Summer Reading

 It's almost summer and that means it's time for summer reading programs at the local library.

Contra Costa Library summer reading

Berkeley Public Library summer reading

International Museum Day

 Yesterday was International Museum Day. There are lots of cool exhibits for kids online from some interesting museums. Here are a few:

The California Academy of Sciences, Learn and Explore section has these interesting exhibits (and more):

Creature Closeups, from the Steinhart Aquarium:

Animal Webcams

The Monterey Aquarium has live cams:

There are art museums with online exhibits:

Van Gogh Museum

The National Gallery of Art

National Limerick Day

 Have you ever read a limerick? A limerick is a silly, funny poem with 5 lines. Check out these limericks for kids and then try to write your own.

Limerick Poems for Kids

Limericks for Kids

Limericks - Read Aloud

World Maths Day

 World Maths Day is May 5 so let's have some fun with math this week!

There are lots of fun games and math songs for in Starfall. 

Starfall

Sheppard Math has games, from easy to challenging:

Sheppard Math

Check out the FunBrain math zone:

FunBrain: math zone

Earth Day

 This year Earth Day is on Thursday, April 22

On Earth Day, we remind ourselves to take care of our Earth all year long!

Here are some fun ways to celebrate this year:

Starfall: Earth Day

Peppa Pig Recycles

The Going Green Song

Frogs!

 It's spring and that means we hear lots of frogs! If you go to Tilden Park, you might even see tadpoles. 

Let's learn more about frogs!

Here's a video from the Cable Natural History Museum in Wisconsin about the life cycle of frogs:

Become a Frog!

Here's an animal encounter with Wisconsin naturalist David Stokes:

The Animal Dude

The Museum Northwest frog site has frog songs and how to make an origami frog.

Check it out here: Northwest Frog Chorus

Amelia Earhart

Read Aloud: Amelia Earhart

by Isabel Sanchez and Maria Diamantes

Amelia Earhart for Kids

Smithsonian Pioneers of Flight: Amelia Earhart