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February E-SCOOP
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5, 2012 - MAYA ANGELOU
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12, 2012 - FEBRUARY FUN
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 19, 2012 - LEAP DAY
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26, 2012 - OLIVE TREES AND OLIVES
Week of Feb 5
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is one of the world's most honored women but her life has not been an easy one. Learn how Maya triumphed over adversity by immersing herself in a variety of art forms and civil rights activism.
Quotes
mindbodygreen.com/0-802/7-Inspirational-Quotes-from-Maya-Angelou.html
AUDIENCE: All ages
7 inspirational quotes from Maya Angelou.
Happy birthday, Maya Angelou
poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2007/04/happy-birthday-maya-angelou.html
AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms
Poetry for Children celebrates Maya Angelou's birthday.
Resources
poetryfoundation.org/learning/article/179160
AUDIENCE: Elementary to high school classrooms
"In partnership with Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University, Dr. Maya Angelou, and the Target Corporation, the Poetry Foundation has developed curriculum for teaching essential African American poetry to students of all ages."
BOOKS
Angelou, Maya. Life Doesn't Frighten Me: Poem. New York, NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1993.
Presents Maya Angelou's poem about courage illustrated by paintings and drawings of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
Angelou, Maya. Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well. New York, NY: Random House, 1975.
This collection of thirty-six poems is, once again, eloquent evidence of Maya Angelou's continuing celebration of life: Here are poems of love and memory; poems of racial confrontation; songs of the street and songs from the heart.
AUDIENCE: All ages
Angelou, Maya. On the Pulse of Morning. New York, NY: Random House, 1993.
Read by the poet at the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton, 20 January 1993.
AUDIENCE: All ages
King, Sarah E.. Maya Angelou: Greeting the Morning. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1994.
Examines the life of the African-American poet, from her childhood in the segregated South to her rise to prominence as a writer.
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
Week of Feb 12
February Fun
February is a month full of special days - Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day. This week Kid Scoop provides a tidbit on each.
Facts
thefreeresource.com/february-fun-facts-trivia-and-resources-about-historical-events
AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms
February: Fun Facts, Trivia, and Resources.
Poems
canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems13.html
AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms
Nice collection of Valentine poems, several of which can be sung.
Resources
teachervision.fen.com/presidents-day/teacher-resources/6658.html
AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms
"Presidents' Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February. Use these cross-curricular printables, lessons, and references to teach your class about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln – two U.S. presidents born in February. Games, crossword puzzles, and art activities will keep students of all ages interested in politics and government. Explore the biographies below to learn about the life and politics of each president. Then, use quizzes to assess students' knowledge of U.S. history."
BOOKS
Barss, Karen [adaptation based on characters created by Susan Meddaugh].
Thief of Hearts. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Martha, a dog who has the ability to speak, helps her family discover some missing art supplies so that the valentines can be finished.
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
McGee, Randel. Paper Crafts for Valentine's Day. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary, 2009.
Contents: Cupid figure -- Standing heart sculpture -- Lacy heart card -- Pop-up heart card -- Valentine heart crown -- Heart flowers -- Valentine heart pop-up puppet -- Woven heart basket – Patterns.
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
Smith, Lane. Madam President. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children, 2008.
A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
Week of Feb 19
Leap Day
Every four years we need to make that giant leap of an extra day to keep the Earth in the correct position in its solar orbit. This week Kid Scoop explains why and how it has been calculated this way.
Links
mrscjacksonsclass.com/leapyear.htm
AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms
Mrs. Jackson's class links to Leap Year themed websites.
Facts
leapyearday.com/content/kids-page
AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms
Fun cool facts about Leap Year Day February 29.
Activities
enchantedlearning.com/themes/calendar.shtml
AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms
Enchanted Learning activities and printouts about time, clocks, and calendar-related activities.
BOOKS
Adamson, Thomas K. and Heather. How do you Measure Time? Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2011.
"Simple text and color photographs describe the units and tools used to measure time."
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
Jenkins, Martin. The Time Book: A Brief History from Lunar Calendars to Atomic Clocks. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2009.
This book explores what time means and how it has been measured, from the waggles of a honeybee to the workings of an atomic clock.
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
Formichelli, Linda and W. Eric Martin. Tools of Timekeeping: A Kid's Guide to the History & Science of Telling Time. White River Junction, VT: Nomad Press; Chicago, IL: [Distributed by] Independent Publishers Group, 2005
Describes the history and technology of the methods people have used to measure time, and provides 15 activities designed to improve one's awareness of the complexity of timekeeping.
AUDIENCE: 3rd to 5th grade readers
Week of Feb 26
Olive Trees & Olives
Homer called the olive tree "liquid gold" because it was a source of food, wealth and power to the Mediterranean peoples. The olive branch is a universal symbol of peace and the oil taken from the crushed drupe is not only healthy to eat, it is also used to make soap and fuel. Today's Kid Scoop page teaches all about olives.
Word Search
thewordsearchmaker.com/word-search/foods/olives
AUDIENCE: All ages
This word search introduces a large oil lexicon.
History of Olives
historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/food/oil.htm
AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms
A Kidipede article introduces the history of olives and their oil.
Online Game
gameducks.com/11133.game
AUDIENCE: Elementary school classrooms
A Popeye and Olive Oil online game; not as easy as it first appears.
BOOKS
Baker, Roberta. Olive's First Sleepover. New York, NY: Little, Brown, 2007.
Olive goes for a sleepover at her friend Lizard's house and, after she finds that Lizard turns off all the lights to sleep, starts to worry about green ghouls and giant tarantulas.
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
Thomas, Ann. Fats, Oils, and Sweets. Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea Clubhouse Books, 2003.
Presents information on the fats, oils, and sweets group of the USDA Food Guide Pyramid, describing some of the foods in this group, their uses, how they are processed, and their role in nutrition.
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
Townsend, Sue. Greece. Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library, 2002.
A collection of recipes from Greece, plus cultural and nutritional information.
AUDIENCE: 1st to 3rd grade readers
