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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

February Highlighted Resources





   

Looking ahead to February,2021:

Hope you find these resources of interest. :-)

Gail

http://www.gailhennessey.com


1.  Readers' Theater Script on an interview with Sarsaparilla, a Groundhog: Great for Groundhog Day! Learn about groundhogs and the history of groundhogs “predicting” the weather: Comprehension questions, teacher page with extension activities and more:  

 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Groundhog-Day-A-Readers-Theater-ScriptVisit-with-a-Groundhog-2309751


2. Show kids that everything has a history with my web question on the History of Candy: History of Candy: A Webquest


3. Valentine’s Day: Check out my webquest on Valentine’s Day and the human heart: The History of Valentine's Day, A Webquest


4. Red Game https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-The-RED-GameActivity-1666108. This activity is also included in my Valentine Webquest/Extension activities.


5. Presidents’ Day: Use this webquest to learn more about our different presidents: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Presidents-A-Presidential-Webquest-338700


6. Black History Month: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Black-History-Month-A-Webquest-6198003?st=840783ec2cbd992e34c4342920a8d7ca


7. Black History Month- I have lots of Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of Reader’s Theater Scripts including: 

*Tuskegee Airmen: Tuskegee Airmen, A Reader's Theater Script  

*Harriet Tubman: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Harriet-Tubman-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6229725?st=34a33340bff0a73666fc2e52650bdb6f

*Rosa Parks: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rosa-Parks-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6229838?st=7ae1104a5a784e4fc84585bcde63e545

*George Washington Carver: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/George-Washington-Carver-A-Readers-Theater-Script-2533203

*Martin Luther King: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6229923?st=04020cc0a87e38c79324c3da3d5a8b80

* Katherine Johnson: Katherine Johnson(The Computer that Wore Skirts): A Reader's Theater Script 


8. George Washington- Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/George-Washington-Mrs-Purpilopolis-and-her-Purple-Adventure-Goggles-1651948


9. Abraham Lincoln: Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Abraham Lincoln. The fun/informative play uses the format of Abraham Lincoln being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Abraham-Lincoln-A-Readers-Theater-Script-2066843


11. African American Trailblazers BUNDLE: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/African-American-TrailblazersBundle-of-SIX-Famous-African-American-2931445  This bundle contains six of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show format Reader's Theater Scripts. The bundle includes Bessie Coleman, Tuskegee Airmen, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and George Washington Carver.


12. Everything has a history even SHOES(Webquest)! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shoes-A-Webquest-Everything-has-a-History-1773342


13. State of the Union Address: A Webquest: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/State-of-the-Union-Address-A-HistoryWebquest-3599380

14. Chinese New Year(2/12/2021): Learn about the country of China! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/China-A-WebquestExtension-Activities-Distance-Learning-1085517?st=07b0795ee0954fd730a47e1a069df5c2






FREEBIES:

1. Chocolate Factoids(INA): https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chocolate-Fun-FactsInteractive-Notebook-Activity-3570232


2. Presidential Trivia: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/PRESIDENTIAL-TRIVIA-FREEBIEInteractive-Notebook-Activity-2212314


3. Black History Share with your students some of the factoids of contributions of African Americans. There are several extension activities you can have the students do, too. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Black-History-Month-FactoidsInteractive-Notebook-Activity-2222275


4. Share with students these fun facts about the history of Valentine's Day and facts about the human heart. Includes several extension activities. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Interactive-Notebook-ActivityFREE-3002203


5. Chinese New Year starts 2/12: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chinese-New-Year-2021-FREEBIEInteractive-Notebook-Activity-2214973?st=6fd1f3f657b5d713c70513dbce242e85


6. Groundhog Day Freebie: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Groundhog-Day-Freebie-5189943?st=04a11a1620e339ce5bb0ddee3dd957df


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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Groundhog Day is Coming!

 

**** Just posted this resources as a possible interactive notebook activity: Download for free: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Groundhog-Day-Freebie-5189943

Are you READY for Groundhog Day?


