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May 5, 2020
Parents & Kids: For the Record...Track Your Quarantine
My note to parents during these strange days of Covid19.
Ask your kids to track their days living under quarantine. Why?
The future.
(I know: working from home and teaching your kids is asking a lot.)
Ask your children–of all ages including teens and college kids, to make a record of these days. There are lots of ways
to get it done:
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Ask your kids to track their days living under quarantine. Why?
The future.
(I know: working from home and teaching your kids is asking a lot.)
Ask your children–of all ages including teens and college kids, to make a record of these days. There are lots of ways
to get it done:
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April 6, 2020
Upcycle a Coffee Tub to a Nest Box for National Wildlife Week
by Mary Kay Carson
Happy National Wildlife Week 2020, America! April 6-10 is this year's week for appreciating what's wild around you. As the National Wildlife Federation says: Embrace the wild life!
Spring is the perfect time to take notice of wildlife. Every day brings a new songbird returning from southern climes or a creature awakening from winter's long sleep. My new book for young
Happy National Wildlife Week 2020, America! April 6-10 is this year's week for appreciating what's wild around you. As the National Wildlife Federation says: Embrace the wild life!
Spring is the perfect time to take notice of wildlife. Every day brings a new songbird returning from southern climes or a creature awakening from winter's long sleep. My new book for young
March 14, 2020
Isaac Newton's Take on Social Distancing & Making a Plague Mask
Coronavirus. In this week of people socially distancing
themselves by working from home, the Washington Post ran a story about
Isaac Newton and what happened when he left his studies at Cambridge as the Plague
swept across England beginning in 1664. Here’s the link: https://buff.ly/39JEcl2/
Newton used his time in isolation at home in “Woolsthorpe” to
put all his university learning to work.
themselves by working from home, the Washington Post ran a story about
Isaac Newton and what happened when he left his studies at Cambridge as the Plague
swept across England beginning in 1664. Here’s the link: https://buff.ly/39JEcl2/
Newton used his time in isolation at home in “Woolsthorpe” to
put all his university learning to work.
February 3, 2020
Who Made George Washington's Breakfast?
by Brandon Marie Miller
(Activity: Make Hoe Cakes)
1799, Mount Vernon, home of George and Martha Washington
Enslaved cooks Lucy and Nathan rise well before dawn to begin meal preparations-- coaxing embers into flame, lugging buckets and heating water. Nathan replaced the Washington's former male cook, Hercules, who ran away to freedom in 1797. Butler Frank Lee, also enslaved, sets the table in
(Activity: Make Hoe Cakes)
1799, Mount Vernon, home of George and Martha Washington
Enslaved cooks Lucy and Nathan rise well before dawn to begin meal preparations-- coaxing embers into flame, lugging buckets and heating water. Nathan replaced the Washington's former male cook, Hercules, who ran away to freedom in 1797. Butler Frank Lee, also enslaved, sets the table in
December 5, 2019
Games For a Winter Night
by Brandon Marie Miller
December. Darkness arrives early as the days shorten. In the past, people lit candles, lanterns, or oil lamps against the gloom. They sat near their fires. Flames cast light and shadow around the room and reflected back from people's eyes. It was a time to chat, read books, sew, knit, play musical instruments. People also played games-- cards, dice, chess, board games,
December. Darkness arrives early as the days shorten. In the past, people lit candles, lanterns, or oil lamps against the gloom. They sat near their fires. Flames cast light and shadow around the room and reflected back from people's eyes. It was a time to chat, read books, sew, knit, play musical instruments. People also played games-- cards, dice, chess, board games,
November 5, 2019
Honoring Women Vets of World War I
Veterans Day is coming soon. And Yes! Women served back in World War I, a fact which has nearly been forgotten. Here's a reposting about their service..
Next month marks 100 years since
the United States went to war again Germany and the other members of the
Central Powers in the Great War – later called World War I. This month, we
celebrate Women’s History Month. Hence my post: to introduce
Next month marks 100 years since
the United States went to war again Germany and the other members of the
Central Powers in the Great War – later called World War I. This month, we
celebrate Women’s History Month. Hence my post: to introduce
September 30, 2019
MUMMIES? EXPOSED! TWO ACTIVITIES for OCTOBERRRR…..
My new book, MUMMIES EXPOSED!, debuted in May. Spring hardly seems like the season for talking mummies, but as I say in the book, “there’s always something new to learn about something old.” So why not dig into mummy study all the year around?”
Mummies! takes an in-depth look at human bodies that were preserved either with intent or by Mother Nature. I tell their stories of discovery—and,
Mummies! takes an in-depth look at human bodies that were preserved either with intent or by Mother Nature. I tell their stories of discovery—and,
September 1, 2019
Crack Caesar's Code!
Welcome guest blogger, author Jean Daigneau!
The
idea of sharing secrets by writing in codes and ciphers might seem like an
interesting past time. But did you know that writing in codes and ciphers
actually goes back thousands of years to some of the earliest civilizations
known to man? And that wars have been
won and lost based on the success of keeping codes and ciphers secret?
The
idea of sharing secrets by writing in codes and ciphers might seem like an
interesting past time. But did you know that writing in codes and ciphers
actually goes back thousands of years to some of the earliest civilizations
known to man? And that wars have been
won and lost based on the success of keeping codes and ciphers secret?
August 1, 2019
Experiment Like Nikola Tesla
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July 14, 2019
Happy 50th Apollo 11 Moon Landing!
We're thrilled to have author and Chicago Review Press editor Jerome Pohlen guest-posting in celebration of his recently released—and very timely—book, THE APOLLO MISSIONS FOR KIDS: The People and Engineering Behind the Race to the Moon with 21 Activities. Enjoy!
Next week (July 20) marks the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon. I chose to write about Apollo—not
Next week (July 20) marks the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon. I chose to write about Apollo—not
