KNOW-VEMBER: Fun November Facts – “National Parfait Day”

During the month of November, I will be sharing KNOW-VEMBER: FUN NOVEMBER FACTS from all around the world. Take a few moments from each November day and share the KNOW-VEMBER fun, knowledge, discovery and smiles with your kids and grandkids. ************************************************************************* Day 329 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids:  Fun, Easy & Do-able Daily [...]

TOY STORIES: The JUMP ROPE on Day 188 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

Every TOY or GAME has a STORY… a WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY & HOW to share with kids. Today, it’s the JUMP ROPE’s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHO invented the Jump Rope:  The first “Jump Ropes” were, in fact, flexible bamboo and vines. WHAT is a [...]

TOY STORIES: The SQUIRT GUN on Day 185 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids!

Every TOY or GAME has a STORY… a WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY & HOW to share with kids. Today, it’s the SQUIRT GUN’s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHO invented the Squirt Gun:  Metal Squirt Guns have been around for a very long time (some date back [...]

TOY STORIES: The BARBIE DOLL on Day 184 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids!

Every TOY or GAME has a STORY… a WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY & HOW to share with kids. Today, it’s the BARBIE DOLL’S turn to tell her story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHO invented the Barbie Doll:  The Barbie Doll was invented by Ruth Handler, a co-founder of Mattel, and named [...]

TOY STORIES: The HULA HOOP on Day 183 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids!

Every TOY or GAME has a STORY… a WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY & HOW to share with kids. Today, it’s the HULA HOOP’s turn to tell its story (with a little help from Grandma Sharon)… WHO invented the Hula Hoop:  Richard Knerr and Arthur “Spud” Melin, founders of WHAM-O toy and sporting goods company,  [...]

JUNE BUGS: The Lovebug on Day 181 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids!

Let’s have a little fun, a little learning and a little YIKES! today with the LOVEBUG: The Lovebug lives up to its name in the black fly world… but not in the human world. Let’s begin in the black fly world. The Lovebug, Plecia nearctica, is a small black fly with a red thorax (the [...]

JUNE BUGS: The Ant Lion on Day 180 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids!

Let’s have a little fun, a little learning and a little YIKES! today with the ANT LION: The Ant Lion has two interesting nicknames… the Doodlebug and the Sand Dragon.  Each of these nicknames tells us a little something about the habits of the Ant Lion. First, the Ant Lion’s movements make little doodle-like figures [...]

JUNE BUGS: The Chan’s Megastick on Day 179 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids!

Let’s have a little fun, a little learning and a little YIKES! today with the CHAN’S MEGASTICK: Have you ever seen or heard of an insect that measures 22.3 inches in length? No? Well, meet the Chan’s Megastick. Discovered in 2008 in Borneo, the Chan’s Megastick beat its nearest competitor stick-insect, the Phobaeticus kirbyi (14 [...]

JUNE BUGS: The Assassin Bug on Day 178 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids!

Let’s have a little fun, a little learning and a little YIKES! today with the ASSASSIN BUG: Aggressive, accurate, ambushing and acutely toxic… the Assassin Bug doesn’t mess around.  It gets an A+ in killing. The Assassin Bug has a license to kill (other insects, that is).  It uses its beak to stab its insect [...]

JUNE BUGS: The Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly on Day 177 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids!

Let’s have a little fun, a little learning and a little YIKES! today with the ZEBRA SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY: It doesn’t take much guessing to know that the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly resembles a zebra. Distinctively black-and-white striped, the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly is considered a rather common butterfly and is found in Southern Ontario, Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, [...]

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