Are you looking for some inexpensive, family-friendly activities that will help make the rest of your week a little more fun and interesting? This week’s learning activities include projects that turn toothpicks into an excellent learning tool. If you missed the first part of this week’s newsletter that features activities off Still Learning Something New’s October Special Days Calendar, you can link to it here. You’ll find a fun activity to do or an interesting topic to learn about each day of the week.
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The Spangler Effect – Toothpick Table Tricks Season 01 Episode 45
Toothpick Math Use toothpicks to do math.
Below you will find a couple of videos with toothpick puzzles. Puzzles help us to solve problems and think more creatively. If you like these, you can check this pdf out with more puzzles to try.
3 Toothpick Puzzles to Drive You Nuts!!
10 Mind Bending Matchstick Puzzles *Just use toothpicks!
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Betty Jo, of Still Learning Something New, has postedthe newest version of her October 2018 Special Days Calendar. It has a long list of famous birthdays, historical events, interesting days, monthly event and food themes, and more.
Betty Jo and I have created a Special Days Companion filled with 120+ activities you can do as a family during the month of October. To find out more about this wonderful product, click here.
Here are a few of the things on her list and some helpful activities and links:
One of the fun holidays featured during the month of October is Halloween.This resource page has some fun Halloween activities to do and animals and foods to learn about. Not into Halloween? Celebrate the season of Fallwith some of the fun activities in this post.
🐍October 21: Reptile Awareness Day– Learn about a favorite reptile or choose a lizard from the post offered. Sea Turtles can be found here.
📘October 21: Friends of the Library Week – Find out how your library can save you money! Go to the library and find out what they have to offer you. Ask for or arrange a tour.
October 22: Daniel Boone born 1734 – Still Learning Something New offers great resources that include: Biographical information, quotes, printables, an interactive map, pioneer games and more.
October 23:Mole Day – A Mole is a unit of measurement used in Chemistry. Learn how you can celebrate the day here.
🌱October 24: Food Day– Choose a fun food to learn about or find out:
🎩October 25: Magic Week Begins – Magic has a long history! Take a bit of time to learn about some of the best magicians of our time and learn a trick or two.
📚October 27: Tell A Story Day – There are a lot of really fun ways to tell a story, check out this post, and choose a way to tell a story that appeals to you most.
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Are you looking for some inexpensive, family-friendly activities that will help make the rest of your week a little more fun and interesting? This week’s learning activities include projects that turn ordinary apples into extraordinary learning experiences. If you missed the first part of this week’s newsletter that features activities off Still Learning Something New’s October Special Days Calendar, you can link to it here. You’ll find a fun activity to do or an interesting topic to learn about each day of the week. It may seem unusual to think of an apple as the focus of a STEM project, but I assure you, quite a bit can be done with apples that include science, engineering, and the math parts of STEM…and maybe even the technology part too…depending on how you look at it. I’m going to add a little chemistry into the mix this week as well! I hope you enjoy it. Note: After doing LOTS of apple experiments with my kids and in my programs, I think it’s only fair to let you know that some apples have more iron in them than others, and that can really effect the oxidation experiments. I recommend trying a variety of apples for these types of experiments to truly find ways to stop oxidation. You will also need extra apples to snack on! 😊 Apples are a fun food to study. If you would like to make your own apple study, I offer the following resource pages: Apple Research Project and Apple Resources Apple Oxidation & The Scientific Method: A fun, at-home science experiment
Science For Kids With HudsonAlpha: Enzymes & Apple Juice 5 Delicious Apple Hacks
Apple Math, Engineering, & Technology Use apples to do math as well! Here are a couple of videos on how to cut an apple to make something a little more special out of it. The first is a swan and the second is a puzzle. This is where math, engineering, and technology come together in a really fun way. I highly recommend that you go to YouTube and put the words: ‘Apple Art‘ into the search box to see some of the amazing and fun things people have done with this ordinary fruit.
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Betty Jo, of Still Learning Something New, has postedthe newest version of her October 2018 Special Days Calendar. It has a long list of famous birthdays, historical events, interesting days, monthly event and food themes, and more.
Betty Jo and I have created a Special Days Companion filled with 120+ activities you can do as a family during the month of October. To find out more about this wonderful product, click here.
Here are a few of the things on her list and some helpful activities and links:
One of the fun food themes featured during the month of October is Popcorn Poppin’.This resource page has some fun ways to use popping corn before and after it’s popped.
🐺October 14: Wolf Awareness Week– Learn about wolves and start a study with the links provided in this post.
October 15: I Love Lucy Premier 1951 – Take some time to learn about this classic comedy and watch some old reruns to find out why it was so popular. Maybe it will inspire you to make a funny skit of your own.
