Math Challenge March 5

You watch as mushers cross the finish line of the Iditarod. The first team has 10 dogs, the second team has 11 dogs, and the third team has 8 dogs.

How many dogs have you watched cross under the burl arch?

(Use counters for younger kids)

Raffle Winner March 3, 2007

The winner of this week's smencil is Jonathon B. Congratulations!

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Dr Seuss Lesson Plan

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March 2, 2007




On this day in 1904 , Dr. Seuss was born. Read more about him here:
http://www.helium.com/tm/190253/seuss-theodore-geisel-march

Alphabet
C is for Cat (Let’s Learn about the letter C!)
For those not ready to tackle writing skills
http://www.first-school.ws/t/alphabet/animal-dnealian/cat_b.htm

For those practicing their writing skills
http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_dn1/c.htm

Language Arts


Rhyming Contest: See who can come up with the most real words that rhyme with "hop" and "pop."

Journal
The kids in the Cat in the Hat were bored on a rainy day. Write in your journal about or draw a picture of your favorite rainy day activity.

Here is a Hat Pattern for making your own Hat story http://www.abcteach.com/Reading/suess/hat.htm

Math

The Foot Book

Left/Right: Use this book to practice left and right. Have your child practice by standing on one foot. Call out "left foot" and have them stand on their left foot. "Right foot", continue. Give them a few seconds between calling to place both feet back on the floor for a rest. Try to mix it up and get a little faster!

Measure strings of different lengths. Have your child put the strings in order from shortest to longest.

Practice your addition skills with this Cat in the Hat worksheet. http://www.seussville.com/university/math/games/print/math_addition.pdf

Science

Try this recipe for ooblek http://www.kinderteacher.com/oobleck.htm

Music
Song: Dr. Seuss On the Loose
(tune: Old MacDonald)

Dr. Seuss is on the loose,
And this how we know.
Cats, hats, eggs and ham,
Cats, hats, eggs and ham,
Cats, hats, eggs and ham,
We love his fun books so!
~ Author Unknown

Song: Rhyming Words
(tune: The Mulberry Bush)
Cat and hat are rhyming words,
Rhyming words, rhyming words.
Cat and hat are rhyming words,
They sound a lot a like!


Math Challenge
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Math Challenge March 2

There were 10 cats in the yard, 7 wandered away. How many were left?

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Yellowstone Lesson Plan

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March 1, 2007


History
On this day in 1872, Yellowstone National Park was established. Read more about it here: http://www.helium.com/tm/188635/established-yellowstone-national-americas

Discussion Questions:
1. Yellowstone sits on top of a ___________?
Language Arts
Grizzlies will eat almost anything. Like all bears, they are part of a group of animals called carnivores, which means meat-eating. However, in most places, grizzlies are not active hunters, eating meat only when it is easy for them to do so. In fact, up to 90 percent of their diet may be plants, including leaves, stems, and roots.
Overall, the most important foods in the grizzly bear's diet at Yellowstone National Park are whitebark pine nuts, graminoids, and ungulates. Grizzly bear food habits are influenced by seasonal variation in available food. Visit here to see the seasonal diets of Yellowstone's grizzlies:
http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/03/food-habits-of-grizzly-bears-in.html
Make a menu for the grizzlies!
Search and Find
See what you can find hidden in this wolf coloring page
http://www.ncstaff.net/wolf_world/coloringpage/wolfcoloring.jpg
Learn about the letter “Y”
Y coloring sheet http://www.akidsheart.com/threer/lvl1/yprint.htm
Lots of Y activities http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=42
Y tracers http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_dn1/y.htm



Math

Learn how to tell time with Mr. Wolf at What time is it, Mr Wolf?
http://www.genkienglish.net/mrwolfsong.htm



Math Challenge
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Math Challenge March 1

I saw 2 wolves at Yellowstone. How many paws did I see?

Food Habits of the Grizzly Bears in Yellowstone National Park

Spring
From March through May, ungulates, mostly elk and bison, comprise a substantial portion of a grizzly bear's diet. Grizzly bears feed on ungulates primarily as winter-killed carrion but also through predation of elk calves. Grizzly bears also dig up pocket gopher caches in localized areas of the park where thy are particularly abundant. Other items consumed during spring include grasses and sedges, dandelion, clover, spring-beauty, horsetail, and ants. Grizzly bears also feed extensively on whitebark pine nuts stored in red squirrel caches, especially during springs when an abundance of pine nuts have been left over from the previous fall.
Summer
From June through August, grizzly bears continue to consume grasses and sedges, dandelion, clover, spring-beauty, whitebark pine nuts, horsetail, and ants. In addition, thistle, biscuitroot, fireweed, and army cutworm moths are eaten. Predation on elk calves continues until late-June/early-July when grizzly bears are no longer able to catch calves. In areas surrounding Yellowstone Lake, bears feed extensively on spawning cutthroat trout. Starting around midsummer, grizzly bears begin feeding on strawberry, globe huckleberry, grouse whortleberry, and buffaloberry. By late summer, false truffles, bistort, and yampa are included in the diet, and grasses, sedges, and dandelion become less prominent.
Fall
From September through October, whitebark pine nuts are the most important bear food. Other items consumed during fall include: pond wee root, sweet cicely root, grasses and sedges, bistort, yampa, strawberry, globe huckleberry, grouse, whortleberry, buffaloberry, clover, horsetail, dandelion, ungulates, ants, false truffles, and army cutworm moths.
Winter
(Hibernation)
*Source: Information Paper No. BMO-3, Bear Management Office, Yellowstone National Park, Mark J. Biel, Bear Management Technician, March 2000.