Friday, May 8, 2020

Learning at Home: Treasure Planet

Decor for day: Create some sun sails!  Shape your sun catcher like a sail! DIY Suncatcher: How to Make Cosmic Suncatchers

Imagineering: Lesson 4: Character Disney THE LION KING EXPERIENCE

Writing: Morf is a very interesting character!  What do you think his home planet is like?  What do you think his family is like?

Reading: Check out the book that inspired the movie: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/120



History/Geography: Learn  about the History of Space Travel

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Learning at Home: Lilo and Stitch

Decor for day: Lilo & Stitch Paper Lei

Imagineering: Lesson 3: Plot Disney THE LION KING EXPERIENCE

Art: Learn how to hula! https://youtu.be/UUcJj_xrFm0


Writing: Why do you think that Stitch likes the story of the Ugly Duckling?

Reading: Make Stitch proud!  Learn more about Elvis! Biography for Kids: Elvis Presley

History/Geography: Hawaii Pictures and Facts

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Learning at Home: Atlantis

Imagineering: Lesson 2: Pride Disney THE LION KING EXPERIENCE

Art: Can you create your own language?  Milo knows how to translate many languages!

Writing: If you could lead an expedition, what would you go looking for?

Science: Learn about Science for Kids: Crystals


Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Learning at Home: The Emperor's New Groove

Decor for day: Make some Paper Plate Llamas

Imagineering: Right now The Lion King Experience is available to all students at home for free!  Complete lesson 1: introduction Disney THE LION KING EXPERIENCE

Math: How much area do you think Kronk’s summer palace would have taken up?

Writing: Kronk is fluent in squirrel because he was a Jr. Chipmunk.  What other creatures do you think he can talk to?  What would the conversation be?

Science: Let’s learn more about Llamas...for example... Do Llamas Really Spit?

History/Geography: Learn all about Peru

Monday, May 4, 2020

Learning at Home: Dinosaur

Imagineering: Pixar in a Box: Rendering



Math:What dinosaur is the smallest? By weight? By height?  What dinosaur is the biggest?  

Writing: Take the Dinosaur personality quiz then write your story as your life as that type of Dino!

Reading: Here is a story about some Dinosaurs uncovered in the Dino Death Pit


History/Geography: Learn about Dinosaur Facts

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Learning at Home: Fantasia 2000

This movie will always have a special place in my heart. I got to see a preview of the Firebird suite at an event and I was hooked. I remember buying the tickets to see it in IMAX for the first showing of the first day on New Year's day 2000.
 
Decor for day: Make a Mickey Sorcerer's Hat Cornucopia

Imagineering: Pixar in a Box: Sets and Staging


Art: Create a spring scene that the sprite would be proud of.

Math: How many animals does Donald have on that ark?  What math can you use to help calculate?

Writing: What song would you add to the movie?  What would you include in the art?

Science: Learn more about Whales! https://wonderopolis.org/wonders?q=whales

History/Geography: Learn about the history of Jazz music US History: Jazz for Kids

Saturday, May 2, 2020

Learing at Home: Tarzan

Imagineering:Pixar in a Box: Crowds


Art: Terk and her friends create quite the sound while ‘Trashin the Camp’.  What can you use in your house to create music?

Writing: If you were stuck after a shipwreck, what would your treehouse look like?  What would you use to build it?

Science: Can you yell like Tarzan?  What does it take? How Do You Yodel?

History/Geography: Learn about the Rainforest Habitat