Enriching elementary minds and bodies during an at-home summer
Join Christopher Robin has he sends Pooh and the gang off on a scavenger hunt. After listening to Winnie the Pooh’s Scavenger Hunt, go on a scavenger hunt of your own! Use this as inspiration to create your own Scavenger Hunt Bingo Card!
From a river to a lake, from a lake to a cloud, from a cloud to rain. Learn all about the water cycle with these read-alongs. The Smallest Raindrop After watching The Smallest Raindrop, explain what happened to the smallest raindrop at the beginning, middle and end of the story. Use the diagram at the …
Watch this read-aloud of “The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister, read by Ernest Borgnine, then answer the questions with a parent or family member below! Questions and Activities There were a lot of ocean creatures in this book. How many did you see? What was “The Rainbow Fish” about? Make sure to use evidence from …
Kaboom! Pow! Zap! Children sure to have fun finding onomatopoetic words through comic strips. What is Onomatopoeia? Onomatopoeia is when a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound. When you say an onomatopoetic word, it sounds like the noise you are referring to. For example: The clanging pots and pans scared the baby. The wolves howled at …
Who are you as a superhero? How do superheroes get their powers? If you were a superhero, which of these categories would your powers fit into: Altered Humans High-Tech Wonders Mutants Robots Aliens What You Need Download and print this template or draw your own on paper Crayons, colored pencils or markers Pencil Eraser What …
Countless animal homes can be discovered right outside our front door. After getting some inspiration from Friends of the National Zoo: A Guide to the Outside, try it yourself! Go outside and look up, look, down, and look all around, and you’ll see all sorts of animal homes. Look in trees and you might see …
How do animal parents care for their babies? Read, watch, and learn here! We know how grown-ups care for us, but how do animal parents care for their babies? You can listen to a reading of the book “Baby Animals” by Elaine Pascoe for some of the many ways the animal kingdom takes care of …
There’s no better way for children to learn about the world around them than by experiencing it firsthand! What To Do Watch this three minute video on the PBS website for a quick primer on insects and their physical characteristics. Then, head to your backyard to see …
Exploring the wild doesn’t need to involve a trip to a far off place. You can discover all kinds of amazing creatures right in your own backyard! Summer is a great time to get outside and observe nature in action. Combine learning and art by making your own very own bug …
Did you know fireflies are also called lightning bugs? What to do Read the National Geographic Fireflies text. Surprise a bigger person in your life by telling them what bioluminescence means. Challenge: see if you can catch a firefly with your camera. Share your photo on social media using #CapRegSummer or email it to us …
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