Saturday, August 28, 2010

Transportation Preschool Lesson Plan for WDW MK

Boy - Oh - Boy Does Mickey know Transportation!

Turn a trip to the Magic Kingdom into a easy lesson about transportation. You'll have been on different vehicles just riding rides! I had printed "mini" 1/4 sheet coloring pictures of a train, boat, plane, rocket and horse that I stapled and tucked into my purse. At dinner, it was an extra item to color and it reminded me to review our experience on each type of vehicle during our day at Disney.

The Ferry - Take the Ferry from the ticket center to the Magic Kingdom. The Captain will round the large boat from behind islands in the South Seas Lagoon you are presented with the iconic scene of manicured joy. This is your first transportation and it is a memorable one even for the younger set. What a great example of water transportation.


Trains - Once inside the park, Make a sharp turn and head up the stairs to board one of the Walt Disney Railroad on antique steam engines that circle the park. make sure to take an extra look at the spectacular Thunder Mountain Railroad.

Animals- Dumbo may offer a unique elephant ride in Fantasyland, but elephants as well as camels, donkeys, burros and horses are used as transportation in some areas of the world. Also take a ride on Cinderella's Golden Carousel.

Watercraft - Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan's Flight, Tom Sawyer Island Rafts, Liberty Square Riverboat, It's a Small World, Splash Mountain all feature watercraft as part of the experience.

Airplanes - Goofy's Barnstormer was a major hit with my family and one particular airplane nut. Height restriction is 35 inches.

Cars - Tomorrowland Indy Speedway can't be missed, you will hear the engines from Toontown to Space Mountain. Once is enough here.



What's next?
Tomorrowland Transit Authority, Astro Orbiter, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin are available to consider our next frontier and the transportation we will need in it.

Monorail - At some point in your stay, take the Monorail. They make a splash with the kids, can be your fastest option at times and use electric motors to run. That's just super cool.

Buses - Your ride back to your hotel if you are onsite will give you PLENTY of experience on a bus. My kids just thought it was a blast to ride on a "real" bus. If you are not staying onsite and just have to have a Disney bus experience, head over to the meadow parking at Fort Wilderness and take the complimentary bus to the Pioneer Hall. Here you can see the horses in their stables, and take a pony ride at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch.

Homeschooling at Walt Disney World

Could it be possible? With at least an educational slant within the Walt Disney World Resort, could a trip become super memorable and engaging introduction to subjects and lessons? Of course, I don't have to work on the fun part or work up any enthusiasm, it's already been worked on my a helpful, perky cast, with disproportionately little effort from me. (Yay.)


One site has an entire section to help at http://a2zhomeschool.com/homeschoolmouse/

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Welcome Home to Corporal Southern USMC and God Bless Our Troops!

Our community here had the honor of being able to show one of our boys our support - for his birthday, he came home to visit family and friends before returning to Virginia. What was meant to be a quiet drive turned rowdy with people lining the streets to his home. Police and a motocycle motorcade roared by adults and children standing waving flags, and those in service saluting.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Thank You Card

I made my very first attempt at a spectacular thank you card for some spectacular treatment. I took a large sheet of watercolor paper, cut it into a long strip then folded it accordian style for a artistic take on a postcard set. This first page is a watercolor of the sunrise with a small dimensional sticker.
The second page is a watercolor background with a few dimensional stickers.
Another watercolor background in blue ...
Not quite finished yet, but I thought a shell detail was called for and added a super cute little crab. I like the me & my big ideas and recollections scrap supplies from Micheals.