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BOBCAT Home Learning Digest FROZEN WORLD The areas around the north and south poles are the coldest natural places on Earth. You may think of these polar regions as miserable, desolate places, but there is actually a lot of life there. Animals include caribou, polar bears, penguins, arctic foxes, arctic hares, walruses, and seals. Birds like ptarmigans, snowy owls, snow geese, and puffins also prefer the frigid temperatures of the polar regions. Have you ever had to run or walk a mile? It’s pretty far, right? Most of Antarctica, the southernmost part of the globe, is covered in ice that is about one mile thick! That’s so much ice scientists predict the sea level would rise by 16 feet if the Western Ice Sheet were to melt. Wow! It’s also one of the windiest places, with wind speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. These are fun family activities. These are NOT homework or for a grade. Please take some time to complete our survey on November’s issue by February 4th for a chance at a special prize! ARCTIC MATH practice a variety of math skills with these ARCTIC-THEMED activities. MATH Click Here MAKE A SNOWFLAKE You can have snow any time of the year! Click Here SPEEDY ICE MELT What makes ice melt faster? CLICK HERE SCIENCE A Frozen world writing prompts Practice creativity and writing skills with these writing prompts. English Click here World tour: WINTER HOLIDAYS 9 WINTER HOLIDAYS from around the world! Click Here history polar bear landscape add a bear and cub to an abstract scene! Click Here paper arctic fox Art make a cute, snow colored paper fox! Click Here Continental drift join syd from ice age and learn the moves to this shuffle! Click Here music Daily fitness challenge Monday: LIMBO Grab a broom stick and have 2 people hold it. Take turns going under the stick arching backwards. Lower the stick after each successful pass. Tuesday: Boat Pose Hold boat pose three times for 15 seconds. wednesday: toe fencing with a partner, hold each other’s shoulders. Try to tap the other person’s tow without having yours tapped. thursday: jump jump Health How much is a quarter worth? Complete 25 of the following: 1) Skip 2) Jump 3) Lift Knees 4) Walk Backwards friday: Cool Off Play Outside in the snow! Play fetch with your dog, run, build a snowman, make a snow angel! Mindfulness Freezing up and melting This guided meditation helps you to tighten your muscles then relax. Follow along with this video Mindfulness ARTCITC TAKE 6 MATHSolve the problems below and complete the connect the dots activity. Upload photos of your activity to the Hamlin P.T.O. Facebook page Home so we can see your families having fun! ARTCITC SNOWFLAKES MATHComplete the tessellation and puzzle. Upload photos of your activity to the Hamlin P.T.O. Facebook page so we can see your families having fun! Home MAKE A SNOWFLAKE SCIENCEYou can have snow any time of the year! MATERIALS: shaving cream, baking soda, water, Questions paper towel RECOMMENDED AGES: K - 5th Grade to Ask DIRECTIONS (METHOD 1): 1. Mix 1 cup of shaving cream with 1 cup of baking soda. 2. Add a few drops of water until it takes on a snowy appearance. You may have to add more water or baking soda to get the right texture. DIRECTIONS (METHOD 2): Which snow was more 1. Shred a paper towel into tiny pieces. realistic? Why? 2. Blend the pieces of paper in a blender or What is your favorite thing food processor. about snow? 3. Add 1/2 cup of baking soda and 1/2 cup of water. Mix with a fork until you get a snowy texture. Upload photos of your activity to the Hamlin P.T.O. Facebook page Home so we can see your families having fun! SNOWY ICE MELT Conduct this science experiment to determine which substance or SCIENCEwhat condition will make ice melt faster. MATERIALS: 3 bowls with ice, timer, sand, salt, marker/label Questions RECOMMENDED AGES: K - 5th Grade to Ask DIRECTIONS: 1. Fill 3 bowls with ice. 2. Label each bowl as follows: 1) ice, 2) sand, 3) salt. 3. Do nothing to the bowl marked ICE. 4. Place the salt ON the ice in the bowl that is marked SALT. Which bowl melted fastest? 