Each year thousands of schools in the United States participate in the National Geographic Bee. May 14-17, 2017 is the National Championship at National Geographic Society Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Interactive games and maps might be a great way to develop the needed skills for your students to crush the National Geographic Bee. Here are few, I… Read More Geo Bee
Many people consider Memorial Day to be the unofficial start of the season. This year, we celebrate the holiday on Monday, May 29th. Many families will heat up the grill, head to the beach or take in a big blockbuster movie. But Memorial Day has the word “memorial” in it for a reason. The holiday… Read More Memorial Day, May Challenge
Friendship Be a good friend! Friendship is being caring and considerate to self and others. A kind person shows concern for the feelings of others and is helpful and generous. Assembly Read Aloud: Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev. When the local Pet Club won’t admit a boy’s tiny pet elephant, he finds a… Read More May Word of the Month: Friendship
Observed the world over on April 25th, World Penguin Day recognizes one of the unique birds on the planet. There are 17 species of penguins, and all their natural habitats are in the Southern hemisphere. Watch the video below to learn 10 interesting facts about penguins. One of the best ways to help save the… Read More World Penguin Day
In order to better understand the importance of Earth Day, kindergarten students will read The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry. The Kapok tree is found in the Amazon rain forest. The Amazon rainforest is home to a bewildering array of wildlife, including macaws, toucans, tyrant flycatchers, capybaras, tapir, sloths, squirrel monkeys, red howler monkeys, jaguars,… Read More The Great Kapok Tree
Earth Day is a day for appreciating our planet, and reminding ourselves of good habits. Use less energy, produce less waste, and help restore dwindling species of plants and animals alike. There are many ways that people can celebrate Earth Day. Some people might take a little time to enjoy the outdoors, and some people… Read More Earth Day 2017
When we look at characters in fiction writing it is easy for us to identify their character traits. Today, we will look at our very own character traits. Are they positive character traits? Negative character traits? Whatever they are, it is often very difficult to identify our own character traits and change the ones we… Read More Telligami You!
I am first with five Then seven in the middle — Five again to end Observed annually on April 17, National Haiku Poetry Day encourages all to try their hand in creativity. Haiku poetry is a form of Japanese poetry that is non-rhyming and normally consists of 3 lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5.… Read More National Haiku Poetry Day