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Canku
Ota
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(Many
Paths)
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An
Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
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June
1, 2010 - Volume 8 Number 6
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Favorite
Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Barn
Owls
The barn owl is a pale-faced, long-winged and long-legged
owl with a short tail. When seen in flight, it's flat, heart-shaped
white face and black eyes can look like a mask. Unlike the
calls made by other owls, it does not "hoo hoo"
but rather has a shrieking scream or a shrill twitter.
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Barn
Owl Trust
The Barn Owl Trust is a British conservation group dedicated
to reversing the decline of "one of the most beautiful
birds on earth." Their site is chock full of articles,
web cams, photos to download as computer wallpaper, and fast
facts ("Barn Owls hunt at night, and although they have
very good eyesight, they rely mostly on their sense of hearing.")
Advice on building a nest box is filed under "Information
& Downloads." For coloring pages and craft projects,
look for the kids section under "About the Barn Owl."
http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/
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Barn
Owls
"Barn owls are one of the world's most common birds,
especially in temperate climates - yet many of us have never
seen one of these awesome raptors because they live by night."
Although the primary purpose of this site is to sell a DVD,
there is plenty of free information here, as well as snippets
of the video to enjoy. Visit for barn owl facts ("A barn
owl is about the size of a small cat, but only weighs a pound."),
and an excellent explanation of how the barn owl hunts, what
he eats and how much he eats.
http://barnowls.com/
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Kidwings
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
Don't have an owl dropping pellets in your backyard for you?
No worries! You can perform a virtual pellet dissection online
at KidWings. Start with the great Pellet Information section
("Are Pellets Important?") then move on to read
the directions about how to perform the virtual pellet dissection.
Then, last but certainly not least, is the actual Virtual
Pellet Dissection. Click, click, enjoy! Other worthwhile sections
of the site are the Teacher Materials and the Owl Crossword
and Word Search listed under Just for Fun.
http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/flash/v4/
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Molly's
Box: The Barn Owls of San Marcos
Molly and McGee are two barn owls that live in a nest box
that transmits live video to the Internet. Their four owlets
were born in March, and their live video stream has captured
millions of viewers. This blog will point you to the Ustream
video, and also provide lots of background information about
barn owls in general, and this pair in particular. I was fascinated
by the fact that their nest box sat empty for two years before
McGee and Molly decided to settle down there and raise a family.
http://mollysbox.wordpress.com/
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USDA:
Barn Owl Next Box
This Department of Agriculture flyer includes plans and instructions
for building a plywood backyard nest box for barn owls. "Barn
owls do not build nests but lay eggs in holes in rotted trees,
rocky cliffs, or bluffs. Alternatively, they may use structures
with an appropriate cavity, including barns, silos, and abandoned
buildings. You can encourage barn owls by building a nesting
box and by establishing perching sites."
ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/CA/news/Publications/wild_habitat/owl_nest.pdf
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How To Cook
One of the keys to healthy eating is cooking at home. With cooking
skills, we are less dependent on processed foods, and able to
include more fresh ingredients in our diet. Today's lessons
should appeal to both experienced cooks bringing their kids
into the kitchen, as well as more timid cooks who want to learn
alongside their kids.
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Better
Homes and Gardens: Cooking Basics
With their long publishing history, it's not surprising that
Better Homes and Gardens has a huge archive of cooking tips.
This page provides a table of contents to dozens of beginner
features, organized into categories such as Cutting Tips,
Adjusting Cooking Times, Herbs & More, and Measuring Ingredients.
They also have a Cooking with Kids section, with tips and
lessons on Reading Recipes and Kitchen Safety. To find it,
scroll down the page to the Related Topics section.
http://www.bhg.com/recipes/how-to/cooking-basics/
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Kids
Cooking Activities
The kids cooking lessons (look down the left-hand navigation
menu to find them) are organized by ages from toddler to teen.
For example, seven- to eleven-year olds are old enough to learn
how to read recipes, read labels, use the microwave, help with
the shopping list and use kitchen tools such as a potato masher
or garlic press. For early readers, be sure to check out the
great picture recipes. "A great idea is to print off the
recipes and put them in sheet protectors. Place pages in a three
ring binder and it can be your kids very own cookbook."
http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/
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Learning
How to Cook
"Conquer the kitchen and unleash your inner chef"
with the tools and tips at LearningToCook.com. Although not
specifically for children, their step-by-step lessons will be
helpful for either learning to cook or teaching your kids. For
photo pictorials, click on Step-by-Step, and choose from categories
such as Knife Skills, Fruits and Vegetables or Baking. Explore
The 411 for PDFs that explain converting from metric (Decode
That Foreign Recipe) or for a cooking terms glossary (What Does
That Mean?)
