Click on the image above to watch a video about the differences and similarities of Fables and Fairy Tales.
Fables are stories that are passed down, with a good lesson or moral to be learned, and are about animals, plants, or forces of nature that are humanlike. Fairy tales are stories that often involve magical characters, have good and evil characters, and generally start with “once upon a time.”
Click on the video below to hear a story. After you’ve listened to the story, scroll down to answer a couple of questions.
Answer the following questions in the comments below (don’t forget to include your first name and last initial and your school):
February is Black History Month, and it’s also the month for the 2022 Winter Olympics. To combine the two, we’re going to learn today about a great African-American Olympian, Jesse Owens.
Who was Jesse Owens?
Track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. His achievements were important for himself and for many other people at the time. The Games were held in Berlin, Germany. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was in power there. Nazi banners draped the sports field. The Nazis believed white athletes were best. But Owens proved that they were wrong.
James Cleveland Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama, on September 12, 1913. His family later moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in search of better opportunities.
Jesse became a track star at a young age. In 1928 he set track records in the high jump and the running broad jump (long jump). In 1933, while he was in high school, he broke three other records. He then went to Ohio State University.
In the Olympics Owens won gold medals for the running broad jump, the 100- and 200-meter races, and the 4 × 100-meter team relay. He also set new Olympic and world records.
Owens graduated from college in 1937 and worked for the Illinois Athletic Commission. He later got involved in guidance activities for young boys. He also made goodwill visits to countries in Asia for the U.S. government. Owens died in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 31, 1980.
To learn more about Jesse Owens, watch the video below.
What is the most important thing you learned about Jesse Owens? Comment below.
Did you know that there are awards for funny photographs of wildlife?
Born from a passion for wildlife, The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards began modestly in 2015 as a photographic competition.
Since then, it has grown into a worldwide competition seen by millions of people every year, and always with wildlife conservation at its heart.
The free competition, open to wildlife photography experts and beginners, celebrates the funniness of our natural world and highlights what we need to do to protect it. From a surprised otter to an angry turtle, Comedy Wildlife’s photographs bring a smile to everyone’s face.
Below is a link to a google slides presentation with some of the finalists for the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photography awards.
Your job is to write something funny to go along with each photo!
Directions:
Click the link below.
Make a copy of the slides. Now they are yours!
Write something funny on each slide to go along with each picture.
When you are finished, click on the yellow share button.
Pictured above is one of my favorite poets – Amanda Gorman. In the picture, she is reading a poem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden! And, she is just 22 years old!!
Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as an award-winning writer! She has written for the New York Times and has three books forthcoming with Penguin Random House.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, she began writing at only a few years of age. Now her words have won her invitations to the Obama White House and to perform for Lin-Manuel Miranda, Al Gore, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai, and others.
In 2017, Amanda Gorman was appointed the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate by Urban Word – a program that supports Youth Poets Laureate in more than 60 cities, regions and states nationally. She is the recipient of the Poets & Writers Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, and is the youngest. board member of 826 National, the largest youth writing network in the United States.
Click on the link below to watch Amanda Gorman read her poem “Talking Gets Us There”.
1. Set up your early enrichment mini spark recording page: #53: How to Catch a Unicorn
2. Listen to the book How to Catch a Unicorn
3. On your recording page, make a list of the traps they tried in the book.
4. On our recording page, make a drawing of your own plan for a unicorn trap.
5. Design a unicorn-Include a description about where it live, what it looks like, what it eats, and its powers. Include a picture of your unicorn in its habitat. Make a pic collage about your unicorn and its features.
6. Share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Martin Luther King Jr’s father was the pastor of the Ebeneezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States of America.
Martin was a gifted student. He was awarded several university degrees.
He decided he wanted to become a minister and delivered his first sermon at his father’s church at the age of 18.
In December 1955, in Montgomery Alabama, Rosa Parks, a black woman, was arrested for failing to give up her bus seat to a white man.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was appointed president of the Montgomery Improvement Association which led the boycott of the Montgomery bus services. (A boycott is where you stop using goods or services to bring about a change.)
The bus boycott lasted 381 days at the end of which the US Supreme Court ruled that segregation was illegal.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a very brave man who believed in non-violent protest. During the course of his campaign his house was bombed, he was arrested on numerous occasions, and he was stabbed. Finally, he was shot and killed at the age of 39 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr King was a very powerful orator (speech maker). His most famous speech, “I Have A Dream”, was delivered to an audience of 250,000 people.
Following Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder, a national day of mourning was declared in the USA.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, held on the third Monday of January, is now a public holiday in the USA.
Have you heard of Kid President? Click on the video below to watch him tell the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. Then, in the comments, tell us how will you celebrate and honor Dr. King on his special day.
Friday is National Cookie Day!! This is a great time of year for cookies! I know I can’t stop eating them!
Here’s a quick, but fun, video about the history of the cookie – did you know they were invented by accident? Find out how by clicking below:
Then, who is the most FAMOUS lover of cookies??? Well, Cookie Monster! Who else? To help celebrate National Cookie Day, sing along with the video below!
Finally, I think I have the BEST recipe for chocolate chip cookies. I’ve shared it below.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
1 cup Shortening 1 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Brown Sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. Vanilla 2 cups Flour 1 1/2 tsp Salt 1 tsp Baking Soda 12-oz. pkg. Chocolate Chips
Preparation
Cream shortening, sugars, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together dry ingredients. Stir into creamed mixture. Blend well. Add chips.
Drop from tsp. 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet (or a non-stick baking sheet). Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) for 8 – 10 minutes.
Makes 6 dozen.
SHARE YOUR FAVORITE COOKIE RECIPE IN THE COMMENTS!
Step 1 – Have you ever wondered why turkey is often a dish enjoyed at Thanksgiving Dinner? Check out this Wonderopolis to learn all about this tradition. Click below.
Now, that you have learned a little about this tradition, let’s get creative!
Step 2 – Watch this video for step-by-step directions on how to draw an adorable turkey. Grab a piece of paper and drawing utensil and click on the video below.
Remember, you can pause the video if you need more time.
Step 3 – Display your turkey drawing in your house for others to enjoy!
