May Resource Page

May—the month when many of us are winding down and thinking thoughts of summer.

Check out our day-by-day
Teacher's Calendar for May. It's filled with links!

Need an end-of-the-year bulletin board idea? Try one of these:

Oh, The Places We've Been! Attach photographs of field trips and outings on the board.

Sailing Into _____ Grade. Cover the board with a blue background. In the upper corner place a cut-out smiling sun. Cut out darker blue and green "waves" and place across the bottom of the board. Have students draw a sailboat and write their names on them. Cut out and place around the board.

Stepping Into Summer. Cover the board with a blue "sky" colored top and green "grass" on the bottom. Place a large smiling sun on an upper corner. Have students trace their footprints on colored construction paper and decorate. Have students write their names on the footprints and place the prints on the board.

Surfing Into ____ Grade. Cover the board with blue paper. Cut out one large wave and top with "foam" (cut from white paper). Place a large paper surfboard in the middle of the wave. Place students' names or pictures atop the board. Alternative: Instead of one large wave and board, make several several small waves. Atop these cut out individual paper surfboards and write the students' names on the boards.

Need more ideas? Go here: http://www.educationoasis.com/teacher_tools/BB/bulletin_boards.htm

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Looking for Mother's Day Printables? Try these (you will need Adobe Reader to view and print them. Go here for a free copy if you do not have one—it's fast and easy! ):

A "Dear Mother"
note with blank
lines. PDF file.

A "Dear Mother"
letter with blank
lines. PDF file.

"Happy Mother's Day" coloring page.
PDF file.

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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Enacted on October 28, 1992 as public law, its purpose is to honor the achievements of Asian/Pacific Americans and to recognize their contributions to the United States. Below you will find links and more.

General Information

For a list of links and more information about the celebration go here: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/asianhistory1.html

Lesson Plans Online

Two "Teaching With Historic Places" lesson plans concerned with Asian-Pacific history may be found here:

Locke and Walnut Grove: Havens for Early Asian Immigrants in California Description: Understand the experience of early Asian immigrants and the obstacles they encountered as they struggled to make a living and find a place in American society.
URL: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/locke/locke.htm

The War Relocation Centers of World War II: When Fear Was Stronger than Justice Description: Learn what led the U.S. government to confine nearly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry to relocation centers in remote areas of the country during World War II.
URL: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/89manzanar/89manzanar.htm

Scholastic has a wonderful Teacher's Guide for Asian American History available on their website.
URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/tguide.htm

AskAsia also has several lesson plans available.
URL: http://www.askasia.org/for_educators/fe_frame.htm

EDSITEment offers nine lesson plans on the subject.

URL: http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=74

Reading Connections

		The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi Pages: 40 Publisher/Date: Knopf Books for Young Readers/2001 ISBN: 037580613X Grades: Pre-K-3






		Coolies by Chris Soentpiet Yin Pages: 40 Publisher/Date: Philomel Books/2001 ISBN: 0262194163 Grades: Pre-K-3

		Kira-Kira by by Cynthia Kadohata and Julia Kuskin (Newbery Medal Book) Pages: 244 Publisher/Date: Atheneum/2004 ISBN: 0689856393 Grades: 4-7


		Extraordinary Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by Susan Sinnott Pages: 288 Publisher/Date: Children's Press/2003 ISBN: 051622655X Grades: 6 and up

		Asian-American Authors by Kathy Ishizuka Pages: 128 Publisher/Date: Enslow Publishers/2000 ISBN: 0766013766 Grades: 6 and up

		American Dragons: Twenty-Five Asian American Voices by Laurence Yep Pages: 237 Publisher/Date: HarperCollins/1993 ISBN: 0060214945 Grades: 7 and up

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May 4-8 is Be Kind to Animals Week

Here is a list to share with your students about how kids can be kind to animals.
URL: http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer

You may also want to consider a field trip to your local humane society.

Be Kind to Animals coloring page. PDF file.

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Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican national holiday and marks the victory of the much out-numbered Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla on the morning of May 5, 1862.

For an historical account go to Mexonline at: http://www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm

Crafts

Print out and color a Mexican flag here: http://www.theholidayzone.com/cinco/cflag.html

Ojo de Dios or God's Eye URL: http://www.makingfriends.com/godseyes.htm

Mexican Paper Flowers URL: http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/ys/crafts/papflowr.htm

Pinatas URL: http://www.makepinatas.com/

Lesson Plans

Mini-Unit for Cinco de Mayo. Grades 3-4
URL: http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/cincodemayo.html

Mexican Holidays from Discovery School. Grades 6-8
URL: http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/mexicanholidays/

Recipes

Scoop Tacos URL: http://www.easyfunschool.com/article2227.html

Double Decker Taco Pizza URL: http://www.easyfunschool.com/article2236.html

Guacamole and Salsa URL: http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1833.html

Mexican Chocolate Freeze URL: http://www.easyfunschool.com/article2241.html

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The teachers here at the Oasis wish you a wonderful summer!
Relax and rejuvenate.

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