<p><strong><em>This collection has been adapted for the Smithsonian Kids page.</em></strong><strong><em>This collection features recorded Story Time from various Smithsonian Museums. </em></strong></p>

<p><strong><em><strong><em>This collection has been adapted for the Smithsonian Kids page. The original collection was published by the National Postal Museum.</em></strong></em></strong></p> <p>This resource uses objects in the Smithsonian collection to provide a brief introduction to the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and the concept of self-portraiture. Click on each resource to learn more information about it. </p>

<p><strong><em>This collection has been adapted for the Smithsonian Kids page. The original collections were published by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.</em></strong></p> <p>Let’s get creative at home! You can experience the joy of HIRSHHORN KIDS even when you’re not actually at the Museum. Keep kids of all ages engaged and interested in exploring art and making with unique hands-on projects inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn artworks. New projects are released every week.</p>

<p><strong><em>This collection has been adapted for the Smithsonian Kids page.</em></strong><strong><em>The original collection features</em></strong> <em><strong>resources from the  National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and the National Head Start Association. </strong></em></p> <p>This collection of activities, videos, read-aloud ideas, and conversation starters provides teachers, parents, and caregivers of young children a wide range of ways to engage children in learning about giant pandas. These activities can be paired with the 30-minute recorded "Zoo to You: Happy Pandaversary" music and movement program linked in this collection.</p> <p>Designed as part of the Get a Head Start with the Smithsonian collaboration with the National Head Start Association, these activities support the following Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) standards:</p> <ul><li>Goal P-SCI 1: Child observed and describes observable phenomena</li><li>Goal P-SCI 2: Child engages in scientific talk</li><li>Goal P-LC 2: Child understands and responds to increasingly complex communication and language from others.</li><li>Goal P-LIT 4: Child demonstrates an understanding of narrative structure through storytelling/re-telling</li><li>Goal P-MATH 1: Child knows number names and the count sequence</li><li>Goal P-MATH 2: Child recognizes the number of objects in a small set</li><li>Goal P-MATH 4: Child compares numbers</li><li>Goal P-ATL 13: Child uses imagination in play and interactions with others.</li><li>Goal P-SE 4: Child engages in cooperative play with other children</li><li>Goal P-SE 7: Child expresses care and concern towards others.<br></li></ul>

<p><strong><em>This collection has been adapted for the Smithsonian Kids page.</em></strong><strong><em>The original collection was published by</em></strong><em><strong> the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center. </strong></em></p> <p>This collection uses Eric Carle's book <em>From Head to Toe </em>to explore how animals and people move. To talk about the book with your child, first read From Head to Toe together (or watch the video in the first box). Next, let your child look at the other animals on the webpage and decide what he/she wants to explore. Encourage conversation and exploration!</p> <p>This collection was created by Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center faculty member. #SEECStories</p>

<p><strong><em>This collection has been adapted for the Smithsonian Kids page.</em></strong><strong><em>The original collection features</em></strong> <em><strong>resources from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. </strong></em><br></p> <p>This collection of activities, videos, read-aloud ideas, and conversation starters features collections from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. It provides teachers, parents, and caregivers of young children with a wide range of ways to engage children in learning about naked mole rats and clothes, connected by the story <em>The Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed</em> by Mo Willems. These activities can be paired with the 30-minute recorded "Small Mammal Sing-Along" music and movement program linked in this collection. While the activities are designed for preschool-age children, they can easily be scaffolded for older or younger ages. </p> <p>Designed as part of the Get a Head Start with the Smithsonian collaboration with the National Head Start Association, these activities support the following Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) standards:<strong></strong><br><br>- Goal P-LC 2. Child understands and responds to increasingly complex communication and language from others. </p> <p>- Goal P-LIT 5: Child asks and answers questions about a book that was read aloud. </p> <p>- Goal P-ATL 11. Child shows interest in and curiosity about the world around them. </p> <p>- Goal P-SE 9. Child recognizes self as a unique individual having own abilities, characteristics, emotions, and interests. </p> <p>- Goal P-PMP 1. Child demonstrates control, strength, and coordination of large muscles.</p> <p>- Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.</p> <p><strong><br></strong></p> <p><strong>Goals for Scaffolding for Infants/Toddlers:</strong><strong></strong></p> <p>- Goal IT-LC 12. Child comprehends meaning from pictures and stories.</p> <p>-  Goal IT-ATL 7. Child shows interest in and curiosity about objects, materials, or events. </p> <p>- Goal IT-ATL 8. Child uses creativity to increase understanding and learning </p> <p>- Goal IT-PMP 4. Child demonstrates effective and efficient use of large muscles to explore the environment. </p> <p>- Goal IT-PMP 5. Child uses sensory information and body awareness to understand how their body relates to the environment.</p> <p>- Goal IT-PMP 7. Child uses hands for exploration, play, and daily routines.</p> <p>- Goal IT-PMP 8. Child adjusts reach and grasp to use tools.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><br></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p> <p><strong><strong><strong><br></strong></strong></strong></p> <p></p>

<p>This collection of resources accompanies the National Air and Space Museum Flights of Fancy Story Time program, The Three Friend's Flying Circus. In the early days of flight, brave barnstorming pilots performed stunts that thrilled crowds with airplanes. They were known as flying circus.</p> <p>NASM  #airandspace</p>

<p>The story of the pioneering pilot Bessie Coleman along with activities that young children can do to explore her life.</p>

<p>Explore snow with objects from collections across the Smithsonian! Use this <em>Exploring Snow</em> Learning Lab as an extra resource during your classroom's Weather or Winter units. Use art and objects to spark conversations with children and boost critical thinking skills. Then, check out a few extra ways to expand student's learning with a suggested book, video and art project. <br><br>When looking at art and objects with children, use the following questions to guide their looking and thinking: <br>- What do you see? What do you notice? </p> <p>- What do you think is going on in this picture? </p> <p>- How do you think this object is used? </p> <p>- Does this artwork or object remind you of anything? </p>

<p><strong><em>This collection has been adapted for the Smithsonian Kids page. The original collection was published by</em></strong> <em><strong>RIM@SI fellows Beth</strong></em> <em><strong>Evans and Nicole Vance from the National Portrait Gallery. </strong></em>The collection invites young learners to consider the many complex forces of the Great Migration through visual analysis of Jacob Lawrence's <em>Migration Series</em> (1940-1941). </p> <p>Artwork, looking questions, video, and activities, in this collection align with the Reimagining Migration Learning Arc and can be used in your classroom. Themes and sections include: </p> <ul><li>Jacob Lawerence and the Great Migration</li><li>Life Before Migration</li><li>The Journey</li><li>Adjustment</li><li>Educator Resources. </li></ul> <p>Use this collection in its entirety or choose sections to use with your learners.</p> <p>#ReimaginingMigration #NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Jacob Lawrence, Migration Series, Migration, The Great Migration, Re-imagining Migration, African Americans, Black Americans, Trains, Close Looking, Jazz, Storytelling, Painting</p>

<p><strong><em>This collection has been adapted for the Smithsonian Kids page. The original collections were published by the National Zoo.</em></strong><br></p> <p>Conservation Classroom is a collection of monthly lessons for K-5 students that connects students to animals and encourages wildlife conservation. Each lesson has four elements: wonder, engage, act, and connect. <br></p>

<p>Find articles, videos, and more from Smithsonian staff on early learners in museums, inquiry-based methods, and other topics.</p>