🕮October 16:Noah Webster born 1758 – In honor of Webster’s birthday, use a dictionary. Go to the suggested post to find some activities that encourage dictionary use in fun ways.
October 16th is also Dictionary Day and Learn A Word Day.
📖October 17: Author Arthur Miller born 1915– Learn about the accomplishments of this classic screenwriter and playwright. Go to the library and find some of his works. Read The Crucible by Arthur Miller (pdf).
👾October 20: Monster Mash Day – This song was in the #1 position…two different years! Have some fun doing the mash and learning about this fun song. Still Learning Something New has a Monsterspost that includes links to videos, treat ideas, quizzes, and other fun stuff.
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Are you looking for some inexpensive, family-friendly activities that will help make your week a little more fun and interesting? This week’s learning activities include projects that put old, clean water bottles to good use. If you missed the first part of this week’s newsletter that features activities off Still Learning Something New’s October Special Days Calendar, you can link to it here. You’ll find a fun activity to do or an interesting topic to learn about each day of the week. Leaky Bottle and Water Pressure You’ll need a water bottle, water, and a nail for this activity.
Water Bottle Science Experiments Here are some more experiments you can do with water bottles. I hope you enjoy them!
Soda Bottle Rocket Car-Physics of Toys Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany
Cloud in a Bottle – Science Experiment! Fun and Easy Science Project! Homeschool Science! Make Non Stop Heron’s Fountain With Plastic Bottle
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Timing Use a water bottle to do math as well! Here’s a video that features water bottle trick flips by Dude Perfect I hope you’ll be inspired to make up your own tricks once you get the hang of flipping water bottles.
Water Bottle Flip 2 | Dude Perfect With this activity, you’re learn how to time a flip…with fluid.
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Betty Jo, of Still Learning Something New, has postedthe newest version of her October 2018 Special Days Calendar. It has a long list of famous birthdays, historical events, interesting days, monthly event and food themes, and more.
Betty Jo and I have created a Special Days Companion filled with 120+ activities you can do as a family during the month of October. To find out more about this wonderful product, click here.
Here are a few of the things on her list and some helpful activities and links:
One of the animal themes featured during the month of October is Bat Appreciation.This resource page has links to great bat resources. Start your own study!
🥚October 12: Egg Day – Learn about various bird eggs, do some cool egg experiments, and make egg salad in your own special way with the suggestions provided.
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Are you looking for some inexpensive, family-friendly activities that will help make your week a little more fun and interesting? This week’s learning activities include projects that put those old CD’s to good use. If you missed the first part of this week’s newsletter that features activities off Still Learning Something New’s September/October Special Days Calendar, you can link to it here. You’ll find a fun activity to do or an interesting topic to learn about each day of the week. CD Hover Craft Play with air power! What You’ll Need: An old CD, hot glue or super glue, a pop-top water bottle cap that covers the hole in the CD, and a large balloon
CD Science Experiments Here are some more experiments you can do with old CDs. I hope you enjoy them! Make Rubber Band Powered Car With Recycle CD Disc – DIY Kids Projects
School Science Projects Electric Generator
Free Energy Device with Magnet 100% Free Energy – New
Sacred Geometry Use and old CD to do math as well! Here’s a video that features a cultural drawing.
Flower of Life : How to Draw One Using a CD/DVD or Compass
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Betty Jo, of Still Learning Something New, has postedthe newest version of her October 2018 Special Days Calendar. It has a long list of famous birthdays, historical events, interesting days, monthly event and food themes, and more.
Betty Jo and I have created a Special Days Companion filled with 120+ activities you can do as a family during the month of October. To find out more about this wonderful product, click here.
Here are a few of the things on her list and some helpful activities and links:
One of October’s Fun Food themes is Cranberries.Learn how this fun food is grown and its many health benefits. This post has some educational materials available in it as well.
October 1: Model T Ford introduced 1908 – Learn about the history of the Model T. Go to a classic car show in your area.
October 2:Farm Animals Day – What does it take to raise a farm animal? Read: Farm Animals Guide to Raising Livestock: Feeding, Housing, Diseases. Visit a petting zoo.
October 3: SOS (distress code) established 1906– Find out what the SOS code is and how it came to be. Use the code to send messages to another person.
