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Welcome to our “Soaring High – Flight Week” an at home week filled with days of relaxed learning and fun activities all themed to things that can fly as well as some famous flight pioneers!
For this day, we learned about Amelia Earhart, her history, and her flights! Read on to check out a fun filled day of learning, reading, crafts, and activities all themed to Amelia Earhart!
A TYPICAL DAY
All kids are different and you can definitely vary your day with whatever works for you 🙂 Our relaxed & learning fun day kicks off with an introduction to the day’s theme. Then, we move onto videos and themed activities (reading, writing – or story telling – time, crafts, food crafts/snacks, and games or experiments). Feel free to pick and choose whatever works for you 🙂
INTRO
Amelia Earhart is so famous, she’s been featured and/or mentioned in several family friendly movies, cartoons, & books! But, if you’re looking for some more quick facts, check out these great sites:
WHAT TO WATCH
We find that mixing in a short video themed to our day is a great way to add some learning fun! We try to pick informative videos OR mix in a cartoon favorite (where they don’t even realize they’re learning). Below are some of the videos we picked from for the day:
- Amelia Earhart For Kids by Bedtime History (11m)
- Who Was Show S1E4: Isaac Newton & Amelia Earhart
FOOD CRAFTS / SNACKS
What’s more fun than taking a break and having a simple snack??? Including the snack in your theme of the day! We find that our kiddos are more than happy to eat the snacks they create especially when they can arrange them into fun shapes and scenes!
For our snack of the day, we decided to see if there was any information on what Amelia Earhart ate during her long flights! After a quick search, we found quite a few articles: (This Is Exactly What Amelia Earhart Ate During Her Flights by So Yummy, Amelia Earhart’s Travel Menu Relied On 3 Rules And People’s Generosity by NPR, …) which was quite surprising and delightful. In honor of her voyages, we snacked on some chocolate pieces and hard boiled eggs 🙂
READING
It’s no secret that reading is an important part of learning, which is why we pick out a handful of books that are fun and filled with some learning tidbits. For our older ones, we have them fill out some worksheets (or let them create some of their own comics) to describe what they read and/or learned! These are a few we picked from for the day:
- This is Amelia: Read the Story of Amelia Earhart by Time for Kids
- Who Was Amelia Earhart? (WhoHQ) by Jerome, Kate Boehm
- Who Was a Daring Pioneer of the Skies? Amelia Earhart (WhoHQ Graphic Novel) by Gillman, Melanie
WRITING & WRITING PROMPTS
Just like reading, writing is a great way to keep kids learning by both encouraging their creativity and thought process as well as helping them practice their motor skills and penmanship.
If you’ve got a little one, have them trace words related to the theme: FLIGHT, AIRPLANE, AMELIA EARHART
If you’ve got older children, have them write a sentence or two up to a page or two (depending on their age). Encourage them to be creative AND give reasons for why they made certain choices. This was our writing prompt of the day (and we offered up some examples as well) but definitely pick something your kiddo might be interested in writing about!
- If you could time-travel-interview Amelia Earhart today, what would you ask her?
- Imagine you had to travel a great distance in a small airplane. What items would you bring with you and why? Remember – you need to keep the plane very light!
CREATE & CRAFT
If you’ve got a crafty little one, a simple craft is a great way to keep them interested in the topic. While their creative juices are flowing, you can also chat about what they’ve learned so far or ask them what else they’re excited about learning!
For our crafts of the day, we created a few craft airplanes.
STEM & STEAM ACTIVITIES
While crafting and writing get their creativity and imagination flowing, we also like to add in an activity that gets them thinking along the lines of science, technology, engineering, or math! These engaging activities or experiments are a great way to keep them learning!
- Lego 40450: Amelia Earhart Tribute
THANK YOU
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Also, if you haven’t already, check out some of our other Soaring High -Flight Week Days or our other DIY At Home Camps!
Happy Learning!
