Category Archives: Special Days

Special Days in June, 2015

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Special Days in May, 2015

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Special Days in April, 2015

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April’s special days list is bursting with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! Whether you’re looking for something special to study, trivia, a day to celebrate, or a food to add to the menu, this list gives you plenty to choose from.

April’s Themes, Awareness, and Observances

Amateur Radio
Arab American Heritage
Astronomy
Autism Awareness
Car Care
Card and Letter Writing
Celebrate Diversity
Confederate History
Decorating
Financial Literacy Month
Frogs
Garden
Guitar
Holy Humor
Home Improvement
Humor
Jazz Appreciation
Keep America Beautiful
Kites
Landscape Architecture
Listening Awareness
Math Education
Military Child
Pet 1st Aid
Poetry
Recycling
School Library
Straw Hat
Stress Awareness
Young Child
Youth Sports Safety
World Habitat Awareness

April Food Themes

Celery
Child Nutrition
Cranberries
Gooseberries
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Pecan
Soy Foods

April’s Daily Specials (the * after the daily special means it does not always fall on the same date each year)

April 1

April Fool’s Day
Atheist Day
Fun at Work Day
Golden Rule Week begins
Medication Safety Week begins
Poetry and The Creative Mind Day
Read a Road Map Week begins
Reading Is Funny Day
Tatting Day
US Air Force Academy Day
Walking Day

April 2

Author Hans Christian Andersen born 1805
Children’s Book Day
Ferret Day
Ponce de Leon discovers and claims Florida for Spain 1513
Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
Reconciliation Day
World Autism Day

April 3

Chocolate Mousse Day
Don’t Go To Work Unless It’s Fun Day
Find a Rainbow Day
Good Friday *
Scientist Jane Goodall born 1934
Johan Gutenberg 1st used movable type to print a book 1451
Author Washington Irving born 1783
Passover *
1st Pony Express Mail Route 1860
Tweed Day
Walk to Work Day *(1st Fri.)
Weed Out Hate/Sow Seeds of Greatness Day
World Party Day

April 4

Hug a Newsman Day
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 1968
Love Our Children Day *(1st Sat.)
NATO established 1949
Pillow Fight Day *(1st Sat.)
Rat Day
Robotics Week begins
Author/Illustrator Glen Rounds born 1906
Tell a Lie Day
Vitamin C Day
Walk Around Things Day

April 5

Bat Appreciation Week begins *
Deep Dish Pizza Day
Easter Sunday *
Explore Your Career Options Week begins *
Go For Broke Day
Scientist Joseph Lister born 1827
Plum Pudding Day
Scientist Walter Sutton born 1877
Activist Booker T. Washington born 1856

April 6

1st Animated Cartoon was copyrighted 1906
Army Day
Fresh Tomato Day
North Pole discovered 1909
Public Health Week *
Artist Raphael born 1483
Sorry Charlie Day
Sweet Tater Day *(1st Mon.)
Tartan Day (Scottish Heritage)
Teflon invented 1938
Twinkie invented 1930
US Entry Into WWI 1916

April 7

Beaver Day
Caramel Popcorn Day
Metric System Day
No Housework Day
Poet William Wordsworth born 1770
World Health Organization Day

April 8

All Is Ours Day
Buddha born 563BC
Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
Empanada Day
Garden Week begins *(2nd week)
Roma Day

April 9

Appomattox Day (US Civil War ends 1865)
Cherish an Antique Day
Winston Churchill Day (first person to become an Honorary Citizen of the United States 1963)
Name Yourself Day

April 10

Farm Animals Day
Golfers Day
Salvation Army Founder’s Day 1865
Safety Pin patented 1849
Sibling Day

April 11

Apollo 13 Launched 1970
Baby Massage Day *(2nd Sat.)
Barbershop Quartet Day
8-Track Tape Day
Just Pray No! Weekend of Prayer and Fasting begins *
Pet Day
End of Revolutionary War 1783
Slow Art Day *(2nd Sat.)
Submarine Day
Teach Your Children to Save Day

