Ever wondered when the media first became involved in the Presidential Election process?
Well, one could say it began right about this time of the year, 83 years ago! That’s right! The first Presidential Inauguration ever filmed was filmed on March 5th, 1933!
It was the Inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Click on the link below to watch this first inauguration ever on film:
Then, respond in the comments section below with your thoughtful reaction!
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A biography is the story of a real person’s life, whether they are alive today, from centuries past, famous, forgotten heroes, or a unique group of people.1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #16: Biography Study
2. Check out the this website. It contains biographies of many people. You will find world leaders,inventors, scientists and many more. Click on 3 of the names. What topics do the pages introduce?
3. Choose someone you have not heard of before and read that person’s biography. On your recording page, add the person’s name and 3 of the most interesting facts you learned.
4. Create a mini-quiz (5 questions or less) about your subject and add it to your recording sheet. Include an answer key.
5. Repeat this process for 5 different people.
6. Share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out the Who was Making History Badge or the Who was Badge at the EY website
1. Set up your Social Studies mini spark recording page: #8: The Pony Express
2. Read this article. Record 5 details about the Pony Express.
3. Watch this video. Record 5 details from the video.
4. Share two interesting facts about the Pony Express.
Describe three things about the riders.
Give four reasons why you would want to be a Pony Express rider or four reasons why you would not want to be a Pony Express rider.
5. Share your early enrichment mini spark recording page with your teacher or the EY coordinator in your building.
Check out the Pony Express badge at the EY website.
This week, the happiest place on earth, Disneyland, celebrated its 60th birthday!
They planned a huge celebration full of musicians, artists, and sneak peeks
Checkout behind the scenes of Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary Celebration
Can you imagine how much work has gone into making the happiest place on earth? Especially when designing all of fun rides? Like this one:
Roller coasters take a lot of planning, and there are people that have jobs to create new rides. Isn’t that awesome? You could have a job designing roller coasters when you grow up!
Before you can design a roller coaster, you will need to know a little bit more about the different types of energy required. Click here to see how the two types of energy help a roller coaster move. (may require flash, for additional resource: click here).
What two types of energy are there in a roller coaster?
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Try and design your own roller coaster on a piece of paper. If you can, mark down where there will be Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy. Share your designs with your EY Coordinator!
1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #15: Rebus Puzzles
2. Number your recording page from 1-8. At the rebus quiz page, examine the puzzle, record your guess, and then check your work. Add a star if you got it correct and add in the right answer if needed.
3. On your recording sheet write each of these topics on its own line:
Positioning
Try it out 1
Highlighting
Font Properties
Try it out 2
Homophones
Repetition
Try it out 3
Context and Clues
3. Read this teaching page that explains some strategies so you can learn more about how the position of the words will help you solve the puzzle. As you read each section on the page, write examples and hint on your recording page.
****NOTE: There are 3 “try it out” sections on this teaching page. For each “try it out”click the link to find a puzzle, record your guesses/thoughts, and then check the answer.
5. Go to this website where you will find 18 rebus puzzles. Number your recording page from 1-18, Choose 8 to solve. Record your guess next to the correct number. When have a guess written down, click the box to check your work. Put a star on your page or write in the correct answer if needed.
6. Share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Inventor, Juliette Gordon Low, or as her friends called her, “Daisy,” was like the superhero of Girl Scouts, zooming around with courage, confidence, and character! In 1912, she waved her magic wand and created Girl Scouts of the USA, where girls could gather to unleash their amazing powers in STEAM—science, technology, engineering, arts, and math! Just like a science experiment gone right, she turned her dream of girls teaming up to celebrate their strengths into a fantastic reality!1. Set up your STEAM mini spark recording page: #15: Juliette Gordon Low
2. Watch this video to learn about Ms. Low. Take notes on your recording sheet.
3. Read and examine all of the pages on these sheets which share Ms. Low’s patent for a liquid container made out of paper. How do the different labels and figures help understand the drawings.
4. Print page 2 of this information sheet. Work on the folding project. Reminder: You will need to study the patent drawing page to find the steps.
5. Now add your own creativity! Think of 3 new uses for this invention.
6. Take a picture of your product and your three ideas and add it to your recording page
7. Did you know that Juliette Low also has a Design Patent? It may look familiar to you. It is the inspiration for many trademarks utilized by Girl Scouts of America. Study this image. Do some research to find out what a design patent is. Record your findings on your recording page.
8. Share your STEAM mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out the Kids Invent Stuff Badge the Problem Solving Invention Badge at the EY website.
Have you ever been on a trip and wondered…
Are we there yet?!
Traveling to a new place can take a long time, a lot a planning, and cost a lot of money. What if you could take a trip from the comfort of your seat? What if you could take out the question “are we there yet?” by taking a virtual fieldtrip?
Starting this week, each month Early Enrichment will take you on a virtual field trip to visit places all around the world. You will be able to see the places, read about them, and learn about their culture.
This week we are traveling to visit the ancient pyramids in
Mexico!Checkout these activities about the Mayan Culture :
(3) Mayan Culture
1. Set up your math mini spark recording page: #17: Pi Numbers
2. Below you will see the first 98 digits of pi. Record the number of times each digit appears. Which digit is not used in the first 30 places? Record your discovery on your recording page.
3. Take this Pi Day trivia quiz If you use a website to find an answer, make sure to note that on your recording sheet.
4. Memorize 100,000 digits of pi using this site: http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~huberty/math5337/groupe/digits.html OK…that might be a little extreme, but try to memorize at least 30 places. If you can do 30 already stretch it further.
5. Read this article with Pi facts. Record several new ideas on your recording sheet.
6. Discover the circles around us by posting a Circle Selfie to this Padlet Wall: http://padlet.com/spady_lynn/piday16
7. Share your math mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
I wonder who your valentine is this year?
Is it your parents? Maybe a friend?
Valentine’s Day is an important holiday around the world. It is a day that we show those around us how much we care. But have you ever wondered about hot it started?
To check out more information go to, Pebbe Go or by visiting this Valentine’s Day Wonderopolis.
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that we celebrate our love for our friends and families, what else did you learn about the holiday? Comment below!
It’s always exciting having parties and getting cards from your friends, but think about those who might not receive valentines. This week’s early enrichment activity is to “Share the Love” by creating valentines for senior citizens that live in Westside’s neighborhood. Make a valentine and send it to your EY Coordinator!