Holidays


Grandparents Day (Sept. 9)
        Grandparents Day            Write a letter to grandparents or a friend.

Constitution Day (Sept. 17)
        Ben's Guide for Kids Gr K-2         Click on Our Nation and learn about where we live.
      Declaration of Independence          A picture of the Declaration of Independence signed July 4, 1776.
      Battles of Revolutionary War         Shows the 13 colonies and important battles during the Revolutionary War: 1775-1783.
      Crossing the Delaware                   This is one of the most famous pictures of the Revolutionary War. It happened Dec. 26, 1776.
      Constitution Pg 1                           A picture of the first page of the Constitution signed September 17, 1787
      The Signers of the Constitution       Find George Washington and Benjamin Franklin (sitting in the chair).
      Benjamin Franklin Animated Book  Click Continue. Then Next. Read the story. Watch the animations. Hear the sounds.
      Ben's Guide for Kids Gr 3-5            Click on Games and Activities and choose Interactive Games.
      Bill of Rights                                 The Constitution was amended 27 times.The first 10 are the Bill of Rights made Mar. 4, 1789
      Life Without the Bill of Rights         Click on a checkmark to see how life would be without that Bill of Rights.

Fall  (About September 21)
        It is Fall                          Click on the speakers to have this read to you. 
        Come Color With Me       Click on Autumn Scene and color the picture.
        Seasons                            Plant flowers in the spring, mow the lawn in the summer, rake leaves in the fall, etc.
      *Sticks and the Seasons      Click around to discover what happens in each of the four seasons.

Columbus Day (October 12)
        Columbus and the Taino                           Click on the speakers to have this read to you.
        Christopher Columbus Animated Book      Click Continue. Then Next. Read the story. Watch the animations. Hear the sounds.

Halloween (October 31)

          Make a Calendar                Make today's calendar.
          Arthur's Halloween            Click on Play. Read Along with the story. When done, click on a picture on the left for another story.
      *  Make a Pumpkin                       Click Go. Select pumpkin. Click Go. Drag eyes, nose, mouth, etc. to make a pumkin. Press N to make a new one.
     * Carve a Pumpkin               Hold your mouse down to draw.  Click DONE when done.
          Trick or Treat                            Click on the shortest path around the neighborhood. Click on each house.
        Bats                                  Click on the speakers to have this read to you.
        Halloween Hide and Seek   Click on How to Play. Read special tiles. Find two that match. Don't let squares go all the way to top.
        Pumpkin Matching             Use mouse to move pumpkins up and down. Try to get 3 in a row. Don't let pumpkin go to edge.
        Monster Match                  Click Start. Switch 2 to make 3 in a row.
        Streamer Screamer             Pick a character. Follow the streamer.
        Shrunken Heads                 Click Play and Approve. Drop a head onto two the same color and design. Eliminate all heads.
        Monster Bash                     Click Start. Click on the monsters as they appear from the spots.  Don't click on the worm's tail.
        Who's Spooking Who?        Read this cartoon. Click on the yellow arrow to go to the next page.
        Monster Hangman              Click Start. Type letters to guess the word.  (Hint: use the vowels first) Up to 10 wrong guesses.
        I Spy - The Wizard's Lab     Click on play. Listen to the riddle. Click on the picture when you find it in the riddle.
        Spook Busters                    Click Play Now! Press the spacebar to drop skulls on the ghost. Avoid green blobs.
        Spooky Hoops                    Click Play Now! Press the spacebar to jump. Pick up all jack-o-lanterns to shoot. Avoid the snakes.
        Halloween Word Search      Click Small (10x10 grid, horizon & vert) or Big (15x15 grid hor, ver, & diagonal) Click computer.
        Trick or Type                                       Go to level #9 - Letters only. Click in front of BEGINNER. Click Play. Some words will be capitalized.
        SpeedySpeller - Halloween  Type (with correct fingering) the Halloween words you hear. Try to do it in less than 2 minutes.
      * Letter Fall - Halloween        Use arrow keys to move left and right. Catch the letter to spell the Halloween word in proper order.
      *Transylmania 2                   Click Play. Try to get the Teddy Scare from the evil wizard. Collect 4 keys to learn how to beat the level.
Thanksgiving (November 24, 2011)
        