April 12

Big Wind Day
American Civil War begins 1861
Author Beverly Cleary born 1916
D.E.A.R. Day (Drop Everything and Read Day)
Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse *(2nd Sun.)
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
International Day for Street Children
Library Week *
Licorice Day
1st Human Space Flight 1961
Paul Revere’s Famous Ride 1775
1st Space Shuttle launch 1981
Student Employment Week begins *
Volunteer Week begins *
Walk On Your Wild Side Day
Week of the Young Child begins *

April 13

American Indian Awareness Week begins *
Cowboy/Outlaw Butch Cassidy born 1866
President Thomas Jefferson born 1743
Scrabble Day

April 14

Dolphin Day
Library Day *(Tues. during Library Week)
Look Up At The Sky Day
Moment of Laughter Day
One Day Without Shoes Day*
Pecan Day
Reach as High as You Can Day
Websters American Dictionary of the English Language published 1828

April 15

Corrie Ten Boom born 1892
Artist/Scientist/Inventor Leonardo Da Vinci born 1452
Holocaust Remembrance Day *
Jackie Robinson Day
Rubber Eraser Day
Take A Wild Guess Day
The Titanic sank 1912

April 16

Day of the Mushroom
Eggs Benedict Day
High Five Day*
Stress Awareness Day
Teen Literature Day *(Thurs. of Library Week)
Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
Inventor Wilbur Wright born 1867

April 17

Bat Appreciation Day
Blah! Blah! Blah! Day
Cheese Ball Day
Day of Silence *
Ellis Island History Day
Haiku Poetry Day
1st Hershey Bar sold 1895
Youth Service Days begin *

April 18

Amateur Radio Day
Auctioneers Day *(3rd Sat.)
Cleaning for a Reason Week begins *
Husband Appreciation Day*(3rd Sat.)
Juggler’s Day
Money Smart Week begins *
San Francisco Earthquake 1906

April 19

Bicycle Day
Coin Week begins *
Environmental Education Week begins *
Garlic Day
Hanging Out Day
Karaoke Week begins *
Princess Week begins *
The Shot Heard Around the World (Battle of Lexington and Concord) 1775

April 20

Boston Marathon *(3rd Mon.)
Chinese Language Day
Marie and Pierre Curie Discover Radium 1902
Adolf Hitler born 1889
Look Alike Day
Patriot’s Day *(3rd Mon.)
Playground Safety Week begins *
Volunteer Recognition Day

April 21

Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
Gathering of the Nations PowWow begins *
Queen Elizabeth born 1926
Henry VIII Became King of England 1509
Innovation Day
Kindergarten Day
Naturalist John Muir born 1838
National Park Week begins *
Rome Founded 753 BC

April 22

Earth Day
Girl Scout Leaders Day
Jelly Bean Day
Mother Earth Day
Roller Skates patented 1823

April 23

President James Buchanan born 1791
English Language Day
St. George’s Day
Homerun Day
Laboratory Day
Movie Theater Day
Picnic Day
Slay A Dragon Day
Take a Chance Day
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day *(4th Thurs.)
Talk Like Shakespeare Day / Author William Shakespeare born 1564
Zucchini Bread Day

April 24

Arbor Day *(last Fri.)
Dance Week begins
Fiddler’s Frolic begins *
Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day
Save the Frogs Day *(last Fri.)
Teach Your Children to Save Day *
Farmer’s Almanac Founder, Robert Bailey Thomas born 1776

April 25

Astronomy Day *
DNA Day
Dance Day *(last Sat.)
East Meets West Day
Eeyore’s Birthday *(last Sat.)
Great Fire of London 1666
Frog Day *(last Sat.)
Go Birding Day *(last Sat.)
Hug a Plumber Day
Physicist Guglielmo Marconi born 1874
Malaria Awareness Day
Sense of Smell Day *(last Sat.)
Suez Canal Construction begins 1859
World Healing Day *(last Sat.)
World Penguin Day
Veterinary Day *(last Sat.)

