Today’s Activities
Explore Yosemite
Read this article to learn about the majestic Yosemite National Park.
Read and listen to Letters Home from Yosemite, where the writer Lisa Halvorsen shares her exploration of Yosemite.
Experience
Yosemite National Park covers nearly 1,200 square miles of mountainous terrain in the Sierra Nevada of California. Watch this video to experience Yosemite National Park.
Brain Teasers!
Brain Teasers! Challenge yourself to solve these math puzzles. Share one or more with someone else and explain your thinking.
Geography of Yosemite
Learn about some of the geography of Yosemite National Park.
Create it!
- Explore Yosemite on a virtual tour.
- Create a Yosemite Watercolor Landscape
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Speech & Language
Verb tenses: Can you change the following sentence to future tense ‘I’m recycling cans to help our planet.’
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