Our monthly activity book for January includes activities for World Braille Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, National Handwriting Day and lots more! Remix and share in Book Creator.

January Activity Journal

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Mid-winter is nesting season for bald eagles, when they are seeking out the best nesting sites or returning to the same nests they’ve used for generations. During mid- to late winter, these raptors incubate their eggs, which will hatch just over a month after being laid. It was one particular bald eagle’s nest that spawned National Save the Eagles Day in the village of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, in 2015. Late in 2014, Skymark Development Corporation highlighted a study arguing that a landfill near an eagles’ nest posed community health risks. The nesting pair, fondly named Alice and Al, had nested along Overpeck Creek since at least 2011. Part of the solution to the local health risks was to remove the tree the eagles nested in. When that solution was made public, the community and the Bergen County Audubon Society organized Save the Eagles Day on January 10, 2015.&nbsp; Eventually, an agreement was reached to preserve part of the land as an eagle park. For several years, Alice and Al continued to nest in the same location, and eventually a new eagle pair took up residence in the same nest (as is common with raptors when one mate dies or opts to nest elsewhere). To this day, the eagles’ nest is still celebrated with local “Return of the Eagles” events to raise awareness not only of local bald eagles, but of the comeback of all bald eagles and to support the Endangered Species Act.

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

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LEGO Book Read Aloud | I'M FUN, TOO

Write with the writing tool you prefer or upload an image of your handwriting

Fossils for Kids | Learn all about how fossils are formed, the types of fossils and more!

Ruled paper

R. Stanton Avery was a rags-to-riches entrepreneur who created the first commercially self-sticking, peel-off labels in 1935 at 28 years old. Avery also founded what is now Avery Dennison Corp, to manufacture and market the labels all over the world.

Tell about your 		sticker collage

Winter is a great time for baking! Use this page to create your own recipe. Choose something you've cooked before, or a completely new creation!

Dear honorable last name Representative of state,

Write a letter here to your congressman/congresswoman about issues your community is facing. Explain why it is important to you, and how it affects your community. Don't forget to include your name and address.

Put your tea bag or tea leaves inside the microwavable mug or cup

Add enough water to cover the tea bag or tea leaves, about one to two tablespoons

Put your cup in the microwave turning the microwave on high for 30 seconds.

Dotted paper

Use the thesaurus to enter the word you search here

Tip! If there are not 6 synonyms, delete the circles!

Write a journal entry about what you created with dots

Branches of Government - BrainPOP

Find Your Representative | house.gov

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Write or tell an original sentence&#160; about penguins.

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How to Draw a Cute Cartoon Croissant

Get paper and a pencil to draw while you watch

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

Use this space to express your New Year's Resolutions – add your own pictures and stickers!

Weather for Kids | What is weather, and how does it work?

National Motivation &amp; Inspiration Day

It could be a family member, an athlete, a singer, a teacher...

Record your voice to tell us about them. Add an image or video.

Use this space to create a sticker collage!

Copy and paste the orange outline to highlight words

PRESENT GIVING TRADITION SNOWFLAKE NEW YEAR REINDEER FESTIVE CANDLE SNOWMAN

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Louis Braille invented the reading system of raised dots in 1824. Born on January 4, 1809, in France, Louis would lose his sight after an accident in his father's harness shop at the age of three. He would later attend the National Institute for Blind Children in Paris. There, his interest in music would benefit him when at the age of 10 he would meet Charles Barbier, a captain in Napolean's army. The captain taught the students about a communication code using dots called Night Writing. Combining his knowledge of music and the inspiration of code communication, Louis Braille invented a 6 dot fingertip reading system when he was only 15 years old.

Where have you noticed braille in your school or community? If you haven't, why do you think that is?

TIP! Use the pen tool

Complete the chart below with your inferences (observations)

Happy New Year Typography Sticker by Neeryletters

winter sports animation Sticker by Lobster Studio

Celebrate New Year Sticker by Linzie Hunter

The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. by Kid President

Choose a start &amp; write a story about Australia

while driving through the outback, I FOUND A…

I was swimming at the great barrier reef when i saw...

because australia is below the equator, that means...

Continue the story here …

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"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."

"I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong."

"Energy and persistence conquer all things."

Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes were the co-inventors of Bubble Wrap in 1957. They were trying to create a textured wallpaper by putting two pieces of plastic shower curtain through a heat-sealing machine. They were disappointed by the results: a sheet of plastic film with trapped air bubbles. However, the inventors did not quit. They were granted the&nbsp;first of several patents&nbsp;for the process and equipment for embossing and laminating materials. They then started thinking of other uses, more than 400 in fact, including greenhouse insulation. In 1958 they decided upon packing and shipping material, and the rest is history!

