Celebrating Women's History Month: Harriet Tubman

As we celebrate Women's History Month, we take a look at one woman who changed everything; Harriet Tubman.  Araminta Harriet Ross was born into slavery in Maryland in 1820 and escaped at the age of 25. She was an African American Abolitionist, a Union spy during the Civil War, and a humanitarian. An amazing women whom help many slaves reach freedom.

Activities:

Webquest: Harriet Tubman Web Hunt: Leading the Way to Freedom. This webquest provides students with a look at her childhood, her escape, her fight for justice, and the underground railroad.

Worksheets:

Color Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman Word Scramble
Harriet Tubman Lesson Plan and Worksheet
Putting Together: Harriet Tubman Flip Book

Books about Harriet Tubman:

 

Who Was Harriet Tubman? by Yona Zeldis McDonough

 

Harriet Tubman: Freedom's Trailblazer by Kathleen V.   Kudlinski

 

Harriet Tubman by Ken Knapp Sawyer

 

Harriet Tubman: A Woman of Courage (Time for Kids Biography Series)

 

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry

 Harriet Tubman (History Maker Bios Series) by Maryann N. Weidt

Easter Bunny Tin Can

Can you believe Easter is this late in the year...

A long time ago my mama and I found a fun activity for Easter. Of course, I don't remember where we got the activity from... I think it was from some magazine about 10+ years ago.

To complete this cute little tin can here's what you need:

* white felt (or other desired color) ~*~ this is for the bunny ~*~
* pink and black markers
* any color acrylic paint
* cotton ball or pom pom
* glue
* paint brush
* scissors
* old tin can ~*~ we used an old popcorn tin ~*~
* white paint ~*~ to prime before painting ~*~

Now, that you've gathered your supplies let's make your bunny tin :)

~1~ Go ahead and prime your tin can. Let dry.

~2~ Cut out the each of the templates for your bunny and trace onto the felt.

~3~ Now, cut the pattern from the felt and draw your bunnys face and paws.

~4~ Check to see if your tin can is dry; if it is dry go ahead and paint the can the color that you chose. Let dry. ~*~ Add second coat if necessary ~*~

~5~ Once your can has completely dried, glue the felt head onto the back of the can. The head should be sticking out above the can. Now, grab the paws and glue them to the front. Take your cotton ball and glue on the back of the can underneath of the bunny's head.

~*~ Optional: you can add a "Happy Easter" sign in your favorite felt color ~*~

~6~ Add Easter grass and other trinkets inside of the can. 

~7~ Once your done put it on display for everyone to see :).

Celebrating Women's History Month: Susan B. Anthony

As we continue to celebrate Women's History Month, we take a look at another woman who has changed everything; Susan B. Anthony. She was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. She was a suffragist who fought for women's rights. 

Activities:
Visit her House
Brain Pop: Lessons and Ideas

Worksheets:
Susan B. Anthony Coloring Page
Another Susan B. Anthony Coloring Page
Susan B. Anthony Printable Book

Books:
 

Celebrating Women's History Month: Rosa Parks

As we continue through Women's History Month, we take a look at another amazing woman who paved the way; Rosa Parks. She was born on February 4, 1914 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rosa Parks was an African-American Civil Rights Activist who refused to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. In doing so she was arrested and convicted, these actions began the Montgomery Bus Boycott. An amazing woman who faced many hardships afterwards, but changed history. Rosa Parks passed away on October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan.

Activities:

Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights (Scholastic)

Worksheets:

Rosa Parks: Mini Book
Reading Comprehension: Story of Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks Coloring Page
Rosa Parks Word Scramble
Rosa Parks Coloring Page 2

Books:

 

Thanksgiving

Reader's Theater

• Here's a great Reader's Theater about being On The Mayflower from Houghton Mifflin
• A Reader's Theater from Scholastic about the First Thanksgiving
• A Thanksgiving Reader's Theater from Lakeshore Learning
• T'was The Night Before Thanksgiving Reader's Theater --- you're going to have to scroll down towards the bottom, it'll be under the Holidays section

Math:

• Turkey and Dressing - A free activity from AIMS
• Turkey Trappings - A free activity from AIMS

Language:

• The First Thanksgiving Mini Book - A free activity from Teacher Vision
• Pilgrim, Pilgrim Book - A free activity from Hubbards Cupboard
• Historical Letters from Pilgrim and Wampanoag children

Social Studies:

• Daily Life of both the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Tribe
• Historical Letters from Pilgrim and Wampanoag children
• Dear America

Virtual Field Trip:

• Scholastic: You can tour the pilgrim village, Plymouth plantation, and the Wampanoag homesite
• Voyage on the Mayflower

Books:

        

DIY Circle Garland

As I told you in my welcome post, you may see several post that have the "twodaisiesandanelephant" logo in them. This is one of them. I had prepared it for my previous blog, but since I decided to change everything it is now here :). 

For Em's first birthday, I did a lot of the decorations by myself. We didn't have a lot of money to spend on decorations... so, I wanted to DIY something myself. I had seen on several websites garlands using the simplest of materials.... paper and a hole punch. 

So, I grabbed several different colors of paper that correlated with the colors of Em's birthday party. Then grabbed the hole punch, some kite string and the tape. 

                       

I then just hole punched each of the papers several times. Once I felt like I had enough of each of the colors... it was about 40 each... I laid them out on my lap desk and placed the string on top. Then centered each, as each were placed semi-perfectly... I taped each and then flipped them over to make sure they would hang correctly on the wall. 

              

                                         

Once they were done, I hung the garland up around her bedroom door to add a little color over there. We also used several of the extra circles to add decoration around her Happy Birthday banner, to cover up the tape on the streamers, and to add a little pizazz to the edges of the kitchen counter where the food and what not was.

This was a simple little task that took me about 2 hours to complete from start to finish. Just another little addition that added an adorable touch to Em's birthday party.

Dictionary Day

In a week, we will be celebrating Dictionary Day in honor of Noah Webster's birthday. With that, I've put together some activities that you could do with your students.

Worksheets:

• Here are 2 FREE worksheets from Super Teacher Worksheets --- There are also other dictionary worksheets on there as well, however you must be a member to access them.
• Dictionary Parts
• Guide Words # 1
• Teachers Pay Teachers also has a great selection of dictionary worksheets in the FREE department. Here are a few that seem to be really fun plus engaging. Don't forget to check them out, there may be something you like a lot more.
• Free Dictionary Worksheets with Answer Key
• Beginners Dictionary Detective Literacy Center
• Dictionary Scavenger Hunt # 2
• Dictionary Detectives
• Some Activities from TLS Books
• Dictionary Skills Review
• Some Activities from Education.com
• Using the Dictionary
• A Variety of Worksheets Based on Grade 

On-line Games:

• Gamequarium has a variety of games that your students can play on-line   regarding their dictionary skills

Class/Individual Activities:

• For younger students they can create a picture dictionary
• Older students can create their own dictionaries to help with their writing
• You can also create a class dictionary
• Students can create Dictionary Man
• There is also a fun activity call A Ditzy Dictionary for the Younger Crowd