Schedule & Supply List

Week of Nov. 8-12

 

MONDAY, NOV. 8

READING

Ages 7-14: One Word, Nine Animals

 

Vocabulary gets more complex as you move up the grades. It's good to have practice decoding long, multisyllable words. Here's a fun exercise in which one long word contains the names of nine animals. You might think about splitting up kids into teams and seeing which team can list all nine first!

http://www.reading.afterschooltreats.com/wfdata/frame115-1004/pressrel7.asp

Snack: animal crackers and orange juice

Supplies: chalkboard, whiteboard or projector and screen

TUESDAY, NOV. 9
WRITING
A Writer's Heart: Letting Your Feelings Show

 

Practice using word choices and particular connotations (secondary meanings) to show, not tell, your reader what emotions he or she should feel.

http://www.writing.afterschooltreats.com/wfdata/frame131-1024/pressrel2.asp

 

Snack: grapefruit juice and whole-wheat crackers

Supplies: printout of this Treat or lined writing paper, No. 2 pencil

 

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10
MATH
Problem Solving: The Graph Paper Solution

Keeping your columns straight is a tough challenge for many students. It's easy to make mistakes in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division if a number simply slips out of place, or your columns slant too far out of vertical. So try this simple solution: graph paper!

http://math.afterschooltreats.com/wfdata/frame105-1005/pressrel14.asp

Snack: pretzels and tomato juice

Supplies: graph paper with properly-sized squares

THURSDAY, NOV. 11
SCIENCE

Little Drips: A Sip of Science

Surface tension of water is a tricky and powerful force. Let's explore it!

http://www.afterschooltreats.com/wfdata/frame1268-1184/pressrel1.asp

 

Snack: veggie dip with one cup of peanut butter, one cup of plain vanilla yogurt and ¼ cup of unsweetened coconut, with sliced carrots, celery and cucumber, and cauliflower tips

Supplies: Scratch paper and pencil; eyedropper; plastic straw; dime, nickel and quarter; plastic checker or other small disk; other items that are small, flat and water-resistant; small see-through glass or cup; straight pins; water

FRIDAY, NOV. 12

MUSIC

Junk Trumpet

Everybody loves the sound of a horn. Here's how to make a simple trumpet with two pieces of throwaway junk, and some modeling clay.

http://www.afterschooltreats.com/wfdata/frame1201-1142/pressrel1.asp

Snack: Bugles snack crackers and ice water

Supplies: plastic liter bottle, utility knife or scissors (and adult supervision); length of surgical tubing or plastic pipe; modeling clay