Shoebox Kids: Cold Babies

One fun way to look at how cultures differ from each other is to compare what people think about how to take care of babies.  Look at this article here about sleeping practices in some of the world's coldest countries.  What do you think about that?

Update 11/21:  Here's another article on how sleep looks different in different cultures.

E&E: Colonial Life and Times History Assignment 1

Introduction:

When you study American history, you hear a lot about "Colonial Times."  Answer these questions by doing a little on-line research.
1) What does the word "colony" mean?  What does the word "colonist" mean?
2) Whose colony was America?
3) When and where was the first American colony?
4) Where did the colonists come from before they lived in America?
5) What marks the end of the colonial time period?  What year was that?

Here's the assignment:

Take the on-line virtual tour of the Betsey Ross house and look at this site about kids in Colonial times.  Do some on-line research of your own about life in colonial America.  Observe and list ten ways life would be different living in that house at that time than it is living in your house now.

E&E: Zebras and Horses: Similarities and Differeneces

Assignment:  Find a large picture of a horse on-line.  Draw or paint stripes on it.  What is it?

Cut out the horse.  Draw a line down the middle of the back.  Look up pictures and articles on-line about zebras and horses.  On one side, list 3 - 5 ways zebras and horses are similar.  On the other, list 3 - 5 ways they're different.