Our activity journal for February includes activities for Chinese New Year, Mexico Flag Day and Presidents Day (and more). It's also Dental Health Month and American Heart Month!

February Activity Journal

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Celebrating Historical Women in Science

Check out this website to learn about these women in science pioneers

Record one thing you learned from these resources

THE HISTORY OF MARIE CURIE FOR KIDS

All About Snakes for Kids: Learn about Snakes for Children - FreeSchool

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Groundhog's Day is a tradition that takes place in the USA and Canada each year on February 2nd. It began in the 17th century from a Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog (or at the time, a badger) emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks.&nbsp; There is a Groundhog Day ceremony held each year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania with a groundhog named Phil who lives in the town library!

Ground Hog Alps Sticker by Visit Trentino

Why Groundhogs Supposedly Predict The Weather On Groundhog Day

It's National Pizza Day! Use this page to create your own pizza recipe. Be sure to mention how long to cook it for and at what temperature!

Viva Mexico Sticker by Vanguard University

The&nbsp;coat of arms of Mexico is a&nbsp;national symbol&nbsp;of Mexico and depicts a Mexican (golden) eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus&nbsp;eating a&nbsp;rattlesnake. The design is based on the legend that the Aztec&nbsp;people would know where to build their city once they saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a lake. The image has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries.

What are 6 books you want to read this year?

Tip! If you can't think of 6 books, search for books here.

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WORLD READ ALOUD DAY

Fill out the log after you listen to a story

Visit the Virtual Read Alouds website for dozens of stories read out aloud

Virtual Read-Alouds — LitWorld®

Take Your Child to the Library Day (TYCLD) was founded in 2011 at the Waterford Public Library in Connecticut by retired librarian Nadine Lipman with help from librarian Caitlin Augusta and author/illustrator Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Since its launch, celebrations have been held around the world serving more than 48 million people.

TYCLD Librarian Resources

Write an original sentence&nbsp;about hippos

Change the background, add images, use the stickers on the next page and make this design your own, then drag it to the front of the book on the pages screen

Use the&#65291;button to add new elements. Use the i button to make changes

The Dwarf Planet Song (feat. Jessica Pace Lyells, Loki Alohikea, Jan van der Beek, and Sophia Oaks)

Teachers can access the <a href="https://storylineonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TheTooth_TeacherActivityGuide.pdf">lesson plan</a> here!

Listen to the story The Tooth written by&nbsp;Avi Slodovnick and illustrated by&nbsp;Manon Gauthier

'The Tooth' read by Annette Bening

Use the record option to explain your answer

Why did&#160; the little girl&#160; give the man&#160; her tooth?

Read Along! - Pinocchio

shadow = 6 more weeks of winter no shadow = early spring

Take a break from multi-tasking through your day and do one task at a time! By focusing our attention on a single task will allow it to be accomplished more effectively and efficiently!

Complete the chart below with your inferences (observations)

World Cup Football Sticker by Homme Jaune

I infer ____________________________________________ because

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Valentines Day Hearts Sticker by Obra Digital

Valentines Day Love Sticker by Poppy Deyes

Valentines Day Love Sticker by Anke Weckmann

I Love You Valentine Sticker by Anke Weckmann

In Love Valentine Sticker by Anke Weckmann

duke lemur center Sticker by Duke University

Write about your coat of arms design here

Happy Presidents Day Sticker by GIPHY Text

Use the pen tool to circle 3 details you notice in the image below

Voting United States Of America Sticker by Mother Goose Club

All About Hippos for Kids: Hippopotamus for Children - FreeSchool

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Can you say hello in a different language?

AFRICA for Kids: Interesting facts about Africa!

National Comfy Day

Create a vision board of all the things that remind you of being comfy!

You can add images, shapes, upload media &amp; more!

Choose a prompt and write a persuasive essay!

_____ is the best holiday for many reasons...

students should be allowed to use cellphones in school...

Continue the essay here …

Be Kind | A Children's Story about things that matter

Click <a href="https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/for-educators" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">here</a> to find out more!