http://www.learninghowtocook.com/
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Rouxbe:
Online Video Cooking School
Rouxbe (pronounced "ruby") is a video training site
that provides some of their videos for free (just sign up with
your email address) and others only for paying members. The
site offers "culinary school curriculum in high-definition,
close-up video" with topics such as How to Slice Onions,
Water Testing a Hot Pan, and Trussing a Poultry. Again, this
is not specifically for kids, but the quality and depth of the
instruction will certainly appeal to teens (and parents) who
want to learn more about cooking.
http://rouxbe.com/how-to-cook/homemade-soup-recipes
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Spatulatta:
Cooking 4 Kids Online
Belle and Liv are two young teens who started cooking with
their dad when they were two. They are now the hosts of Spatulatta,
a video cooking site "where kids teach kids to cook."
With 350 step-by-step videos, this is a whopper of a site!
Visit Basic Skills for instruction on topics such as Weights
& Measures, Separating an Egg, and Shredding Cheese. The
Recipe Box features a drop down search box where you can find
a specific meal (breakfast, lunch, snacks or appetizers),
a specific holiday (Father's Day or Halloween), or an ingredient
such as broccoli or chocolate.
http://www.spatulatta.com/
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Margaret Wise Brown
Although "Goodnight Moon" is her best known work
(it has sold four million copies since 1947), children's author
Margaret Wise Brown (1910 - 1952) wrote more than a hundred
children's before dying suddenly at forty two, while recovering
from surgery. Her special magic was using simple language
to tell a story from a child's point of view.
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HarperCollins
Children's: Margaret Wise Brown
Celebrating 100 years of Margaret Wise Brown, this HarperCollins
sites features some of her bestselling books with printable
bedtime activities, coloring games, a printable counting activity,
and an audio snippet from "The Runaway Bunny". There
is also a short Brown bio and a longer one of illustrator
Clement Hurd. "The son of a prosperous New York mortgage
banker, Hurd attended St. Paul's and Yale, and seemed destined
to join his father's firm when, in the spring of 1931, he
announced his plan to become an artist and sailed for France."
http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/parents/gamesandcontests/features/goodnightmoon/
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Hubbard's
Cupboard: Goodnight Moon
Hubbard's Cupboard, a site for parents and teachers of preschoolers
and kindergarten students, presents a five-day plan for teaching
and enjoying "Goodnight Moon" with a group of youngsters.
"Day One: Ask students to share with the class things
that they do to get ready for bed (brush teeth, get a drink
of water, put on pajamas, hug a family member, find their
favorite stuffed animal, say goodnight, etc.)" The lesson
plan includes a list of related poems, a few craft projects,
and cross-curricular ideas such as studying nocturnal animals
in science.
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/goodnight_moon.html
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Margaret
Wise Brown
Amy Gary, a publishing industry veteran, has found over 300
unpublished works by Margaret Wise Brown since 1990, which
she is editing and bringing to market. Her site is an excellent
biographical source, as it contains both a short and long
bio, a photo gallery, and links to additional online articles
about Brown. "Margaret loved animals. Most of her books
have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write
books that had a rhythm to them, so many of her books rhyme
or repeat a word pattern."
http://www.margaretwisebrown.com/
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Mother
Goose Programs: Good Night Moon
This PDF is free sample from a larger curriculum that is for
sale at the Mother Goose Programs site. The four-page Good
Night Moon lesson plan includes bios of Brown and Hurd, and
lots of suggested topics of discussion, such as using the
book to talk about things that happen at night. "Look
for the moon through the window every night. Talk about its
size and shape and where it is in the sky. Make a night picture,
using blue or black construction paper. Whenever you can,
refer to a line or an idea from the a book your child likes."
http://www.mothergooseprograms.org/activities/1945.pdf
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State
Theater of New Jersey: Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny
Created as a study guide for a puppet performance, this eleven-page
printable activity packet will work great in a classroom, even
without the original puppet show. It includes Meet the Creators
(introductions to Brown and Hurd), Bunny Basics ("In addition
to their prominent ears, which can measure more than four inches
long, rabbits have long, powerful hind legs, and a short tail."),
rhyming activities, and a Goodnight Moon coloring page.
http://www.statetheatrenj.org/media/pdfs/Keynotes_Bunny.pdf
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STAR
Students And Teachers Against Racism
announces their new website that offers insight into the Native
American perspective to teachers and educators.
http://www.racismagainstindians.org/
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Changing
Winds Advocacy Center
Through presentations, classroom sessions, curriculum, fund
raising, charitable works, and multi-media efforts, we seek
to raise public awareness of the stereotyping, discrimination,
racism and other unique situations facing Native Americans.
http://changingwinds.org/
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Canku Ota is a free Newsletter
celebrating Native America, its traditions and accomplishments .
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