************************************************************** K12NewsLetters - From Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** Date: 5 Dec 2003 17:20:14 -0000 From: Spike the Wonder Dog <sodamail-gtmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Friday's Kid Klicks! -Classic K I D . . . K L I C K S by Spike the Wonder Dog Email: miss-rosalind@xxxxxxxxxxxx o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o - o Friday's Kid Klicks! -Classic Welcome to December and My Dog House!! o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- SPIKE'S PUZZLE PICKS Powder Skiing http://jigzone.com/ms/z.php?p=jz/cact/Powder_skiing&z= 48_piece_classic(COPY AND PASTE) Snowboarding http://jigzone.com/ms/z.php?p=jz/p1/SnowBoard1&z= 67_piece_classic(COPY AND PASTE) o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- LEARNING WITH SPIKE Color Your World http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/special/color/ index.html(COPY AND PASTE) Choose a gif or pdf version of a world map to color United Nations Cartographic Maps http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/index.htm Pdf maps of about 100 countries in the world Black and White US Map http://www.aqd.nps.gov/ard/figure8.html Get the pdf file for best printing ñPerry-Castaeda Library Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_ collection.html(COPY AND PASTE) A huge collection of maps, includes outline maps good for school projects o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- SPIKE'S HOLIDAY CRAFTS Crafts That Can be Gifts for Your Friends, Sisters, and Brothers A Giant Maze http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/maze.html Make one for a party and watch the fun! A Travel Game for the Car http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/tictac.html A quick, easy, and re-usable tic-tac-toe board. Beaded Bracelet http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/beaded.html Quick and easy jewelry to make. Beadie Buddies http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/beadies.html Beadie Buddies make fun keychains, backpack decorations, mobiles, necklaces, and ornaments at Christmas time. You can use one to decorate a gift you're giving, instead of a bow! Beanie Apron http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/beanieapron.html Make a fancy apron for your Beanie Baby - with this very easy pattern requiring very little sewing. Button Craft http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/button.html Make a bracelet or bookmark or ??? from buttons. Cloth Fastening Book - SEE and DO Book http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/see_n_do.html Make a cloth book that teaches little ones how to fasten clothes. Coin Barrettes http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/barrette2.html These are great for a change! Fun Button Hat for Kids http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/hat-button.html A fun hat for kids to wear. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- COLORING WITH SPIKE Rosetta Stone Coloring Book http://www.clemusart.com/archive/pharaoh/rosetta/ coloring/index.html(COPY AND PASTE) o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- GAMES Khufu's Pyramid http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/khufuall.html Explore this pyramid using Quicktime VR. Venture down the unfinished passage, or up to the King and Queen's Chambers... (2.5 mb, large download) Where in the World? http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/fun/whereisit/whereisit.html Can you identify these cities from a space-eyed view? Click on the hint button for some help Treasure Cave http://kidsdomain.funschool.com/cgi-bin/ga?t2s_ds1a,2 Unscramble the country names, answer some questions about that country, and get the key to the cave! Earth at Night http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/fun/at_night/at_night.html Look at the lights, and guess the major cities that show up, even from outer space! After you guess, click the city to see the name. Capital Hunt http://kidsdomain.funschool.com/cgi-bin/ga?cas_ds1,36 Do you know the capitals of countries around the world? o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- HOLIDAY FUN Snow Activites http://www.childfun.com/themes/snow.shtml Build an Igloo http://home.sol.no/~gedra/igloo_bg.htm Snow Dough Materials Needed: flour, salt, white powdered tempera paint, silver glitter, water, oil, cream of tarter Preparation: Mix dough in advance, or plan to make with students Time: 5 minutes or more Directions: Mix together the following ingredients: 1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 1/3 cup white powdered tempera paint 1/3 cup silver glitter 1 cup hot water 2 Tbsp. oil 1 Tbsp. cream of tartar Use as you would use play-dough--Review shapes, letters, sounds, vocabulary, numbers, etc....Or just play with the stuff for fun! Ice Cube Painting Materials Needed: white paper; unsweetened Kool-Aid or powdered tempera paints; white paper Preparation: Fill ice trays with water. After ice begins to freeze, insert a popsicle stick into each ice cube. Let freeze until solid. Time: 5 or more minutes Directions: Sprinkle different colors of unsweetened Kool-Aid or powdered tempera paint on a sheet of paper. Rub ice cube over top. See what kinds of designs appear. If desired, activity may be expanded by writing a paragraph or poem which describes the completed ice painting. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- SOMETHING SPECIAL! Snow Dance http://www.funone.com/fun/snow/index.html o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- ****************************************************************** "An Educated Workforce is an Issue of National Security" Users post resumes and professional information. 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