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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Bird Index

Examples of Bird Crafts and Poems in my collection below.

Birds, the only feathered creatures of the animal kingdom. They belong to the back-boned or vertebrate group, are warmblooded, and most of them can fly. Because of their varied and beautiful coloring, their gift of song and the gentle nature of the majority, birds are perhaps the best loved by mankind of any group of animals. It is true that some species, like the hawk and the vulture, have seemingly no lovable qualities; there are birds, too, of ugly shape and plumage, and there are birds which utter harsh cries instead of singing notes. Yet, to the average person, the word bird brings altogether pleasant associations - thoughts of a graceful bright-hued form flitting through the trees, of a nest of tiny creatures fed by a devoted mother, of a chorus of woodland songsters.

Bird Artifacts for Enhancing Lesson Plans:

His Wish

His Wish

If a good little fairy should come up to me

And give me a wish, I just know what twould be.

I'd wish 'stead of one little boy I was three,--

One English, one Chinese and one just me.

Thats what I'd wish, and do you know why?

'Cause 'stead of one best day that seems to just fly,

I'd have three of those days in the year, oh my!

Guy Fawkes' day and New years and Fourth of July.

The Happy Wind

The Happy Wind

by Ninette M. Isowater

A Happy little southern wind

Went wandering away;

It was the dearest little wind

That ever went astray.

It touched the city's outer edge,

Then swiftly turned aside,

For it had heard that little winds,

Caught by the hot streets, died.

It wend along a country lane,

And through the meadows fair;

It lifted up a horse's mane,

And stirred a baby's hair.

It lingered in a quiet place

Where tall, fair lilies grow;

When moon drew near, it hid itself

Where pines stand in a row.

It slept until the shadows turned,

Then, dancing, went its way;

No other little wind that blew

Had such a pleasant day.

The Fourth of July

The Fourth of July

by Aunt Fanny

Come, wake up, girls, come

wake up, boys!

The dawn is very near;

The day we celebrate with noise,

The jolly Fourth is here.

Come, get your crackers for

the fun,

Both big and little size;

We'll wake up echoes when

the sun

Begins to open his eyes.

It's pop and bang till shadows

fall,

Then, when the night comes

on,

The most exciting time of all

Is fireworks on the lawn.

Pa sets the rockets 'gainst a

post, They fizz and screech and

fly,

They fizz and screech and fly

Away up out of sight a'most,

Then crash against the sky!

Monday, September 4, 2017

Sea shells, star fish, mollusc shells and sea horse clip art

Shells, star fish, mollusc shells and sea horses drawn by me and for classroom projects and personal crafts only. I will be posting a variety of project suggestions here that use them.

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Tiny sea shells for games, crafts, and counting books

A collection of miniature shells drawn by me and for classroom projects and personal crafts only. I will be posting a variety of project suggestions here that use them.

Goldfish for games, crafts and number books...

These silly little wiggly goldfish are drawn by me and for classroom projects and personal crafts only. I will be posting a variety of project suggestions here that use them.

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