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Jam investigates the air and space museum

1/2/2016

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Winter Saturdays are the best days for a trip to the Smithsonian. Jam had his first investigation of the year at the National Air and Space Museum. It was fun to look at the full scale planes and see the equipment, uniforms, and even bombs. 
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However due to Star Wars the real excitement was found in the space exhibits (Thanks Disney).  In one area the Museum team set up a story and craft time. We missed the book reading but still got a chance to draw. They gave scratch paper and sticks to draw the plants discussed in the story. Both of the guys enjoyed it. We made it to most of the exhibits but after 2 hours, lunch, and the crowd it was time to call it a day.
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Visit the National Air and Space Museum – hey it’s free.
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Case Study #9: Enjoy this out-of-this-world word search.
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Jam investigates directions

8/21/2015

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When we don't know how to get to where we want to go we use directions. Jam and I discussed what directions look like on the phone and printed. We discussed how directional words help us communicate our actions, and how to represent them graphically.  We talked about the importance of our address and how it is connected to our streets system, and then we did the activity sheets for this blog. 

We talked about common road names like road, court, lane, and street. I asked Jam to make an address for his room and he picked “Sewer road” for a street name because everything we do has to be connected to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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 I asked I'm where he wanted to start giving directions from and he picked our red car. I proceeded to walk him though the path to his room. 

We stopped at every changed in direction and discussed what should be written down. When we got to steps I would ask him things like what is the next step? He would say turn left then I would ask him questions like should we say walk up steps or just say turn left?

After we finished the sheet Jam gave it to his father to see if they worked. After a silly start his father made it to his room, and then gave some suggestions on how to make it easier like adding step counts.

 



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Print out directions to your next destination and review them with your child. Ask them to help you find the streets and turns.

Case #7: Create an address and directions to your room from your parking lot. Give them to a friend or parent to see if they can find your room.

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Jam investigates landmarks

7/17/2015

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Landmarks are objects in our environment that stand out or objects that are quickly recognized. They are used as a way to distinguish a location, and help navigate through our cities.
Jam explored the landmarks that are in route to his day care center. 

We started the conversation after we dropped off my youngest son. While driving, I asked Jam how he knew we were driving the right way. He responded by pointing out the cake bakery on the side of the road (it’s so hard to miss). He said we pass it every time. 

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As we continued, I asked him what stood out the most. He mentioned the construction site and the horse signs from the race track. I was surprised he saw those signs. 

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I asked him to tell me when we should turn and which way to turn. When he told me correctly I asked how he knew that was the right way. He said he knew by the seeing the restaurant sign at the corner.

This continued until we reached his daycare. It was interesting to see what stood out to him in the landscape, what didn’t, and what he could see from his seat. I think this was the most fun he has ever had on a morning commute. It defiantly woke him up.

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Talk to your child about what they see while in route to a place they go often. Start by asking these questions.
  • Which way should we turn? How do you know that is the correct way­­?
  • What is the funniest thing you see?
  • What is the largest thing you see?
  • What is something you see every time we go to _____?
  • What stands out the most in your memory?

Case #3: Investigate your path to school. Fill in the map by drawing the landmarks you see.
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