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Spring Birds
Look for 3 classic Spring birds. The robins are in everyone's yards; the red-winged blackbirds are out in the country, and if you are very lucky, you might see the beautiful blue bird sitting on a fence post waiting to fly down and catch a bug.
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Teacher Ideas
Keep a chart of the birds your students are seeing. Have a bird identification book on hand to look up the different species. Have the children research the habits of each bird and make their own bird book with drawings and information. Learn what birds migrate and where. visit
http://www.birds.cornell.edu. What do horsehoe crabs have to do with Spring migration? Add insects when it warms up more.
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Dear Elizabeth,
Spring
is
tip-toeing
in .
We
cheered
for
the
robins.
The
the
oak
a
lee
of
the
red-winged
black
birds
sounded,
and
yesterday
looking
at
the
accommodations
in
the
front
yard
was
a
pair
of
bluebirds.
Despite
the
chilly
wind,
the
skunk
cabbage
poked
its
turbaned
head
out
of
the
swamp.
The
flowers
are
jumping
into
life.
Such
excitement!
Hooray
for
Spring!
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Billy Goat Puppet
The
Billy
Goats
will
dust
themselves
off
and
get
ready
to
cross
the
bridge.
Listen
to
the
new
version
on
"Magic
Parade
with
a
twist
that
involves
giving
the
troll
a
blueberry
tart
to
which
he
responds,
"Yum,
Yum,
Yum,
Yum,
Yum!!"
Make
a
set
to
act
out
the
story.
For
complete
instructions
and
full
sized
diagram
click
here.
Instructions: |
April Events
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April
22-25
Riverside
Elementary
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April
30 -
Caroline
School,
Caroline
NY |
May Events
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May
2 -
Casey
Park
Elementary,
Auburn,
NY
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May
2 -
Cazenovia
Children's
Center,
Cazenovia,
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May 5 - Smith School, Cortland, NY
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May 5 - Mother Daughter Dinner, Vestal, NY
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May 7
-
Stepping
Stones,
Ithaca,
NY
May
10
Pittsford
Library,
Pittsford,
NY
2pm
Rochester
Friends,
Free.
Come
One
Come
All!
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May 12 Watkins Glen, NY
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May 14, Holy Family School, Elmira, NY |
June Events
| June 3 - Bell School, Binghamton, NY
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| June 11 - Cayuga Heights School, Ithaca, NY
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| June 12 - Southhill School , Ithaca NY
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| June 13 Reading is Fundamental Celebration
Dryden, New York
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| June 16-19 - Frank Knight School Residency
Seneca Falls, NY
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| June 19 VFW Primary School, Bath, NY
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| June 20 BC Kate Elementary, Moravia, NY |
| June 26 - Kick Off for Summer Reading Program
2pm Manlius Library, Manlius, NY |
| June 30 - Kick Off for Summer Reading program
7pm Ithaca Public Library |
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Spring Songs
Mrs.
McPuppet's
Favorite
Time of
Year
 " Welcome Back Mrs.Robbin," It's
playing
on
the
home
page
and
on
Magic
Parade.
Make
your
own
bird
book.
(see
Teacher's
Ideas
section)
"Scoobie
Doobie"
a
fun
dancing
song
with
a
hint
of
the
end
of
hibernation:
on
Blue
Sky
Sparklin'
Day
"Riding
My
Bicycle"
-
learn
about
the
wildflowers
in
the
song:
Chicory,
Queen
Ann's
Lace,
Black-eyed
Susie,
Butter
and
Eggs,
(on
Waltzing
with
Fireflies).
"Hopscotch
Toodle-oo"
Draw
a
hopscotch
board
on
your
driveway
or
sidewalk.
Hopscotch
originated
in
Britain
during
the
Early
Roman
period.
It
was
initially
designed
as a
training
regiment
for
Roman
foot
solders
who
ran
the
course
in
full
armor
and
field
packs
as
it
was
thought
this
regimen
would
improve
their
footwork.
Roman
children
imitated
the
soldiers
by
drawing
their
own
boards
and
creating
a
scoring
system,
and
"Hopscotch"
spread
throughout
Europe
.
(on
Waltzing
with
Fireflies)
"1,000
Daisies"
and
"Waltzing
with
Fireflies"
get
in
the
mood
for
summer!
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Just
as
the
birds
and
bees
are
at
their
busiest
in
Spring,
so
too
Mrs.
McPuppet
is
very
busy
this
spring.
but
is
open
for
Fall
visits
to
your
schools
for
shows
and
events.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
McMahon
Mrs.
McPuppet
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