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Are you looking for some inexpensive, family-friendly activities that will help make your week a little more fun and interesting? This week’s learning activities include paper engineering projects. Paper is an inexpensive item that can be turned into an excellent learning tool…so save your junk mail for these great suggestions. Be sure to scroll all the way down to the Special Days section where you’ll find a fun activity to do or an interesting topic to learn about each day of the week. Make A Folded Hand Puppet This activity combines puppets and paper engineering in one fun project. Once the puppets are made, come up with a script or a story that features the puppet. What You’ll Need: Plain copy paper, craft supplies, and a little creativity and imagination. https://www.franw.com/2016/06/make-folded-hand-puppet.html
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Funschooling Videos Paper Engineering There are a lot of excellent engineering projects that can be done with a simple piece of paper and so much can be learned from those projects. They take time to learn, but the results are often fun and useful. The first two videos offer a variety of paper engineering projects you can have fun with. The third video features a recreational math game. 20 Totally Cool Paper Crafts
10 Best Paper Crafts | DIY Paper Craft | Ventuno Art
Recreational Math – Game of Sprouts
Wikipedia: Sprouts Game – Info about the game and how to play.
Special Days & Holidays Sept
Betty Jo, of Still Learning Something New, has postedthe newest version of her September 2018 Special Days Calendar. It has a long list of famous birthdays, historical events, interesting days, monthly event and food themes, and more. Betty Jo and I have created a Special Days Companion filled with 120+ activities you can do as a family during the month of September. To find out more about this wonderful product, click here.
Here are a few of the things on her list and some helpful activities and links:
One of September’s themes is Happy Cat.This link will take you to a Domesticated Cat Resource Page that is filled with links and videos about cats. It includes: Over 100 links about cats that can help you create a one of a kind and personalized cat study.
September 23: Activist Victoria Woodhull born 1838– Learn about the first woman to run for President of the United States…before women had the right to vote!
🍎September 26: Johnny Appleseed born 1774 –John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, was an excellent business man and helped to develop the Northwest territories of the United States by planting apple and other fruit trees along river banks.
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I’m offering more great family-friendly activities that will help make your week a little more fun. This week’s activities include baking soda related resources. This inexpensive item can be turned into an awesome learning tool! Be sure to scroll all the way down to the Special Days section where you’ll find a fun activity to do or an interesting topic to learn about each day of the week. Baking Soda Baking soda is another convenient and inexpensive item you may have in your home for science projects. If you click on the link below, you will find 13 great science experiments that are fun for all ages. Some experiments may require supervision. Baking Soda Science Projects
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Johnny Appleseed Day is celebrated on September 26th! Check out today!
Funschooling Videos Baking Soda Baking soda can cause some very cool chemical reactions and produce fun or useful results. The videos below offer both fun and practical things that can be done with baking soda. For the video with ’10 baking soda hacks’, test some of the uses out to see how well they work. Some of the videos may require supervision because of the materials used in the experiments or the results. The last video features a math art project to do. Baking Soda Slime Black Fire Snake – Amazing Science Experiment Supervision Suggested
Betty Jo, of Still Learning Something New, has postedthe newest version of her September 2018 Special Days Calendar. It has a long list of famous birthdays, historical events, interesting days, monthly event and food themes, and more. Betty Jo and I have created a Special Days Companion filled with 120+ activities you can do as a family during the month of September. To find out more about this wonderful product, click here.
Here are a few of the things on her list and some helpful activities and links:
One of September’s themes is Preparedness.This link will take you to a resource page that will give you information about getting prepared for a storm or bad weather.
September 17: Constitution Day – Read the constitution with the resources provided. There are videos available in this post as well. Constitution Week Beginson the 17th as well and Still Learning Something New has some great resources such as quizzes, School House Rock videos, and more.
September 18:Cheeseburger Day – Find out how this fun food day got its start and make some with your favorite toppings.
September 19: Talk Like A Pirate Day– Celebrate this fun day with the resources on this pages such as: The history of pirates, pirate crafts, and information that crosses the curriculum. Learn how to tie knotstoo! Still Learning Something New’s Pirate resources include:Biographical info, YouTube videos, night sky resources, a compass activity, and more.
September 20: Artist Dale Chihuly born 1941 –Learn about this interesting artist, make a virtual macchia, watch some videos, and more.
🍌September 21: Banana Festival – Read an article about the benefits of bananas and make something delicious with bananas like banana bread. 🎈September 22: Scientist Michael Faraday born 1791 – Learn about this fascinating man and his important accomplishments. One of the things Faraday invented was the balloon, you’ll find info about them in the post too. 🍁September 22: 1st Day of Autumn/Autumnal Equinox – What is the fall equinox? Find out with the resources in this post. Check out some of the other Autumn Resourcestoo.
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I’m offering more great family-friendly activities that will help make your week a little more fun. This week’s activities include domino related resources. This very inexpensive item can be turned into an awesome learning tool! Be sure to scroll all the way down to the Special Days section where you’ll find a fun activity to do or an interesting topic to learn about each day of the week.
Dominoes
Dominoes are another wonderful and inexpensive learning tool! Dominoes have been around since the 18th century and not only are they used to play a great strategy game, they can be used to build structures and toppling runs. Some of those domino runs can be very interesting to watch! Here are three sites that have information about dominoes if you would like to learn more about them or how to make your own set of toppling dominoes… check them out.