          The First Thanksgiving         Read more about the first Thanksgiving. Click on the speaker to have it read to you.
        Make a Calendar                       Make today's calendar.
        Silly Turkey                         Make a silly turkey.
      *Thanksgiving Songs              Click on a song to hear it.
       *Thanksgiving Coloring Game Color 6 different Thanksgiving pictures.
        *Thanksgiving Dinner Bounce  Move the tray with your mouse to bounce the food to the dinner table. Try to get 10,000 points.
        *Thank You Card                   Choose card 1 or 2. Write a thank you card. Before printing change Pages from All to: From 1 to 1 or else 3 pages will print.   
          Thanksgiving Memory          Choose the number of players. Type in your names. See who gets the most matches.
          Thanksgiving Turkey Dance  Click on the turkey feet in the right order. See how many levels you can do.
          Turkey Swap                        Swap the turkeys with the pigs. You can jump over over each other. Put turkeys on right and pigs on left. 
          Turkey Flibriks                     Match the pictures. Try to get horizontally or vertically.  
      *Thanksgiving Hangman         Click here to see the words: Thanksgiving Hangman Words
          Thanksgiving Wordsearch     Click and drag across the letters to select Thanksgiving words you find. There are 13 words.
        Thanksgiving Word Search2  Click Small (10x10 grid, horizon & vert) or Big (15x15 grid hor, ver, & diagonal) Click computer.
        Turkey Trivia Quiz               Answer the 20 questions.  Mr. Bristow only got 9 correct. Did you do better than him?

Winter (December 21, 2009)
      *Snowboard Run                     Let's Play. Roll the mouse over the numbered circles in order. Click on the last number. Do 6 tricks.
        Viking Winter Word Hunt      "Hangman" type game.  Unlimited guesses.  Winter words.
        Sticks and the Seasons           Click around to discover what happens in each of the four seasons.

Christmas (December 25)
       Arthur's Christmas                   Click Play. Read Along with the story
         Make a Calendar                     Make today's calendar.      
       Ten Little Snowmen                Make a snowman. Listen to a snowman counting song.      
    * Gingerbread Man                     Make a gingerbread man.
    * Christmas Tree                         Drag the ornaments onto the tree. Click On switch to turn on the music and the lights.
       Make a Christmas Tree             Select a tree. Drag the ornaments to the tree.
       Make a Gingerbread House      Drag the decorations to the house.
    * Grinch Coloring Book             Click Next, then Start.  Three pictures to color. 
       Christmas Lights                      Click on your mouse and drag it. Lights will appear. Click on "Lights" to see them lit up.
       Christmas Word Search            Click Small (10x10 grid, horizon & vert) or Big (15x15 grid hor, ver, & diagonal) Click computer.
       Snowman Builder                    Make a snowman. Print it out in Black and White. Color it with crayons.
       Present Time                           Help Curious George draw, shop, wrap and give a present to eight different characters.
       Musical Reindeer                     Click Play. Click on the reindeer's nose to hear a note. Play anything or click on one of the three songs. 
        Create a Snowman                   Make a snowman. Use the parts on the right. Click by the A to write your name or a message.
        Help Santa Deliver Gifts           Match the Christmas presents of the same color to empty Santa's bag of gifts.
     * Gingerbread House                   Design your own gingerbread house with candy, icing, food, and other stuff. (The eyes follow you.)
    * Christmas Hangman                 Guess the Christmas word before all the candy canes go away.
     *Build a Snowman                    Click arrows to change the hat, face, head, neck, middle , base, other, and scenes. 
    *Polar Express Game               Use arrow keys to  run, jump, and dodge obstacles to go to the caboose and pick up the ticket.
   **Make-a-Flake                                Make your own snowflake. 
   
Martin Luther King Day  (Jan. 17, 2011)
     Meet Martin                   Click on the speakers to have this story read to you.

100th Day (Feb. 4, 2011)

     100th Day                       Count to 100 the fast way. 
      Color numbers to 100       Pick any color or colors to color the numbers from 1-100.
      Counting to 100                  Click on the 100. Then click on the purple lever 100 times to count pennies and dimes to 100 cents.
      The Counting Game        Click on the 1.  Try to do 8 rounds.
      Peter Piper                      Count to 100 the slow way.  Keep clicking on the jar.
      Color 100 Balloons                 Pick any color or colors to color the balloons any way you want.
     Number Square               Look for the caterpillar.  Drag the number to him.
     Count Along to 100        Type in about 32 missing numbers from 1-100.
     Snakes and Ladders          A game for 1 or 2 players. Count to 6. Use numbers 1-100.
     Counting Cars                Click on Start. Click on steering wheel and drag mouse to the right car.

Groundhog Day (Feb. 2)
     Make a Calendar            Make today's calendar. Find Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day and President's Day.
     Groundhog Day             If the groundhog sees his shadow: 6 more weeks of winter. If no shadow: we'll have an early spring.