April 26

Audubon Day
Help a Horse Day
Hug An Australian Day
Kids and Pets Day
Pinhole Photography Day *(last Sun.)
Preservation Week begins *
Pretzel Day
Scientist/Inventor Charles F. Richter born 1900

April 27

Babe Ruth Day
Author Ludwig Bemelmans born 1898
President Ulysses S. Grant born 1822
Scientist Johannes Kepler born 1571
Inventor Samuel Morse born 1791
Prime Rib Day
Tell A Story Day

April 28

Astronomy Day
Biological Clock Day
Kiss Your Mate Day
Maryland Statehood 1788
President James Monroe born 1758
Great Poetry Reading Day

April 29

Dance Day
Greenery Day
Guide Dogs Day *(last Wed.)
Shrimp Scampi Day
World Wish Day
Zipper patented 1851

April 30

Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
Beltane *
Buggs Bunny Day
Hairstyle Appreciation Day
Honesty Day
Louisiana Statehood 1812
Poem In Your Pocket Day *
Raisin Day
Vietnam War ended 1975
Walpurgis Night

I make my monthly special days lists by using several sources including old calendars, holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in. Below are the links to my favorite online April calendars.

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/april-2015.html

Welcome to Holiday Insights Daily April 2024 Holidays

Se7en’s April…

http://food.unl.edu/fnh/april

http://www.brownielocks.com/april.html

Happy April Learning!

betty jo

Special Days in March 2015

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The Super Bowl

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With a husband and four boys, one would think we’d have a football fan or two around the house. That’s not exactly the case, though. Most of the football season is ignored, however the Super Bowl does spark some interest. And, where there is a spark of interest, there’s learning!

Here’s some resource links for Super Bowl related lessons:

Player profiles, Super Bowl history and more from the Super Bowl Website – https://www.nfl.com/super-bowl

Biblical Truths from Football – http://kidsintheword.net/5-biblical-truths-you-can-teach-your-kids-from-football/

Football Music – lesson plans and songs http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/multimedia/series/AudioStories/touchdown-songs.aspx

Football Science Video Collection – http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/football/index.jsp

Football Rules – http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/beginnersguidetofootball

Football Vocabulary Word List – https://myvocabulary.com/index.php?dir=theme&file=theme_list&theme_id=51

Football Themed Writing Paper – https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Football-Writing-Paper-370666

Superbowl Related Math Activities for older students or for family math http://www.yummymath.com/?s=super+bowl

Super Bowl Printables, Crafts, and Activities – http://www.dltk-kids.com/searchresults.html?q=superbowl

Super Bowl Word Puzzles and Games – http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/super-bowl-sunday/

Kid Friendly Super Bowl Recipies – http://chefmom.sheknows.com/articles/822383/kid-friendly-super-bowl-foods

Super Bowl Security – https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/02/homeland-security-department-prepares-super-bowl-amid-pandemic/171831/

Super Bowl and Human Trafficking Concerns – https://www.news4jax.com/news/2021/02/04/florida-attorney-general-warns-of-human-trafficking-ahead-of-tampa-super-bowl/

Commercials are a favorite part of the Super Bowl for many viewers. Youtube has several collections of them. I’m not including a direct link to any of them because some of them are not children or family friendly, even though my search term was “super bowl commercials kids and pets”. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=super+bowl+commercials+kids+and+pets

Write your own commercials with this Persuasive Writing Guide with Printables! https://go.sadlier.com/school/teaching-persuasive-writing-advertising-super-bowl-lesson?utm_campaign=08Q_18_SP_NAT_FB_GfW_Child&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paidsocial

Wishing you Super Learning!

betty jo

Penguins

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I was going over the Special Days in January list with my boys and J got excited when he saw that “Penguin Awareness Day” was coming up Jan. 20. J is my kid who hardly ever gets excited about anything “school”. I wasn’t planning for a science/research study this week, but his excitement over penguins inspired me to plan a penguin study anyway. Below are the resources we found to incorporate the topic of penguins over several subjects and for all of our learning levels. I apologize for the few links that didn’t highlight in blue. I’m not sure what my technical difficulty is about, but I’m working on getting those fixed. Until then, you will need to copy and paste those links into your browser search bar.

