Middle School
Anaconda Facts for Kids
Anacondas are giant, water-loving constrictor snakes from South America. The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world, reaching up to…
Dragonfly Facts for Kids
Dragonflies are fast-flying insects with long bodies, huge eyes and four see-through wings. There are about 3,000 species, living near fresh water…
Hedgehog Facts for Kids: Spines, Diet and Babies
A hedgehog is a small, spiny mammal that hunts beetles, worms and other small creatures at night. The West European hedgehog has…
American Flag Facts for Kids
The American flag has 13 red and white stripes for the 13 original colonies and 50 white stars on a blue field…
Africa Facts for Kids: Countries, Animals and Culture
Africa is the world’s second-largest continent, covering about one-fifth of Earth’s land. It has 54 countries and more than 1.5 billion people.…
Neptune Facts for Kids
Did you know Neptune is the eighth and most distant major planet from the Sun in our solar system? It is one…
Volcano Facts for Kids
A volcano is an opening in Earth’s surface where melted rock, ash and gas escape. Melted rock is called magma underground and…
Cave Paintings in the Stone Age: The First Artists
Cave paintings are pictures that Stone Age people painted or carved on cave walls, mostly between about 40,000 and 14,000 years ago.…
Mount Everest Facts for Kids – The Roof of the World!
Can you imagine a mountain so high up that the air is thin there and the snow never melts? Mount Everest is…
Why Is Dominican Independence Day Celebrated?
Dominican Independence Day is celebrated on 27 February because on that day in 1844, the Dominican Republic declared independence from Haiti, after…
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day 2026 – Celebrating the Heart of Our Classrooms
Behind every classroom door is a hidden hero – the quiet strength who helps every child learn, grow, and belong in various…
Amazon River Facts for Kids
The Amazon River flows at least 6,400 km (4,000 miles) across South America, from the Andes in Peru to the Atlantic Ocean…
Old Stone Age Tools and Weapons for Kids
Old Stone Age tools were made by chipping stone into sharp edges. The oldest known are about 3.3 million years old, from…
Johnny Appleseed Facts for Kids
Johnny Appleseed was the nickname of John Chapman (1774 to 1845), a real American nurseryman. He collected apple seeds from cider presses…
Roberto Clemente Facts for Kids
Roberto Clemente was a Puerto Rican baseball player who spent all 18 of his major league seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He…
New Stone Age Tools and Weapons
The New Stone Age, or Neolithic, was when people first became farmers, starting about 10,000 BCE in the Middle East and about…
Hispanic Heritage Month Facts for Kids
National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from 15 September to 15 October in the United States. It celebrates the history, cultures and achievements…
Woodrow Wilson Facts for Kids – All About Woodrow Wilson
Do you know about the United States 28th President, Woodrow Wilson? He was the only president with a Ph.D. and he earned…
Neolithic Stone Age Houses
Neolithic houses were the first permanent homes, built when people became farmers in the New Stone Age. They were made from local…
Great Horned Owl Facts for Kids
The great horned owl is a large, powerful owl found from the Arctic to the tip of South America. Its “horns” are…
