June Bugs
These friendly pollinators are responsible for producing honey.
What are bumblebees?
My Country Tis of Thee
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of Thee I Sing...
Land where my fathers died
Land of the pilgrim's pride
From every mountainside,
Let freedom ring!
This Midwestern state is the location of the Mall of America.
What is Minnesota?
His campaign slogan "I like Ike" referred to him using his nickname.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This holiday celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776.
What is the Fourth of July?
These tiny bugs can lift 10-50x their own body weight, even as they go marching two by two.
What are ants?
You're a Grand Ol' Flag, You're a high-flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave
You're the emblem of the land I love
The home of the free and the brave
Every heart beats true for the red white and blue
Where there's never a boast or brag
But should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eyes on the Grand Ol' Flag!
This midwestern river runs through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.
What is the Missouri River?
This peanut farmer was the first president to use his nickname in an official capacity, rather than his first name James.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
These two elements make up water, which is why it is sometimes called H20.
What are hydrogen and oxygen?
These orange and black butterflies migrate all the way to Mexico every year.
What are monarchs?
This Land is Your Land,
This land is my land
From California...
To the New York Island
From the Redwood forest
To the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me!
This Illinois city, sometimes called 'The Heart of the Midwest' or 'The Windy City', is the biggest city in the region.
What is Chicago?
This president didn't make much of a splash. Some people even called him 'Silent Cal'.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
This pioneer American aviator achieved global fame in 1927 for completing the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.
Who is Charles Lindberg?
At dusk in the summer, you might see these glow in order to attract mates.
What are lightning bugs/fireflies?
Oh beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain
America, America,
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
After the addition of Alaska and Hawaii, the country's geographical center was moved to this Midwestern state.
What is South Dakota?
(Belle Fouche, SD)
He was a president known for being honest and was sometimes called the Rail-Splitter.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This flower is associated with the Dutch, and is celebrated with a spring festival in Orange City, Iowa.
What is the tulip?
These 8-legged creatures are not technically insects, but arachnids.
What are spiders?
Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
He stuck a feather in his hat
And called it macaroni
Yankee Doodle, keep it up
Yankee Doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
and with the girls be handy!
Thomas Jefferson acquired much of the land that would become the Midwest through this $15 million deal with the French.
What is the Louisianna Purchase?
This president had a number of nicknames, including 'The Colonel', 'The Hero of San Juan Hill', 'Trust Buster', and 'Teddy', though he hated to be called that.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This author wrote books like 'Little House on the Prairie' and lived for a time in De Smet, SD.