FREE National Parents' Day Activities for July 26

National Parents' Day was established in 1994, and you can find a timeline, social media links, shopping deals, traditions, and more at the National Parents' Day website (Link: https://nationaltoday.com/national-parents-day/). 

To help celebrate National Parents' Day, start with these free activities:

Pick up the Parents' Day Activities packet:

Enjoy Parents' Day!
Beth, Educator Helper

FREE Pioneer Day Activites for July

Discover what life was like in the Pioneer Days of America!

Follow the journey of "America in the 1880s":

       Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qryz858A3u4

How would you like to be a student in the 1800s? Experience an "1800s School Day" hosted by the Historical Society:

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPIgupyGRZ4

How was the Life of a Child in the 1800s different from today? Listen to Ruby's story for a compare and contrast life today versus 1800s:

                                       Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4lFPv82M_s

Explore life during the frontier time period with "Writing Prompts 1800s" from Educator Helper's storefronts at AUL and TpT: 

Other Pioneer Resources at Educator Helper AUL and TpT Storefronts: 

July is a Great National Park Vacation Time

 Want 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