Groundhog Day is February 2nd. It's a time when people look to a groundhog to find out whether or not we will be having six more weeks of winter. The idea dates back hundreds of years when people looked to hibernating animals such as badgers, hedgehogs and bears to see when they might wake up from their winter sleep.

According to the tradition, if the animals saw its shadow, winter would last several more weeks. If it didn't see its shadow, spring would be soon arriving.

When Europeans, especially the Germans, came to the United States, they brought the tradition. The groundhog became the animals of choice as it hibernated and looked something like the European hedgehog. Groundhog Day started back in the 1880s with the first official celebration on February 2, 1887. The most famous groundhog weather forecaster is Punxsutawney Phil, of Punxsutawney, PA. On February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil , who lives at the Punxsutawney Library is taken to Gobbler Knob and placed in a heated burrow underneath a simulated tree stump on the stage near where hundreds have gathered. At 7:25 if Punxsutawney Phil comes out to make his weather prediction. If he sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't see his shadow, spring is on its way!

Did You Know? 

1. The groundhog, also called woodchuck, is a relatives of the squirrel. Learn some additional Fun facts about groundhogs at this link: https://animalsake.com/facts-about-groundhogs

2. Groundhog day is also celebrated in Canada on Feb. They have several weather forecasting groundhogs including Wiarton Willy, Shubenacadie Sam and Balzac Billy.

3. Did you know that Groundhog Day is an official university holiday at the University of Dallas(Irving, TX)? Celebrations are held in honor of the groundhog.

4. The very first mention of a Groundhog Day in the United States was found in a diary entry of James Morris. The year was 1841.



Extension activities:

1.Pretend you are a weather forecasting groundhog. Tell about your big day. What did you hear? What did you see? How did you feel being in the limelight?

3. Read more about the groundhog. Draw/color a picture and write 5 facts learned about the groundhog( in complete sentences): http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/groundhog/ 

4. The Groundhog isn't the only creature in nature that is used to help forecast weather. Can spiders predict a sunny day? My mother-in-law told me that if you see spiders hanging up their wash(making webs) early on a summer morning, it's a sign of a beautiful summer day. See chimney smoke going straight up on a winter's day? Another sign of nice weather. But, if you see ants building mounds, it's a sign of rain. Same with birds roosting on electrical wires, another sign of coming rain. There are lots of weather folklore. Being observant to nature, can help you predict the day's weather, without a weatherman. Illustrate a weather folklore: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-folklore.htm 


Check out my Groundhog Day, Reader's Theater Script: Learn about the groundhog and the history of Groundhog Day with Ms. Bie Ografee's guest, Sarsaparilla, the Groundhog:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Groundhog-Day-A-Readers-Theater-ScriptVisit-with-a-Groundhog-2309751


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Saturday, January 16, 2021

Snow FACTOIDS

 SNOW FACTOIDS!




Get the free downloadable version at this link:



Snow Facts
by 
Gail Skroback Hennessey
Fun/Informative Interactive Notebook Activity!

1. One inch of water is about six inches of wet snow or 12 inches  of fluffy snow.

2. The world's largest snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana, on January 28,1887.

3. Snow can be colors other than white, including blue, orange, green, yellow, and purple.  Actually, snowflakes are clear.

4. Air pollution caused orange snow to fall over an area of Siberia, Russia, in 2007.

5. Mount Baker,in the North Cascades, of  Washington State, holds the record for the most snowfall. 1140 inches fell during 1998-1999.

6. The record for the most snow in one storm, within 24 hours, was in Silver Lake, Colorado. Back in 1921, Silver Lake received  76 inches of snow.

7. Heilongjiang Province, China,holds the record for the world's largest snow sculpture. In 2007, a snow sculpture 656 ft. long and 116 ft. tall was made.

