| List the things you would do in order of
importance, if you were stranded on a deserted island? |
| Research a typical family from 17th century
England and America. Compare them. What did they wear? What kind of jobs did they have?
What kind of food did they eat? |
| Discuss if there are pirates that still sail
the seas and why or why not? |
| Describe the person you consider your best
friend. What is the one thing your best friend does for you that you love or appreciate.
What special thing do you do for your best friend? |
| Imagine you were stranded on a desert island
what five things would you most like to have with you? How long do you think you
could survive without any human companionship? |
| Work with a partner to build a hut out of
toothpicks/straws and white glue. Start with a flat piece of cardboard, use enough glue on
the wide end of the toothpick and hold it in place long enough for it to dry standing up.
Build your foundation. Continue gluing toothpicks layer by layer until you have built your
hut for shelter. Did you discover anything about working cooperatively? Did one person
make all the decisions or, did you share the responsibility? |
| Practice some of the different cultural
rituals people from all over the world greet each other. What are some important Canadian
cultural traditions? |
| Sprout several kinds of seeds and vegetables
as a class project and keep track of how they grow. (i.e. bean sprout, potato, avocado,
grass, carrot, and sunflower) |
| Make puppets of some of the different animals
that live in warm weather countries, like South America and the Caribbean Islands. Tell a
story about the food they eat and how they live. |