Traveling for the Holidays -- Issue 47 -- Nov. 21-27, 2009

This week's standards:
Students demonstrate respectful and caring relationships in the family, workplace and community. (Family and Consumer Science: Interpersonal Relationships)

Activities:
1. Draw a picture of yourself in school. Share with your family.

2. Draw a backpack on a piece of paper. Paste newspaper pictures of items you could take in your backpack for a long trip.

3. Choose three comic strip characters. Tell why you would like to take them on a trip with you.

4. Using three separate columns, write three things you could do (1) at home to prepare for a trip, (2) on the trip itself, and (3) as a guest.

5. Write a short story about taking a trip to visit relatives. Include tips you learned from today's Mini Page.

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)