8. Snow flakes have SIX sides.

9. On average, a snowflake falls to earth at 3.1 mph.

10. One snowflake contains about 10 quintillion water molecules(that's the number 10 with 10 zeroes).

11. Did you know that Valdez, Alaska, averages 326 inches of snow a year? That makes it the snowiest state.

12. Wilson A. Bentley studied snowflakes for much of his life and is probably the most famous snowflake researcher. He was nicknamed "Snowflake Bentley. 

13.According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world record for the most snowmen built in one hour is 2,036. The record set, on February 28, 2015, involved 1406 people. 

14. If you have  "chionophobia", you have a fear of snow.

15. Bethel, Maine, has the record for the largest snowman ever built. A 122 ft. snow-woman was built in 2008.

Extension Activities:

1. Illustrate one of the factoids.

2. Pretend you are a snowflake. Tell about a day in your life. What did you do? What did you see? Feel? Etc.

3. Do a paper cutting of a snowflake. Write a poem using each of the letters of the word snowflake.

4. Locate 10 NOUNS and 10 VERBS in the factoid statements.

5. Pronouns are NOUN substitutes. Can you spot 7 PRONOUNS  in the Factoid statements?




Check out this resource: 

If you live where there is snow, you have probably built a snowman. The snowman has been around for quite a while. In fact, the earliest drawing of a snowman was found in a book dating back to 1380! The book,"Book of Hours" was found in a library in the country of the Netherlands. This resource has four snowmen reading passages:
1. Famous sculptor, Michelangelo, was hired to make a snowman for a wealthy person in Florence, Italy.
2. A snow man is used each April,to help predict the weather during a festival in the country of Switzerland.
3. One of the earliest written comments about snowmen dates back to 1690. Two snowman were left to guard Fort Schenectady, in New York, during a blizzard with very tragic consequences!
4. The world's record for the largest snowman, Olympia, was constructed in 2008. 13 million pounds of snow were used to make the amazing snow-woman! As of 2015, the record still stands.

Each short reading passage includes following directions to identify answers. There are also several extension activities and a Did you Know? section.









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Saturday, January 9, 2021

Impeachment is AGAIN in the News:Possible Interactive Notebook Activity

 



   
What is this Word Called IMPEACHMENT?
By
Gail Skroback Hennessey

Click here for the free downloadable version: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Impeachment-FREEBIE-5098948

 In the News: President Trump was impeached(for the 2nd time) because of the siege on the Capitol on January 6th, 2021. The charge was "Incitement of insurrection". Ten republicans agreed with the article of impeachment and voted to impeach Donald Trump. (1/13/2021) The Senate will need to hold a trial in the coming weeks.

Perhaps, you may wish to review the process of Impeachment with your students and give some history of this section of our US Constitution.



With two articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump,(the 45th president of the United States), he became only the 3rd president in U.S. history, to ever be impeached. Impeachment is the process of removing a president from office for violating the Constitution. A vote, on December 18th, of 218 was needed in the House of Representatives(one more than 1/2 the members) for the impeachment to move forward to a senate trial. 

1. The other two presidents who were impeached were Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson.

2. *Richard Nixon decided to resign before a vote for impeachment was made. Nixon was told that he would be impeached and probably lose a senate trial and be removed from office.

3. The two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump are abuse of power and obstruction of Congress(refusal to turn over evidence to congressional subpoenas). He is accused of illegally pressuring a foreign country(Ukraine) to interfere in our election process to find information that could be harmful to a possible political opponent in the 2020 election, Joe Biden.

4. A trial to determine the removal of a president from office following an impeachment, is presided over by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Currently, that person is John Roberts.

5. Donald Trump’s impeachment trial took place in February, 2020. The Senate decided NOT to call any witnesses in the court hearings. Donald Trump was not convicted of any of the articles for which he was charged. ONE Republican voted to convict Donald Trump. 

6. Acting as the jury, the senators must swear an oath to promise to consider the evidence, without any bias.

7. As with previously impeached presidents, Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson, while the trial is going on, Donald Trump can continue in his position.

