Join us as we celebrate Head Start's birthday and America's 250th birthday!
Lessons and Activities
Discover fun and easy activities all about birthdays and celebrations for kids, families, and teachers!
Letter to Families
Print or send this letter home with your students to help them share what they learned during the "Happy Birthday" virtual field trip and how families can continue the learning at home!
Resources
How to Make a Panda Popsicle
Learn how to make a human-friendly popsicle modeled after the ice treats that we give our pandas!
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Preschool
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Mammals
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Approaches to Learning
Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
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E-Course
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English
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National Zoo
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Celebrations
Food
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Same and Different Celebrations and Traditions
How are family celebrations and traditions alike and different? This course helps parents, teachers, and children explore family celebrations in their own families and communities, across the United States, and around the world. Along the way, learners discover how traditions can be both similar and different.
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Preschool
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Approaches to Learning
Cognition
Language and Communication
Social and Emotional Development
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E-Course
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English
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National Museum of American History
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Celebrations
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Make a Birthday Cake for a Kunekune Pig
Everyone loves celebrating their birthday with a special treat, including the kunekune pigs at the National Zoo! Help our pigs celebrate turning one year old by making them a birthday cake using their favorite foods.
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Preschool
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Mammals
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Approaches to Learning
Cognition
Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
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PDF
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English
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National Zoo
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Animals
Celebrations
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Help Us Name a Cheetah Cub!
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Toddler
Preschool
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Mammals
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Web page
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English
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National Zoo
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Animals
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Meerkat Birthday Bash: Watch, Create, Celebrate
First, watch meerkats at the National Zoo celebrate their birthday with a special train and treats. Next, learn about meerkat characteristics before creating your own meerkat puppet that can pop in and out of its own tunnel!
Recursos