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Nature Connections: Part 2 (#22)

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Nature Connections: Part 2 Learning the Sky The sky is always changing, from sunny to cloudy, rainy to snowy, and from night to dawn to dusk. The sky is a good place to start thinking about nature's endless cycles. Learn to Read Clouds People used to be able to look up at the clouds and know what the weather was going to be. Go outside and look up in the sky, are there any clouds? What do they look like? Can you tell what the weather will be like? If it is windy can you tell which direction it is blowing in by watching the clouds? Use a weather journal to record what clouds appear most often. 
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Kapok Tree and Environmental Science Activities (#26)

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The Kapok Tree Interactive Activity: by Lynne Cherry "One day, a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how "all living things depend on one another" . . . and it works." Have children pick parts and act out the story as you read along. Go on a Virtual Field Trip: to the Amazon Rainforest Or the African Safari  Jaguar in the Forest: The jaguar is one of the fiercest predators in the rainforest. He is swift and silent of foot, often catching his pray by surprise. Young children can pretend to be the creatures of the rainforests, innocently going about their business when the howler monkey sounds off the call of alarm.  Assign children animals parts making sure one is a jaguar and at least two are Howler Monkeys. Ask children to move about the playing area, preten...
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Endangered Animals and Habitats (#25)

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Endangered Animals and Habitats: The endangered species include one in four mammals, one in eight birds, one third of all amphibians and 70% of the world’s assessed plants. The total number of extinct species has reached 785 and a further 65 are only found in captivity or in cultivation. In the last 500 years, human activity has forced over 800 species into extinction. Learn more about the animals and how you can help http://www.animalplanet.com/wild-animals/endangered-species/ Videos, information, and ways to help endangered animal https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/mission-animal-rescue/raise-awareness/ Mission Animal Rescue, educates about most endangered species, but also teaches how to rescue them. Activities For Children Related to Endangered Animals and Habitats: Wrapped up in plastic Have children put a rubber band on their pinky then over the back of their hand and on to their thumb. Try to pick up as much bird feed as you ...
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