Join the National Zoo as we celebrate Head Start's 60th birthday with the help of Giant pandas and meerkats! Discover how not only the zoo celebrates birthdays but also how people across the world celebrate special moments!
Lessons and Activities
Check out fun and easy activities and lesson plans to help kids, families, and teachers explore birthdays and other celebrations with the Smithsonian Institution.
Letter to Families
Print or send this letter home with your students to help them share what they learned during the "Let's Celebrate" 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!
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.
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!
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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.
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National Air and Space Museum
National Postal Museum
National Museum of American History
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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!
Make a Smithsonian Birthday Hat
The Smithsonian wants to wish NHSA a Happy Birthday! To join in the celebration, make your own Smithsonian-inspired birthday hat that you can wear.
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Recursos
Haga una marioneta de suricata
Primero, observa a los suricatos del Zoológico Nacional celebrar su cumpleaños con un tren especial y deliciosas golosinas. Luego, aprende sobre las características de los suricatos antes de crear tu propio títere de suricato, ¡que puede entrar y salir de su propio túnel!