Maze Guys: Dominoes – This site has a lot of information about dominoes, including how to make your own set, records, tip and tricks, and more.
Domino-Play– This site offers tips for set up, types of dominoes, history and more.
Johnny Appleseed Day is celebrated on September 26th! Check out today!
Funschooling Videos Domino Runs Have you ever had the opportunity to watch a complex domino run run its course? The amount of time, creativity, and patience needed to put those runs together is amazing. If you decide to make your own, start small, then build on from there. The videos below offer some tips to get you started, tricks to challenge your skills, and something to strive for. The last video talks about the history of calendars.
How To Make A Domino Tower
5 Simple Domino Tricks! ft. AllAroundAudrey (Domino Tutorials)
The Amazing Triple Spirtal (15,000 DOMINOES)
Visit my Domino Playlistfor more videos, including ones that show how to play the strategy game. How Was The Calendar Invented?
Special Days & Holidays Sept 9-15
Betty Jo, of Still Learning Something New, has postedthe newest version of her September 2018 Special Days Calendar. It has a long list of famous birthdays, historical events, interesting days, monthly event and food themes, and more. Betty Jo and I have created a Special Days Companion filled with 120+ activities you can do as a family during the month of September. To find out more about this wonderful product, click here.
Here are a few of the things on her list and some helpful activities and links:
🎮September 12: Video Game Day– Learn about the history of video games from the 1940’s on.
📗September 13: Author, Roald Dahl born 1916 – Still Learning Something New has information about Dahl’s life, lesson plans, quotes, coloring pages,trivia, and much more.
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I’m offering more great family-friendly activities that will help make your week a little more fun. This week’s activities include vinegar related resources. This very inexpensive item can be turned into an awesome learning tool! Be sure to scroll all the way down to the Special Days section where you’ll find a fun activity to do or an interesting topic to learn about each day of the week. 5 Fun Vinegar Experiments Vinegar is one of the most convenient and inexpensive items you have in your home for science projects. If you click on the link below, you will find 5 great science experiments that are fun for all ages. The last experiment is best done outside. For these activities you will need: White vinegar, baking soda, a cooked chicken leg bone, 1-2 eggs, a recycled water bottle, balloons, measuring spoons and cups, a jar with a lid, a bowl, funnel, a spoon, a magnifying glass, a zip-top bag (sandwich sized), bathroom tissue and tape Optional: Dish soap, food dye, a length of yarn, scissors, and a ruler
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Funschooling Videos Vinegar When you mix vinegar with other things, really cool things can happen! The first three videos will show you some of the fun things you can do with this and a few other inexpensive household items. The last video features a Ted talk by Arthur Benjamin about Fibonacci Numbers. Vinegar and Salt Experiment
How to Turn Milk into Stone!
Dancing Raisins Science Experiments for Kids at Home
The Magic of Fibonacci Numbers | Arthur Benjamin
Special Days & Holidays Sept 2-8
Betty Jo, of Still Learning Something New, has postedthe newest version of her September 2018 Special Days Calendar. It has a long list of famous birthdays, historical events, interesting days, monthly event and food themes, and more. Betty Jo and I have created a Special Days Companion filled with 120+ activities you can do as a family during the month of September. To find out more about this wonderful product, click here.
Here are a few of the things on her list and some helpful activities and links:
One of September’s food themes is Apples.This link will take you to an apple research project that’s filled with links and videos about apples. It includes: Fun facts, questions to help you start your project, experiments, and other fun things.
🔥September 2: Great Fire of London – 1666– Information about the Great Fires of London, 1666, fire safety, and videos about the fire and candle experiments. Watch the YouTube Playlist that that features the: Great Fire of London 1666 (Documentaries) and candle experiments.
September 3: Skyscraper Day – Still Learning Something New offers resources that feature fun facts, how skyscrapers work, virtual field trips and much more. Make your own skyscraper from tooth picks or craft sticks.
September 4: Inventor Lewis Howard Latimer born 1848– Biographical information about Lewis Howard Latimer and his accomplishments. Includes a link to experiments and a video about Latimer’s life.
September 5: Cheese Pizza Day –Pizza history, recipes, games and activities. Make your own pizza from start to finish or have some fun with personalized pita pizzas.
September 6: 1620 – Pilgrims Set Sail to the New World – Mayflower resources include information about the captain, the voyage, crafts and other activities. September 7: Artist, Grandma Moses born 1860 – Still Learning Something New offers links to resources such as word finds, info about Grandma Moses, learn how to draw resources, and much more. 🦎September 8: Iguana Awareness Day – LOTS of lizard related resources are available in this post.
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