5. Place the sand ON the ice in the bowl marked SAND. Why? (Salt mixes with melted water and breaks 6. Observe the three bowls every 10 minutes down the ice) for 30 minutes or more. Upload photos of your activity to the Hamlin P.T.O. Facebook page so we can see your families having fun! Home A FROZEN WORLD ENGLISHWRITING PROMPTS Use the following prompts to encourage your child’s creative writing. If they are too young or if writing is difficult, they could share their creativity verbally with a family member. Do You Want to Build a Snowman? Write instructions on how to build a snowman for a kid who has never seen snow before. A Snowy World Imagine that the entire world is covered with 6 feet of snow! What does the world look like? How do the kids deal with the snow? The adults? How does the deep snow affect the animals, birds, and fish? “The Chicken That Said ‘Moo!’” Choose a winter-loving animal, such as a penguin, polar bear, arctic fox, arctic hare, caribou, or wold. Pretend you are that animal for one day. What is your life like. Where do you live. How do you keep warm? What o you eat? Upload photos of your activity to the Hamlin P.T.O. Facebook page Home so we can see your families having fun! SNUGGLE UP WITH THESE 9 WINTER HOLIDAYS FROM AROUND THE WORLD We tend to think of winter as a time of rest, hibernation, and quiet. But a look at the calendar reveals many HISTORYholidays around the world that prove this impression entirely wrong. The cold months are clearly a popular time for parties and celebrations. While some are filled with solemn tradition, others focus on fun and frolic. All pose opportunities for interesting and real-life lessons in geography, culture, history, and religion. Take a look at this list of several popular traditions celebrated during winter holidays around the world and share them with your kids. We hope they inspire further discussion and learning with some related activities. Enjoy the tour: Hanukkah For eight days each November or December, Jews light a special candle holder called a menorah. They do it to remember an ancient miracle in which one day’s worth of oil burned for eight days in the temple. During Hanukkah, many Jews also eat special potato pancakes called latkes, sing songs, and spin a top called a dreidel to win chocolate coins, nuts, or raisins. Upload photos of your activity to the Hamlin P.T.O. Facebook page Home so we can see your families having fun! Three Kings Day At the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas comes a day called the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day. This holiday is celebrated as the day the three wise men first saw baby Jesus and brought him gifts. On this day in Spain, many children get their Christmas presents. In Puerto Rico, before children go to sleep on January 5, they leave a box with hay under their beds so the kings will leave good presents. In France, a delicious King cake is baked. Bakers will hide a coin, jewel, or little toy inside. Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice occurs around December 21. It is the shortest day of the year. People all over the world participate in festivals and celebrations. Long ago, people celebrated by lighting bonfires and candles to coax back the sun. St. Lucia Day To honor this third-century saint on December 13, many girls in Sweden dress up as “Lucia brides” in long white gowns with red sashes, and a wreath of burning candles on their heads. They wake up their families by singing songs and bringing them coffee and twisted saffron buns called “Lucia cats.” St. Nicholas Day A popular December holiday in many European countries, St. Nicholas Day, celebrates St. Nicholas of Myra, the man whose life inspired the tradition of Santa Claus and Father Christmas. He gave all of his money to the needy and was known for his compassion for children and all those in need. The holiday honors the man on the anniversary of his death, December 6, 343 A.D. Many celebrate with parades, feasts, gift giving, and festivals. Christmas People celebrate this Christian holiday by going to church, giving gifts, and sharing the day with their families. In some parts of Europe, “star singers” go caroling—singing special Christmas songs—as they walk behind a huge star on a pole. The Christmas festivities in Ireland tend to be more religious in nature rather than being about gifts. Christmas celebrations last from Christmas Eve until January 6 (Epiphany). On December 26, known as St. Stephen’s Day, an Irish tradition that is known as the Wren Boys Procession takes place. Children go from door to door singing, holding a stick that is topped by a holly bush and a wren. They ask for money for the “starving wren,” which goes into their pockets. In ancient times, a real wren was killed and fastened to the stick, but today fake wrens are used. The Christmas Eve festivities in the Ukraine are known as Sviata Vechera, which means “Holy Supper.” The celebration begins when the first evening star is sighted in the night sky.