Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Exhibit Schedule for Eric Carle Museum

Yes. the one in Amherst, MA. See directions or you can take the virtual tour.

In The East Gallery
Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children's Books
November 11, 2008 - March 8, 2009
Co-organized with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

In The West Gallery
Selections from The Art of Eric Carle
September 16, 2008 - January 25, 2009

80/40: Celebrating the Birthdays of Eric Carle and The Very Hungry Caterpillar
February 10 - August 30, 2009

In The Central Gallery
Petra Mathers: Lottie's New Friend
December 19, 2008 - April 26, 2009

Future:

In The East Gallery
Those Telling Lines: The Art of Virginia Lee Burton
March 24 - June 21, 2009

In The West Gallery
80/40: Celebrating the Birthdays of Eric Carle and The Very Hungry Caterpillar
February 10 - August 30, 2009

In The Central Gallery
Drawings from the Heart: Tomie dePaola Turns 75
July 3 - November 1, 2009

Friday, November 7, 2008

Science and LEGO

Coming LEGO educational PRODUCTS & CURRICULUM/Lesson Plan List.

Please add suggestions if you have found good lesson plans or ideas for using LEGO.

You can probably do lessons on simple machines with what you have, but many of us would need to buy or borrow special kits to do gears.

Coming in January 2009: LEGO has announced a low-end, tethered robotics system called "WeDO" designed to be used in classrooms of elementary-aged children. It won't replace Mindstorms, but instead serve as an intermediate step between the more fully featured robotics platform and regular, non-robotic LEGO. The WeDo system will be available at the first of the year. Prices have not yet been announced.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Holidays etc.

November
11 - Veteran's Day
13 - Sadie Hawkins Day
20 - Universal Children's Day
Thanksgiving
11/28/09 - Eid-Ul-Adha
11/29 - Red Planet Day

December
12/2 - National Pie Day (also 1/23!)
12/7 - International Civil Aviation Day
12/8/2007 - Eid-Ul-Adha
12/10 - Human Rights Day
12/18 - Bake Cookies Day
12/20/07 - Eid-Ul-Adha
12/25 - Christmas

January
National Blood Donor Month, National Braille Literacy Month, National Hobby Month, Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal Month, National Soup Month
1/1 - New Year
1/3 - J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday
1/9 - National Static Electricity Day
1/15 - M.L. King, Jr. Birthday
1/18 - Thesaurus Day
1/23 National Pie Day (also 12/2!)
January 21 to 25, 2008 - No Name-Calling Week
1/26/2009 - Chinese New Year
February2/2 - Ground Hog Day
2/2 - Candlemas
2/7/2008 - Chinese New Year
2/14/2010 - Chinese New Year

March -
Foot Health Month, Frozen Food Month, Women's History Month
3/14 - Pi Day
3/17 - St. Patrick's Day

April - Jazz Appreciation Month,
1 - April Fool's Day
2 - Hans Christian Anderson's birthday
10 - Encourage a Young Writer Day
13 - Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
18 - International Juggler's Day
19 - Garlic Day
22 - Earth Day
22 - Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day
26 - National Pretzel Day
27 - Tell-A Story day
28 - Greta Poetry Reading Day

May - National Photo Month, National Bike month, Asparagus Month
5 - National Hoagie Day, Cinco de Mayo
10 - Clean Up Your Room Day
Mother's Day - 2nd Sunday in May
12 - Kite Day
18 - International Museum Day
19 - Circus Day
25 - National Tap Dance Day
29 - End of the Middle Ages Day
Memorial Day - last Monday in May

June
8 - Frank Lloyd Wright's birthday
14 - Flag Day
20 - Ice Cream Soda Day
21 - Cuckoo Warning Day,BEWARE! It will be a wet summer if the sound of the cuckoo is heard today.
25 - Eric Carle's Birthday
30 - Meteor Day

July
National Anti-Boredom Month
Read an Almanac Month
7/1 – International Joke Day
7/4 – Independence Day
7/11 – National Make Your Bed Day
7/13 – Puzzle Day
7/16 – 7/22 – National Independent Retailers’ Week
7/20 – First Man on the Moon Day
7/23 – National Mosquito Day
7/27 – National Take a Plant for a Walk Day
7/29 – NASA’s Anniversary
7/31 - Parents' Day

August
American Artist Appreciation Month
Back to School
National Inventor’s Month
8/6 – American Family Day
8/6 – International Friendship Day
8/6 – National Kids Day
8/10 – National S’mores Day
Perseids arrive mid-month
8/18 – National Watermelon Day
8/19 – National Aviation Day
8/20 - National Radio Day
8/26 – Women’s Equality Day (Susan B. Anthony Day)
8/31 – National Trail Mix Day

September - Children’s Good Manners Month, Hispanic Heritage Month,
National School Success Month, Women of Achievement Month
9/4 – Labor Day
9/6 – National Marooned without a Compass Day
9/7 – International Day of Peace
9/8 – International Literacy Day
9/11 – Patriot Day
(9/14/2008) -Chinese Autumn Moon Festival
9/15 – National Make a Hat Day
9/17 – Citizenship Day / Constitution Day
9/19 - Talk like Pirate day
9/23 – 9/30 Banned Books Week
9/21/2007 – Yom Kippur
9/23 - Autumn Begins
9/25/2007 -Chinese Autumn Moon Festival
Ramadan - 2007 dates: September 12 - October 11

OctoberAdopt-a-Shelter-Animal Month, International Drum Month, National Apple Month, National Clock Month,National Roller Skating Month, National Diabetes Month, Polish American History Month, Lupus Awareness Month. National Stamp Collecting Month.
5 - Do Something Nice Day
24 - United Nations' Day
- Juliette Low's Birthday
31 - Halloween

Make a Difference Day- fourth Saturday of the month, an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors.