Paco had an awesome day at the beach playing volleyball in the sand. What a brilliant way to spend the last days of summer! Beach volleyball requires a lot of counting to keep score. It was a great trick to get Paco thinking about math again.

Are you ready to get your math skills going to? Just print Paco's Volleyball Math Puzzle and have some fun with numbers. Can you match all the squares correctly to reveal the beach scene? 
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School has started in a lot of places both virtually and in person. Luckily, in some places, the summer weather is still here for us to enjoy. ​Paco had a great day this week when he visited a water park. It was his one and only visit to a water park this year and, "It was glorious," Paco said! Were you able to swim or play at a water park this summer? 

Keep the summer alive with Paco's Water Park Matching Game. Print the activity sheet below, cut out the pictures, and splash right into a fun matching game. Then watch Paco swim in one of his favorite vocabulary videos. Oh how Paco just loves to swim... 
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Paco saw an amazing display of hot air balloons this week. So many beautiful colors across the sky.  Seeing those big balloons in the air got Paco thinking about where the hot air balloon came from... so he asked some questions!

Turns out the first hot air balloon to carry a person was made in France for a King and Queen all the way back in 1783.  Paco also learned who the first passengers were to take flight in the hot air balloon before the person did. He would have never guessed but it was a sheep, a duck, and a rooster! What a sight that must've been. 

Ready to have some fun with patterns and balloons in Paco's latest What Comes Next? activity. Check out the Hot Air Balloon edition to see if you can finish all the patterns in the worksheet below. 

Paco loves a nice day outside on a trail hike. It's a great way to get exercise and explore nature at the same time. When you pay attention on any good hike there are many interesting finds and beautiful colors to be seen. To share some of Paco's favorite sights he created a Nature Trail Scavenger Hunt. The items on the list below are some that Paco sees when he's out in nature. Print the list of items to take with you next time you explore...   How many of the items can you find? 

Ready for another fun filled nature activity? Find yourself some paper and make squares. Then, follow the directions in Paco's Nature Origami to create one of the awesome animals.  Be sure to take your time and fold carefully. Have fun. 

Share your creations in the comments section below or on Paco's Facebook Page.