Originally Posted By stagemomx3 My aunt and I discussed today that when the kids start up "school" in September their curriculum is going to be based on planning our Halloween Disneyland Trip. Now this may prove to be more challenging for me than for anyone since it will mean me letting go of the planning. I think they are really going to have fun with this, and it will make the trip even better for them! Any suggestions on resources I should get for them, guide books, etc.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Fodors guide is something that they would have to work hard with. If anything it is tooo much info. Try this: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/kgwfz" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/kgwfz</a> Honestly, I thought I had heard it all as for homeschooling but this project has to be the cake.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad OOOps sorry about that... I posted the WDW guide. Try this: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/obnwb" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/obnwb</a> so sorry.
Originally Posted By stagemomx3 Thanks DVC_dad I've seen that book at Barnes and Noble before as I was browsing, I'll have to pick it up. I think the kids are going to have a great time. Not only will they be planning the trip, including where we eat and the food budget They also are going to imagine and design their own attraction.
Originally Posted By beccad72 The Passport for Disneyland is a good one too... it has places for them to write everything into the book. And can act as a keepsake after the trip. Beccad72
Originally Posted By stagemomx3 beccad72 do you know the author, I can't seem to locate the book you are talking about.
Originally Posted By beccad72 you can find the book either by going to www.passporter.com or by entering passporter into the search engine at Amazon.com. I got mine for $14 at Amazon. The whole title for the book is "Passporter Disneyland and Resort and Southern California Attractions." Beccad72
Originally Posted By alexbook Disney publishes a book called "Walt Disney World for Kids by Kids." Can't seem to find a corresponding title for DL, but you might want to have a look at it. Bob Sehlinger's "Unofficial Guide" to DL has the results of guest surveys rating each attraction, with break-downs of the results by age range, so you can see that a particular ride got 3 stars from pre-teens, 1 star from teenagers, and 2 stars from adults, or whatever.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad My hat is off to you stagemom. I think homeschooling is a wonderful alternative for those who can do it and do it well. I personally, couldn't do it.
Originally Posted By stagemomx3 I hope they will go to college. That is several years down the road for us though. My oldest is 10 and will be a 5th grader. Right now the plan is to homeschool for middle school, and then possibly put them back in public school for high school. We'll see? There also is a program in our state called Running Start where students can attend community college starting at age 16 and earn high school and college credits at the same time, paid for by the state. A student who applies themselves to this program can graduate from high school and with an AA degree at the same time.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Very nice, good headstart in life! Keep up the good work, it sounds like you have a great plan set. I have kids that are close to yours in age. 11, 7, 5, 3, 2, 8-weeks. I have brain washed them from birth that college is a necessary path to avoid serious bodily injury and death. Just kidding...sort of... anyway I have them thinking about what they want to be when they grow up, beginning around age 5. I don't harp on it. I just plant seeds...such as: My 11 year old used to say he wanted to be a doctor. I would reply, "That is awesome son, you can really help people, and the world needs more doctors. You need to prepare yourself for hard work in school and college is a must, but you can be anything you want to be." My 7 year old wants to work at Kentucky Fried Chicken. So I tell her, "That is awesome sweetie, you know what...if you own your OWN Kentucky Fried Chicken when you grow up, you can work there forever and eat as much of the food as you want to. College is a great way to learn business and then when you get done with that, you will be prepared to open your own KFC." So for me, it's pretty easy to convince children that what you want for them, is what they actually want for themselves. A lot of parents would boo this, and tell me I am going to regret this practice, that they will rebel, or they will feel like the are trying in vain to live up to DAD's will for them...and on and on. Well, we will see. Of course I will support them in whatever they do, and love them. But I have seen it time and time again with my nephews and neices...kids live UP TO or DOWN TO what is expected of them. Ok maybe not 100$of the time, but more often than not for sure. Sorry to get so far off topic...just wanted to blow off my own steam. I apologize. I am just happy to see that you are a parent who is doing what they feel is best for their children when so many parents out there simply don't care.
Originally Posted By dsnykid When I used to tutor, I always used disneyland with my elementary kids... we figured out the distance to the park from our city, the cost of staying in a hotel, lots of math that can be done... for english, we would work on a report of Walt Disney and how he designed the aprk... there is a ton of stuff that can be done. There is a poster on LP, I can't remember her name, but she does a whole unit on Disneyland with her grade 3(?) class... Have fun!
