Toronto Kids August 2016

August 2016

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Back to school is drawing nearer. This fleet of school buses has been freshly painted. Of course, each has its own unique number and license plate. But if you look VERY closely, one bus is different from all the others and needs to go back in the shop before it can begin the new school year!

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The physics of baseball THE PITCHER STEPS

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up to the mound. The crowd is suddenly quiet. The pitcher is concentrating. An understanding of the science of physics will increase the pitcher’s chances of throwing a strike.

The physics concepts of force, energy, friction and drag are a big part of the game of baseball!

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Imagine you are a big league pitcher. Stand up and pretend to throw a baseball as hard as you can. How far do you think it would go?

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Now go outside and try it for real. Measure how far you threw the ball.

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Would it reach home plate? The distance between a pitcher’s mound and home plate is 18.4 metres

A ball needs a lot of energy to overcome the force of gravity and get from the pitcher’s mound to home plate. It can’t get there by itself. The pitcher will use a wind up to throw, or put a force on the ball to give it the energy it needs to travel all the way to home plate.

is always pulling a baseball (and stuff like spilled popcorn at a ball game) down to the ground.

THIS KIND OF DRAG IS CALLED WIND

is a force that slows a moving object.

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2016 Make your own ice cream sandwich today.

Use chocolate, graham crackers, sprinkles and be creative.

Tick the box on each day when you have completed 15 minutes of reading.

Children who develop a love of reading will become better students and build a better future.

The Tony award-winning musical takes you on a magical journey with Peter Pan ThursdaysSundays all month!

Find a recipe or buy a mix and make blueberry muffins for breakfast today.

National Blueberry Month

Peter and the Starcatcher Check out live performances, salsa music, a midway and much more August 12-14 at the International Street Fest.

York-Eglinton International Street Fest Clean out your backpack and get it ready for a great school year!

Clean out a section of your room and rearrange your things there.

Pour fruit juice into an ice cube tray. Insert a popsicle stick as it starts to freeze. When it’s completely frozen, enjoy this cool treat.

Can you make a difference in someone’s life by doing a good deed today?

Line up chairs and imagine they are the seats of a rollercoaster.

Roller Coaster Day Go out for a long hike today.

Be An Angel Day

Gather the family for an evening of your favourite board or card games.

Play catch with a friend. If you’re right handed, try catching with your left hand.

If you’re left-handed try catching with your right.

Count the seeds in a slice of watermelon.

Create a clown face on a paper plate. Add a wig and a red nose and wear it as a mask.

Atheletes from over 200 countries will compete for gold in the Olympics.

National Clown Week

RIO 2016 Opening Ceremony

The 23rd annual street fest will be bigger than ever with dozens of free activities and lots of food!

Taste of the Danforth

S'mores is a Visit a place with favourite campfire Make preparations water today—a treat for everyone. for a summer yard river, beach or lake.

Get your chocolate, sale. Take out the Take photos or graham crackers clothes and toys you sketch on location. and marshmallows no longer need and label with a price. and make some S'mores today.

National S'Mores Day

Meet and greet your favourite Youtube stars and watch live performances at the Molson Canadian Ampitheatre Youtube Fanfest

A Second City show for kids of all ages. Join the Supercrew on a wild musical adventure every Wednesday and Thursday.

Super Dude and Doctor Rude

Watch from the water or from the beach!

Hook shows on Thursday, Jumanji on Friday and The Princess Bride on Saturday!

Sail-In Cinema @ Sugar Beach

Let’s go to the Ex! The annual event starts today and runs until Sep. 5!

This weekend at the Scarborough Civic Centre, experience musical performances, food and art!

Scarborough Afro-Carib Fest

Make a list of all the different musical instruments.

Have a friend do the same and see who got the most.

Purchase some googly eyes.

Collect pinecones, twigs, stones, shells and leaves.

Add a pair of eyes to each to create fantastical insects.

Place markers approximately 6 metres apart. Time yourself to see how many times you can run from one marker to the next in 2 minutes.

Mix 3 cups of dried fruit, 2 cups of mixed nuts and 1 cup of granola.

National Trail Mix Day

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Kids 14 and under can lineup to run the bases just like the pros after the game, plus kids activities 8th through the game!

Jr. Jays Saturdays

Summer evenings are a great time for star-gazing.

How many stars can you find on this page in two minutes? Have a friend try.

Who found the most?

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book nook

Llama Llama Misses Mama Anna Dewdney It’s Llama Llama’s first day of preschool! And Llama Llama’s mama makes sure he’s ready. Llama Llama misses his Mama but the other children show Ages Llama Llama how much 3-5 fun school can be!

September is creeping closer and closer. and you know what that means? back to school! Here are our picks for the august book nook.

A Tiger Tail (Or What Happened to Anya on Her First Day of School) Mike Boldt Anya wakes up to discover that she has grown a tiger tail on the first day of Ages school. What will the 6-8 other kids think?

These Are My Words The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens Ruby Slipperjack Violet is struggling to adjust to her new life at Residential School. She has run-ins with other girls, she misses her GrandAges ma, even her name was 9-12 taken from her.

If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t!

Elise Parsley If your teacher tells you to bring something from nature for show-and-tell, she does not want you to bring an alligator! But nothing will stop Magnolia, whow- Ages ants to have the best 0-2 show-and-tell of all.

The Adventurer’s Guide to Successful Escapes Wade Albert White Anne has been dreaming of leaving Saint Lupin’s Institute for Perpetually Wicked and Hideously Unattractive Children.

When the big day ar- Ages rives, Anne is charged 12+ with an epic quest.

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Studio Group Screening: 25% Entire Group During September!

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Page 6 What do you need to spot an iceberg 20 miles away?

Good Eyesight 1. The thick lines are: D. Straight

Look through the newspaper for the letters that spell each of the words on the spelling list.

Using the letters, spell one word in each cloud above the game of horseshoes.

2. Which rainbow is longer?

O. They are the same length.

3. Which anteater is larger?

G. Same 4. Which dot is in the centre of the circle?

H. Dot A 5. Which square is larger?

S. B is larger.

6. Which of these two lines is longer?

E. They are the same length.

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