Penguin Vocabulary Glossary – http://www.penguinscience.com/education/glossary.php

Penguin Information, Facts, Conservation, Photos – http://www.penguins-world.com/

Wonderful Mr. Rogers Neighborhood episode where he visits with penguins – http://pbskids.org/rogers/video_penguins.html

Video Footage taken from cameras strapped to the backs of Adélie penguins in waters off the coast of Antarctica – http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2266392/The-astonishing-penguin-cam-video-reveals-ruthless-hunting-penguins-are.html

Kid friendly list and links to penguins featured in news articles – http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/search.shtml?v=&s=penguins

Cute Robotic Rovers Disguised as Penguin Chicks – article and video – http://www.livescience.com/48613-cute-robots-spy-on-penguins.html

See What a Penguin Looks Like Inside – skeletal, respiratory, digestive, and circulatory systems – http://www.pinguins.info/Engels/Anatomiemap_eng.html (This is one of the links that didn’t highlight. It’s a great resource and worth the time to copy and paste the link.)

These are our library finds!

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Mr. Popper’s Penguins resources – http://www.homeschoolshare.com/poppers_penguins.php

Penguin resources in the Polar Animal Unit Study – http://www.homeschoolshare.com/polar_animals_lapbook.php

More Penguin Resources and Videos – http://www.franw.com/2015/01/penguin-resources.html

Complete Penguin Teacher Guide in PDF – http://www.neaq.org/education_and_activities/teacher_resources/classroom_resources/teacher_guides/penguin_teacher_guide/index.php

Penguin Themed Math Lessons – http://www.mathwire.com/themes/themepen.html

Penguin Activities, Coloring Sheets and Word Puzzle Printables – http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/activities.htm

Penguin Themed Writing Paper Printables – http://www.teacherfiles.com/resources_bp_animals.htm

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/penguins-writing-paper

Penguins – Designed by God – article – https://answersingenesis.org/birds/penguins/

Bible wisdom demonstrated by penguins! Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

^“9Two are better than one,
    because they have a good return for their labor:
¹⁰If either of them falls down,
    one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
    and has no one to help them up.”

Doesn’t this passage make you think of Antarctica?

Psalm 147:16-17
^“16He spreads the snow like wool
and scatters the frost like ashes.
¹⁷He hurls down his hail like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?”

Interactive Penguin Games – http://penguingamesonline.com/

Penguin Jokes and Riddles – http://www.enchantedlearning.com/jokes/animals/penguin.shtml

Step-By-Step How to Draw a Penguin Instructions – http://www.howtodrawanimals.net/how-to-draw-a-penguin

Egg Carton Penguin Craft – http://patchworkparent.blogspot.fr/2013/07/penguins-join-party_8.html

Penguin Cupcakes – http://foodnfemininity.blogspot.com/2011/11/penguin-cupcakes.html

Frozen Banana Penguins – http://spaceshipsandlaserbeams.com/blog/2014/06/party-food/kids-party-food-frozen-banana-penguins

Even though we are just beginning our penguin study , I can tell by the resources and our enthusiasm that it’s going to be great!

betty jo

Learning Resources for Special Days in January, 2015

Learning Resources for New Year’s

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It’s been a wonderful holiday break from homeschooling for us, but it’s time to get back into the swing of lessons and learning. New Year’s celebrations will be our last lesson focus of 2014 as well as our first lesson focus of 2015. Below are the online resources we’ll be using for our study.

