2002 Activity List
- December 2002 - Wish List
- November 2002 - Thanksgiving
- October 2002 - School Bus Safety Week
- September 2002 - Labor Day Wordfind
- August 2002 - Icebreaker Activity
- July 2002 - FIFA World Cup, 2002
- June 2002 - Celebrate Father's Day
- May 2002 - Special Days in May
- April 2002 - Web Quest
- March 2002 - St. Patrick's Day
- February 2002 - Happy Valentine's Day
- January 2002 - International Year of Mountains
- Year 2004 Activities
- Year 2000 Activities
- Year 2001 Activities
- Year 2003 Activities
December 2002 - Wish List
The Wish List is a favorite part of Christmas for the young and the young at heart. December's activity helps students focus on wishes not only for themselves, but on wishes for others such as their family, community, country, and other children of the world. Santa would be pleased to see this list, and with a wish of a child they may just come true.
Display the Activity that you can print off for your students to complete.
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November 2002 - Thanksgiving
During the Thanksgiving Holiday many take time to be thankful for their blesssings. The students could use this month's activitiy to record those things they are thankful for and share them with their family.
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October 2002 - School Bus Safety Week
School Bus Safety Week is celebrated in the schools thoughout the US and in parts of Canada during the month of October. The certificate below is a nice way to say thank you to the school bus driver for safely transporting students every day.
Display the certificate that your students can present to their Bus Driver.
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September 2002 - Labor Day Wordfind
Labor Day Wordfind
Click on the link above to print out this Labor Day themed Wordfind for your students to complete as a fun activity!
August 2002 - Icebreaker Activity
Are you looking for an icebreaker activity for your first week of school? You may be interested in taking your students to a computer lab and having the search the Internet to find the answers to the following questions. Note that in this activity we do not provide the Internet address as we do in other Web Quests. This activity, therefore, will also give your students the opportunity to strengthen their research skill using search engines. There are a wide variety of search engines your students may use. Some of the more popular are Google, Yahoo, and MSN.
Challenge your students to come up with the answers to the following questions. Ask them to include the Internet address they found each answer at.
- When do students in Australia have their summer break?
- List the top five medal winning countries at this year's Commonwealth Games held in England.
- What is the smallest Canadian province?
- What ballpark do the Houston Astros play in?
- 5. List the last five presidents of the United States.
- 6. Where are the next Winter Olympics being held?
- 7. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- 8. If it is midnight in New York, what time is it in Oakland, California?
- 9. What day of the week does Christmas fall on this year?
- 10. Who is the Prime Minister of India?
July 2002 - FIFA World Cup, 2002
With all the excitement the World Cup of Soccer has created around the world, we have put together this web quest you and your students may enjoy completing.
Journey through the World Wide Web in a quest to answer the questions we present. After each question we give the Web address where you can find the answer!
- What was the final score in the game that Brazil defeated Germany to capture the world championship?
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/s/g.html - Why is the Golden Shoe awarded? Who won it in 2002?
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/020630/2/1b3a.html - Why is the Golden Ball awarded? Who won it in 2002?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/germany/newsid_2081000/2081522.stm - What four teams made it to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/specials/html/wallchart/default1.stm - When was the first World Cup held? What team was victorious?
http://www.worldcup-2002.co.uk/history.html - Who won the 1998 World Cup, who did they defeat and what was the score?
http://www.worldcup-2002.co.uk/france98.html - What two countries hosted the 2002 World Cup?
http://www.eifl.org.uk/wc2002/ - How many times has Brazil won the World Cup?
http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/story?id=220126 - Where will the 2002 World Cup be held?
http://www.eifl.org.uk/wc2006/ - How many teams qualified for the 2002 World Cup?
http://www.worldcupjapankorea.com/
June 2002 - Father's Day
A special day in June is Father's Day, so we thought you would like a gift to present to your Dad. You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader 5, a free download, to open these documents.
Display the certificate that you can present to your father on Father's Day.
May 2002 - Special Days in May
This month's activity is here to help you celebrate two special days in May. Mother's Day and Teacher Appreciation Day! We thought you would like to present a gift to your mother and your teacher. You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader 5, a free download, to open these documents.
Display the certificate that you can present to your mother on Mother's Day.
Display the certificate that you can give to your teacher during Teacher Appreciation Day.
April 2002 - Web Quest
In keeping with the themes of this month's newsletter, we thought we would take you on a web quest to discover how people around the world celebrate Spring.
Journey through the World Wide Web in a quest to answer the questions we present. After each question we give the web address (url) where you can find the answer!
Every year the town of Nenana, Alaska has a contest to see who can predict when the ice will break from the Tanana River. On what date did the ice break in 2001?
http://www.nenanaakiceclassic.com/BreakupLog.htm
What is the theme of this year's Irish Spring Festival in West Virginia?
http://www.angelfire.com/wv/irishspringfestival/theme.html
Why does Viera not like the Easter tradition in Slovakia?
http://www.ms88.com/april/spring.html
What is the Chinese New Year also known as?
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/china__dim_sum__spring_fes.html
What do children do during Paparuda in Romania?
http://www.european-schoolprojects.net/festivals/Romania/paparuda.html
When is the Hindu festival of Holi celebrated? What is it also known as?
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2002/03/032502_spring.jhtml
On what date will your town or city set their clocks ahead for spring daylight savings time?
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html
When do the Japanese start their school year?
http://www.ajinomoto.com/mx_03/traditions/spring_03.html
What do children do on Fedul's Day in Russia?
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/tamareg/Holidays/HolidaysSpring.html
What is the purpose of the Bulgarian ritual of Kukeri?
http://www.plovdivcityguide.com/Traditions/Kukeri/
March 2002 - St. Patrick's Day!
Looking for a St. Patrick's Day greeting for your Irish friends? Check out the treasures this Leprechaun offers!
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February, 2002 - Happy Valentine's Day!
Looking for a Valentine card for that someone special in your life? Perhaps this greeting might be just what you need!
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January 2002 - United Nations International Year of Mountains
In keeping with the theme of the United Nations International Year of Mountains, we have put together this web quest you and your students may enjoy completing.
Journey through the World Wide Web in a quest to answer the questions we present. After each question we give the url where you can find the answer!
1. Where is the K2 Mountain and how tall is it?
http://www.k2software.com/name.htm
2. What is the highest mountain in Japan?
http://www.mtsu.edu/~intr020c/third_page.html
3. How high is Mt. McKinley?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/kids/where.html
4. What is the most active volcano in the American Northwest?
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageplanet/01volcano/02/indexmid.html
5. Who was the first person to successfully climb Mt. Everest?
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/hil0pro-1
6. What is the tallest mountain in Europe? How high is it?
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/m/374260.html
7. In what state is Mt. St. Helens? When did it erupt?
http://www.volcanolive.com/sthelens.html
8. What mountains form a border between the Indian subcontinent and the rest of Asia?
http://www.mrdowling.com/612-himalayas.html
9. What mountain is known as the "Roof of Africa"?
http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/africa/tanzania/ta_kili.htm
10. What four American presidents have their faces sculpted onto Mount Rushmore?
http://www.travelsd.com/parks/rushmore/