Design your own Book Cover   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

February 1-7   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

<ul><li>National Serpent Day</li><li>Groundhog's Day</li><li>Take your Child to the Library Day</li><li>American Heart Month</li></ul>

<ul><li>National Weatherperson's Day</li><li>Children's Dental Health Month</li><li>World Read Aloud Day</li></ul>

February 8-14    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

<ul><li>National Kite Day</li><li>National Pizza Day</li><li>Chinese New Year</li><li>International Day of Women &amp; Girls in Science</li></ul>

<ul><li>National Poop Day</li><li>Travel Africa Day</li><li>Valentine's Day</li></ul>

<ul><li>National Hippo Day</li><li>National Almond Day</li><li>R.A.K. Day</li><li>Pluto Day</li></ul>

February 15-21    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

<ul><li>President's Day</li><li>National Comfy Day</li><li>Language Day</li></ul>

February 22-29    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

<ul><li>Single Tasking Day</li><li>Pinocchio Day</li><li>Mexico Flag Day</li><li>Quiet day</li><li>Tell a Fairy Tale day</li></ul>

<ul><li>International Polar Bear Day</li><li>National Essay Day</li><li>Leap Day</li></ul>

Write about your favorite quiet things to do 

Choose a new word from the video and complete the table below

Share ways you exercise and why exercise is important for your heart

Design a kite and tell us where you would fly it!

Type or record where you&nbsp;would fly your kite here

American Heart Month

How the heart works when you are exercising

Pumps blood through the arteries to your entire body

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart

Blood with oxygen travels to the heart from the lungs

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Create a collage of stickers, images, words, or drawings of how you feel about Valentine's Day.

Chinese Good Luck Sticker by Chris Timmons

New Year Sparkle Sticker by Charlotte Mei

The Year of the Dragon

Share how you are like the draco lizard (dragon)

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Write a journal entry about traveling to Pluto...

Although we say that every year has 365 days in it, that isn’t exactly true. In fact, it takes exactly 365 and one-fourth days for the earth to travel around the sun. This means, in order for the years to be entirely accurate and precise, it is necessary to have a “correction day” every four years, where an extra day is added to account for the extra one-fourth of a day...Which is why today is February 29th - Leap Day!

Leap Year for Kids

How will you&#160; celebrate leap day

What insect do almonds 100% rely on for crop pollination?

peaches, cherries, &amp; apricots!

How long can you keep unblanched almonds in the fridge?

Use this space to write a story about your polar bear

Polar Bear Christmas Sticker by Great Run

Draw a polar bear on this page. Is it on a glacier? Is it eating a fish?

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Here are some fun and educational February prompts to keep you learning and motivated throughout the month! This book includes interactive and creative activities to challenge and help learn what makes February awesome!

John Jeffries was one of America's first weather observers in 1774, where he took daily weather measurements in Boston, Massachusetts. Most notably, however, is that Jeffries was the first person to fly in a weather balloon over the English Channel in 1785.

How Do We Know When It Will Rain? | Weather Science | SciShow Kids

Watch to find out how to predict the weather!

Chinese New Year Tiger Sticker by caltexmy

Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year) is the Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar. The festival is usually referred to as the Spring Festival in mainland China and is one of several throughout Asia. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between January 21st and February 20th. It’s a major holiday in China and has influenced Lunar New Year celebrations of China’s neighboring cultures, including Korea, Vietnam, and Tibet. It is also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries with significant Chinese populations, like Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, North America, and Europe. Certain foods are symbolic and are commonplace during the Chinese New Year. Dumplings represent wealth, so they are eaten in abundance, as well as fish. Red is generally considered a lucky color in China and during the Chinese New Year, it is seen everywhere – representing vitality, beauty, luck, happiness, and good fortune. According to the&nbsp;<a href="https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/china" style="color: rgb(254, 215, 24);">Chinese</a>&nbsp;calendar, the year you were born might determine your personality. That’s because each year is represented by an animal, called a Chinese zodiac sign, and legend has it that people born under that sign have similar traits to the animal. The year 2024, starting February 10th, is the Year of the Dragon.

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Researchers discover the world's oldest human feces, about 50,000 years old, in a Neanderthal site in Alicante, Spain.

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Archeologists discover 14,000 year old feces in Oregon's Paisley Caves.

National Poop Day is created by the Madison Children's Museum.

If you were an archeologist would you dig up poop? Why or why not?

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