This Week At (5 April) At Se7en…

April is here and believe it or not that’s a whole year of “This Week At Se7en” Posts!!! Frankly I can’t believe a year has past since we began our Monday Calendars!!!

Here is our Calendar Collection:

• Scholastic has one…
• And KinderArt – who I have loved forever!!!
• And MiKids
• About.com’s Calendar.
• Crayola.com
• Enchanted Learning.
• Reading Activity Calendar.
• Teacher Vision.

Here is our weekly picture celebrating Hood #8:

And here are a few links for this week:

• 5 April 2010: Read A Road Map Day.
  • World Map in Se7en Steps.
  • Mapping Nature Sitings.
  • Meal Mapping with Kids.

• 6 April 2010: North Pole discovered in 1909.
  • The Controversy begins from Trivia Library.
  • An Epic Article from the Smithsonian.
  • North Pole FAQ from Best Russian Tour.
  • The Polar Controversy – This is an interesting read from Survey History!!!
  • Peary: Arctic Explorer from Enchanted Learning.

• 6 April 2010: Raphael’s Birthday (1483 – 1520).
  • Brief bio from The Art Gallery.
  • Brief bio and facts from Facts – About.org.uk
  • Good Bio from All About Renaissance Faires.
  • Great Lesson on St. George and The Dragon from Garden of Praise.

• 7 April 2010: No Housework Day.
  • Se7en Things I Would Like My Kids to Learn From Doing Chores.
  • Motivations to Get Kids to Do Their Chores: What Works and What Doesn’t.
  • Se7en Chores and Life-Skills we do.

• 7 April 2010: World Health Day.
  • World Health Day from WHO.
  • World Health Day, related Links from UN.

• 7 April 2010: Dick Turpin (1739).
  • The Epic Highwayman from Stand and Deliver.
  • Kid Friendly bio from y2u.co.uk.
  • The Highwayman Poem from POTW.
  • Lesson Plan from TCT.
  

• 8 April 2010: Ponce de Leon (1460 – 1521).
  • Quick biography from Factmonster.
  • A great printable biography from Exploring Florida.
  • Brief Bio from FCPS.Edu
  • Bio from Findagrave.
  • Explorer Page from Enchanted Learning

• 8 April 2010: International Day of Roma.
  • Heaps of Roman fun from Scholastic.
  • Facts About the Romans from Woodlands Junior.
  • The Romans and this is a great site, from the BBC.
  • Just have to love MR. Donn.
  • All About Rome from Kidipede.
  • Roman fun for kids from Brims.co.uk




• 10 April 2010: National Sibling Day.
  • Se7en Tips on Surviving Sibling Rivalry.
  • Se7en Things People Ask Me About Siblings.

• 10 April 2010: Young Writer’s Day.
  • Se7en Do School Journals.
  • Se7en Do Their Nature NoteBooks.
  • Se7en Do Poetry.

That’s us – have a great week!!!

P.S. If you did something fun with your kids or made a great link list then pop over and link it up to our Fabulous Friday Fun, not to mention have a look at the great links there!!!