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Snowflake Bentley

Snowflake Bentley

Take this quiz to see how well you listened – Quia’s Snowflake Bentley Let’s experiment – Insta-Snowball Let’s play these Logic Games: Factory Balls and Snowball Siege 2 Here are the images he photographed under his microscope –...
New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday. As we begin a new year, this is the time when we reflect on the year that has passed and set new goals for the year ahead. Setting goals for yourself is a great way to strive to become a better person, improve ourselves,...

Thinking about Generosity

As the holidays approach, we have been discussing different ways to express generosity. We have discussed the importance of not focusing on material gifts by comparing quantity, cost and size, but rather focusing on the importance of giving your time, kindness,...
Holiday Logic

Holiday Logic

Let’s use this time of year to keep our logic in check. Choose from the following activities to keep your brains active. Factory Balls is a problem solving game that emphasizes logic and sequential reasoning. Your job is to create a design that matches the...
The Snowflake

The Snowflake

Thanks to the “Snowflake Man” we know that every snowflake is unique. Wilson Bentley was the first person ever to photograph microscopic images of snowflakes.  Today we will find out some fun facts about snowflakes and other topics with That’s Baloney! Watch the...
100 Years!

100 Years!

Yesterday my Grandma turned 100 years old! She received a telegram from the Queen which is a tradition in England for people who turn 100 years old. She was born in 1916. Over the last 100 years there have been many changes. Challenge yourself to research and find...