20 Questions About Dad (to ask your child)

 Just for fun... ask your kids these questions and see how well they really know you!

(We think it might be a fun annual tradition, to do an interview with each child and see how their answers change from year to year.)

1. What is something your dad always says to you?
2. What makes your dad happy?
3. What makes your dad sad?
4. How does your dad make you laugh?
5. What was your dad like as a child?
6. How old is your dad?
7. How tall is your dad?
8. What is his favourite thing to eat?
9. What does your dad do when you’re not around?
10. What is your dad really good at?
11. What is your dad not very good at?
12. What does your dad do for a job?
13. What is your dad’s favourite food?
14. What makes you proud of your dad?
15. If your dad were a character in a tv show, who would she be?
16. What do you and your dad do together?
17. How do you know your dad loves you?
18. What does your dad like to do for fun?
19. Where is your dad's favourite place to go?
20. What does your dad like most about you?

20 Questions About Mom (to ask your child)

 Just for fun... ask your kids these questions and see how well they really know you!

(We think it might be a fun annual tradition, to do an interview with each child and see how their answers change from year to year.)

1. What is something your mom always says to you?
2. What makes your mom happy?
3. What makes your mom sad?
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
5. What was your mom like as a child?
6. How old is your mom?
7. How tall is your mom?
8. What is her favourite thing to eat?
9. What does your mom do when you’re not around?
10. What is your mom really good at?
11. What is your mom not very good at?
12. What does your mom do for a job?
13. What is your mom’s favourite food?
14. What makes you proud of your mom?
15. If your mom were a character in a tv show, who would she be?
16. What do you and your mom do together?
17. How do you know your mom loves you?
18. What does your mom like to do for fun?
19. Where is your mom’s favourite place to go?
20. What does your mom like most about you?

25 MORE Virtual Field Trip Ideas

 25 more places to explore through POV video, 3D photography, Google's streetview treks, live webcams, and online exhibits. Some also offer learning resources to accompany their videos.  (All of these sites were kid-safe at the time of posting, but we always recommend being engaged with your kids while they are online!)

1. Miniatur Wunderland (The world's largest model railway exhibit)
2. The Eiffel Tower (Google Maps Trek)
3. The Great Wall of China (YouTube video)
4. Castles Around the World (Visit 26 different castles from around the world)
5. Ancient Cities (Visit 36 different ancient sites)
6. Pyramids of Giza (Google Maps Trek) 
7. Chatsworth Fam Virtual Tour (YouTube video series)
8. Galapagos Islands (Google Maps Trek)
9. San Diego Zoo Live Cam (+ teacher resources)
10. Smithsonian National Zoo Cams
11. Georgia Aquarium Live Cams 
12. Houston Zoo Live Cams (7:00 am - 7:00 pm CST)
13. Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cam (7:00 am - 7:00 pm PST)
14. Vancouver Aquarium Live Baby Otter Cam
15. Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Shark Cam
16. Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari Series
17. Toronto Zoo to You
18. The Colorado River (Google Maps Trek)
19. Edmonton Law Courts
20. Royal Alberta Museum from Home
21. Virtual Farm Tours
22. Venice - The City Built on Water (Google Maps Trek)
23. Harry Potter: A History of Magic (British Library exhibition on Google Arts & Culture) 
24. Take 34 virtual rides at Canada's Wonderland (POV videos on YouTube)
25. Go on a virtual Disney trip with a virtual tour, rides, parades, and fireworks.  "Cook up the magic" with Disney recipes, and finish it off with homemade Dole Whip.

25 Virtual Field Trip Ideas

 Edmonton kids are off school for a few days, and while we hope that they'll spend as much time away from screens as possible (especially if they've been doing online learning!), we've rounded up a list of virtual field trips that you can use to inspire, entertain, and occupy them while there are no classes to attend.

1. Iqaluit, Nunavut – The Canadian Arctic (A Google Maps Trek page)
   
2. Yellowstone National Park (There are actually seven different sections to this page.)
3. Yosemite National Park (Not a walk-through, but a collection of 360-degree photos.  It may take a bit to load - be patient!)
4. Ocean School (interactive website - free registration required)
5. Interactive Mars Virtual Tour (recorded by NASA's Curiosity rover)
6. Tour the International Space Station (video tours - and don't miss the NASA TV section or the learning resources)
7. Visit the US Space and Rocket Center (video tour on YouTube)
8. Farm Food 360 (Visit Canadian farms raising beef, chicken, turkey, pig, sheep, egg, grain, mink, and more.)
9. The Louvre Museum, Paris (virtual exhibit tours)
10. Canadian Museum of History (online exhibitions)
11. The Royal Tyrrell Museum (A Google Maps walk-through)
12. Canadian Museum of Human Rights (video tours, resource guides, and online exhibits)
13. The Palace of Versailles (A Google Arts & Culture page)
14. Art Gallery of Ontario(view the collection online)
15. The Parliament Buildings (You can walk through the building, thanks to Google.  The only disappointment was that we couldn't click on any doors to open them.)
16. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (A Google Arts & Culture page)
17. Masterpieces from the National Gallery in London (A quick video walk-through of the National Gallery)
18. Uffizi Gallery, Florence Italy (A Google Arts & Culture page)
19. The State Hermitage Museum, St-Petersburg, Russia (A video walk-through with Russian music background - no narration)
20. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (A video walk-through while the museum is empty; music in the background with no narration.)
21. The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (Presented by Travel Thru History)
22. Smithsonian Natural History Museum (Online exhibits)
23. Journey through the Creation Museum (Hosted by Ken Ham)
24. Mount Vernon Virtual Tour (Tip - the navigation is VERY sensitive.)
25. Holocaust Museum (Online exhibitions)

Free Elementary Life Science Curriculum

Elementary Life Science - a 36-week science curriculum from Mr. Q's lab - FREE!

http://eequalsmcq.com/ClassicScienceLife.htm

 

 

 

 

Printable lithographs from Hubblesite

Downloadable, printable, two-sided, fact-filled portraits of celestial objects. There are 65 in total - enough to fill a binder for your future space explorers!

https://hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources/lithographs

The Snowflake Mistake - Wintry Cootie Catcher

Released to celebrate the release of Lou Trelevean's new picture book, The Snowflake Mistake, here is a cootie catcher with fun suggestions of what to do in the snow. :)

https://downloadablecootiecatchers.wordpress.com/2016/11/17/winter-cootie-catcher/