Look for the bare necessitiesThe simple bare necessitiesForget about your worries and your strifeI mean the bare necessitiesOld Mother Nature’s recipesThat brings the bare necessities of life…
Disney The Jungle Book Mowgli & Baloo Coloring Pages. High quality free printable coloring, drawing, painting pages here for boys, girls, children ...
Here’s a fun monkey craft for kids of all ages! Grab some pipe cleaners and some wooden beads and transform them into a cute posable monkey. The monkey can even hang onto a pencil! I don’t know what it is about monkeys, but I have always loved them and the kids do too! Here’s what […]
Little ones can go wild with these cute jungle animal printable masks to color and decorate! Perfect for a jungle-themed party or craft!
Look for the bare necessitiesThe simple bare necessitiesForget about your worries and your strifeI mean the bare necessitiesOld Mother Nature’s recipesThat brings the bare necessities of life…
It really is a jungle out there when Peanut Gallery presents “The Jungle Book” (from...
Your kids will go wild in a good way for the free Disney Jungle Book Activity Pages. The Jungle Book hits theatres April 15, 2016.
Disney's live action The Jungle Book is the #1 movie for the second weekend in a row! Celebrate with these The Jungle Book printable games and activities.
This time the theme for our #BostikBloggers project was Jungle so we went for Jungle themed rainsticks - what do you think?
Use this word search worksheet to accompany your own unit on Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of anthropomorphic tales, The Jungle Book. Puzzles make fun no prep activities for early finishers, bell ringers, morning work, handouts, homework, lesson plan supplements, sponge activities, introductions to new topics, classroom themes, and sub files. The 27 hidden vocabulary words are: Abandoned, Archetypes, Authority, Bagheera, Baloo, Bear, Book, Fable, Film, Fostering, Freedom, India, Jungle, Kaa, Kipling, Laws, Man-cub, Mowgli, Panther, Python, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Rudyard, Seonee, Shere Khan, Tiger, Village, and Wolves. The words are hidden in all directions and there may be some overlaps making this a challenging word search. Two versions of the puzzle are included. One has the colored illustration that you see here and the other has a black outlined illustration (which saves on printing costs and gives puzzlers something to color in). Solution included. Save yourself a ton of time and always have something to engage your students at the ready with these related resources: • Ancient India Word Search • Wind in the Willows Word Search • Fantastic Mr. Fox Word Search We love FEEDBACK! And you earn CREDITS! • Log in to your Teachers Pay Teachers account. • Click on the drop down menu “My TpT”. • Select “My Purchases”. • Choose ratings and leave feedback. • Know that we love you for it! ♥ ♥ ♥ Puzzles to Print guarantees you the highest quality crosswords, word finds, cryptograms, Sudoku and number puzzles available.
This elephant craft for kids uses a really unique technique and is an absolute blast for kids to make! Children use newspaper to create a wrinkled effect- just like the actual skin of an elephant. This art project includes a fun sensory aspect and is perfect for a unit on zoo animals, jungle animals, or to …
The original “Bare Necessities” are now available on Blu-Ray. (For those who don’t remember the catchy jingle, I am talking about Disney’s The Jungle Book.) Meet the most unforgettable characters and embark on a thrilling adventure with Mowgli as he journeys deep into the jungle and learns “The Bare Necessities” ... Read More
Children's book list of jungle books. Reviews of each. Choices for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarten, and elementary aged kids.
Ah, summer! Time to sleep past 5:00 AM, take a break from being around 160 kids every day, and to prep all the lessons and shows I will be working on next year. And where do I turn for inspiratio…
Your kids will go wild in a good way for the free Disney Jungle Book Activity Pages. The Jungle Book hits theatres April 15, 2016.
