At-Home Activities: Desert Adventures - Special Equipment
January 11-15

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Workshop Class Activities
Craft – Sand Art
Key Points – Desert Survival Needs
Collaborative – Aquifer Model and Experiment
Language Arts – Desert Journal
Math/Logic – Desert Temperatures Graphs
Prepare for Adventure – Survival Water
Big Activity – Water Cycle Skits
Movement - Relay Race for Water
At-Home Activities
See a suggested week schedule at https://www.celebrationeducation.com/single-post/free-curriculum
Materials
• various fiction and non-fiction books that relate to deserts
• notebook or lined paper
• world map: https://www.freeusandworldmaps.com/images/WorldPrintable/WorldMercator6NoLinesPrint.jpg
• tens cards and number tiles, print and cut apart (included)
• a deck of cards
• 3x5 cards
• drawing paper
Reading
Various fiction and non-fiction books that relate to deserts
Writing
Copywork
“The desert tells a different story every time one ventures on it.” - Robert Edison Fulton, Jr.
“I have never been in a natural place and felt that it was a waste of time. I never have. And it's a relief. If I'm walking around a desert or whatever, every second is worthwhile.” - Viggo Mortensen
Language arts lesson
A character sketch is a written description of a character. A character sketch can include information such as:
• physical features like hair color and height
• personality (funny, serious, quiet, etc.?)