
Locate or create a rainbow.


Crafts
Draw or paint a rainbow.

History
Read more about National Find a Rainbow Day at the below link.
National Find a Rainbow Day

Planting a Rainbow of Flowers Art Activity
Painting a rainbow of flowers : Lois Ehlert style

Read Aloud
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

If you do not want any distractions from YouTube, go to the below link.
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert | quietube