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A pink jackalope puppet is surrounded by cutout images of a cartoon mail person, a space shuttle, and two dresses.
Let's Celebrate!

60-Year Treasure Hunt ›
Head Start is turning 60 — and the Smithsonian is celebrating with a special adventure! To mark this milestone, our friend Pinky is heading out on a mission across the Smithsonian to discover amazing objects that are 60 years old. From retro treasures to historic highlights, join Pinky as we explore what 60 years really looks like through the lens of Smithsonian collections.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning
Format:
Video
Language:
English
Museum:
National Air and Space Museum National Postal Museum National Museum of American History
Topic:
Celebrations Numbers
Watch
A woman and pink jackalope puppet sit next to each other at a table and are in the middle of a conversation.
Let's Celebrate!

Counting Birthday Years in Tree Rings at SERC ›
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is turning 60—and we’re celebrating with the help of trees! In this video, we count tree rings to show just how long 60 years really is. Join us as we explore how trees mark time and how SERC has been learning from and about nature for six amazing decades!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning
Format:
Video
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Topic:
Celebrations Trees Numbers
Watch
An illustrated poster of the cast of Sesame Street celebrating their 10th birthday with cake, birthday hats, and streamers.
Let's Celebrate! Happy Birthday!

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.

Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Language and Communication Social and Emotional Development
Format:
E-Course
Language:
English
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Topic:
Celebrations
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A collage of different shapes of different colors of paper
Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Dentro de un Diamante ›
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a rectangle and a triangle! The National Air and Space Museum shows us how to find all our favorite shapes within a rocket! Then create your own colorful rocket out of cut-paper shapes.
Additional details
Age Group:
Toddler Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Mathematics Development Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
Spanish
Museum:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Topic:
Math
Vista
A collage of different shapes of different colors of paper
Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Inside a Diamond ›
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a rectangle and a triangle! The National Air and Space Museum shows us how to find all our favorite shapes within a rocket! Then create your own colorful rocket out of cut-paper shapes.
Additional details
Age Group:
Toddler Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Mathematics Development Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Topic:
Math
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Three figured stand side by side as they smile at the camera. The figure to the left wears a blue shirt and holds a guitar. The middle figure is a pink puppet made to look like a jackalope. The figure on the right claps their hands with enthusiasm.
Our Bodies and the Five Senses Pre-Math With Cheetahs Happy Bird-Day, Head Start! Small Mammal Sing-Along Music and Sound All Around Big, Small, Let's Measure Them All

Music Playlist ›
Join Nick the Music Man, Pinky Jackalope, and other guest stars as they sing about healthy bodies and the way bodies experience the world through the five senses.
Additional details
Language:
English
Topic:
Music
Watch / Listen
Colorful rocket made out of construction paper shapes
Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Rocket Shapes ›
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a rectangle and a triangle! The National Air and Space Museum shows us how to find all our favorite shapes within a rocket! Then create your own colorful rocket out of cut-paper shapes.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Mathematics Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
National Air and Space Museum
Topic:
Math
View
A close-up of a flamingo with bright pink feathers resting its head on its body
Happy Bird-Day, Head Start! Colorful Creatures Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Experimento de Color con Flamencos ›
This playful experiment brings color mixing to life as children learn how flamingos get their pink feathers!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Birds
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development Language and Communication Literacy Scientific Reasoning Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Course
Language:
Spanish
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Color Math Science
Vista
A close-up of a flamingo with bright pink feathers resting its head on its body
Happy Bird-Day, Head Start! Colorful Creatures Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Color Experiment with Flamingos ›
This playful experiment brings color mixing to life as children learn how flamingos get their pink feathers!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Birds
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development Language and Communication Literacy Scientific Reasoning Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Course
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Color Math Science
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Displaying 37 - 45 of 78 Education Resources

A pink jackalope puppet is surrounded by cutout images of a cartoon mail person, a space shuttle, and two dresses.
Let's Celebrate!

60-Year Treasure Hunt

Head Start is turning 60 — and the Smithsonian is celebrating with a special adventure! To mark this milestone, our friend Pinky is heading out on a mission across the Smithsonian to discover amazing objects that are 60 years old. From retro treasures to historic highlights, join Pinky as we explore what 60 years really looks like through the lens of Smithsonian collections.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning
Format:
Video
Language:
English
Museum:
National Air and Space Museum National Postal Museum National Museum of American History
Topic:
Celebrations Numbers
Watch
A woman and pink jackalope puppet sit next to each other at a table and are in the middle of a conversation.
Let's Celebrate!

Counting Birthday Years in Tree Rings at SERC

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is turning 60—and we’re celebrating with the help of trees! In this video, we count tree rings to show just how long 60 years really is. Join us as we explore how trees mark time and how SERC has been learning from and about nature for six amazing decades!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning
Format:
Video
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Topic:
Celebrations Trees Numbers
Watch
An illustrated poster of the cast of Sesame Street celebrating their 10th birthday with cake, birthday hats, and streamers.
Let's Celebrate! Happy Birthday!

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.

Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Language and Communication Social and Emotional Development
Format:
E-Course
Language:
English
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Topic:
Celebrations
View
A collage of different shapes of different colors of paper
Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Dentro de un Diamante

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a rectangle and a triangle! The National Air and Space Museum shows us how to find all our favorite shapes within a rocket! Then create your own colorful rocket out of cut-paper shapes.
Additional details
Age Group:
Toddler Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Mathematics Development Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
Spanish
Museum:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Topic:
Math
Vista
A collage of different shapes of different colors of paper
Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Inside a Diamond

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a rectangle and a triangle! The National Air and Space Museum shows us how to find all our favorite shapes within a rocket! Then create your own colorful rocket out of cut-paper shapes.
Additional details
Age Group:
Toddler Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Mathematics Development Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Topic:
Math
View
Three figured stand side by side as they smile at the camera. The figure to the left wears a blue shirt and holds a guitar. The middle figure is a pink puppet made to look like a jackalope. The figure on the right claps their hands with enthusiasm.
Our Bodies and the Five Senses Pre-Math With Cheetahs Happy Bird-Day, Head Start! Small Mammal Sing-Along Music and Sound All Around Big, Small, Let's Measure Them All

Music Playlist

Join Nick the Music Man, Pinky Jackalope, and other guest stars as they sing about healthy bodies and the way bodies experience the world through the five senses.
Additional details
Language:
English
Topic:
Music
Watch / Listen
Colorful rocket made out of construction paper shapes
Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Rocket Shapes

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a rectangle and a triangle! The National Air and Space Museum shows us how to find all our favorite shapes within a rocket! Then create your own colorful rocket out of cut-paper shapes.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Mathematics Development
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
National Air and Space Museum
Topic:
Math
View
A close-up of a flamingo with bright pink feathers resting its head on its body
Happy Bird-Day, Head Start! Colorful Creatures Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Experimento de Color con Flamencos

This playful experiment brings color mixing to life as children learn how flamingos get their pink feathers!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Birds
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development Language and Communication Literacy Scientific Reasoning Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Course
Language:
Spanish
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Color Math Science
Vista
A close-up of a flamingo with bright pink feathers resting its head on its body
Happy Bird-Day, Head Start! Colorful Creatures Pre-Math With Cheetahs

Color Experiment with Flamingos

This playful experiment brings color mixing to life as children learn how flamingos get their pink feathers!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
Animal:
Birds
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development Language and Communication Literacy Scientific Reasoning Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Format:
E-Course
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Color Math Science
View