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= __SHE Kansas Day Wiki__ =

We can use this as a working document to generate ideas for our Kansas Day celebration on Friday, January 18, 2011. I think it would be a good idea to come up with some topics for discussion. A few ideas I have would be:

> (An online //Kansas Symbols Game// provided by the Kansas State Historical Society) > State Library: [] > KSDE: [] > Kansas 150: [|http://www.ks150.org]
 * ==__**Activities for possible rotations**__==
 * 1) I think we should have a period of time for stations like we do for HALLS and provide an activity for the kids. Plant a sunflower, Make a sunflower, Find and mark places in Kansas on a map, something with animals in Kansas. WHAT ABOUT A SUNFLOWER MOSAIC?
 * 2) We could something w/ quilts, the state seal, soddies, songs - I am thinking state song plus maybe some Woody Guthrie numbers - what do you think, Cel? Would LOVE to!!!!
 * 3) K State / KU graph... who is your favorite team?
 * 4) Paper airplanes or air planes from die-cut, decorate or race
 * 5) Birthday cards for Kansas
 * 6) Here's something cool - []
 * 1) Graham crackers with a bite out in the shape of KS--covered in peanut butter, draw in rivers, add chocolate chips where large cities are. CW
 * 2) making a clay state figure-turtle, bison, bee, etc. (Celia has a chocolate turtle mold she'd loan. Really looks like a turtle...they are about two inches long.)
 * 3) KS map activity of some sort.
 * 4) Someone could read tall tales by KS author, Jerri Garretson - Johnny Kaw and Kansas Katie
 * 5) Making things out of Kansas products..... wheat, corn, soybeans,sunflower seeds, salt....... Maybe a snack mix?
 * 6) Doesn't the Liberal pancake race occur around Kansas Day? We could have a race with kids flipping fake pancakes in a pan while running with an apron on.....
 * 7) Resources to check into:Marla
 * 1) If you are needing maps try this website: [|http://www.waterproof-paper.com/printable-maps/kansas.shtml] Marla
 * ==Activities that are spoken for:==
 * 1) KS BINGO - Karla
 * 2) Giant sunflower mosaic - Robin
 * 3) State Song and other Kansas/Folk tunes. : ) "Oh give me a HOME where the buffalo roam..." Sung in your best twang ever! - Celia
 * 4) 5th grade - marbles- "Games from one-room schoolhouses"
 * 5) 6th grade - KS Wax Museum
 * 6) Divine - 8 Wonders of KS + popcorn
 * 7) Weesner - KS map activity including graham crackers in shape of the state
 * 8) Waggoner - Kansas Birds Presentation, Pine Cone Birdfeeders (Could use another adult helper with this, if interested.) Also, I would like to set up in the cafeteria (bird seed + peanut butter + pine cones = "a bit messy")
 * 9) Goering ~ Wizard of Oz Activities: Students may take the "Who Said It" Quiz (movie quotes), work on color pages, or add to the WofOZ mural while the movie plays in the background.
 * 10) Identify animal skulls - Marla


 * ==__**Whole Group Activities**__==
 * 1) I think it would be cool to have a whole group presenter that knows about Kansas. Can we contact the Historical Society?
 * 2) 6th Grade will do the Wax Museum with Important Kansans.
 * 3) Have students wear KU or K-State t-shirts that day to support their favorite team
 * 4) Have students follow a yellow brick road to their activities.


 * ==__**Schedule**__==
 * 1) How long would you want the rotations? 15 minutes? 20 minutes? 25 minutes?
 * 2) I think about 25-30 minutes would be good. CW -- I agree --Shandi


 * ==__**Snacks**__==
 * 1) Dirt cups with worms (in a flower pot container!) COOL!
 * 2) Kansas sunflower sugar cookies?
 * 3) Kansas snack for birds... sunflower seeds in peanut butter (pressed into pine cone)
 * 4) Graham crackers as in the rotation activity.
 * 5) If we wanted to do something w/cookies, I have a sunflower, honeybee, and buffalo cookie cutters-Amy P.


 * ==__**Supplies**__ - If we end up doing rotation activities, I think we should list what we need for our activity. Highlight the things you need to borrow or purchase.==

This is a working document that we can type on. You may attach files or add clipart. My thought is that since we are all so busy, why not allow all of us to collaborate, but at a time when it is convenient for us individually. Let me know what you think, or if there is something you want to do but can't figure out how to add.