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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” ― Dr. Seuss
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Painting: Outside the Box
We usually paint with paper and paint brushes, right? Well what if we didn't? What else could we paint with?
Here's some ideas...how about we paint some sticks...
or paint with leaves...
Let's think outside the box! What else can YOU come up with?
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Perfect Summer Pina Colada Pops
Blend and freeze:
- 1 can pineapple chunks, in juice
- 1 banana
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
(Makes 6 servings)
(allrecipes.com)
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
What's cookin'
You're on lunch duty today! What will you make? How about some peanut butter banana wraps? Yum!
Create your own recipes and add them here.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Geocaching
Let's go geocaching! Geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online. Go to Geocaching.com to get started.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
KidsConnect
You can borrow books, videos, and music online and they will deliver it right to your door! Or schedule a library visit with Mom to peruse the shelves. What library programs or events do you want to attend? Let Mom know so we can go, go, go!
Monday, June 11, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Let's travel...
If you could travel to any place and any time where would you go, when, and why? Leave me your top 5 choices in the comments.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Mrs. Milliron's Summer Book Club
Check out the 2012 Summer Book Club selection at Mrs. Milliron's Blog. Join in on the reading fun and discuss this FANTASTIC book with your friends.
Musee du Louvre
The Louvre is one of the largest and most visited art museums in the world! Located in Paris, France the museum resides in Palais du Louvre. The Palais du Louvre began as a fortress and was built under the reign of Philip II in the late 12th century. Currently, the Louvre houses nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 19th century! Learn more about the Louvre and the history it holds by taking a virtual tour of Musee du Louvre.
Mystery Messages
Create a game using mystery messages. Write your messages on white paper using white crayons. Then use watercolor paint to reveal the secret notes.
En Plein Air...
En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open air", and is used to describe the act of painting outdoors. The famous artists Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir enjoyed painting en plein air.
Become Inspired
or learn more about Renoir here.
Create
Now take your paper, paints, and imagination outside to paint en plein air.
Welcome to the Theater...
Let's create our own puppet theater and put on a show!
katydiddys has a handy dandy tutorial on how to do so....
katydiddys has a handy dandy tutorial on how to do so....
Mr. Nussbaum A Thousand Sites in One
Mr. Nussbaum A Thousand Sites in One has games, videos, articles, and more....all for YOU to explore!
Science of Everyday Life
Explore the science all around you at Science of Everyday Life.
Travel through time, experiment and learn in a virtual lab, or find science experiments for you to recreate at home!
Arcademic Skill Builders
Arcademic Skill Builders has tons of games just for you.
Be sure to login to find what challenge activity you've been asked to do!
Glossopedia
What are the benefits of hurricanes and how to they form? Was chocolate really used to treat fevers and infections? Which animal can smell a drop of blood in 94 liters of water?
Find these answers and more at Glossopedia.
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