Alaska

I took a blank map of Alaska to Kinko's and had them make it the size of a poster. They ended up enlarging it by 400%. The kids & I colored in the water & Canada. The kids then labeled the major cities. If you look at the map it reminds me of a bear. Here is a close up of the map.The kids were very excited to learn that Kodiak Island was a real place. We are listening toThe kids are really enjoying it. I must admit that I cannot wait to find out what happens next. I am looking forward to reading some of the legends of Native Alaska to the kids this week.

Presidential Mission

Dragon was given a TOP SECRET mission. He needs to create a help wanted ad for the job of President of the United States. Here is an excerpt from his mission notes:

You will need to find out what the requirements are to the President.
You will need to uncover exactly what the President does.
You must also search out any perks to being the President.


He is allowed to use the Internet & books to complete his mission.

I got the idea for this mission from a TV show that he enjoys, Dinner Impossible on the Food Network. I thought that this would be a great way to kick start our presidential unit.