A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
It's Leap Year Day and Giachino Rossini's 220th birthday (no, that doesn't mean he would really be 880 years old), so it seemed like a perfect opportunity to try some musical composition. My musician and composer friends are probably going to be aghast at this little experiment, but it's something I've wanted to try for a long time. Not that I'm any kind of composer or musician—in fact, the very idea is laughable. In elementary school, I played the violin, once actually causing my private tutor Mr. Hursti to weep in despair. In middle school, I played the clarinet in a school band that should have provided poor Mr. Smith with noise-cancelling headphones instead of a baton. By the time I hit high school, my parents had wisely decided that I was the least musical of their children, and there were no more music lessons for me. I vaguely remember how to read sheet music, but I've never composed anything before. I'm pretty sure I'm not composing anything today, either, but at least it looks like a piece of music. My big idea for today's elephant was to place notes in an elephant shape on a piece of stave paper, then play it through a music program on my computer. I decided to use simple quarter notes, and a single piano as the instrument. Putting any other kind of instrument on here would be far beyond my meagre powers: not only do I not know the software, but I tend to hear only one instrument at a time in my head. Also, if I were composing this in real life, it would likely be produced on a plinky red kiddie piano like Schroeder plays in the Peanuts comic strip. Schroeder from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz Source: http://peanuts.wikia.com/wiki/Schroeder The first thing I did was get some composition and notation software. I chose a free download from Musescore.org which seemed to have all the features I needed. Once I had an idea of how the software worked, I laid in a general elephant outline in quarter notes. Sometimes this gave me some nice harmonies, and other times it made me cringe. I adjusted what I could, and left what I couldn't, so there are still some brief moments of horridness—in a 34-second song, perhaps not brief enough. When I tried to put in some eighth-notes and so forth, it only made me mental and looked weird, so quarter notes and a single piano is what you get. I did adjust a few elements in the design to avoid longish rests and single notes with no harmony or chord, but I didn't go crazy. This is what the final sheet music looked like—feel free to laugh your heads off. To be honest, I don't even know if it's readable to a real musician. Only my computer knows for sure. And this is what it sounds like. This blogging platform doesn't seem to support music files, so I whipped this off in iMovie. I only spent about five minutes on the video, so it's nothing special. It was a ridiculous experiment on a day that shouldn't exist, but I was really curious about what something like this would sound like. It has moments that I like, and moments that make my teeth hurt. But it was fun and took less than an hour. More to the point, the sight of elephant-shaped music made me laugh, which is always the most important thing. Happy birthday, Mr. Rossini. You must be turning over in your grave. Greeting card from Zazzle.com. Source: http://www.zazzle.ca/funny_elephants_playing_music_ birthday_card-137730508120914387 Elephant Lore of the Day For centuries, people familiar with pachyderms have noted elephants' ability to distinguish melodies—a skill that has long been used with circus elephants. In most cases, the music cues portions of the elephant's performance; however, several circuses in the middle of the nineteenth century also featured "elephant bands", which one historian suggests probably sounded "like a herd of angry Buicks". In 1957, German scientist Bernard Rensch reported in Scientific American that his test elephant could distinguish twelve musical tones, and could remember simple melodies, even when they were played at different pitches, timbres and meters, and on different instruments. Even more astonishingly, the elephant still remembered the tunes eighteen months later. Elephants have much keener hearing than sight, and use a vast range of vocalizations when communicating—many of which are beyond human hearing. Interestingly, they also appear to have a sense of rhythm and repetition, and even dissonance. In 2000, Richard Lair, who had worked with elephants for more than two decades, and neurologist David Sulzer (who composes and produces as Dave Soldier), launched the Thai Elephant Orchestra. Gathering six young elephants at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center, the two men showed the elephants how to make sounds on some elephant-sized traditional instruments. These included a gong, drums, a bass, xylophones, a thundersheet and harmonicas. Pratida is considered one of the more musically inclined elephants in the Thai Elephant Orchestra. Here she plays the drums. Photo: Millie Young Source: http://www.pathtorhythm.com Once they had shown the elephants how to use the instruments, Lair and Sulzer left the elephants to make whatever kind of music they wanted, cueing them only to start and stop. Sulzer was skeptical at first, assuming that the elephants would simply bang about on the instruments, and that the recording would have to be cleaned up in post-production. Instead, to his astonishment, the performances were recorded intact, without overdubbing, and were paused only when outside sounds intruded. In 2003, the Thai Elephant Orchestra released its first CD on New York-based Mulatta Records. Proceeds from the CD went to a milk bank for orphaned elephants, and a training school for Thai mahouts. To see and hear the Thai Elephant Orchestra in action, click here. And for a video featuring New Age cellist Jami Sieber and her experiences with the Thai Elephant Orchestra's musicians, click here. Elephant playing xylophone at Thai Conservation Center, Lampang, 2005. Photo: William Albert Allard/©2008 National Geographic Society Source: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/ elephant-xylophone-allard_pod_image.html To Support Elephant Welfare World Wildlife Fund World Society for the Protection of Animals Elephant sanctuaries (this Wikipedia list allows you to click through to information on a number of sanctuaries around the world) Performing Animal Welfare Society Zoocheck Bring the Elephant Home African Wildlife Foundation Elephants Without Borders Save the Elephants International Elephant Foundation Elephant's World (Thailand)
Let's do a fun animal word search with this free printable word search puzzle for kids! Find the 11 animals hiding in the letters...