Explain why it is important to not give up when mistakes happen.

(for Secret Pal Day… shhhhhh)

National Geographic Kids: Penguins  read aloud

Thank you for....

Place your stamp here

National Law Enforcement Officer Appreciation Day

What is a Thesaurus?

Kid Thesaurus - Search for kid friendly synonyms - Kid Thesaurus

Choose a word &amp; find its synonyms

Let's learn about Australia...

A Guide to Australia for Kids

Create a vision board of all the things that inspire and motivate you!

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

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

🏖️ Kids Book Read Aloud: WHEN A DRAGON MOVES IN by Jodi Moore and Howard McWilliam

'Not Your Typical Dragon' by Dan Bar-el - READ ALOUD FOR KIDS!

Dragons Love Tacos – 🐉 Read aloud kids book in full screen with music and effects!

There's a Dragon in Your Book - Read Aloud

Check the weather link and complete the fields below

National and Local Weather Radar, Daily Forecast, Hurricane and information from The Weather Channel and weather.com

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Civil Rights Activist and a Reverend.

He grew up segregated, and helped end segregation on busses.

Martin Luther King Jr. went to jail 29 times, but believed in peaceful protests.

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<ul><li>New Year's Day</li><li>National Motivation &amp; Inspiration Day</li><li> Write to Congress Day</li><li>World Braille Day</li></ul>

<ul><li>National Bird Day</li><li>National Shortbread Day</li><li>National Old Rock Day</li></ul>

<ul><li>National Earth Rotation Day</li><li>National Thank a Law Enforcement Officer Day</li><li>Save the Eagles Day</li><li>Secret Pals Day</li></ul>

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<ul><li>National Hot Tea Day</li><li>National Sticker Day</li><li>Ratification Day</li></ul>

<ul><li>Martin Luther King Jr. Day</li><li>Appreciate a Dragon Day</li><li>Benjamin Franklin Day</li><li>National Thesaurus Day</li></ul>

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<ul><li>National Tin Can Day</li><li>National Penguin Day</li><li>World Snow Day</li></ul>

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<ul><li>National Polka Dot Day</li><li>National Handwriting Day</li><li>Global Belly Laugh Day</li><li>Observe the Weather day</li><li>Bubble Wrap Appreciation day</li></ul>

<ul><li>Australia Day</li><li>Global Brain Teaser Month</li><li>International Lego Day</li><li>National Croissant Day</li><li>International Zebra Day</li></ul>

Add your favorite sweet treats to the platter for National Shortbread Day!

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

Drag the labels to the different parts of the bird

for this tin can

Share your favorite quote and explain why it is your favorite below

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Write a journal entry about what you would do if you could fly...

Write a how-to text about how to make a cup of tea

What disappears the moment you say its name?

Use this space to write a story about your snowman

Cans were invented as a solution for hunger in combat. Nicholas Appert, a Paris resident and chef saw this opportunity and took it. Working for French nobility, he studied different methods of food preservation until he presented his creation to the Directory, which consisted of a Champagne bottle preserved with cheese and lime and built on previous preservation techniques. His factory progressed from bottles to glass containers and then eventually to cans. These preserves were shipped all over through the French navy. Peter Durand decided he wanted to capitalize on the preservation of food by patenting it and intended on expanding even further from Appert’s idea by using tinplate. Once the British saw that the French were using preservation, they believed they needed to as well. Soon after, Bryan Donkin and John Hall set up the first commercial canning factory in Britain in 1812. Tin can preservation became a crucial element for the history of combat and war as well as helping solve hunger issues. In New York, about a century later, the Max Ams Machine Company of New York patented the double-seam process used in most modern food cans and helped boom the future of industrialized food all the way to the modern day.

Draw a snowman on this page. Do they have a face? Do they wear clothes? It's up to you!

Earth's Rotation & Revolution: Crash Course Kids 8.1

Watch this video to explore the Earth's rotation &amp; learn new vocabulary words

Leon Foucault was the French physicist who successfully experimented using a pendulum that demonstrated with evidence of the Earth's rotation.

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Benjamin Franklin, John Adams &amp; John Jay sign the Treaty of Paris.

The Battle of Lexington&#160; and Concord: marking the begining of the American Revolutionary War, between British and&#160;American&#160; troops.

The Continental&#160; Congress officially ratifies the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War and recognizing the&#160;United States as independent.

The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence and its independence from Great Britain.

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the action of signing or giving formal consent to a&nbsp;treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.

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