We not only visit with our grandparent, but we also sing carols and visit with other residents. Students learn fractions and percentages in real-life applications. Each participant receives a laminated, bound copy. In this lesson students learn how to work in cooperative groups to create their own businesses. Students play a grammar game in which they practice using verbs and adverbs.
Younger students can play the game to learn to identify verbs and adverbs in English.
Older students might play the game to practice using verbs and adverbs in a foreign language. Students research Iowa's parks and trails, plan a day trip to one of the places they learn about, and write a fiction story based on the information they find. Students learn about women who fought for change and explore the current status of the battles they fought. This lesson offers a focused approach to studying setting, using To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Students play a game of dodge ball in which the object of the game is to eliminate the other team.