8. All 100 senators vote after hearing the evidence given in the trial. Both Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson were acquitted and served out the remaining days of their term as president. To convict a president, you need 67 votes. (2/3s of the 100 senators). At this time, there are 47 Democrats and 53 Republicans, so unless 20 Republicans decided to vote guilty, it is unlikely that Donald Trump will be removed from office.

9. If a president is found guilty during the trial, he is immediately removed from office and the Vice President becomes president. The 25th amendment to the Constitution spells out the rules of succession.

10. Interestingly, when the founding fathers wrote up the Constitution, they first determined under what grounds and how a president could be removed from office BEFORE the qualifications to run for president were determined.



TEACHERS:
Questions for Students:
1. Some argue that a President should only be removed at the voting booth. Others say if a President does something wrong, that is why the Constitution addresses the possible removal of a President from office. Have students share their opinion.

2.  Why do you think the founding fathers said the vote in the Senate for removal needs to be 2/3s of the 100 senators?

3. Why might members of Congress be hesitant to vote to remove a president?


Check out my web quest, What is this Word Called Impeachment? 
There are 10 web questions on this topic(including the Order of Succession and the Checks and Balances between the three branches of government). There is also a short Did You Know? section and several comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes the key and several extension activities. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Impeachment-What-is-this-Word-Called-Impeachment-A-Webquest-3170373


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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Inauguration Day is Coming(2020)

 


Inauguration Day Facts!

Possible Interactive Notebook Activity by

Gail Skroback Hennessey




Did You Know?
1. The First Inauguration Ceremony to be on television was in 1949, for President Harry S. Truman. 

2. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was actually lassoed by a cowboy who came up to him on a horse during the 1953 Inaugural parade ceremony. 

3. The first President to get out of his limo and walk down the parade route was President Jimmy Carter. 

4. Did you know that President George Washington carried a sword to his Inaugural Day ceremonies? 

5. The Constitution doesn’t require the president to hold his hand on a Bible but all Presidents have done so except for Theodore Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams. 

6. President Gerald Ford was the first UNELECTED President. He assumed the office of President when President Richard Nixon resigned.

7. President Barack Obama had to take the Oath of Office TWICE. Because of a mix-up of the 35 word oath by the Chief Supreme Court Justice, it was done again the next day to make sure everything was legal. 

8. The first President to wear long pants to his Inauguration Ceremony was President John Quincy Adams. Prior to this, men worn knee breeches. 

9. Tradition has been that the President-Elect rides to the Inaugural Ceremony with the current President of the United States. The custom is for the current president to sit on the RIGHT and the President-elect to sit on the LEFT side of the limo. 

10. The first Inauguration to be streamed on the internet was President Bill Clinton. 

11. The new President is elected at exactly 12 noon on January 20th. 

12. The longest Inauguration speech(8,445 words) was given by President Harrison. It was 100 minutes long and it was a very cold day. President Harrison got pneumonia and died after only about one month in office! 

13. The shortest Inauguration Speech was given by President George Washington. It was only 135 words! 

14. The first time the Marine Corps Band performed at an Inaugural Day Ceremony was for President James Monroe. 

15. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had FOUR inaugural Day Ceremonies. After his presidency, a two term limit was placed into the constitution. 

16. During the Inaugural Ball of President Madison, the ballroom was so hot that people broke windows to get some cold air into the room! 

17. President Woodrow Wilson’s second inaugural parade included WOMEN participating in the parade for the very first time! 

18. It was during President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address where he said,“...ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what, together, we can do for the freedom of man.”(1961) 

19. Lady Bird Johnson was the first First Lady to participate in the Inaugural ceremony. She held the Bible for her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson.(1965) This has now become a tradition. 

20. It appears that President Donald Trump will not attend the Inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. Trump will be the 4th President NOT to attend the Inauguration of the next elected president of the United States. He will also be the ONLY President to not concede the election that he lost, by more than 7 million votes and a landslide in the Electoral College(306).

