Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Adventure Boxes 5/9 - 5/13

Foundations:     Family Reading:  Finish 'Sam'
              Discussion:  Family Vision / Roles & Responsibilities / Family Constitution (Rules)
              Marketable Skills (motivation for life skills to earn money)
              Service:  Improve the appearance of our property -
                                           Clean out Garage, prep garden, rake lawn
              Health:  Go for a walk/possibly run a little in preparations for family 5K run.

Math:     Mathematician: Descartes
              Activity: Find different ways for writing an equation - Prize for the most found.
              Game: Sort & Classify/Venn Diagramming
              Craft: Make Family Home Evening Wheel
              Math-in-action:  Find a marketable skill - Low Hanging Fruit
              Media:  Youtube videos on inventing a cheese press or documentary on 'Force'
              Lab: (FORCE-Wk 3 unit 2) Tug of War/Build Bridges

Language Arts:    Self-Studies
             Pedigree - Memories of Mom
             Phonics - 'Climb the E Tree'
             Timeline/Passport
             Game - Carmen Sandiego Word Detective
             Read 'The Friend'
             Storytime - Birthdays of Freedom

History:  Music: Checks & Balances  -  (School House Rock) 3-ring circus
             Craft:  Make Mobile of 3 branches of Government
             Game: USIQ
                        Where In Time is Carmen Sandiego
             Media:  YouTube documentary on checks & balances
             Discussion:  Discuss possible patriotic program performance