Bem Vindo ao Brasil means Welcome to Brazil! Help your kids learn about Rio, the Andes, and many other things about South America! These beautiful Brazil-inspired crafts for kids are a perfect way to get
Look for the bare necessitiesThe simple bare necessitiesForget about your worries and your strifeI mean the bare necessitiesOld Mother Nature’s recipesThat brings the bare necessities of life…
Make a jungle play dough kit - they make a great gift, or a fun and easy invitation to play
I love this free printable explorer journal! It's perfect for a kids'outdoor activity and an easy DIY to assemble.
This project came from a science experiment book that we checked out at the library – I highly recommend it! Loads of cool pictures (actual photographs, not just drawings) and step-by-step e…
We did this tiger print shaving cream marbling art project/craft during our Orange week in the Color of the Week Exploration Series. Shaving cream marbling is a really easy fun and cheap way to make amazing and truly unique art work! We did this last week and made a ZEBRA, so I thought a tiger would be perfect for orange week! Simply spread a thin amount of shaving cream onto a surface such as a cookie sheet or thick paper plate. Drop some food coloring onto the shaving cream and then use something such as a cotton swab or end of a paintbrush to swirl the food coloring around on the shaving cream. Since we were doing a tiger, I mixed red and yellow in a little bowl first to make orange and then used a dropper to drop the color on the shaving cream. We mixed that in the shaving cream first and then dropped some black food coloring on next, and then let L make lines by dragging the food coloring up and down with a cotton swab. Neat huh?! Then you simply lay a sheet of paper on top and smooth and press a bit to transfer the print. Afterwards, you carefully peel it off the shaving cream and set it aside for a few minutes so the coloring can set. Then you can use something such as the back straight edge of a butter knife to gently scrape the shaving cream off of the paper and you'll be left with an awesome print! Let it dry completely. Then, similar to our Zebra, I used printed and cut out THIS tiger outline to trace on the back of our tiger marbled paper and then cut it out. After seeing how cool our Zebra shaving cream marbling craft turned out, I decided to craft this one up quite a bit so I could frame and hang both the Zebra and Tiger in the boys room. We used construction paper and craft foam to make a jungle for our tiger. L helped with some of the cutting and pasting. We loved how it turned out! Can't wait to frame it! To see our Zebra, click HERE! To see all of the orange themed activities and sensory bins we did during Orange Week, Click the photo below! More Ways to Follow the Fun!
I received free products from Oriental Trading Company to facilitate this party. All opinions and ideas are my own and are not influenced by the party who provided this opportunity. Playdates are such a fun way to get kids together
List of picture books featuring retellings of African folktales for kids from different countries and regions of Africa.
Take a virtual tropical getaway with this this free Rainforest Activity Sheets Printable from Hello Creative Family and EnviroKidz! Includes jungle coloring sheets, maze, crossword & more!
I am not a parenting expert by any means, but I am a momma to three (Nash 9, Emmie 7, and Smith almost 2) and a LOVER of picture books. I know that one of the hardest things to do as an adult is watch the children you love, your offspring or your students, struggle. We want them to succeed so badly that sometimes we are tempted to let them bypass the hard parts by too much extra help renegotiating, or letting them quit if they get frustrated. Yes, there are kids who naturally do things easier, BUT there is no person in the history of forever who has never struggled to do something. Here is an image I found on Pinterest (with no link boo), but this really resonated with me. Some of the most successful people in the world have been rejected or failed over and over again. I think the following quote is true for both educators and their students. I constantly look back at my first year teaching and wonder how my kids learned anything :). But that's the thing, I changed and I grew and I did better. (I think that would be a great example to use with your students by the way!) If we are just teaching kids straight content, we are missing HUGE opportunities to prepare them for the future. Picture books serve as amazing vessels to show kids success stories of characters and real-life people who faced challenges. Side Note- I do think it is important to show both regular day challenges AND huge, famous people challenges! They need to be able to apply the lessons to themselves not just to the famous people! As a mom to a perfectionist, I have had to address failure with my daughter over and over again. She takes every little criticism to heart and so often only hears the negative. I tell her again and again that no one is expected to be perfect- that her failures only better prepare her for the next challenge. With all of this in mind, I have rounded up ten of my favorite books that teach students how to persevere. This list does include affiliate links, but you can find these books in other stores as well. 1. Mia Hamm: Winners Never Quit: Mia Hamm is one of the world's most well known female soccer players. Hamm tells us a story from her childhood when she attempted to quit the game every time she messed up. Hamm also takes this opportunity to highlight the importance of teamwork over personal successes. This story is extremely relatable to young readers as many of them dabble in recreational sports. 