Sunday, March 2, 2014

Jesus' Miracles - Healing the centurion's servant


We've learned about Jesus' Miracles healing lepers, healing the blind, healing the paralyzed, healing women, healing on the sabbath, healing in a synagogue, and Jesus' Miracles - Healing a deaf and mute person

One time a soldier called a centurion asked Jesus to heal one of his young servants.
Jesus told the soldier that he would come to his house to heal the boy, but the soldier said that he believed Jesus could just heal the boy without even coming to the house.

Because the soldier had such strong faith, Jesus healed the boy right then.
jesus miracles healing centurion
(from: wikipedia - healing the centurion's servant)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Old Testament and New Testament

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Lunar eclipse


We know that a solar eclipse is when the moon gets between the earth and the sun.

A lunar eclipse is when the earth gets between the moon and the sun. Since the earth is blocking the sunlight shining on the moon, the moon will go dark in the sky and you won't be able to see it.
lunar eclipse
lunar eclipse
(from: wikipedia - lunar eclipse)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Saturn

Friday, February 28, 2014

Spanish - I am happy


Last time we learned that the Spanish words for horse, sheep and duck are caballo, oveja and pato.

Let's learn how to say I am happy in Spanish!

We can break it up into two words:
I am - Estoy - sounds like ess-toy /?/
happy - feliz - Sounds like fell-ee-ss /?/

Together Estoy feliz sounds like Ess-toy fell-ee-ss.
association of spanish language academies
(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - I am happy - Je suis heureux

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Sandstone


We've learned now that there are three types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.

One type of sedimentary rock is called sandstone.
Like the name sounds, it's made up of pieces of sand piling up on top of sand over years and years.
The small sand pieces are sediments, so that means it is a sedimentary type of rock.

sandstone
(from: wikipedia - sandstone)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Electrical Current

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Bongo


We just learned about the Oryx.

Another type of antelope is the Bongo.

It is a bright orange-brown color, with white stripes.
The orange-brown color is so thick in their fur that it can actually rub color off on to other things.
Some people even say that when it rains the water that drips off their fur is colored orange-brown!
bongo antelope
(from: wikipedia - bongo)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Zebras

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Trachea


Let's keep learning about the respiratory system! Last time we learned a little about the lungs.

The trachea is also known as the windpipe, and it is the part of your throat that is like a tube that carries air from your mouth to your lungs.
You can feel your windpipe, it is in the front of your neck and feels like a big tube.
trachea
(from: wikipedia - vertebrate trachea)

Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Foot Phalanges

Monday, February 24, 2014

Iraq


We just learned about the country of Saudi Arabia.

Iraq is a country in the Middle East in Asia, just south of Turkey.
iraq
(from: wikipedia - iraq)

For a meal in Iraq you might have fattoush, which is pita bread with leafy vegetables and other mixed vegetables.
fattoush
(from: wikipedia - fattoush)

One of the most powerful kings the world ever saw was Nebuchadnezzar, who was from the area where Iraq is now. When he was king there, the land was called Babylon.
nebuchadnezzar
(from: wikipedia - nebuchadnezzar)

There are ancient ruins in the town of Hatra
hatra ruins
(from: wikipedia - hatra)

The area is sometimes called the cradle of civilization because it is where some of the oldest buildings in the world are found.
mohenjo daro
(from: wikipedia - cradle of civilization)

Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Mexico