Sunday, December 4, 2022

Rachel's Children


We just learned about Leah's Children.

Another part of the Bible is Rachel's Children.

Rachel had two kids with Jacob, the boys Joseph and Benjamin.
In Genesis chapter 30 it talks about her first son Joseph, and then in Genesis 35 she had Benjamin.


(from: wikipedia - rachel)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel - The Fall and Expulsion from Paradise

Saturday, December 3, 2022

Great Peacock Moth - Van Gogh


We just learned about the painting of Irises by Van Gogh.

Another of Van Gogh's famous paintings is the Great Peacock Moth.

He painted it in 1889, when he made a few different paintings of butterflies and moths.

Van Gogh felt liked the idea of people transforming, so he liked thinking about the way caterpillars do that too.


(from: wikipedia - butterflies (van gogh series))


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel - The Fall and Expulsion from Paradise

Friday, December 2, 2022

Arabic Alphabet

We just learned how to Count to ten in Arabic.

The Arabic alphabet looks very different from the English one.
There are a few different ones, but one of the common ones is called abjadī.
ا ب ج د ه و ز ح ط ي ك ل م ن س ع ف ص ق ر ش ت ث خ ذ ض ظ غ
There aren't different letters for vowels, they just use dots over some of the letters called diacritics.


arabic language
(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

The Hindi alphabet: अ, अं1, ॲ / ऍ, इ, उ, ऋ, ऌ4, ए, ओ, प, पं, पि, पु, पृ, पॢ, पॅ, पे, पो, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह
The Swahili alphabet: a, b, ch, d, dh, e, f, g, gh, i, j, k, kh, l, m, n, ng', ny, o, p, r, s, sh, t, th, ts, u, v, w, y, z

The Russian alphabet: Аа, Бб, Вв, Гг, Дд, Ее, Ёё, Жж, Зз, Ии, Йй, Кк, Лл, Мм, Нн, Оо, Пп, Рр, Сс, Тт, Уу, Фф, Хх, Цц, Чч, Шш, Щщ, Ыы, Ээ, Юю, Яя

The Norwegian alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Æ, Ø, Å The Greek alphabet: Α, Β, Γ, Δ, Ε, Ζ, Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ, Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ, Σ, Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω

ASL alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

The Italian alphabet looks the same as the English alphabet.

The German alphabet has the letters ä, ö, ü, ß

The Spanish alphabet:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I, J, K, L, LL, M, N, Ñ O, P, Q, R, RR, S, T, U V, W, X, Y, Z

The French alphabet:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I, J, K, L, M, N O, P, Q, R, S, T, U V, W, X, Y, Z

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Juliet Flag


We just learned about the India Flag.

Another of the maritime flags is the Juliet flag used for the letter J.

It is sideways stripes of blue, white, blue.

It can also mean "I am on fire and have dangerous cargo on board: keep well clear of me." or "I am leaking dangerous cargo."


(from: wikipedia - international maritime signal flags)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Motherboard

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Freyella Elegans


We just learned about the Nepanthia Belcheri.

Another type of starfish is the Freyella Elegans.

This is a type of starfish that lives in very deep sea, at around 10,000 ft deep in the Atlantic ocean.

Their arms grow to about 8 inches long.


(from: wikipedia - freyella elegans)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Greater Dwarf Lemur

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Theta Waves


We just learned about the Alpha Waves.

Another part of sleep is Theta Waves.

During REM sleep, the theta waves that help the brain work with thinking and memory are working while sleeping at the REM time.


(from: wikipedia - theta wave)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Stapedius Muscle

Monday, November 28, 2022

Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of the Congo


We just learned about the city of Istanbul Turkey.


Let's learn a little about the city of Kinshasa!

This city is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is about 10,000 square kilometers, and about 17 million people live there.
The people in this city speak French or Lingala.


(from: wikipedia - Kinshasa)

The Amicale Sportive Dragons is a soccer team in Kinshasa.

(from: wikipedia - as dragons (kinshasa))

To eat in this city you might have Dabo Kolo which is small pieces of fried spiced dough.

(from: wikipedia - dabo kolo)

Visiting this city you might go see Nsele Valley Park, which is a 77 square mile place where animals can be free.

(from: wikipedia - nsele valley park)

There was a famous boxing match with Muhammed Ali and George Foreman called the rumble in the jungle.

(from: wikipedia - the rumble in the jungle)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Haiti