The end of our first stay-at-home week has arrived, and you've kept the social distancing rule. Congratulations! You are showing kindness to your family and community, and you deserve a field trip -- a virtual field trip.
Virtual Field Trips:
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Float in space with your astronaut guide as you are visit different areas of the space station. The NASA site also offers information on different missions, videos, and picture galleries.
GOOGLE MUSEUM VIEWS Take a virtual 360 degree view of the world's greatest museums and heritage sites.
SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM The museums in Washington Dc may be temporarily closed, but you can still take a virtual self-guided tour of the museum's exhibits and collections both past and present.
BOSTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM You may not be able to experience the hands-on aspect of the children's museum, but you can take a self-guided tour to see the activities you can experience at a later date.
EXPLORE.ORG -- THE WORLD'S LARGEST LIVE NATURE NETWORK This amazing site provides livecams of nature around the world from the oceans to Africa, birds, bears, farm sanctuaries, and so much more. Also available are facts on the area and the animals.
STORYTIME:
The View at the Zoo
by Kathleen Long Bostrom; illustrated by Guy Francis
The Animals' Vacation
by Shel and Jan Haber
ANIMAL TRACKS PUZZLES Free Homeschool Deals offers this FREE file for you to download, print, and play. Learn the track patterns of many wild and domestic animals as you piece together the track with its animal.
STEM:
Get out your building blocks, LEGO, twigs, or play dough. Then grab some toy animals from your play area and create a zoo. If your zoo is a drive-through one, add your cars to the collection. Use your imagination and have fun! Don't forget to take your grownup on a tour of your zoo when you have finished your design. (Inspired by this project on Childhood Beckons.)
Get paper, pencil, and coloring tools and design your own zoo. Think about the layout of the places you have visited. What path should visitors follow? Which exhibit should be closest to the entrance? What animals will you include in your zoo? You may want to research the habitats of those animals before you finish your design.
If you chose to design a children's museum, what activities would you like to experience? Plan the layout for each area, and list the items each area should have.
Look for more stories and activities in the coming days.
Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!
