Chapter Three — Thar She Blows
THEME: Accommodating Others
⏰ Time: 45 minutes (depending on your activities of choice)
Add 15-30 minutes for Omnopoly Quiz Game & Travelogue Writing Prompt
which can be done at any time after the session
🎁 Experience Enhancers: Ham & cheese sandwich (with pickles), chocolate milk, 'right side of the menu' items; "Blue Moon" song
- ⏪ Recap previous chapter
- 🧮 Life-Skills Math & 🗺️ Geography
- 🤔 Deductions
- 🔍 Research
- 🎭 Re-enactment of FInn bringing the kids to the stateroom, ordering room service, etc + 🎵 Sing-along
- 💬 Discussion
Meanwhile...
At the end of (or after) the lesson
- ♟️Omnopoly Quiz Game
- ✍️Travelogue Writing Prompt
- ⛺️🗓️ Today's Story Advent{ure} Calendar action (if applicable)
- ☎️ 🌊 This week's FATHOMS group call (optional)
📏 Scroll to bottom for Skills, DISCIPLINES, and Ages breakdown for this lesson 📐
SUPPLIES SUGGESTIONS
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🗄️ DETAILS by Category
1. ⏪ RECAP previous chapter - As you recall ... Frankie & Finn met the 3 Robinsons children: Chuck age 12, Maggie age 8, Betsy age 21 months
2. 🧮 Life-Skills MATH+
- Look up the dimensions of a regular king-size bed? [A standard king-size bed is 76 inches wide by 80 inches long]
- What is the total surface area in inches? [6,080 square inches]
- Is there more than one type? [There are 5 types: 1. Regular King Mattress · 2. California King Mattress · 3. Texas King Mattress · 4. Wyoming King Mattress · 5. Alaskan King]
🗺️ GEOGRAPHY
- Use this map to determine the most direct route to the places listed then back to New Orleans - Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic, Grand Turk, of the Turks & Caicos islands, Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas. [The answer is up to the students]
3. 🤔 DEDUCTION
- Why do you think Finn wants Finn's coat?
- Why do you think Finn did a double take about Betsy's food order? (It’s because he was surprised a toddler would want a shrimp cocktail)
- Why would the presence of a Korean flag be potentially problematic?
4. 🔍 RESEARCH
- Is it true bobcats and foxes sound like crying babies?
- What is the difference between the North and South Korean flags? (Have students draw/color them)
5. 🎭 RE-ENACTMENTMENT
- Finn brings the kids to the stateroom
- Finn orders Room Service (pretend to use a rotary phone)
- 🎵 Sing “Blue Moon” together and come up with some simple choreography
- The Cruise Constable’s arrival scene (make sure to include having the kids hide!)
- Room service arrives
6. 💬 DISCUSSION
- What sort of rules do you have at home? … And do you ever break them when no one is around to catch you?
- Does anyone in your family ever embarrass you? If so, how do you react?
- What would you do to quiet a crying baby or toddler?
- Now that you've read the chapter, where do you think it gets its title?
🎵 Everyone can join in on the "Blue Moon" singalong. Let older participants come up with choreography
👶 WEE ONES OPTION 🐠
🤪 ZOOMIES OPTION 🙃
Hide something inedible from room service & have children find it: example: a silk flower meant for a vase on the delivery tray
If you're feeling really brave, you may even let them jump on a bed (preferably a king-size model)
🔠 Optional VOCAB Flashcards
♟️Omnopoly Quiz Game 3 (includes puzzle)
✍️Travelogue Writing Prompt:
What culture would you like to learn more about? Why does it interest you?
(explain where & why)
📐SKILLS (dependent on age):
📐SKILLS (dependent on age): Being quiet, being brave, critical thinking & self-control (for safety), making a sandwich, leadership, taking charge, finding a solution, placing an order, talking to an authority figure, roleplay, singing, choreography teamwork, imagination, helpfulness, vocabulary, acting, understanding concepts, Q&A discussion, memory
listed by age
