ELEMENTARY ENGAGEMENT GUIDE

FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2020

WORD OF THE DAY:

Scuba: (noun) a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.

I just purchased new scuba equipment.

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

 

 

-UNKNOWN
HEALTHY SNACK:

Snack Time!

Fish Bowl Snack

Ingredients- 

  • Large rice cakes
  • Blueberry yogurt
  • Blue food coloring
  • Goldfish
  • White nonpareils
  • Blue rock candy crystals (optional)

Directions- 

  1. Pour blueberry yogurt into a bowl.
  2. Add a small amount of blue food coloring. Mix until well incorporated and the desired color is achieved.
  3. Spoon yogurt onto the top of a rice cake and spread evenly.
  4. Lay goldfish on top of the yogurt.
  5. Add blue rock candy or graham cracker crumbs to the bottom of the rice cake to resemble rock or sand.
  6. Add a few white nonpareils above the fish to look like bubbles.
  7. Enjoy!
CAREER OF THE DAY:

AQUATIC VETERINARIAN:  Aquatic veterinarians are doctors who specialize in the health of marine animals like fish, mammals, sea turtles and other water wildlife.

Aquatic veterinarians make anywhere from 33,000 -113,000 per year.

CHALLENGE OF THE DAY:

 

Water Gun Tag:

  • You’ll need one water-gun.

How to play:

  • Select one player to be “It”.
  • Give “It” the water gun,
  • On “Go” have him try to tag the other players by squirting them.
  • Whoever gets tagged becomes “It” and is given the water gun.
PARENT RESOURCES:

Are you looking for more ways to enjoy Wet & Wild Week? 

If you said YES, check out the links below!

  1. Water safety tips by age AND the ABCD’s of water safety provided by the ZAC Foundation. 

For your younger ones, you can also read “The Polar Bear Who Couldn’t, Wouldn’t Swim” by Karen and Brian Cohn, about a young polar bear named Zeke who is afraid of the water and refuses to swim, and learns how to face his fears with a positive attitude!  

http://www.thezacfoundation.org/parents/#fb0=1 

  1. Fun water games for every age at home!  

https://www.familyeducation.com/water-play/fun-water-games-every-age 

  1. More fun water activities for families at home!  

https://www.parenting.com/activities/kids/summer-activities-kids/ 

  1. Check out Riverside Recreation, LLC for kayak and pedal boat rentals, as well as other river, park and trail rentals to enjoy in Greenville, NC!  

https://riversiderecreationrentals.com/ 

  1. A Sprayground is like a playground, but with water! Check out these local Spraygrounds!  


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