Aquarium In A Cup
SeaBed
Make an Ocean Diorama
Ocean And Undersea Life
Ocean Animal Calendar
Ocean Theme **Note: I would not use Styrofoam meat packages; instead I would use styrofoam veggie/fruit/dessert packages (due to disease causing bacteria.)
Arts & Crafts: Beach & Ocean
Sea World Songs
Shark Cam, Seal Cam & Coral Research Cam
The Amazing Fish Cam
Theme Topics: Beach & Ocean
Whales teacher [...]
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Ocean Unit Study
09-Feb-08The earth is over 5 billion years old. Life first originated in the oceans 3.4 billion years ago. The dinosaurs died out 65 million years in the past. Human recorded history stretches back 10,000 years in time.
These numbers are too large to visualize, and difficult to compare. Here’s an easy way to put time in [...]
Little House in the Big Woods
02-Feb-08Vocabulary Lessons
Pioneer & Colonial Crafts
Take a field trip to a one-room school house.
Environmental Education for Kids
Wisconsin Forests
The Black Bear
Animal Tracking
Owl Unit Study
All About Owls
The Aviary - owl facts and photos
North American Owls
Owl Identification Guide
The Raptor Center at the Univ of MN - facts and pictures.
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Musings on Pioneer Clothing
Pioneer Clothing from A History [...]
Mardi Gras
31-Jan-08Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”. The name comes from the ancient custom of parading a fat ox through Paris on this day. The ox was to remind the people that they were not allowed to eat meat during Lent. Lent runs from Ash Wednesday thru Easter Sunday. Mardi Gras moves. It can be [...]
Shadow Puppets
31-Jan-08Playing with Shadows is an intro to shadow puppetry. Ancient China for kids shows you how to do shadow puppets with graphics. Your kids can cast a shadowy show of their own with just a few of these simplified paper puppets and a tabletop stage. How to create hand shadows.
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February is Dental Health Month
31-Jan-08Dental Health Month activities. Learn about your teeth. The ADA Public Service Announcements are 30-second videotaped or animated messages providing oral health prevention and treatment information for patients and consumers. You can d/l the announcements too. The ADA also has lessons plans for many age groups. The “SMILES” Program is a dental health education program [...]
Groundhog Day
31-Jan-08Link list for Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil.com
Official Groundhog Site
Ten Reasons To Celebrate Groundhog Day
Groundhog Activity Page
Groundhog Day Cards
Groundhog Coloring Page
Groundhog Day Coloring
Groundhog Craft For Kids
Groundhog Day Crafts
Groundhog Games
Groundhogs At Hoghaven
Groundhog Day Facts and Tradition
Groundhog Day History
Groundhog Lesson Plan
Help The Groundhog Find Its Shadow
OnTV Groundhog Day Photo Album
Groundhog Day Poem
Groundhog Day Poems
Groundhog Poems and Rhymes
Groundhog Snacks
Groundhog Day [...]
Butterfly Unit Ideas
31-Jan-08Food Idea: An easy item for lunch (or even breakfast sandwiches) is after the sandwich is made, cut it diagonally. Separate the two pieces (the butterfly’s wings) and put in the middle a baby carrot or gherkin.
Bugs for Your Belly kind of looks like a butterfly.
A butterfly unit by Barbara Pratt.
Symmetry - Find patterns in [...]
Water
31-Jan-08Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) offers in the education section an educational poster on Water Pollution. This 17″ x 11″ poster explains where our drinking water comes from, potential threats to the safety of our water, and what is being done to protect it. It is viewable online to save as a jpg or [...]
Learn the Constitution
31-Jan-08March 4, 1789 the Constitution went into effect. Make paper and write your own constitution. Constitution Day is September 17 of each year. Constitution Facts has crossword puzzles, knowledge tests, treasure hunts, word finds, dates to remember timeline and glossary. Learn the Constitution.com has more free activities and resources.
The Library of Congress‘ resources for We [...]
