Names of Groups of Animals

 

Names

of 

Groups 

of 

Animals

   I love word 

    play... so I     

am sharing this with you.

Which ones can you think of that were left out? 

I am thinking of a pack of wolves

and a herd of cows...

ACTIVITY: Be a scientist and research your favorites. 

Draw and label those animas and challenge your friends to do the same. 

Then make a group book.

Wacky Wednesday - Read Aloud Story Video

 Wacky Wednesday 

              by Dr. Seuss (Tgeo. LeSieg)

                    - Read Aloud Story Video

WHAT could be going on in this crazy story???
It seems like 2020!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b653k3-_wIM

Watch the video again, and keep track of how many WACKY things are happening...

Then draw a picture of wacky things in YOUR day. Share your story with a friend or family member.

I Like Myself - Read Aloud Video

 I Like Myself 

- Read Aloud Video

           Written by Karen Beaumont

What do you like about YOURSELF?

Watch and listen to this story video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTIyUKznXzk

ACTIVITY: Make your own I LIKE MYSELF storybook.

You Need:

Paper

Pencil or pen

Watercolor paints, markers, crayons, or colored pencils

Use the book as a model (mentor text). Write down the things YOU like about YOURSELF.

Stack  4-6 pages on top of one another. Fold them in half, to form a book.

Write a few on each page. 

When you have told your story, go back and illustrate each page. 

Share with your family and friends.

Be sure to write your name and the date on your book.

Watercolor Hearts

 

Watercolor HeartsHere are some ideas for you to try using Rainbows and Water color paints. 

You can also use watercolor markers, and then use a drop of water to spread the paint.

You can make paper of rainbows and then cut our hearts, too.

NEED SOME IDEAS ON MAKING VALENTINES CARDS? REVISIT OLDER POSTS. LOOK IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN FOR :

See Feb. 5, 2021 Post for How to Make a Heart.

See Rainbow posts in this blog.

See Collage in this blog.

See Word Clouds in this blog.

But, THAT'S AMORE - That's Love.

Have fun and share your Valentine with someone you care about.

Friendship Stones - Craft

Friendship Stones

A fun craft

Valentine's Day has several other new names that make is not only for romantic love. Have you heard "Palentines" Day (PAL)?  or GALentines Day (gal)?

I always think of my closest friends on Valentine's Day because, well, I love them, too.

So this is a great time to let those you care about know that YOU think THEY are special.

NOTE: This project will only take about 10 minutes, but it might take overnight to dry.

You need:

Small stones (think of something that can sit on their desk or bureau) (1 for each gift)

Red acrylic paint, or poster paint, or finger paint, or a red tamp pad

old newspaper or something to protect the work surface from spills

Paper towels

A black permanent marker (like a Sharpie)

Optional: Clear nail polish or spray varnish or hair spray

Step-by-step

1. Dust off the stones. Think about where you can put the heart.

2. Put a small amount of paint in a container or paper plate (or use the stamp pad)

3. Gently dip the flat part of your index finger in the paint (or on the stamp pad).

4. Gently place the flat part of your finger on the RIGHT portion of the stone (see the photo above).

5. Repeat step 3.

6. Gently place the flat part of your finger on the LEFT portion of the stone (see the photo above). 

7. LET THE PAINT OR INK DRY.

8. Repeat for as many stones as you have.

Wipe your hands on the paper towel and clean up.

Let the stones dry for a few hours. 

Using the SHARPIE, draw facial expressions and arms and legs (see the photo above to inspire you). 

Write your name and the date on the back.

Coat the surface with clear nail polish or take it pursued and spray with clear varnish or hair spray. You might need hep with this part.

Let dry overnight.

Share your gift with someone you love.

I LOVE HEART ART

I LOVE 💖💙💚💛💜 ART

Here are many ways you can use your hearts, dray your own, use paint, tissue paper, water color, markers, stamps, colored pencils, magazine pages, words, sososososososos many ideas...

Fill the hearts of your friends, relatives, neighbors, or patient in the hospital or nursing home with LOVE...

HAVE fun and share the love.

