How to Make Homemade Scratch Art
When I was a child, I participated in lots of arts-n-crafts activities at summer
camp. (It was one of my favorite parts of going to camp!) While I was there, I
learned how to do scratch art and how to make colorful drawings with it. I drew
pictures of people, flowers, animals, and places I wanted to see. What is
scratch art? How do you do scratch art? How can you use it in the classroom?
Keep reading to learn the answers to these questions!
Fun Facts About Axolotls
In the game Minecraft, there are cute little axolotls that children love to
collect. They come in a variety of colors... gold, brown, pink (leucistic),
cyan, and blue... and can be found swimming in the clay pools found in lush
caves. Many children are surprised when they find out that axolotls are
animals that exist in real life and not just in the Minecraft realm. What are
axolotls like in real life? Keep reading to find out!
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
In 2015, I participated in a Read Around the World Summer blog series and put
together this collection of videos about A Long Walk to Water by
Linda Sue Park. A Long Walk to Water is a historical fiction
children's novel based on real people and actual events. It follows the lives of
two people (Salva and Nya) during different periods of time. Salva Dut’s story
takes place in the mid-1980s during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Nya’s story
takes place in the 2000s, shortly before South Sudan gained its independence.
Keep reading to learn about the history and events behind the story!
