My Pal Buddee, Action & Adventure, Mystery and Activity Books!

  Brain Boosters ·          Monday – Play Math Bingo or card games like 24 or Uno with a twist.  ·          Tuesday – Watch a virtual museum tour (natural history, art, or science). ·          Wednesday – Build a tower using marshmallows and spaghetti .   ·          Thursday – Try an easy crossword puzzle or word search. ·          Friday – Learn basic coding on Scratch (scratch.mit.edu). ·          Weekend Bonus – Family trivia night with kid-friendly categories! Today is -   National Hydration Day!

  ·          Monday – Create a bug explorer kit (magnifying glass + notebook).  ·          Tuesday – Paint and hide kindness rocks .   ·          Wednesday – Make a DIY bird feeder using peanut butter and seeds. ·          Thursday – Read outdoors under a tree or umbrella – 30 minutes. ·          Friday – Lemonade stand day – practice math by making prices and giving change.    ·          Weekend Bonus – Go on a hike or walk and take pictures for a photo story.           

    Week 1: Adventure Kickoff ·          Monday – Start a summer journal ( draw or write daily). 1.    Tuesday – Nature scavenger hunt at the park or backyard. - Create a list of things to find: feather, pinecone, ant trail, butterfly, etc. ·            ·          Wednesday – Build a Lego or recycled-material bridge . ·          Thursday – Visit your local library and sign up for the summer reading program. ·          Friday – Try a kitchen science experiment (e.g., baking soda & vinegar volcano).           Weekend Bonus – Pitch a tent for a backyard or living room camp-in and stargaze! Happy Reading!    Unsolved Case Files series by Tom Sullivan (graphic nonfiction, ages 8-12) Each volume drops...

  How Much Do You Know? Try These 5 Me mo ri al Day Trivia Questions! 1.      What do we honor on Memorial Day? 2.      What color flowers are often used to remember soldiers? 3.      What is the name of the famous cemetery in Virginia where many soldiers are buried? 4.      What is one thing many people do at 3:00 PM on Memorial Day? 5.      Which U.S. holiday always falls on the last Monday in May?   Answers below this paragraph 5 Fun Things to Do Over Memorial Day Weekend with Family & Friends 1.      Have a Backyard Picnic or BBQ – Grill up hot dogs, make sandwiches, and have watermelon! Include outdoor games like sack races or water balloon toss, softball, two and touch football, and more. 2.      Create Memorial Day Crafts – Make American flag art, red poppy pins, or a thank-you card for a veteran...

  Happy Teacher Appreciation Day to Buddee’s incredible 5th grade Math teacher — the only person who can make fractions almost as fun as recess and who somehow turns word problems into actual mysteries worth solving. Buddee says you're like a human calculator... but with jokes! Thank you for multiplying confidence, subtracting doubt, and always keeping it real (even with decimals). We appreciate you more than Buddee appreciates a surprise "no homework" day — and that’s saying something! Teacher Appreciation Day is officially recognized on May 6                        National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5–May 9) Happy Teacher Appreciation Day – May 6, 2025!  To all the amazing teachers out there — thank you for showing up every day with patience, passion, and enough dry erase markers to build a small fortress. You’re the real MVPs of multitasking: part educator, par...