Valentine's Day (Feb. 14)
     * Arthur's Valentine                Click on Play. Read Along with the story.
        Make a Calendar                  Make today's calendar.
        Make a Valentine                 Make a sentence using valentine words.
          Counting Hearts                   Drag the number of dots (up to 10) to the number on the box.
          Valentine's Day Puzzle         Drag chocolate shape to the puzzle piece that matches it.
        Jigsaw Puzzle: Easy 1           Drag 6 pieces to complete the puzzle.
        Jigsaw Puzzle: Easy 2           Drag 6 pieces to complete the puzzle.
        Jigsaw Puzzle: Hard 1           Drag 16 pieces to complete the puzzle.
        Jigsaw Puzzle: Hard 2           Drag 16 pieces to complete the puzzle.
          Catch the Hearts                   Use mouse to move left and right. Click on the mouse to catch a heart in the net.
          Don't Break My Heart           Click under the heart to keep it up in the air. If it touches the bottom you lose points.        
        Valentine's Day Wordsearch  Click Small (10x10 grid, horizon & vert) or Big (15x15 grid hor, ver, & diagonal) Click computer.
       * Munch Mouse                            Click Start Game.  Eat all the hearts and cupcakes, but not the lockers.

 President's Day (I'm sorry about all the pages with advertisements.)
      *  Arthur Meets the President         Click on Play. Read Along with the story.
 
      *  Color George Washington            Click on a color and click where you want to put it.
       * Washington Monument Game             Choose Practice 1-5 or 1-10.
      *  George Washington Animated Book  Click Continue. Then Next. Read the story. Watch the animations. Hear the sounds.
          Videos on George Washington    (Mainly for older students.) There are 5 videos about 5-12 minutes each progressing through his life.
   
      *  Color Abraham Lincoln                Click on a color and click where you want to put it.
      *  Abraham Lincoln Animated Book      Click Continue. Then Next. Read the book. Watch the animations. Hear the sounds.
         Videos on Abraham Lincoln        (First video OK for younger students). There are 5 or more 4-5 minute video clips progressing through his life.
   
       *  Barak Obama Coloring Page               Click on a color and click where you want to put it.
       *  Presidents Memory Game             Match two pictures of the same president.
           Name That President                      10 questions. Any of the US presidents could appear in the game. It tells you the correct president if missed.
       * Whitehouse for Kids                       1. Our Presidents (pictures of all the presidents). 2. Fun Facts 3. First Pets (pets in the whitehouse)
          White House Jigsaw Puzzle          Drag the pieces until they snap in place. Look at picture in top, left corner to see picture they are making. 
       * Puzzle Map of the United States  Drag the pieces of puzzle to the map. Notice Alaska (top left) and Hawaii (bottom left).
          If You Were President Game        For 3rd-6th Graders. Pick 3 advisors, balance budget, write response to 3 questions, newspaper arcticle.                           
         
Dr. Suess' Birthday (Mar. 2)
     Send a birthday card       Color it. Send it to The Cat in the Hat. Which state sent the most cards?
     Green Eggs and Ham      Drag the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle to the correct place. (9 pieces)
   * Concentration                 Level 1 - Match 2 pictures. Level 2 - Match the character with the title.
  * The Cat in the Hat          Play 11 games such as: The Great Shape Race, Hermit Shell Game and Sketch-a-Mite
     Fox in Socks                  Click Start Game.  Arrange the words to describe the picture top to bottom.
  * Catch a Thing                Use the arrow keys to move.  Catch Thing One and Thing Two. 3 levels.
   * Seussville - Games           There are 9 games to play such as Hop on Pop, The A-Maze-ing Green Eggs and Ham, and Lorax Quest.
     Diffendoofer Teachers    Listen to what each teacher teaches, then match her with a sound.
      Dr. Seuss Quiz                      Answer these 10 questions to see how much you know about Dr. Seuss books.
     Dr. Seuss Wordsearch     Click on the first letter and drag to last letter of the word.  Use HINT.
  * Seussville                      Click on School, Books, Games, etc. Play games, earn Dooklas, and buy prizes for your Who.
     The Lorax Movie 2012   Click on Games to play 4 different games such as Don't Whack the Lorax. Menu: Videos: Trailer.
   

