STEAM Lunar New Year theme
ellenj2019-07-24T11:01:16-04:00STEAM with an unusual theme: Lunar New Year (sometimes called Chinese New Year)
Since a number of students will have just completed a semester of studying Japan and China, we thought it would be fun to sponsor a day of activities with an Asian theme. And since Lunar New Year is...Unit studies
ellenj2023-01-01T17:28:05-05:00Click on these pictures to find out what resources I have. The list will contain some of my downloads, but also other resources that I discovered while doing these topics with my own classes.
Composition and Design
ellenj2019-05-13T17:58:18-04:00Discover the foundations of great art in the principles of composition and design.
Artists use basic principles of design to compose their works of art. They start with a basic "skeleton" before they add any details or textures. You can learn the fundamentals of composition with this short course.
Target age...Invention Day
ellenj2019-05-07T14:13:16-04:00INVENTION DAY
May 2, 2019
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MINI-SEMINARS WILL INCLUDE:
Middle and High school (orange and red groups): Build a mousetrap car, Make Space presentation (the downtown space), word inventions, Invention History game, Rube Goldberg group activity, Invent a Toy, Bricks 4 Kids high school challenge Upper Elementary (yellow group): Build and fly a ...SOUTH AMERICA unit study ideas
ellenj2019-03-18T01:12:51-04:00SOUTH AMERICA unit study ideas
Books I recommend (Amazon links given for those of you who like to shop Amazon.)
"One Small Square, Tropical Rain Forest" by Donald Silver. A very scientific picture book for grades 2-6 https://amzn.to/2Y0OZBH "Rain Forest" a New View book by Fiona MacDonald. Catalogues what creatures live...DESERT unit study ideas
ellenj2019-02-15T13:28:37-05:00DESERT unit study ideas
Books I recommend (Amazon links given for those of you who like to shop Amazon.)
"One Small Square, Desert" A very scientific picture book for grades 2-6 https://amzn.to/2IeKCPN Games Desert ecology card games Biology drawing lessons Crafts Pop-up Sonoran Desert sceneANTARCTICA unit study ideas
ellenj2021-07-08T21:58:46-04:00ANTARCTICA unit study resources and ideas
BOOKS:
Here are some books I ordered for my class as mid-week reading material. Links to the books on Amazon are provided in case you find that helpful for quick shopping. "Antarctica" a popular picture book for young readers. https://amzn.to/2BBP6Ko "Here is Antarctica: Web of Life"...By ellenjUncategorizedantarctica, crafts, free, games, geography, homeschool, ideas, science, unit study
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Pi Day
ellenj2019-03-18T00:21:32-04:00PI DAY : March, 14 (11:00-3:30)
First, what is Pi?
"Pi" is the Greek letter used by mathematicians to represent the ratio of a circle's diameter to its circumference. Why is a Greek letter needed? Because this ratio isn't a rational number like 2, or 1/2, or 1.335. This ratio is...Pointer star craft project
ellenj2018-12-20T16:00:17-05:00Pointer star craft project
Purpose of activity: To learn about the stars used for navigation in the northern and southern hemisphere Target audience: ages 8-12 Time needed: 20-25 minutes Materials needed: copies of pattern pages (one page color, one page onto black paper), scissors, glue stick, white colored pencil or white/silver...By ellenjPhysical Scienceastronomy, craft, ellen, kids, laser, mchenry, navigation, patterns, pointer stars, project, science, southern cross
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