July is a Great National Park Vacation Time

 hWant to have a great time at a national park? 

The U.S. National Park Service offers students an opportunity to become a Junior Ranger through its free program at national parks. Plus, there is free access to all fourth graders through the National Park Service's Every Kid Outdoors program. 

A historical monument to visit in a national park is Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico:

 

Bandelier National Monument is 33,000 acres of exploration with Petroglyphs, dwellings, and walls located about an hour outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Venture outdoors and explore local, state, and national parks. Then, help students start their own national park tour!

Begin with letting students plot their trip and uses math skills to configure mileage. Then, learn facts about each of the parks while you fill in information, and color scenes from parks. Be sure to incorporate students' poems and oral and written stories about national parks to complete your unit. 

National Parks included are: 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Yosemite National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Olympic National Park 
Zion Canyon National Park
Grand Tetons National Park
Acadia National Park
Glacier National Park

Get the packet at AUL or TpT

Have a great time exploring national parks this summer!
Beth, Educator Helper

FREE National Ice Cream Month Activities for July

 It's National Ice Cream Month! 

A great way to celebrate this holiday is with an ice cream factory tour by Scholastic:

Now, you are ready to try your hand at making your own homemade ice cream in five minutes:

Finally, finish up with some engaging, fun National Ice Cream Month activities from Educator Helper's Amped Up Learning and TpT storefronts:

Make it your goal to enjoy as many ice cream flavors as possible during National Ice Cream Month.

Enjoy National Ice Cream Month!

Beth, Educator Helper

National Day of the Cowboy (Let's Rodeo) is July 23

July 23rd is the National Day of the Cowboy! 

Celebrate the life of a cowboy by learning more about how they lived and worked by viewing PBS Camp TC Cowboy Kids at https://www.pbs.org/video/cowboy-kids-jaope2/

Another place to participate in the cowboy way of life is at a rodeo. If you have never attended a rodeo, one of the best in the United States is Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cody, Wyoming: 

                  Link: https://youtu.be/U72cDp9hWXA?si=ZebZgelH7ENxQw9i

Nothing beats a rodeo and its entertainment on a balmy summer night. 

End your cowboy adventure with some fun rodeo activities: 

Cowboys and cowgirls travel many miles to participate in their favorite rodeo sports. How would you do on the rodeo circuit? Give it a try:

To attract many hometown people and lots of tourists, some of the bigger productions, such as the National Rodeo Association, give top prize money to winners:

When going to the rodeo, be sure to pick up a program to keep up with participants, their scores, and past performances:

Rodeos are great for making memories, so be sure to record your eyewitness account of one of the nation's oldest sport--the rodeo:

For more rodeo activities, pick up the Let's Rodeo packet at AUL or TpT packet!

Happy Rodeoing!

Beth, Educator Helper

As we celebrate the U.S.A.'s 250th birthday, join one of our nation's best holiday parades:

 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAdBshsGkTk 

Then, help celebrate the 250th birthday of our nation with Educator Helpers Fourth of July handouts:

Pick up the full packet at Amped Up Learning and Teachers Pay Teachers Educator Helper storefront:

Visit Amped Up Learning and TpT for all your holiday needs!

Happy Fourth of July!
Beth, Educator Helper

June is Dairy Month--FREE Activities

 June is Dairy Month! Did you ever think about where our pasteurized milk comes from and the process used to get it to drinking stage?  

Take a virtual dairy farm tour with Tara from Cold Run Jerseys farm. 

Make a list of all the items you eat and use that contain dairy products. 

Some great discussion starters include: What's your favorite dairy product: ice cream, milkshakes, or a tall glass of cold milk? Do you have a favorite cow story? Have you been to a dairy farm? 

Would you like to adopt a cow? If so, go to Discover Dairy and sign up! The website also offers funding for class trips to dairies, free educational resources, real life dairy farm stories, and much more.

Help students celebrate Dairy Month and learn about dairy products with some of the free, fun activities below:

Get the packet TpT

Hope you and your students enjoy Dairy Month!
Beth,
Educator Helper