2. Rosie Revere Engineer: If you are a follower of mine then you know that Amy and I included this book in March Rooted in Reading because we were so impressed by it. Rosie is a creative and ambitious young girl. She eventually becomes discouraged when people laugh at her inventions. Her spunky Aunt Rose helps her find the courage to keep pushing toward her dreams. My favorite part of this book is this line here "Life might have its failures, but this was not it. The only true failure can come if you quit." 3. Salt in His Shoes: This story of Michael Jordan is a powerful one. When I taught this book and unit with my second graders, I first showed them a highlight reel from Youtube so that they understood just how amazing Michael's Jordan's athletic ability was. The picture book tells us of a story from Michael's youth when he was picked on for his size and mistakes on the basketball court. Michael continued to work hard and eventually scores the winning point for his team. You can find resources for this book Here. 4. Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod: Kids are immediately enthralled by this Iditarod Tale. It is something so unknown to them (the travel without a car, the extreme cold, the length of time) that they can't help but drop their mouths wide open. Akiak has the kids cheering her own throughout the whole book! Link to some engaging activities to use with this book. 5. Catching the Moon: Marcenia has big dreams of becoming a professional baseball player one day. There is only one problem. As her parents state the girls from her neighborhood only grow up to be teachers, nurses, or maids. At first even her parents don't want Marcenia to pursue her ballplayer dreams, but then a manager from the St. Louis Cardinals gifts her with a pair of cleats so that she can attend his summer camp. Keep reading through the Afterword so that you learn details of Marcenia Lyle's real life success. This book is also included in April Rooted in Reading. 6. Koala Lou: Koala Lou starts her journey seeking attention from her overworked momma koala. She practices day in and day out to win the tree climbing race in front of cheering crowds so that her mom will notice her again. Koala Lou ultimately loses the race, but realizes that she doesn't need the trophy to have her mother's love. 7. Leo the Late Bloomer: I probably say this about fifty different books, but THIS is definitely one of my favorite books. I read it on the first day of school for ten years straight. Text wise the book is very simple and the reader gains most of the information from the illustrations. Leo the lion starts out not being able to do anything very well and his parents are very worried. By the end of the book, Leo BLOOMS, and he and his parents rejoice. This book provides the perfect opportunity to talk about learning at different rates and how excited Mrs. King would be to be a part of their journey towards blooming this year. *If it is any clue as to how much I used to reference this book, I had a student write me the sweetest note at the end of one year telling me how excited he was that he finally "bloomed just like Leo." 8. Me...Jane: Jane Goodall, one of the world's leading scientists, always had dreams of the jungle! This beautifully illustrated book focuses on those dreams and how one day they became a reality. I love the way that this story is written because it just seems to have a way of telling kids that their goals are important. I also love how the ending switches from illustrations to a photograph of Jane with a chimpanzee! Here are some activities that focus on the craft of the writing in addition to the lessons learned. 9. Thank you, Mr. Falker: This book also available on Storyline Online takes a peek at a struggling reader who is helped greatly by her teacher. Get ready teachers, you will most likely shed a few tears on this one! The wonderful surprise ending lets students in on the fact that the "struggling reader" is actually the author, Patricia Polacco herself. 10. Emmanuel's Dream: And last but not least, a relatively new book to me, Emmanuel's Dream! Emmanuel is born in Ghana with only one functioning leg. He faces MANY hardships in life that would have caused any people to give up, but Emmanuel doesn't give up. In fact, he sets out on a journey to show the world that disabled people are still capable of doing amazing things in life. A couple of weeks ago Amy and I finished a Special Edition: Rooted in Reading unit for Emmanuel's Dream! There is so much goodness is this book that we thought significant time could be sent digging into it! I hope you found at least one new book to use in your classroom! I truly believe that the FUTURE of the world is in our classroom. I know that teachers can handle that challenge!
Rainforest Books for Kids. This is a fun list of books to help kids learn about the Rainforest.
Let’s take a walk in the jungle! “Walking In The Jungle” teaches jungle animal vocabulary, counting 1 to 3, and the actions walking, stomping, jumping, skipping.
