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Amazing Animal Videos

A while back I wrote about a baby water buffalo who had survived a lion and a crocodile attack –all of which was caught on tape. I was so impressed by that baby water buffalo and his brave herd. (The herd had come back to help save the baby and chased off the lions.) But recently two other amazing animal videos have come to my attention. Dolphins Try to Save Their Own On YouTube there are a ton of dolphin rescue videos. Mostly of people saving dolphins, though. There are a couple of dolphins saving whales, but the other day … Continue reading →

Summer Science: The Dirt on Soil

Soil: what’s in it anyway? If you’re exploring the science of gardening this summer, you must explore the basis of garden life, and that’s garden soil. Ask a child what plants need to grow and they will often mention water and light. After some thought about what’s around the plant’s roots, they might mention soil as well. Often we consider soil to be the place where plants get water, and nothing more. But soil is much, much more than a place for water to hide. It’s a hive of activity, even if this activity is hard for us to see … Continue reading →

National Geographic Photographs

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I remember as a child going to my grandma’s house on a regular basis. There are some things about your grandparents’ houses that you’ll always remember. For me, I remember that she always had something baking, a project going on, and a National Geographic video or magazine on or out to look at. As I leafed through the magazines month after month, I remember experiencing new places through the stunning photographs displayed in each magazine. And let’s not forget the videos. I remember especially the one about lions and hyenas. There was something eerie, something terrifying, and something intriguing about … Continue reading →

PETA Supports Pamela Anderson; Goes After Ringling Bros. Circus Again

If you watched the first elimination show of this season’s “Dancing with the Stars,” you may have been surprised to see Pamela Anderson in the bottom two. While I admit her dancing was a bit more risqué than the other dancers, I certainly didn’t think she deserved to be on the bottom, especially with people like Buzz Aldrin (who has since been eliminated) and Kate Gosselin still in the competition. Now it seems as if Pamela may have a savior in PETA. The actress, who has been a long time supporter of the animal rights organization, is now reportedly receiving … Continue reading →

LOLCats and HotDogs

A friend and I have a nightly battle of sorts on instant messenger. He’ll send me funny pictures of cats and I retaliate with funny pictures of dogs. We can (and do) go back and forth for quite some time! My favorite site for laugh-out-loud funny dog pictures is I Has a Hotdog, the sister site to the infamous I Can Has Cheezburger for kitty pics with hilarious captions. If you’ve never visited either site, I’ll wait. Go take a look. I actually sat down the other night (between rounds of the LOLcat/hotdog wars) and looked at the history of … Continue reading →

What to Choose: A Cliched Wedding Song or an Offbeat One?

Tuesday proved to be a bonanza idea-receiving day for me. Not only did Jade send me the link to the Dear Abby letter from the distraught widower, but a rep from SPIN.com contacted me, too. He wanted to let me know about an article on their site called “Marriage Anyone? Top 5 Coolest Wedding Songs” by Abigail Everdell. He thought it might make for either interesting conversation or spark readers to reminisce about the song they played at their wedding. I think it might do a little of both. Cliched Songs How many of you played Peter Gabriel’s “In Your … Continue reading →

Faith: This Week’s ASPCA Featured Dog for Adopt-a-Dog Month

Have you seen the two-legged dog named Faith who walks everywhere on her hind legs? (If not, YouTube has Faith videos galore which you can watch by clicking here. Or visit her website.) My friend Brenda first introduced me to Faith when she sent me an email with pictures of Faith accompanied by “his” story. (Faith is actually a girl. And belongs to an American family from Edmond, Oklahoma. But there’s a lot of Chinese writing on the pictures in the email. I’m thinking somehow they’ve been passed around a time or two, something got lost in translation somewhere along … Continue reading →

Third Grade Science Curriculum Part 1

Here at the topics that should be covered in third grade science, according to the World Book encyclopedia website. The internet holds hundreds of free lesson plans and resources that you can use to teach your student these topics. Some of my favorite sites for teaching third grade science concepts are brainpop.com which is a subscription based website. Kids.gov is has many environmental science activities for your kids and Free.ed.gov has many lesson plans for teachers that homeschoolers can use. Below are the lesson suggestions along with my ideas for teaching them. Animal helpers: Teach children about seeing eye and … Continue reading →

Teaching Survival Skills to Pandas

Less than a year ago, China released a five year old panda into the wild. Why is this news? He was the world’s first artificially bred panda to be released. Unfortunately, Xiang Xiang didn’t survive. Scientists believe the panda fell from a height after a fight with wild animals (possibly other pandas) over food or territory. This is a terrible loss for the Wolong giant panda breeding center. But the loss of Xiang Xiang is inspiring scientists to work on better preparing future pandas for life in the wild. China has been making a serious effort to save the giant … Continue reading →

National Geographic Kids Website

I really love really good education website for kids. Not only do they offer a learning environment, but they do it in such a way that is so much fun. My kids don’t even realize they are learning. In fact, they beg for time on the computer to “play” on these websites. Of course, I always play with them, and I am happy to say that with the National Geographic Kids website, I find myself learning a lot, too. Did you know, for example, that scientists have recently discovered yet another planet? Or that there is a type of goat … Continue reading →