ASL - Saturday, Sunday

We just learned how to say Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in ASL.

Let's keep learning the days of the week!

To say "Saturday" make the hand sign for the letter "S", turn your hand around and move it around in a circle.

To say "Sunday", put both of your flat open hands out in front of you with your palms facing out and your fingers pointed up, and then move them around in a circle.

Here is a helpful video to show how these signs are done.


ASL Vocabulary - Days of the Week - ASL THAT



(from: wikipedia - american sign language)

Italian: Sabato, Domenica

German: Samstag, Sonntag

Spanish: Sabado, Domingo

French: Samedi, Dimanche

Twist Drill Bits

We just learned a little about Drill Bits.

One type of drill bits is the Twist Drill Bit.
For these bits, there is a spiral cut along the bit, and the taller that spiral is, the faster the bit is meant to go.
The more compact and shorter the spiral is, the slower the bit goes.

At the end of the bit is the "tip", and there are many different types of tips.
Some bits have a "brad point" which is a tiny little spiky point that holds on to the metal or wood so the bit doesn't slide around when it is drilling.
Some tips are very flat, and some are very pointy, depending on what you are trying to drill.



(from: wikipedia - drill bit)


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Gray Tree Frog

We just learned about the American Bullfrog.

Another type of frog is the Gray Tree Frog.

Many of the poison dart frogs we learned about were very colorful to warn off predators.
Other frogs that are not poisonous have to use camouflage to hide so they don't get eaten.

The Gray Tree Frog can also be green, black or white depending on where they live and where they need to hide.
They are tree frogs, and they almost never leave the trees.
These frogs are nocturnal, meaning they are awake at night, and sometimes can be found by windows and porch lights where bugs are flying around because of the lights.


(from: wikipedia - gray tree frog)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Grass Snake

Hair - Plexus

We just learned about the different speeds of Hair Growth.

Another part of the human hair is the Plexus.

These are very small nerves that are wrapped around the bottom of the hair follicle, that sense when the hair is moved.
They are very sensitive, which is how your body can feel a light breeze through the hair on your skin.


(from: wikipedia - hair plexus)


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Southern Appalachian Mountains

We just learned about the Central Appalachian Mountains.

Another part of that mountain chain is the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

These mountains go through New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama.

This includes the Catskill Mountains, Poconos, Allegheny Plateau and the Cumberland Plateau.


(from: wikipedia - laurentian mountains)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: K2

Psalm 51 - Miserere

We just learned about Psalm 23 - The Lord is my shepherd.

Another chapter in the book of psalms is Psalm 51.

This chapter is sometimes called "Miserere" which means Have Mercy.
After King David had sinned against God, he wrote this Psalm to beg for mercy and forgiveness.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love;

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.


(from: wikipedia - psalm 51)


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Pietà - Michelangelo Buonarroti

We just learned about the Bamberg Horseman.

Another famous sculpture is the Pietà by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1498 AD.
Michelangelo is one of the most famous Renaissance art sculptors of all time.
The Renaissance was a time when many artists from all over the continent of Europe got together and worked to share and create many masterpieces of art and music.

The word pietà means pity, and this is a sculpture of Mary the mother of Jesus sadly holding him on her lap after he was crucified.



(from: wikipedia - pietà (michelangelo))


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