New Year Countdown Interactive Map – http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyearmap.html

Traditions, recipes, games, poetry, and how to say “Happy New Year” from Around the World – http://www.fathertimes.net/traditions.htm

And Year Review and Resolution printables http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2014/12/free-family-new-years-resolution-printable.html

And New Year’s themed art and craft ideas http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/newyearscraftsactivitieskids.html

A hands-on Bible Study with a New Year’s object lesson and playdough http://www.christianitycove.com/new-years-lesson-committing-to-gods-hands/6281/

Times Square Ball math lesson – http://www.yummymath.com/2014/evolution-of-the-times-square-ball/

Photos of Celebrations Around the World – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/31/photos-new-years-world_n_6402768.html

How to Make Fireworks is an interesting science article and with the noises we’re hearing from around our neighborhood, an appropriate New Year’s science lesson – http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/brainstuff/how-to-make-fireworks.htm

The top news/current events from 2014 – http://www.ourlittleearth.com/

Wishing you a wonderful year of learning! Happy 2015!

betty jo

Learning Christmas with Countdowns

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Are you extra busy this time of year? We are! Our calendar is filled with Christmas program rehearsals, a holiday workshop, caroling, and parties. We’re decorating, crafting and baking. And of course, there’s light displays to drive by, extra shopping, and gifts to wrap and deliver. Oh yeah, there’s homeschool lessons, too.

Not only are we counting the days down until Christmas, we’re counting the days left in our semester. I know some homeschooling families that take off the month of December, as nice as that sounds, it isn’t for us. We keep on learning through December, and we have about two more weeks of homeschooling before we’ll be ready for a break . However, with the added busy-ness, regular lessons won’t give us the time we need to pursue the activities that make this time of year so special.

Below are the online links to Advent and Christmas countdowns that we are using for quick lessons that are helping us check off our daily subjects. Not only have the kids been liking these (probably because it’s extra computer time and the studies are short), I like them too. It’s wonderful to have a break in lesson planning and to devote my “teacher time” to all the activities December brings. It’s fun knowing that we have surprises waiting for us to learn about each morning. And since these resources are brief, we have the afternoons for all those extras.

For Bible references and a little related trivia each day until Christmas – http://www.jamtrust.org/resources/adventcalendar/AdventCalendar.html

Learn Something “Christmassy” every day for 25 days – http://www.whychristmas.com/adventcalendar/

Countdown with Math – secondary grade levels (6-12) – http://nrich.maths.org/11330

Countdown with Math – primary grade levels (1-5) – http://nrich.maths.org/11078

For Science, a Chemistry Countdown – http://www.compoundchem.com/2014advent/

Unlock a New Game Each Day Until Christmas – http://www.santagames.net/calendar/index.htm

World Geography and Cultures – Read about Christmas traditions around the world (We used this as a study link last year and it’s great!) – http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/calendar/index.html

Liverpool Museum has a historic display to share each day – http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/christmas/advent/

For even more Christmas Advent and Countdown resources

I hope you enjoy your final learning days until the holiday break. I wish you Merry Homeschooling!

betty jo

Thanksgiving – Been There, Done That

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As we move along on our “special days” studies through November, I see Thanksgiving ~~looming~~ coming up in the not so distant future. I thought seriously about not teaching Thanksgiving lessons this year. How could I not want to teach Thanksgiving? We’ve always had wonderful Thanksgiving lessons in November. Yes, that’s it. For 17 years – 17 Novembers, I’ve been teaching a week or two or three of Thanksgiving. The who, what, when, why, and how of those Mayflower pilgrims and the natives that they encountered, Lincoln’s proclamation to make a Thanksgiving holiday, Bible studies that focus on giving thanks and gratitude, nutritional studies of squash, pumpkins, turkeys, sweet potatoes, and corn, Thanksgiving celebrations around the world, tons of cooking projects, and craft activities to go along with it all – we’ve been there and done that over and over again.

