Quote of the Day:

“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books” – John Lubbock

Did you Know?

Tibetan natives refer to Everest as Chomolungma or Qomolangma meaning “Goddess Mother of Mountains”. The Nepalese people know the mountain as Sagarmatha, which means “Forehead in the Sky.”  A British surveyor, Andrew Waugh named the Mountain “Everest” in 1856.

Activity Suggestion:

Everest B.I.N.G.O.

Objective: This activity will familiarize participants with explorer/ mountaineer equipment.

Each participant has the opportunity to create their own B.I.N.G.O. card using the template provided.

Materials:

• B.I.N.G.O card (provided)
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• B.I.N.G.O markers of any kind
• Two small containers

Instructions:

Preparation for Teacher:

1. Print blank B.I.N.G.O. cards and template cards (1 of each per participant and 1 copy of each for teacher).
2. Cut out each square from your copy of the template card. Place the letters in one container and the images in a second container.

Preparation for Participants:

1. Distribute a blank B.I.N.G.O. card and a template card to each participant.
2. Each participant must cut out each individual image from the template.
3. Glue the individual images into the square of their choice.

Activity Instructions:

1. Teacher picks one letter and one image from the respective containers and calls it out to the participants. E.g. G-Ice Axe
2. The students who glued that image in the column of that letter can mark it on their card.
3. The teach will replace the letter and image to their respective containers.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 until the first student calls B.I.N.G.O.
5. B.I.N.G.O. can be called when a student has marked five squares in a row, vertical, horizontal or diagonal.

Mount Everest B.I.N.G.O.