Kaylee Wendt, Meterologist with Spectrum News, reads Dr. Seuss’s Oh Say Can You Say What’s the Weather Today
The Cat and company travel by hot air balloon up and into various weather phenomena including rain, snow, thunder, tornadoes, and (yikes!) even hurricanes! Along the way they learn about thermometers, anemometers, wind vanes, cloud formations, humidity, fog, smog, weather folklore, and how to stay safe in lightning.
5-10
Science and Art Next Generation & State
During/by the end of this activity, participants will:
Use their fine motor skills to cut, glue and paint.
Use their creativity to design their bees and flowers how they’d like.
Define “pollinator” by describing the honeybees’ job.
Develop a respect for bees and pollinators by having a better understanding of their importance.
15-25 minutes
Popsicle sticks (4)
Yellow, black, white, purple, green construction paper
Paint brush
Green paint
Glue
Scissors
Set Up: Cut yellow construction paper into 4 circles and into 2 ovals. Cut the black construction paper into thin black lines (4 or 6 lines) we will want these lines to fit onto the ovals. Cut 2 heart shape in the white construction paper, this will look like wings for our bees. Cut more heart shapes (about 10) out of the purple construction paper. These will be petals for your flowers. Cut 2-4 leaves from your green construction paper.
Steps: 1.) Glue the yellow circle to the yellow oval so it will resemble a bee body. Repeat once so there are 2.
2.) Glue the thin black stripes to the body of the bee. Trim off any excess. Each bee body can comfortably fit 2-3 stripes.
3.) Glue the white heart wings to each bug on their backs.
4.) Glue the popsicle sticks to the bees
5.) give your bees some fun faces
6.) Add antenna to the bee’s heads
7.) Glue the 5 (or so) purple hearts together so they make a circle. And then add a yellow circle to the center, repeat this once. These will be flowers!
8.) Glue the leaves to 2 of the popsicle sticks.
9.) Paint the plant’s popsicle sticks10.) Glue the flower heads to the popsicle sticks.
Wrap Up: Now that the bees and flowers are finished, the bees can fly around and pollinate the flowers.
Interesting facts on bees: Honeybees harvest nectar and pollen from flowering plants.
Male bees in the hive are called drones and they do not have a stinger. We usually do not see these bees outside the hive.
Worker bees (the ones we see flying and on flowers) are females. Honeybees live in large groups called colonies.
An average beehive can hold around 50,000 bees.
Honeybees do not want to sting you! If you leave a honeybee alone it will continue its important job of pollination.
Pollination is the process that allows plants to create seeds. Pollination happens when pollen falls on the pistil of the flower. Pollen is produced by the anther of the flower. This is helped by butterflies, birds, flies, bees, and the wind! The animals that help with pollination are called pollinators. Pollinators help plants grow! They are very important to our planet. They are responsible for the clean air that we breathe, the foods we eat, and the trees and flowers we enjoy. http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/honey_bee_k6.html
“Suis-je petit?” – Tamia n’est pas sûre et continue de demander à divers animaux qu’elle rencontre au cours de son voyage. Finalement, elle trouve la réponse surprenante …
Special thanks to Pat Dwyer, a loving Oma, and Jewish Family Services for their help in making these possible!
Storytime, Birthday Edition: Deputy Mayor Ellen Grant Reads Spot’s Birthday Party by Eric Hill.
In this story, Spot’s guests at his birthday party are playing hide-and-seek, and Spot is “it.”
Special thanks to Pat Dwyer, a loving Oma, and Deputy Mayor Grant for their help in making these possible!
By: Valerie Drapeau
Education Coordinator
Download a printable version of this Sanity Saver here.
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil
Construction paper of varying colors
Markers
Tape or a glue stick
Calendar
Set up: 5 minutes to prep your materials
Activity:25 minutes to make the paper chain
Birthday countdowns are an exciting tradition leading up to your special day. This fun paper chain activity will provide your child with a fun project to help the whole family count down to the big day! This activity doesn’t have to just be used as a birthday countdown , it can be used for any special outing or event your family has planned; just pick a day to work toward and watch your child’s excitement grow!
Art and ELA Writing
Step 1: Choose your event day and count the total number of days on a calendar between the day after you start your project and the day of the event. For example, if you are working on this project on Wednesday, July 1st, and your event day is Saturday, July 11th, you would begin counting on the 2nd through the 11th which would give you a total of ten days. This step may be tricky, so you may need to help your child count the appropriate number of days. This is a great opportunity for younger children to not only practice counting but reciting the days of the week in order as well!
Step 2: Turn your paper vertically, then measure and draw 1-inch strips with a ruler and pencil on construction paper. Cut the corresponding number of strips of paper that equals the amount of days until your event. Try using multiple colors so your chain is colorful! You can even put two pieces of paper on top of one another to make the cutting go faster.
Step 3: Starting with the number “1”, write one numbered day on the middle of each strip of paper until you reach your last numbered day. If you plan on using multiple colors, be sure to lay out your pattern before writing.
Step 4: Using tape or a glue stick, link each paper strip starting with number “1”, in order, creating a long chain. You can even write a special saying or draw a picture on a separate piece of paper for where you will fasten the top of the chain (something like “Days Until My Birthday!”). Secure the chain to this paper with tape and let your child choose where to hang it!
Step 5: The day after you complete the project, start by cutting one rung of the chain at the bottom, (in our example, you would cut off day 10). Cut one link of the chain every day. It will be so exciting to watch the chain get smaller and smaller as they wait for their special event to arrive!
Staycation: a vacation spent in one’s home country rather than abroad; or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions.
Vertical direction: having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom of something.