 St. Patrick's Day (Mar. 17)
     Make a Calendar            Make today's calendar. Put a cake on anybody's birthday in class.
     Clover                           Read the rhyme.  Find a four leaf clover. Click left green arrow. Go back in. There are 5 rhymes.
      Lucky Clover                         Find the four leaf clovers and click on them. There are 10. Play again. The lucky clovers will be in a different place.
     Color the Rainbow          Learn the colors of the rainbow in order.  ROY-G-BV   
     Animated jigsaw Puzzle  Put the moving puzzle pieces together to make a St. Patrick's Day bunny.             
   *St. Patrick's Gold            Click Play. Play. Follow the arrow. After you collect 20 coins click on the pot of gold. Several levels.
     Row Swap Puzzle           Move one row either right, left, up or down until you complete the puzzle like the one on the left.
     Shamrock Shatter           Click Start and Start. Click on 3 or more shamrocks. 
   
Spring (About March 21st)
      Make a Calendar            Make today's calendar.
    *  Sticks and the Seasons   Click around to discover what happens in each of the four seasons. Play it twice.
      Spring Concentration     Play this matching game. Try to find all the matches in 2 or 3 minutes. Try to beat your time. 
       The Polinators               Click on Listen & Read.  Click on speaker to hear it, then next page. Read all three stories.
    *  The Fuzzy                             Watch this video (cartoon) about how pollen moves around and makes everyone sneeze. (Allergies)
      Garden Shop                 Choose a flower to plant. Watch it grow. Click on left arrow and plant another flower. Plant all 5 flowers.
    *  Gardener                             Listen to instructions.  Choose a seed.  Plant it, water it, fertilize it.
   *  Your Own Story               Type in 5 words including your name.  Then read about you in the story. (Story of 3 Bears)  


Easter (March or April)
       Easter Egg Dress-Up            Drag the pictures from the right onto the egg at the left to decorate it.
       Easter Word Search              Click Small (10x10 grid, horizon & vert) or Big (15x15 grid hor, ver, & diagonal) Click computer.
       Word Hunt                    Click on all the describing words. Then click on all the verbs. Click on left arrow and do it differently.
   
April Fool's Day (April 1)
      Arthur's April Fool            Click on Play. Read Along with the story. When done, click on a picture on the left for another story.

Earth Day (April 22)
        Earth Day            Clean up the planet. Put paper, cans, and plastic in the right container.
      Enviro Girl           Click Next. Click Single Player. Use arrow keys. Click spacebar to pick up garbage and turn off lights. 13 levels
 
  Mother's Day (2nd Sun. in May)
       Create a Mother's Day Card   Click on Mother's Day.  Follow the 10 steps to create and print a card (Skip 7-9). (B &W or color options)
       Mother's Day Crafts                  Ideas of things to make and do.

  Flag Day (June 14)
       Old Glory                                               Listen to the National Anthem.  Read about Flag Day.  Which star is Utah on the flag?
       Superflag                                                 This is the world's largest US flag.  Where is it?
       Ben's Interactive Games                        Color, Dot-to-Dot, Place the State on a Map and a Maze.
       The United States Flag                          Print and Color this USA flag.
       American Flag Jigsaw                           Click Play. Drag the pieces of the puzzle to make a flag. (You don't need to turn any pieces.) You have 2 min.
       Pledge of Allegiance Color   B & W  Print this in color or Black and White and then color it.
       US Flag Day Activities and Crafts      Ideas of things to make and do.
       US Symbols and Celebrations             Lots of things to read about the USA.

Summer (About June 21st) 
      Arthur Goes to Camp           Click on Play. Read Along with the story. When done, click on a picture on the left for another story. 
        Sticks and the Seasons         Click around to discover what happens in each of the four seasons.
        Come Color With Me          Click on Summer Scene and color the picture.
        Garden Helpers                            Click on Listen & Read.  Click on speaker to hear it, then next page. Read all three stories.
        Animals in Motion                       Click on Listen & Read.  Click on speaker to hear it, then next page. Read all three stories.         

Father's Day (3rd Sun. in June)
     Just Me and My Dad                 Click on #1. Listen. Then click around to see what happens.
       Create a Father's Day Card          Click on Father's Day.  Follow the 10 steps to create and print a card (Skip 7-9). (B &W or color options)
       Father's Day Crafts and Activities      Ideas of things to make and do.

  Independence Day (July 4th)
      Arthur Meets the President  Click on Play. Read Along with the story. When done, click on a picture on the left for another story. 
       Patriotic Songs                        Click on a song and hear the music and read the words.
       Fireworks Fun                         Click anywhere on the picture and you'll see fireworks appear there.
       Fireworks Factory                  Make your own fireworks display. Click play.  Drag the rocket to anywhere on screen. Click.  Choose time. Do it again.
       Whitehouse for Kids             Play games, watch videos, learn about our presidents, etc.