21. Due to the Coronavirus, there most likely will not be a parade, evening balls and the number of people in attendance at the inauguration ceremony will be limited.


Your Turn: 
  1. Illustrate one of these factoids about Inaugurations. 
  2. Pretend you are the President-elect. Write a diary entry about your 
    Inauguration Day. 
  3. How would you feel if your parent became president of the United 
    States? List three positives and three negatives being the child of the President. 
  4. How has the coronavirus changed this year's inauguration Ceremony from what it would normally be? How would you feel if you couldn't have the normal ceremonies that day?
  5. As the new President, what might be three things you would state in your speech to the nation?
Teachers: 
Before giving the students the handout on the history of Inauguration Day, as the students what prior knowledge they may have about Inauguration Day. 
NOTE: Check out my web quest on Inauguration Day. Taking the oath of office, a big parade and evening balls, Inauguration Day is a very busy day for the incoming President! There are 10 web questions, a Did You 
Know? section, comprehension questions and extension activities: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inauguration-Day-A-Webquest-2870347

Gail


Additional Resource of Interest:
1. Learn about the WhiteHouse with 10 informative webquestions, comprehension and 
discussion questions and several extension activities: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learn-about-the-White-House-Webquest-359868

2. Did You know that President John Quincy Adams had an alligator? Martin Van Buren had two tiger cubs and President McKinley's pet parrot could whistle, "Yankee Doodle". Did you know that President Franklin D. Roosevelt served HOT DOGS to the King of England? Did you know that President Garfield could write with both his right and left hand at the SAME 
time? Presidential Webquest/Extension Activities: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Presidents-A-Presidential-Webquest-338700

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Did you know that Eleanor Roosevelt was called 
the " First Lady of the World"? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Ladies-of-the-United-States-Wequest-604151

4. Do YOU Know Your Presidents is a series of three challenges. Each challenge worksheet has 25 questions(with 3 choices). The first challenge is the easiest with the third, 
the hardest.There is also a Presidential Did You Know? Section: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Presidential-Facts-To-Challenge-Your-Students-2586425

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Friday, January 1, 2021

Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15th)

 



Martin Luther King's birthday is January 15th.
Share these Factoids with your students.

Did you Know?

1. The only non-president to be honored with a national holiday is Martin Luther King.

2. Only George Washington and Martin Luther King are honored on their birthdays with national holidays. Martin Luther King’s birthday and holiday is honored on January 15th.

3. Because of Martin Luther King’s protests for civil rights, King was arrested about 29(or 30) times. He was actually arrested and jailed for speeding 30 in a 25 mph area!

4. The first African American honored as Time Magazine’s Man of the Year(now called Person of the Year) was Martin Luther King.

5.Martin Luther King started college at the age of 15!

6. Estimates are that there are 700-1000 Martin Luther King Jr. streets in the United States and even a street honoring King located in Puerto Rico.

7. In his efforts to fight for civil rights, it is estimated that Martin Luther King traveled over six million miles and gave more than 2500 speeches!

8. Did you know that a young Martin actually jumped out of the second floor window of his home? He actually did this two times and fortunately didn’t get hurt(DON’T try this!!!). The first time he jumped from the window because he felt he needed to be punished because he didn’t watch his younger brother properly. His brother slid down the stair bannister and slid into his grandmother who fell. The second time he jumped out of the window was when his grandmother died. Martin felt she died because he had sneaked out of his house without asking permission.

9. Martin Luther King is the first African American to have a memorial in his honor in the National Mall area in Washington,DC.

10. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “There is nothing more tragic in all this world than to know right and not do it. I can not stand in the midst of all these glaring evils and not take a stand.”

11. Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest person to ever be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize(in 1964).

12. Asked one day as how he hoped to be remembers, Martin Luther King Jr. replied, “Say I was a drum major for peace.

What do you think this quote of Martin Luther King Jr. means?  “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”

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What do you think this quote of Martin Luther King Jr. means? “The time is always right to do what is right.” _______________________________________





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