![fyi_g03_u06_invention_link.jpg A scientist helps a girl build a project in his workshop.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/fyi_g03_u06_invention_link.jpg)
Little Inventors Brings Children’s Imaginative Ideas to Life
Source: DOGO News
Have you ever thought of a great new invention? Now you can share your cool or wacky ideas!
![fyi_g03_u01_educators_link.jpg A teacher and student work together at the student's desk.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/fyi_g03_u01_educators_link.jpg)
Inspiring Educators
Source: Time for Kids
Teachers can show students how to become the best that they can be. Learn how five famous people were helped by their teachers!
![489910726.jpg A child holds a marker over a blank piece of paper.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/fyi_g03_u01_gorman_link.jpg)
8 Questions for Amanda Gorman
Source: Time for Kids
Amanda Gorman won an award for her poetry! Find out why she thinks young people and poetry can make the world a better place.
![View of the Earth from space View of the Earth from space.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/03/fyi_g04_u05_kidheroes_2_174x116@2x-320x190.jpg)
Helping Others
Source: Time for Kids
Discover how Alex Knoll’s creative idea for a new app will help make the world a better place.
![fyi_g04_u04_learning.jpg Children studying in a classroom](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/471859731.jpg)
Do We Ever Stop Learning?
Source: Wonderopolis
Every day brings new opportunities to learn and grow.
![fyi_g04_u05_STEM_link.jpg students working together on a STEM project](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/871228136.jpg)
Bodybuilding
Source: Time for Kids
Learn how some middle school kids are helping change people’s lives with STEM.
![fyi_g04_u06_build it_link.jpg a group of children are working togther to build something with blocks](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/599792682.jpg)
Build It!
Source: Time for Kids
Make a machine out of everyday objects to move something from one place to another. Try it! Do it!
![fyi_g04_u06_spider_link.jpg close up view of a jumping spider](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/102750311.jpg)
Festo’s Bionic Flying Fox Bats and Somersaulting Robotic Spiders Are Incredible
Source: DOGO News
People studied animals in nature and then built amazing robots—a bat that flies and a spider that rolls. Prepare to be amazed!
![fyi_g04_u05_8 questions_link.jpg colored chalk drawing of Earth with people holding hands all around it](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/469338869.jpg)
8 Questions for Amanda Gorman
Source: Time for Kids
Be inspired by the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate as you read about how she hopes to change the world.
![fyi_g04_u03_camouflage_link.jpg a green frog camouflaged by moss](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/247926319.jpg)
Photographer’s Quest to Seek Out Nature’s Best Camouflage Artists
Source: DOGO News
Animals use camouflage to hide from predators, but they can’t hide from this photographer! See if you can spot the animals in these photos.
![fyi_g04_u03_northeaster_link.jpg painting of a storm at sea](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/168400707.jpg)
Northeaster
Source: #metkids
Look closely at a painting of a stormy day at sea. What does it inspire you to think, imagine, and create?
![fyi_g04_u02_study_link.jpg thoughtful little girl wearing eyeglasses, holding her head to the side and thinking](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/537385501.jpg)
Study of a Young Woman
Source: #metkids
Creating art is one way to share ideas and feelings. How does this painting speak to you?
![fyi_g05_u04_bedtime_link.jpg Mom reading a bedtime story to little girl](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/641196224.jpg)
What Bedtime Story Would You Tell?
Source: Wonderopolis
Learn about the earliest storytelling and how to become a great storyteller!
![fyi_g05_u05_mountains_link.jpg a bighorn sheep standing on a hill in the rocky mountains](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/457218399.jpg)
The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak
Source: #metkids
Discover how a large panorama painting helped people learn what the American West looked like in the 1800s.
![fyi_g05_u05_log cabin_link.jpg cabin in the woods](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/216019231.jpg)
How Do You Build a Log Cabin?
Source: Wonderopolis
Early pioneers needed to build homes for their families as they settled across America. Read about how these pioneers built log cabins!
![fyi_g05_u04_poetry_link.jpg a magical-looking book on table](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/516137066.jpg)
Poetry in Motion
Source: Time for Kids
Find out about a book that encourages kids to tap into their creativity by using their senses.
![fyi_g05_u04_big bad wolf_link.jpg Storybook illustration of a boy and a wolf](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/255617431.jpg)
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Source: Wonderopolis
Are the villains in stories actually just misunderstood? There might be two sides to every story!
![A girl talking into a microphone. A girl talking into a microphone.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/03/fyi_g05_u04_jeffkinney_3a_174x116@2x-320x190.jpg)
Writers Speak to Kids: Jeff Kinney
Source: NBC Learn
Listen as Jeff Kinney talks about how he comes up with ideas for his books and shares advice for kids who want to be writers.
![fyi_g05_u04_favorite fable_link Boy using a flashlight to read at night](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/03/fyi_g05_u04_favorite-fable_link.jpg)
![An ancient American Indian mask. An ancient American Indian mask.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/03/fyi_g05_u04_artstory_1_174x116@2x-320x190.jpg)
Art That Tells a Story
Source: PBS Learning Media
Look at these Native American artworks and think about the stories they tell.