We are leaving for the beach in the morning. Vicki has never been. I am going to count as much as I can for school. We are going to Aquarium for sure. I thought maybe we could write a paper about the ocean. Does anybody have any suggestions that would be fun but educational.
Fun!!! I miss the beach. We usually go twice a summer but last year didn't go at all and I'm sure we won't be able to go this year either since we are moving.
How old is Vicki now? Have her use the map and see how far it is from one city to the other, that would be geography, and math. Have her help plan the meals and how much it would cost for the 3 of you to eat, math. The weather, have her chart the weather for each day that you will be gone, science. Have a great time and don't forget to write a journal, compostition.
okay, we did thsi last year with someone else -- try gathering shells, rocks, sand and making a terrarium style jar as a keep sake... also you can gather these things and and when you get home create a posaic on a peice of wood with tacky glue or a glue gun... There are tons of things, gather objects and write about each one.. if youc ant bring them backhome take pictues and write in a journal of the trip. Where did you go, how long did it take to get there? How far did you have to drive in that time? what did you do for lunchh? What was in the aquarium? What was the most fun, where was the most exciting, what was boring? That last question is important becuase ithelps kids see that yes somethings are boring lol its apart of life.
we live right on the beach.. the terrarium is wonderful we have done that. Collecting shells and labeling them. make a 3 D picture.... just having fun too. that is the best part of the beach. Sand....
Thank you for wishing us a good time. I really appreciate it. That is some good ideas you have given me. We will have a good time working on them. Thanks again.
ya know I live an hour away from the beach and I am lucky to get there once a year.. but today I was planning a camp out on the beach, just have to remmeber where the beach I want is and get a car thatwill take me that far away lol! after all Ihome school Ic an camp any time of year!
Why not just do practical explorations of the physical properties of sand, water, and sand/water mixtures, with regard to the proper sand/water proportions to maintain structural integrity in relation to the height of the structure. In other words, just build sand castles!!! I'm jealous! Have fun!
Teacher mom I live about an hour and a half from the beach and still don't get there as much as I want either.
I have always thought I would love to live at the beach. We live very close to the Blue Ridge Parkway yet never seem to get to the mountains. Funny how we ignore what is right in front of us.
I want to live on the beach and DH wants to own an arcade there. We live 45 minutes to an hour away from DC..... last time I was there was 2 years ago.
Dh lived on the beach in high school and said it was nice at first but then he hated it. You can never have a good hair day in that salty air and it does a number on your car's paint job. Oh I LOVE Blue Ridge Parkway! We were there in August of 2008 when we went to the Smoky Mountains. It is beautiful!
Take along a good wildlife/bug/bird identification guide! Also a blank notebook is good for recording what you find. I spent several summers on the Jersey shore as a child, and used to bring buckets of critters over to my mother. She'd take them all out and we'd identify each one before I let them all go. I caught sand fleas, little coloured clams, hermit crabs, fiddler crabs, great big horseshoe crabs, jelly fish, a baby nurse shark, etc... And there's also driftwood, shark's eggs, seaweed, ocean-smoothed glass, fishermen's floats, and shells to collect. I also liked to try drawing the little sand pipers that hopped around on the edge of the water. Have fun on your trip!
Okay I want to live close enuogh to ride a horse to the beach, with a ranch for kids to come to and enjoy the excitement of horses and camping and all that. I have wanted this since I was a kid it just changed a bit when I became a Christian. NO arcade though hahaha
okay, my cars paint job is already having a bad hair day... its quite a-pealing though lol! We could paint it but it s over 200,000 miles so I need to sell /trade it in anyway. and bad hair day? Uh... yeah, sdd says I always have nice hair, I just wake up and its like that! lol YEah, she is so blind! HAHA!
