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Do it yourself!

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We provide materials and lesson plans, you provide the place and you teach! All for a fraction of the cost of sending your children to classes!

Get a couple of other families to experience the workshop classes with you. Parents can take turns teaching the lessons. Classes can be held at homes or at parks. 

Co-op families are welcome to join in on Celebration Education's theme-related field trips, Minecraft events, and celebrations.

$240

  • Six boxes, complete with the materials you need for five students to experience eight exciting learning activities each week for six weeks.

  • Additional student materials are $25 per student.

  • A different topic each week (see schedule below)

  • Families provide basic classroom supplies such as pencils, scissors, glue, paint, etc.

  • Families will pick up boxes at scheduled time (see below) or by arrangement.

We welcome families to visit one of our classes for free to see what the classes and materials are like.

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Schedule and list of weekly activities

Some activities may change.

Component II: Old Worlds

Place your order by October 5.

Pick up boxes in Santa Ana on October 22 or in Yucaipa on October 24 or make other arrangements.

10/28 - 11/1  Pharaohs                     

  1. Craft – Egyptian Art

  2. Key Points – Life Like an Egyptian

  3. Collaborative – Pharaoh's Crown Matching Game

  4. Language Arts – Pyramid Poetry

  5. Math/Logic – Mummy's Curse Math

  6. Character Connection – Pet Pictures art

  7. Big Activity – Make a Mummy (from a life-sized paper pharaoh with organs inside)

  8. Movement - Posture Relay Race

11/4-11/8    Egyptian Artifacts       

  1. Craft - Shabti statues

  2. Key Points - Museum Artifacts

  3. Collaborative - Nile River Game

  4. Language Arts - Hieroglyphics Stories

  5. Math/Logic - Egyptian Collars Math

  6. Character Connection - Identify Life's True Treasures

  7. Big Activity - Mummify Oranges

  8. Movement - The Pharaoh Wants - Hunt for Egyptian Artifacts

11/11-11/15   Ancient Greece

  1. Craft - Greek Vase

  2. Key Points – Greek Artifacts

  3. Collaborative – Seven Wonders of the World Mapping Activity

  4. Language Arts – Write Your Own Aesop's Fables

  5. Math/Logic – Discover Prime Numbers

  6. Character Connection - Greek Gods

  7. Big Activity– Greek Festival

  8. Movement – Golden Fleece Game

11/18-11/22  Roman Empire              

  1. Craft - Sew a Bulla

  2. Key Points – History of the Roman Empire 

  3. Collaborative – Map Roman Roads

  4. Language Arts – Latin Phrases Matching Game

  5. Math/Logic – Roman Numerals Game

  6. Character Connection – Hello Day Activity

  7. Big Activity - Act Out Stories of Ancient Greece

  8. Movement - Bocce Ball

12/2-12/6   Lost City                  

  1. Craft - Mosaic

  2. Key Points – Pompeiian Artifacts

  3. Collaborative – What Will they Learn About Us?

  4. Language Arts – Roman Problems

  5. Math/Logic – Pompeiian Marketplace

  6. Character Connection – Finding Common Ground

  7. Big Activity - Build and Erupt a Volcano

  8. Movement - Gladiators

12/9-12/13  Asian Lore                    

  1. Craft - Make Terracotta Warriors

  2. Key Points – Act out Asian Lore

  3. Collaborative – Five Types of Dragons - Make a Dragon Ball

  4. Language Arts – Make a Slat Book

  5. Math/Logic - Play Nim

  6. Character Connection – Great Wall of Friendship

  7. Big Activity – Make Birthday Salad

  8. Movement - Chinese jump rope

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Component III: Middle Ages and Renaissance

Place your order by December 7.

Pick up boxes in Santa Ana on December 30 or in Yucaipa on January 2 or make other arrangements.

 

1/6-1/10     Legends of England        

  1. Craft - Make Shields

  2. Key Points – Illustrate Legends of England

  3. Collaborative - Make Catapults

  4. Language Arts - Make Alliterations

  5. Math/Logic – Black Death Percentages Activity

  6. Character Connection – Finding Good Traits

  7. Big Activity – Role Play Royal Staff

  8. Movement – London Bridge Is Falling Down

1/13-1/17    Asian Invaders                

  1. Craft - Make collage bookmarks

  2. Key Points - Atilla the Hun

  3. Collaborative – Play War Card Game

  4. Language Arts – Write Mongolian Messages

  5. Math/Logic - Greater Than and Lesser Than

  6. Character Connection – Retelling Stories

  7. Big Activity - Magic Tricks

  8. Movement - Beş Taş, Turkish Game

1/20-1/24   Conqueror              

  1. Craft - Make a Monomakh's Cap

  2. Key Points – Conquerors Throughout the World

  3. Collaborative – Make Russian Landmarks Books

  4. Language Arts – Ivan the Terrible or Awesome? - Use adjectives to describe Russian foods

  5. Math/Logic – Logic Puzzles

  6. Character Connection – Heroes vs. Villains

  7. 7. Main Exhibition - Russian Ballet

  8. 8. Kinetic Terrace – Edible/Inedible Game

1/27-1/31    Explorers                      

  1. Craft - Make Moai Statues

  2. Key Points - World Explorers Map Activity

  3. Collaborative - Magellan's Journey

  4. Language Arts - Rongorongo Language

  5. Math/Logic - Percentage of Water

  6. Character Connection - Constructive Feedback

  7. Big Activity - The Next Frontier Posters

  8. Movement - "Captain Says" boat parts game

2/3-2/7      Colonizers 

  1. Craft - Santa Maria Boat Display

  2. Key Points - 13 Original Colonies

  3. Collaboration – Map Columbus's Journey

  4. Language Arts – Reenact Colonial School

  5. Math/Logic – Play Fox & Geese

  6. Character Connection - Make New Opportunities Postcards

  7. Big Activity – Reenact crossing on the Mayflower

  8. Movement - Play Marbles

2/10-2/14   Emperor 

  1. Craft - Make Bicorn Hats

  2. Key Points - Timeline of Napoleon's Life

  3. Collaborative – A Tale of Two Revolutions - Comparing the US and French Revolutions

  4. Language Arts - Write Palindromes

  5. Math/Logic - Metric Measuring

  6. Character Connection – Friends or Foes?

  7. Big Activity – Interview World Leaders

  8. Movement – Bossy Ball Game

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Component IV: America

Place your order by January 31.

