Winter Games

 Here are some fun winter games!

Starfall: Build a Snowman

Starfall: Gingerbread

Math Playground: Holiday Games

PBS Kids: Winter Games

Hour of Code

 Millions of students around the world are celebrating Computer Science Education Week by participating in the Hour of Code. There are activities for all levels of experience. Here are some fun places to start:

Pre-readers: Code Monkey

Grades 1-2: Beaver Achiever

All ages: LightBot

Check out the Hour of Code site for more fun games!

Hour of Code

Winter Stories

 Here are some of my favorite stories for winter time!

Froggy Gets Dressed

by Jonathan London

Winter is Here

by Kevin Henkes

The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

Plimoth Plantation

 Happy Thanksgiving!

You can go on a virtual tour of Plimoth Plantation. 

Visit the 17th Century English village.

Explore the Wampanoag Homesite.

Virtual Field Trip of Plimoth Plantation

The Maidu Museum

 The Maidu people lived in Northern California over 3,000 years ago. There is a museum and ancient site in Roseville that is dedicated to preserving the history of the Maidu people. You can go on a brief virtual visit here:

The Maidu Museum

Acorns

 November is Native American Heritage Month.

When  you go to the park, do you ever see acorns?

You can hear one of the naturalists from East Bay Regional Parks explain how the Ohlone collected acorns here: 

Cultural Connections: Acorns

Native American Heritage Month

 November is National Native American Heritage Month.

National Geographic has information about the people who lived in California 20,000 years ago:

Native People of California

You can also learn about Native People from all over the United States:

Native Americans