The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge provides a home for the fastest members of the animal kingdom, a pair of peregrine falcons. These peregrine falcons typically lay eggs in early spring, with chicks hatching one month later. This year, the project is once again asking students to help name the falcon chicks! Several chicks… Read More 2019 Falcon Naming Contest
Students will learn all about vegetables in this fun and colorful book by one of our favorite authors, Gail Gibbons. This book explains which parts of certain vegetables we eat, as well as how vegetables are grown. Vegetables come in many shapes, colors, and forms. Gibbons provides a wealth of information about produce which will… Read More What is Compost?
“Hello Sun! Hello Earth! Hello Rain! Hello Wind! Hello Ocean! Hello Wind! Hello Rain! Hello Earth! Hello Sun!” There are lots of very cool things to learn about the monarch butterfly and we’ll try to talk about most of them during our Earth Kids Club meeting, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Monarch butterflies are the most beautiful… Read More Earth Kids Club: Session 4, Week 20, 5/1
Each week we begin our session in an easy pose with the Hands-to-Heart. Take a deep breath in through the nose and exhale to chant the sound of Om. Stand to flow with “Hello Sun! Hello Earth! Hello Rain! Hello Wind! Hello Ocean! Hello Wind! Hello Rain! Hello Earth! Hello Sun!” In easy pose with… Read More Earth Kids Club: Session 3, Week 15, 3/6
Everyone is on a growth journey and we should celebrate the growth potential of all students. You CAN learn ANYTHING!
Check out this heart-warming award-winning 3D animated short created by the talented Alyce Tzue. “Soar” about a young girl who must help a tiny boy pilot, Lucas, fly home before it’s too late! This month, 2nd grade students are challenged to design and build a new flying machine for the character Lucas. Make a labelled… Read More Flying Machine Challenge
Penguin Awareness Day was created to celebrate everybody’s favorite zoo animal! Together, let’s find out more about penguins because penguins can be loved all year long! Emperor penguin parents overcome starvation, freezing weather, and hungry leopard seals to keep their chicks well fed. Watch the video below. Emperor penguins spend their entire lives on Antarctic… Read More Wednesday, January 20, 2018 is Penguin Awareness Day
Another snow day tomorrow or perhaps a delay? There are some great resources for students to “play” with during those winter snow days. The first two links below are my favorite: Text Snowflake Creator – This site allows you to add three words to place into your snowflake. You can play with shape, font, and color for… Read More Snowflakes and Snow Days