Pick up boxes in Santa Ana on February 20 or in Yucaipa on February 21 or make other arrangements.

2/24-2/28   American Expedition

  1. Craft - Wilderness Display

  2. Key Points - Sacajawea, Lewis and Clark Key Points Quilt

  3. Collaborative – Make Dugout Canoes

  4. Language Arts – Catalog Nature

  5. Math/Logic – Measure the Height of a Tree

  6. Character Connection – Hand Signals

  7. Big Activity – Reenact the Corps of Discovery Expedition

  8. Movement – Keepers of the Fire Game

3/2-3/6      Brother vs. Brother        

  1. Craft: Civil War Flags

  2. Key Points – Make Civil War Mini Books

  3. Collaborative – Decode Quilt Codes

  4. Language Arts – Civil War Slang

  5. Math/Logic – Civil War Mapping Activity

  6. Character Connection – Peace Rally

  7. Big Activity - Civil War Key Points Game

  8. Movement – Target Practice

3/9-3/13     Great Emancipator        

  1. Craft - Presidential Portrait

  2. Key Points - Abraham Lincoln

  3. Collaborative - Abraham Lincoln Game

  4. Language Arts -Gettysburg Address

  5. Math/Logic - Four Score and Seven

  6. Character Connection - Forgiveness

  7. Big Activity - Debating

  8. Movement - Abraham Lincoln Charades

3/16-3/20   Whispers From the West  

  1. Craft - Native American Bracelet

  2. Key Points – Transcontinental Railroad Workers Game

  3. Collaborative – Gold Rush Game

  4. Language Arts – Sheriff's Campaign Speech

  5. Math/Logic – Odd and Even Game

  6. Character Connection – Accepting Differences

  7. Big Activity – Reenact the Oregon Trail

  8. Movement – Western Wear Relay Race

3/23-3/24   Renaissance Man          

  1. Craft - Teddy Bear

  2. Key Points– Teddy Roosevelt's many Occupations

  3. Collaborative – Constitution Search

  4. Language Arts - Quotes

  5. Computation Center – Chart the Ages of Presidents

  6. Character Connection – Listening Skills

  7. Big Event – Parliamentary Procedure Snack

  8. Movement - Teddy, Teddy Bear Bame

3/30-4/3    World At War                  

  1. Craft - Propaganda Posters

  2. Key Points – Axis vs. Allies

  3. Collaborative – Make a WWII Newspaper

  4. Language Arts - V-mail

  5. Math/Logic - Rationing Activity

  6. Character Connection – “First they came for the...”

  7. Big Activity - Battleship

  8. Movement – Capture the Flag

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Component V: Worlds of Art and Science

Place your order by March 20.

Pick up boxes in Santa Ana on April 6 or in Yucaipa on April 10 or make other arrangements.

4/13-4/17    Acting              

  1. Craft - Movie Props

  2. Key Points - Actors and their Roles

  3. Collaborative – Portraying Characters

  4. Language Arts – Parts of a Story

  5. Math/Logic – Movie Profits

  6. Character Connection – Setting an Example

  7. Big Activity – Portray Hollywood Roles

  8. Movement - Exercise Game

4/20-4/24   Pop culture                   

  1. Craft - Minecraft Block

  2. Key Points - Pop Culture Puzzle

  3. Collaborative – Gadgets and Gizmos Game

  4. Language Arts - Writing Memes

  5. Math/Logic – Rubrik's Cube

  6. Character Connection – Peace Today

  7. Big Activity – Make Commercials

  8. Movement – Bunny Hop

4/27-5/1     World Art                      

  1. Craft - Carve a Statue

  2. Key Points - Identifying World Art

  3. Collaborative – Emotive Statues Game

  4. Language Arts– Art Critic

  5. Math/Logic – Artists' Ages

  6. Character Connection – Artist Trading Cards

  7. Big Activity – Guess the Artist

  8. Movement – Ring a Flamingo

5/4-5/8      American Art                 

  1. Craft - Kinetic Art

  2. Key Points – Identify American Art

  3. Collaboration – Four-Color Art Project

  4. Language Arts – Rhyming Art

  5. Math/Logic – Place Value of Art

  6. Character Connection – Friendship Art

  7. Big Activity – Art Scavenger Hunt 

  8. Movement – Art Relay Race

5/11-5/15     Reach for the Sky   

  1. Craft - Flying Eagle

  2. Key Points - Historical Airplanes

  3. Collaborative - Mapping Amelia's Flights

  4. Language Arts – Plain Plane Homophones Activity

  5. Math/Logic – Graph the Four Forces of Flight

  6. Character Connection - Answering Hard Questions

  7. Big Activity – Flight Competition

  8. Movement – Round-trip Relay

5/18-5/22    Reach for the Stars       

  1. Craft - Rockets

  2. Key Points – Space Missions

  3. Collaborative – Spacecraft Trading Cards

  4. Language Arts – Letter Writing

  5. Math/Logic – Scale Models

  6. Character Connection – Cause and Effect of Our Actions

  7. Big Activity – Shoot Rockets

  8. Movement – UFO Race

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