I HEART Animals

 I 💖ANIMALS

See the postings on how to cut out a heart (2.5.2021), What else you can do with hearts (2/6/2021), for today's activity of using heart shapes to make animals.

You need a lot of heart cut outs, so make some.

Then use this picture to help guide you and to spark your imagination to make OTHER animals.

Be sure to share your LOVELY animals with your friends, family, and neighbors!

Send one to someone for Valentine's Day (Feb. 14).

You need:

Paper, 

Scissors,

Crayons or markers,

glue

Palindromes

 Palindrome  -  WORD PLAY 

Oh I love to play with words... Even day I play Words with Friends, and an Italian word game, called Free Rice.

So today I am posting about Palindromes. These are fun words, phrases, or sentences (or numbers) that are the same going backwards, as they are going forward. 

pal·in·drome

/ˈpalənˌdrōm/

Learn to pronounce

noun

1. a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward, e.g., madam or nurses run.

   
   

   
   

   DATES, can also be in palindrome style:

   
   

   Sunday – 02/02/2020 – is the first “global” palindrome since 11/11/1111. Unlike other palindromic dates, such as 10/02/2001, 2 February, 2020 is considered a global palindrome because it is exactly the same written both in the DD/MM/YYYY format as well as the US standard of MM/DD/YYYY.

   
   

   They are so fun. You KNOW I love ITALY, so here is one of my FAVORITE palindromes:

                                           An Italian palindrome:   Amore, Roma.

   Here are a bunch... Have fun reading them and seeing the patterns.

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

 

Penguin story and new craft

On  Mar 23, 2020, my friend, Ellie made a read aloud video of the story of Tacky the Penguin.

It feels cold enough to see penguins, so I thought you might enjoy the video.

I also have an easy craft for you about penguins. 

You need:

 scissors, some paper, glue, and your OWN TWO HANDS!

Trace your hand (have someone help, if you need it) onto black paper, or paper you can paint or color black. 

Cut TWO handprints out carefully.

Cut two circles that will fit inside the palm of the handprints. 

Glue the white bellies in the middle of the black handprint. Add some eyes.  Even some snowflakes!

Use this picture to guide you.

Can you tell or write a story about YOUR two penguins? 

Thanks to "It's always Autumn" on Facebook.

What ELSE can you make with Hearts? - craft

 

What ELSE can you make with Hearts?

Look back to the post on 1/29/21 and see how you can cut hearts out of scrap paper or magazines (be sure to ask if you can have the magazines, first!)

(Do you know the trick to getting a heart shape? See post from 2/4/21)

.

YOU NEED:

Paper scraps

old magazines, 

scissors,

glue or paste.

LET'S Make some hedgehogs!

Cut out MANY hearts of different colors, but try to keep them about the same size. 

How to make a Paper Heart - Craft Video

How to make a Paper Heart - 

craft video

You need:

Paper (scrap, construction, craft, or even pages from old magazines)

                                                        Scissors

                                                          Paste or glue or glue stick

This is an EASY way to get your heart to be symmetrical. 

Draw a half heart on a folded piece of paper. Che sure the paper is folded in half.

Follow the steps in the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMniwemdEHA

Cut out many hearts for your future projects. Then look for ideas on how to use them - or think up your OWN ideas.

Be sure to clean up any mess you have made.

Valentine's Day is Feb. 14th. 

Find out About Valentine's Day - video

Here's a. short video that explains about this LOVELY holiday!

https://gpb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/a2b4d3a2-8fb8-44a7-aa2c-cd6535d6bbdc/valentines-day-all-about-the-holidays/

Make a message of love, like, or appreciation to someone special in your life. 

Send it for February 14th.

What can you make from hearts? - Craft

What can you make from hearts? 

- Craft

On Jan. 29, 2021, I posted an idea to make hearts cut from magazine pages. 

Now I challenge you to think of things you can MAKE with the hearts.

Here, I made a flower. I can think of putting 5-6 hearts in a curvy line to make a caterpillar.

Or to stake several to make layered hearts with a button in the middle.

WHAT can YOU do with hearts?   Have fun.