In addition to my grumpy mood about Thanksgiving lessons, our primary history focus of the year is Modern World History so the Pilgrim/Indian theme just doesn’t seem to fit or apply. I look over the recent additions to our timeline and see WW1, the stock market crash of 1929, WW2 – hard and fearful times, but still were thankful times, too. Hmmm …

Below are some of the online resources we’ll be using as we begin a new Thanksgiving study with a modern history twist, and the cure for my Thanksgiving lesson planning grumpiness. I’m actually getting excited about these lessons now!

During WW1, food was rationed and that had quite an impact on that Thanksgiving dinner. This article does a terrific job explaining American Thanksgiving during WW1. I love the photos of the newspaper ads from 1917 and 1918. http://blog.genealogybank.com/rationing-thanksgiving-dinner-during-world-war-i.html

And what of the troops on Thanksgiving 1918? Read about the football, feasts, and entertainment the Red Cross planned in this old Stars and Stripes magazine article http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/Thanksgiving_in_WW1_France#.VGRLisnbGi0

Macy’s Department Store held their first parade in 1924. Read about the history of this famous parade here http://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade1.htm

Watch a short video of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade history with some actual film footage from the first parade http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving/videos/history-of-the-thanksgiving-day-parade

View this Macy’s Thanksgiving Day photo gallery from Time http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2100160_2324105,00.html

Thanksgiving Radio Show 1935

Jack Benny Thanksgiving Radio Show 1939

A wonderful account of the Thanksgiving that came early http://www.farmcollector.com/farm-life/thanksgiving-during-the-great-depression.aspx#axzz3IpQaEi9v

And more about that early Thanksgiving which became known as “Franksgiving” from this historic letter collection http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/11/unhappy-franksgiving.html

That famous Norman Rockwell American family portrait of Thanksgiving dinner is still a popular work of art today. But back in 1943 it was a political statement. Find out more about that here http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/what-norman-rockwells-thanksgiving-pictures-really-about

Details of WW2 Thanksgiving in a pdf from America in WWII Magazine http://www.americainwwii.com/files/2012/11/thankful-anyway-dec-2009.pdf

A delightful article about Thanksgiving at home and at war http://www.sarahsundin.com/thanksgiving-in-world-war-ii/

Thanksgiving writings from WW2 veterans along with some pictures from Time Magazine 1940’s Thanksgiving photo album http://www.skylighters.org/thanksgiving/

Armed Forces Radio Thanksgiving Show 1944

And with that fantastic swing music, some Charleston and Swing Dance instructions may be in order!

And back in those days, math was practical and so are these Thanksgiving themed math lessons http://www.yummymath.com/?s=thanksgiving

The common thread of Thanksgiving celebration during these times seems to be making the most with whatever resources were available and finding blessings in any circumstance. With this in mind, our Thanksgiving Bible studies will focus on contentment.

Philippians 4:11-12I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
1 Timothy 6:8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Just for fun and a little about the mindset of the times here’s a Classic Thanksgiving cartoon playlist. One of these is from 1933 and one from 1945. The rest are a little more recent, 1950’s-70’s. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRgLrYQQYdPr9xb8HiRXaJZAWiKmp4wQ6

What about science? How about human anatomy and the digestive system? Seems to fit the theme of “Thanksgiving dinner”, right?

Digestive System Facts – http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/humanbody/digestivesystem.html

Human Body Interactive Map of the digestion system – http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/digestive-system/male

Label the Digestion System printable with a vocabulary and definition list http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/digestive/label/

This National Geographic video is NOT for the squeamish! It is actual footage of the digestive process filmed by a scope procedure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QYwscALNng

A little more pleasant to watch, an animation of how the digestive system works http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwrsL-lCZYo

There is even a digestion song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sDMVgw9d-c

Online Digestive System Quiz http://www.lrn.org/Content/Quizzes/Qdigestive.html

Hopefully our appetites will still exist after this science study! We have a lot of cooking and eating to do!

I wish you happy learning this Thanksgiving!

betty jo