Importance of decorating your classroom - A new school year is beginning.
I read a recent study by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University that a decorated room is distracting and can negatively impact the learning of our students. Although...
ELEPHANT FUN FACTS!
World Elephant Day is August 12th and April 16th is Save the Elephant Day. Sadly, the Wildlife Conservation Society says that 96 elephants are killed EVERY day in Africa!
Did You Know?
1. Did you know that...
Have you ever released a helium filled balloon into the sky? Have you sent up a birthday balloon, a balloon in memory of a loved one or a balloon with a message attached in hopes someone will find it and contact you?
Some people think...
2019 is the 100th anniversary of the start of the Tour de France.
In 2019, the Tour de France began on July 6th and ends on July 28th. The end of the race takes place along the Champs-Elysees, one of the famous streets in France. It's...
Out in the Pacific Ocean, between California and Hawaii, is a vast floating debris field known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It is estimated that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is about two times the size of the state of Texas! Sadly, the...
COOL facts about Ice Cream
Did you Know that JULY is National Ice Cream Month in the USA? It was established by President Ronald Reagan, in 1984. National Ice Cream Day is the 3rd Sunday in July. Learn some fun facts about ice cream!
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In less than 30 years, the number of giraffe have drastically decreased by almost 40 percent. That makes giraffe in more danger of extinction than the elephant. In 2016, the conservation group, The International Union for Conservation of Nature...
Still in School? Vacation a couple of weeks away? Use the news and have students select one of the following news stories and write a short paragraph stating their opinions on the topic.
In addition to passing your classes, a new law passed in...
Fun Flag Facts:
1. A vexillologist is someone that studies flags!
2. Most flags have the colors red and white.
3. Only Vatican City and the country of Switzerland have square flags.
4. Most world flags are rectangle in shape. The flag of the...
World Oceans Day is June 8th
Down, Down, Down, to Depths Few Have Ever Gone.
Four people have visited the depths of the Challenger Deep, in the Mariana Trench(Pacific Ocean), the deepest spot on Earth. The first humans to go into the Mariana...