Tuesday, August 4, 2009

American Girl Club

I am teaching an American girl club at our co op this year. Here are some of the things I have planned



American Girl Club


American Girl Club is for girls ages 7-10. We will study a different American girl each week. We will play games from that era, create a craft from her time period and look at some of the events happening in each girl's life during that time.

$5 supply fee and 2 clean baby food jars with lids are needed. Limit 10 girls


Week 1

Kirsten~ 1854

Welcome to Kirstens World..... review book/lapbook page

Icebreaker : The apple dance ( place an apple between 2 girls foreheads and let them dance)

paint a dala horse

make butter


Supplies:

book

cream

salt

horses

paint

brushes

newspaper

apples

pioneer music

cd player

lapbook printable

baggie for each girls lapbook minibooks



Week 2:

Kaya ~ 1764

Welcome to Kaya’s World...review book/ lapbook page

Icebreaker: Moccasin game (hide a marble in one shoe and guess whose)

Do teepee art

Doll dress with rope and beads


Supplies:

Book

marble

paper bags

teepee printable

doll material, scissors, beads, rope

lapbook printable





Week 3:

Molly ~ 1944

Welcome to Molly’s World...review book/lapbook page

Icebreaker: play the sculpter game/listen to 1940’s music

Make a decopoge on a baby food jar in red, white and blue paper


Supplies

Book

cd player/cd

modgepodge

tissue paper

lapbook printable



Week 4:

Addy ~ 1864

Welcome to Addy’s world...review book/lapbook page * Still working on Addy**

icebreaker ~

craft ~


Supplies



Week 5

Kit ~ 1934

Welcome to Kit’s world...review book/lapbook page

icebreaker - throw the smile

dance to 1930’s music

notebook craft....decorate a reporters notebook with beads/sequins

Begin assembling lapbook


Supplies

cd/cd player

notebooks

glue

sequins

lapbook printables

folders for lapbooks



Week 6

Felicity ~ 1774

Welcome to Felicity’s world...review book/lapbook printable

icebreaker: curtsy and introductions

a fan craft and a sachet


Supplies:

lapbook printable

scrapbook paper

ribbon

sachet fabric front

sachet fabric back

potporri




Week 7

Samantha ~ 1904

Welcome to Samantha’s World....review book/ lapbook printable

icebreaker : Balance books on head

craft: calling card boxes and calling cards

Finish lapbook


Supplies

lapbook printable

books

music

boxes

scrapbook paper

calling card paper

markers

sequins

scissors







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