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April 20 vol. I iss. vi

4/29/2020

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Children's Book week #bookweek2020athome

4/24/2020

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Links, downloads, and resources

  • Download and take the reading challenge (PDF)
  • Download the Children's Book Week 2020 coloring book
  • Check out past Children's Book Week activities
  • Explore more at www.EveryChildAReader.Net​
  • Join Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum's Toddler Storytime on the first Friday of each month
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Creatures in my yard pt. 2

4/24/2020

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There are a lot of ways you can help the creatures (and plants!) in your own backyard. Don't have a backyard? Don't worry, you can do a number of the activities on a stoop or balcony too!  Below you find a list of resources to guide you in creating your own insect havens as well as some tips to helping out our endangered monarch butterfly and bee friends.
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what can you do to help your backyard friends?

  • Make a monarch butterfly waystation
  • leave water outside:
    • Saucers in your gardens for garden friendly insects
    • Dishes on the sidewalk for urban friends and creatures (It can be hard for some animals like rabbits to find water in the city)
    • Old pie or cake pans with marbles and a bit of sugar water are great rest stops for bees and butterflies to land and drink
  • Plant nectar and pollen producing plants
    • Bees love lavender and Salvia
    • Some great nectar plants in WNY are Blue Star Aster, Goldenrod, and Black Eyed Susans
  • ​Make an insectary - a small garden just for garden defending and helping insects. It can be it's own garden, or a few plants mixed among your garden (or pots!)
    • Aster,  Mustard, and Verbena are some of the families they love
  • ​Plant Milkweed (the only plant monarchs lay eggs on)
  • Build a bat house: Bats are also great pollinators, and as well as defenders!

Links

  • Audubon at Home’s “Super 9” nectar & host plants for a pocket pollinator garden (PDF)
  • ​Loudon Wildlife Conservancy: Plant a monarch waystation
  • Find the best nectar producing plants for monarchs in your area using the National Wildlife Federation's Regional guides: Here
  • Report monarch sightings and view maps on JourneyNorth.org
  • Explore the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Watchable Wildlife page
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water cycle in a bag

4/22/2020

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Happy Earth Day Everyone! I hope you were able to join us today as we made a water cycle, but if not don't worry! Here is all the information (and a bit more) that we discussed and the directions on how to make your water cycle in a bag at home. First, let's review some key vocabulary first.

Water cycle vocabulary

Evaporation: The process of turning from liquid into vapor.
  • ​​Steam
Condensation: The conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.
  • Clouds
Precipitation: A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow
  • Falling forms of water
Collection: The act of collecting (Collecting: To bring together in one place)
  • Oceans, Ponds, Rivers, Puddle
(Definitions by www.merriam-webster.com)

making your own water cycle in a bag

You will need:
  • Perminate Maker 
  • A plastic bag (one with a lock seal)
  • 1 Tablespoon Water
  • Tape (packing tape works best)
  • Optional: Food color for water
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  1. Lay your bag down flat
  2. Draw your own water cycle, use the image above as a guide!
  3. Allow your maker dry
  4. Carefully add your water to the bag
  5. Seal the bag, careful to trap as little as you can.
  6. Tape your bag to a sunny window!
  7. Observe! What your bag over several days to see the various changes and states of water.
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April 20 vol. i Iss. v

4/22/2020

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April 2020 vol. i iss. iv

4/15/2020

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Jell-o Princess [& prince] pretzel salad

4/13/2020

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Little Lanterns - Big fun

4/9/2020

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April 2020 Vol. I iss. III

4/8/2020

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do do do ... recycle phone!

4/3/2020

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